October 16 – In 2023, former Manchester City and France international Benjamin Mendy was cleared of seven charges of rape and another of sexual assault, in two separate trials. Due to this legal situation, City stopped paying Mendy’s wages.
October 16 – Germany-based bookmaker Interwetten, a partner of the DFB, has stopped offering betting markets for all amateur matches in the country.
October 16 – Three weeks ago, former USMNT head coach left Norwegian side Stabaek – by mutual consent and with immediate effect. The club is currently mired in the second tier of Norwegian football and were in free-fall as well as being in danger of missing out on the promotion play-offs.
October 18 – UEFA president Aleksandar Ceferin has held an emergency meeting with the president of the Football Federation of North Macedonia, Muamed Sejdini, following the attack on Sejdini by three masked men in the centre of Skopje two weeks ago.
October 16 – In a country of 1.5 billion people, it is an impressive feat to have almost 15% of the country follow your league, but that’s the power of the English Premier League in China, the most populated country on earth.
October 15 – Players have never been closer to going on strike amid growing discontent over an increasingly congested calendar, according to the head of their global union FIFPRO.
October 15 – FIFA has said that it will open dialogue with stakeholders an article 17 of its Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) following the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling in the Lassana Diarra case that found of its transfer rules are contrary to EU law.
October 15 – They thought it was all over…it may not be. Despite the general consensus throughout the game that the Super League concept is truly dead and buried, the man trying to get it off the ground is adamant it still has legs.
October 15 – Spanish forward Nico Williams says fighting racism is his number one goal following multiple incidents of abuse against black players in the country.
October 15 – The latest casualty of the Ineos-led cost-cutting drive at Manchester United is none other than Sir Alex Ferguson, the club’s legendary former manager.
October 15 – Genoa FC and UC Sampdoria have formed a 50-50 partnership, Genova Stadium SRL, to purchase their shared Stadio Luigi Ferraris from Genoese authorities.
October 15 – African football has long been associated with different forms of chaos, however, being stranded at an airport is a new one as Nigeria are discovering, and it could lead to a forfeit before their AFCON 2025 qualifier versus Libya.
October 15 – The Aussie A-League has extended its official media data partnership with Stats Perform, which will see the addition of Opta Search and Opta Stream, as the league looks to unlock new sponsor inventory and deepen engagement for fans of its men’s and women’s competitions.
October 15 – Premier League holders Manchester City have announced a renewal of their regional partnership with Tokyo-based Abeam Consulting.
October 15 – After a year on the sidelines, one of the Saudi Pro League superstar players could finally be back on the pitch. Brazilian international, Neymar, who has been out injured since sustaining a torn ACL and meniscus in his left knee while on international duty has returned to training with Al-Hilal.