August 10 – He may be new to his high-profile role, but Bayern Munich CEO and former goalkeeper Oliver Kahn (pictured) has dived straight in to tackle perhaps the biggest issue in the club game, and called for a salary cap.
August 10 – The English Premier League says nine players and club staff have tested positive for Covid-19 over the past week, the last one before the start of the 2021-22 season.
August 10 – Random Covid spot checks are to be carried out among fans attending Premier League matches in the opening few weeks of the new season.
August 10 – Premier League Everton have broken ground at Bramley-Moore Dock, the construction site of their new £500 million stadium.
August 10 – FIFA has approved a change to the men’s International Match Calendar in response to the global disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
August 10 – Wolfsburg and Chinese battery manufacturer BAK Battery have teamed up in a bid to develop a more climate-friendly club policy over the next few years.
August 10 – German giants Borussia Dortmund have reported a loss of €72.8 million for the 2021/21 financial year, up from the €44 million loss reported in the previous year.
August 10 – Premier League Chelsea have agreed a three-year partnership with online sports and entertainment gaming platform Parimatch Tech.
August 10 – German-based digital investment platform NAGA has taken the shirt front sponsorship of LaLiga’s Sevilla in a three-year deal starting this season. Seville have qualified for the Champions League.
By David Owen
August 9 – Newcastle United, the Tyneside club still for now under the control of Mike Ashley, has finally published its accounts for the 2019-20 season, showing a pre-tax loss of £26 million.
August 9 – FC Barcelona has joined Real Madrid in protest against La Liga’s proposed CVC investment.
August 9 – The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) has vowed to take action against its victorious men’s team after the players failed to wear their official tracksuits at the gold medal ceremony in a dispute over rival sponsors.
August 9 – Lionel Messi is reported to be on the verge of joining Paris St. Germain after his 21-year association with his beloved Barcelona finally came to an end at the weekend.
August 9 – Manchester City are reported to have stepped their interest in England captain Harry Kane, having already smashed the UK transfer record for an English player by purchasing Jack Grealish for £100 million.
August 9 – Somali football has rallied round JCCI FC in an act of solidarity after a terrorist bomb planted on the JCCI team bus killed three and wounded others on July 31.