UEFA draws final qualification ties for new Champions League format

August 6 – Turkish champions Galatasaray have been drawn against Young Boys, currently last in the Swiss league, in a playoff round to advance to the new Champions League format.
August 6 – Turkish champions Galatasaray have been drawn against Young Boys, currently last in the Swiss league, in a playoff round to advance to the new Champions League format.
August 6 – EFL Championship club Stoke City have announced a significant change in its ownership structure, with the Championship side now being solely owned by bet365 co-CEO John Coates.
August 6 – Newcastle are closing in on the signing of Crystal Palace and England defender Marc Guehi, with a figure of £60 million rumoured to be enough to secure the 24-year-old’s services. The player impressed during England’s run to the final of Euro 2024, becoming the standout player of a star-studded back line in his first major tournament with England.
August 6 – The Football Association board have given formal approval for the appointment of a foreign manager to replace Gareth Southgate.
August 6 – After winning Euro 2024 and the U-19 European Championship, Spain can wrap up an outstanding summer by claiming Olympic gold against France after reaching a second consecutive final with a 2-1 victory against Morocco.
August 6 – Former Belgian referee Frank De Bleeckere has been appointed to lead the referees department in Azerbaijan, the Azeri FA (AFFA) confirmed.
August 6 – Tottenham Hotspur Women have agreed a sponsorship with mineral water firm Drip, who become the teams Official Front of Training Wear Partner for the 2024/25 season.
August 6 – Serbia’s Vojvodina Novi Sad has unveiled bookmaker MaxBet as its main sponsor. The company’s logo will be on Vojvodina’s shirts for the next two years.
August 5 – Thierry Henry, head coach of the French men’s Olympic team, was left fuming as his team’s grudge quarterfinal with Argentina ended with a mass brawl that saw Enzo Millot red carded.
August 5 – Responding to an anti-racism campaign by Standard Liege, some Club Brugge fans offered a Nazi salute at the Belgian league match on Sunday.
August 5 – FIFA has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support the Homeless World Cup Foundation (HWCF), which organises annual Homeless World Cup tournaments for both women and men.
August 5 – Former French champions Bordeaux, who recently went into receivership, have been dealt an even more bitter blow than anticipated after being demoted to the fourth-tier National 2 – one division lower than expected.
August 5 – The ball kicked by Mikel Oyarzabal for the winning goal in the EURO 2024 final just keeps on scoring, this time with €31,500 for the UEFA Foundation for Children.
August 4 – The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has extended its broadcasting rights contract with Digiturk, part of beIN Media Group, for another three years.
August 5 – Morocco thrashed USA, scoring four without reply as Morocco’s older players made the difference for coach Tarik Sektioui’s team as he took advantage of the competition’s three-man allowance for over-23s.