Andonovski takes over US’s World Cup winning women’s team in time for Sweden friendly
October 29 – Vlatko Andonovski has been named as the new head coach of the United States World Cup-winning women’s team.
Inter report near €50m loss, but exit UEFA Settlement Agreement
By David Owen
October 29 – Inter Milan, lying hot on Juventus’s heels after a promising start to the Serie A season, have reported a net loss of €48.4 million, attributed to “significant investments” made to strengthen on-field performance.
Stam quits Feyenoord after Ajax beating
October 29 – Jaap Stam has resigned as coach of Feyenoord after a disappointing seven-month spell in Rotterdam.
Pushy Ribery given 3-match suspension by Serie A
October 29 – Former French international star Franck Ribery has been suspended for three Serie A matches after twice pushing an assistant referee in Fiorentina’s 2-1 home defeat by Lazio on Sunday.
Haringey and Yeovil aim for racism-free re-match
October 29 – Haringey Borough and Yeovil Town say they “want the real winner to be football” when they re-stage an FA Cup match tonight after the original game was abandoned when the team players walked off the pitch because of racial abuse.
Juve add Coca-Cola as official partner in two-year tie-up
October 29 – Coca-Cola – sponsors of FIFA’s World Cup since 1974 and UEFA’s Euros since 1985 – has expanded its club football partnerships with a two-year deal with Serie A giants Juventus.
Okraku promises to rebuild trust as he takes over from disgraced Nyantakyi at Ghana FA
October 28 – Ghana has elected a new FA president more than a year after a corruption scandal forced a major shake-up of the game in the West African nation.
Tite heads to Saudi for Argentine and South Korean friendlies with no Brazil-based players
October 28 – Brazil coach Tite has refrained from calling up home-based players for November friendlies against Saudi Arabia and South Korea, avoiding another club versus country row.
Brazil open U17 World Cup in style as Euro challenge falters as Dutch crushed by Japan
By Samindra Kuni in Cariacica, Brazil
October 28 – Hosts Brazil kicked off the U-17 World Cup with a comfortable 4-1 win over Canada. Nigeria, Angola and Senegal all won their games, but European champions Netherlands suffered a surprise 3-0 defeat by Japan.
Breaking boundaries: Irish clubs discuss all-island domestic league
By Andrew Warshaw
October 28 – Plans are afoot to create a ground-breaking all-island domestic league in Ireland that would completely change the landscape of the sport on both sides of the border.
Brazil’s Pacto pelo Esporte becomes member of SIGA
October 28 – SIGA (Sports Integrity Global Alliance) has expanded its base in South America with the addition of Brazil’s Pacto pelo Esporte joining the integrity organisation’s growing membership and adding a corporate backbone to the sports integrity lobby.
AFC Cup Final to be played in Kuala Lumpur after second rescheduling
October 28 – The AFC Cup 2019 Final between DPR Korea’s 4.25 SC and Al Ahed, from Lebanon, which was switched from North Korea to Shanghai, has been moved again. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, will not host the final on November 4, two days later than the originally scheduled November 2 date.
Underachieving Man Utd could learn from the club’s shoestring era – 100 years ago
By David Owen
If you were ransacking Manchester United’s illustrious history in search of clues to help the Premier League aristocrats out of their current trough of underperformance, the inter-war years are not the first place you would look. With only two trophies – the Championship and the FA Cup – to aim for, the Red Devils endured a major silverware drought between their second league title in 1911 and their second Cup 37 years later.
Germans put Koch forward for place at UEFA’s top table
October 28 – Despite being embroiled in an alleged case of threatening behaviour at home, DFB vice-president Rainer Koch (pictured) has been nominated by his federation to sit on the UEFA executive committee and FIFA council in succession to disgraced former DFB chief Reinhard Grindel.
Humiliated Saints players donate wages to charity after 9-0 thrashing
October 28 – Southampton have donated their wages from last Friday’s humiliating record 9-0 defeat to Leicester in the English Premier League to charity.