Much travelled Sol Bamba dies unexpectedly, aged 39
September 2 – Former Ivory Coast international Souleymane ‘Sol’ Bamba has tragically died, aged just 39.
FIFA trials FVS as Colombia open home hosted U-20 World Cup with a win
September 2 – Hosts Colombia got the U-20 Women’s World Cup underway with a 2-0 victory against Australia in a tournament that will serve as a trial for the football support system (FVS).
Inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League prelim winners head into October group stage
September 2 – The four final slots in the group stages of the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League were decided at the weekend with the final four group games of the preliminary group stage.
D.C. United co-owner Mamo builds on Ethiopian ties
September 2 – MLS side D.C. United has deepened its partnership with co-owner Eyob Joe Mamo, CEO of Capital Petroleum, as he looks to spearhead efforts to build stronger ties between the club, the Ethiopian Football Federation, and the Ethiopian Premier League.
Hummel warm to kit deal with Greenland as they chase Concacaf membership
September 2 – Hummel has entered into a new four-year agreement with the Football Association of Greenland which will see the Danish sportswear brand produce and design the nation’s kits until 2028.
Croatian FA makes progress with build of national training centre
September 2 – The Croatian Football Association (HNS) has received a construction permit for the construction of a training centre in Velika Gorica.
After interminable four match wait, Mbappé is off the mark in LaLiga
September 2 – French star Kylian Mbappé has opened his account at Real Madrid with a brace to steer his side to a routine 2-0 victory against Real Betis in La Liga.
PSG toast Pernod Ricard’s first taste of football sponsorship
September 2 – Pernod Ricard has unveiled a global partnership with Paris Saint-Germain, marking the first collaboration of its kind for the spirits and wine giant.
Conference League draw highlights diversity and inclusivity, and a life challenge for Chelsea
August 30 – Chelsea, who clung on to an aggregate 2-1 win against Servette last night to qualify for UEFA’s third tier Conference League club competition, will face Belgium’s Gent and Ireland’s Shamrock Rovers in the newly formatted six-match league phase of the competition.
Europa League draw delivers England-Scotland border skirmishes
August 30 – More quality matches from the outset and more riding on every game remained the enduring theme of UEFA’s Europa League draw in Monaco.
New format UCL sees Real Madrid rematched against former finalists Dortmund and Liverpool in opening League phase
August 29 – UEFA ushered in a new era of club football with its all-new, expanded, rebranded and reformatted Champions League in Monaco tonight at a draw that will see champions Real Madrid face Dortmund in a repeat of last year’s final in the League phase.
Lukaku reunites with Conte as transfer window counts down to closing
August 30 – As the summer transfer window prepares to slam shut in Europe’s major leagues tonight, Romelu Lukaku has ended his underwhelming second spell at Chelsea by completing a move to Napoli and linking up again with former coach Antonio Conte.
Not so hot summer transfer window still sees Premier League dominate spending
August 30 – With the summer transfer window closing tonight, data from the CIES Football Observatory shows transfer spend 13% down on the same period in 2023.
Carsley shuffles the England pack adding new blood, to return of Grealish and Maguire
August 30 – England’s interim manager Lee Carsley named uncapped Angel Gomes, Tino Livramento, Morgan Gibbs-White and Noni Madueke in his first squad for Nations League fixtures against the Republic of Ireland and Finland next month.
Tedesco looks to Belgian youth to restore pride, Trossard and Witsel dropped, Lukaku withdraws
August 30 – Belgian manager Domenico Tedesco has left Arsenal’s Leandro Trossard out of his Nations League squad to shake up his selection.