October 12 – Sevilla, Villarreal and Valencia are demanding an apology from the president of the Spanish FA (RFEF) after he allegedly said in leaked text messages that they were his least favourite clubs.
October 12 – Scottish champions Celtic have been fined €15,000 by UEFA over a provocative anti-monarchy banner displayed ahead of their recent Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk in Warsaw.
October 12 – In dramatic fashion, Ireland has qualified for the 2023 Women’s World Cup after a 1-0 away victory in Scotland. It’s the first time that the ‘Girls in Green’ will feature at the global finals.
October 11 – Lionel Messi will feature in a star-studded ‘match for peace’ in tribute to fellow Argentina legend Diego Maradona on November 14 in Rome, organisers announced on Monday.
October 11 – OH Leuven has become the sixth Belgian top-flight club to provide designated seating and services for blind and visually impaired supporters.
October 10 – Aleksander Ceferin will stand for a third term as UEFA president when it holds its annual congress in Portugal next year.
October 10 – UEFA will not expand the European Championship to 32 teams from its current 24-team format in the foreseeable future.
October 10 – Expanding a club ownership portfolio that includes Paris Saint-Germain and KAS Eupen, Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) have acquired a minority stake in Portuguese club Braga.
October 10 – Former Spain and Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas has claimed that he was hacked hours after tweeting that he was gay.
October 10 – Japan clinching their fourth AFC Futsal Asian Cup title in Kuwait City on Saturday, beating Iran 3-2 in the final at the Saad Al Abdullah Hall.
October 9 – Workwear brand Engelbert Strauss has expanded its sponsorships at UEFA to become the official workwear partner of the men’s Euros 2024 in Germany.
By Samindra Kunti in Brussels
October 8 – West Ham United’s second-string team defeated Anderlecht 1-0 to maintain a perfect record in the Conference League and consolidate their lead at the top of Group B.
October 6 – UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says the three remaining European rebels are afraid of being chucked out of the new-look Champions League.
October 5 – Just as the United States women’s team is preparing for its prestige international on Friday against England at Wembley, its players are taking in the findings of a damning report which found that emotional abuse and sexual misconduct had become systemic throughout the US National Women’s Soccer League.
October 4 – After months of internal wrangling, Ibrahim Musa Gusau has been elected president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), fending off challenges from former vice-presidents Seyi Akinwunmi and Shehu Dikko as well as former international goalkeeper Idah Peterside to emerge as successor to long-term incumbent Amaju Pinnick.