October 12 – Burnley are fielding the youngest average aged team in the Premier League while Fulham are fielding the oldest. In Europe’s Big 5 leagues Toulouse top the age ranking.
October 12 – Former England captain and Manchester United icon Wayne Rooney has completed his managerial move to English Championship side Birmingham City on a three and-a-half-year contract.
October 10 – Belgian star Eden Hazard, who won the Premier League twice during his time at Chelsea, has announced his retirement from football at the age of 32.
October 10 – After quitting Major League Soccer (MLS) club DC United, ex-England captain and Manchester United star Wayne Rooney is reportedly finalising terms to become the manager of English Championship club Birmingham City.
October 9 – The entire management and technical staff of Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad have resigned, just minutes after a loss to the Danish club FC Nordsjaelland in a match of Group H of the UEFA Europa Conference League tournament.
October 9 – Wayne Rooney has left his management role at MLS outfit DC United after his team failed to reach the MLS playoffs for the fourth straight season.
By Samindra Kunti in Antwerp
October 5 – On a night of high and low emotions in the Champions League, Newcastle United spectacularly overcame star-studded PSG 4-1 at an electric St James Park, while Belgian champions Antwerp failed to win their first-ever UCL match after giving away a two-goal lead on home soil in a 3-2 defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine.
October 4 – Brazilian league leaders Botafogo have dismissed manager Bruno Lage following a series of disappointing results and his sidelining of star striker Tiquinho Soares.
October 2 – A third defeat in seven Scottish Premiership games led to Rangers firing manager Michael Beale on Sunday after less than a year in the hot seat and putting club favourite Steven Davis in interim charge.
September 29 – Rio club Flamengo have dismissed their manager Jorge Sampaoli after his side failed to win the Copa do Brasil at the weekend.
September 29 – The CIES Football Observatory, using Wyscout data, has released a report ranking European clubs by their ‘dominance’. Not surprisingly, Barcelona, Bayern, Napoli, PSG and Man City are ranked as the ‘most dominant’ teams in their respective leagues.
September 28 – Olympique Marseille have appointed Gennaro Gattuso as their new head coach following the resignation of Marcelino.
September 24 – Belgian club Kortrijk have dismissed their coach Edward Still following a dramatic start to the season and moved to name Glen De Boeck as his successor.
September 22 – Less than two weeks after Hansi Flick’s departure, Germany have appointed Julian Nagelsmann as new manager to lead the national team until the European Championship on home soil.
September 21 – A substantial 52.4% of matches now last more than 100 minutes. This statistic fluctuates significantly among various leagues, peaking in the Middle East and plummeting in Finland.