Lyon on hunt for Nazi saluter at Man City tie
September 20 – French club Lyon say they will ban for life a fan who appeared to give a Nazi salute during the team’s surprise Champions League win at Manchester City on Wednesday.
Spurs go down under for talent development deal with Wollongong Uni
September 20 – Premier League Tottenham Hotspur has added an Australian leg to its global football development partnership programme with a hook-up with the University of Wollongong.
Billion $ baby: Man City’s owners drive club transfer spending to top of Big 5 ranking
September 19 – Manchester City, who open their Champions League campaign tonight, have the most expensively assembled squad in the world, put together at a cost of almost €1 billion in transfer fees.
Serie B chaos as court orders league to review number of teams, three matches into season
September 19 – The chaotic start to Italian Serie B was thrown into further confusion following a court ruling that (disputedly) suspended the league until October 9.
Following the money: Barca back Miami match as a natural progression
September 19 – Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu (pictured) says he is fully behind the much-publicised LaLiga regular season game scheduled for Miami in January, provided all parties can reach an agreement.
Anti-corruption police raid Sierra Leone FA, warning staff to cut ties with Johansen
September 19 – Sierra Leone and its beleaguered federation president Isha Johansen have been plunged back into the spotlight after the country’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) raided the federation’s offices.
AFC’s pushes capacity building within MAs with roll out of Advance 11 benchmarking
September 19 – The AFC is to roll out its Advance 11 benchmarking tool to member associations across the confederation following a successful pilot project involving as number of Member Associations (MA).
FIFA report shows small but developing global women’s transfer market
September 19 – FIFA has produced a Women’s Transfer report for the first time, tracking professional female player movement using data from its ITMS (international transfer match system) for the first time.
Orlando to host 2019 MLS All-Star game; Campeones Cup kicks off tonight in Toronto
September 19 – Major League Soccer has named Orlando as the host for the 2019 MLS All-Star Game played between a selection of the league’s top players and an international club.
Poisoned pitch invader in intensive care in Germany
September 19 – German doctors treating Pyotr Verzilov, a member of Russian protest group Pussy Riot and one of those who staged a pitch invasion during the World Cup final, say it is “highly plausible” he was poisoned.
Gazidis quits Arsenal to take lead at new look AC Milan
September 18 – After a protracted summer courtship, it has now been confirmed that Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis is joining AC Milan, following manager Arsene Wenger out of the north London club and marking the end of an era.
Ghana crisis deepens as 10 more refs banned for life and 53 given 10-year bans
September 18 – Ghana has meted out bans to dozens’ more officials in the wake of the country’s damaging matchfixing scandal.
Infantino opposes LaLiga plan to play regular season game in US next January
September 18 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino has stepped into the row over LaLiga’s plans to schedule a top-flight match in the United States by saying home games should “not be played in a foreign country.”
Austrians add backing to Ceferin’s push for second term as UEFA president
September 18 – UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin who is up for re-election next February 7 and UEFA’s Congress in Rome, has been given the backing of the Austrian FA (ÖFB).
Broadcast disruption: UEFA set to launch OTT streaming platform
September 18 – UEFA is poised to take a deeper step into the broadcast business with the launch of its own OTT streaming platform which will air content outside the big money TV deals of its Champions League, Europa League and national team competitions.