Spanish women hold strong on pay claims as strike deadline nears
October 29 – Top-flight women footballers in Spain are carrying out their threat to go on strike indefinitely from November 16 over a disagreement about pay and conditions.
AFC adds clubs in Champions League and focuses on growing women’s comps
October 29 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has committed to expanding the number of teams in its blue riband club competition, the AFC Champions League, to 40 clubs from 2021.
Premier League to review VAR procedures as clubs and fans left scratching their heads
October 29 – Following a spate of controversial VAR decisions in the English top flight, some of them totally absurd, Premier League chiefs have finally agreed to consider a change in policy on the use of pitch-side monitors.
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.