Sporting CP unveil 10-year plan to revamp stadium and surrounding area
September 26 – Portuguese champions Sporting CP have set out a 10-year plan to overhaul their current stadium in Lisbon.
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Spartak Varna owner Pavlin Nikolov threatens to withdraw funding unless fans stop protests
September 26 – Pavlin Nikolov,owner of the Bulgaria’s Spartak Varna, has said he will to stop funding the club if the fans “continue with the provocations”.
UEFA boosts solidarity payments to clubs outside Euro competition to €308m
September 25 – UEFA is to increase funds allocated to clubs not taking part in its men’s competitions, also capping the amount going to the top five federations.
UEFA renames and refocuses its non-European support programme under ‘UEFA Together’ banner
September 25 – UEFA has re-versioned and refocused its financial support programme for nations and projects outside its European membership.
FIFA warns Egyptian FA to pay up or face ban from 2026 World Cup qualifiers
September 25 – Egypt’s national team are facing the unlikely possibility of being excluded from the 2026 World Cup due to an unpaid fine according to reports in the country and Switzerland.
World Cup winner Raphael Varane calls it a day
September 25 – Former Manchester United and Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane has announced a shock retirement from football at just 31-years-old.
Partizan Belgrade ultras storm changing room and injure coach after record loss to Red Star
September 25 – The chaos swirling around Serbian giants Partizan Belgrade continued in full force on Monday night after an embarrassing 4-0 loss to arch-rivals Red Star Belgrade, the biggest home defeat in Partizan’s history.
Friedkins tell Roma fans that Everton buy doesn’t alter their focus on winning trophies
September 25 – Roma’s normally media-shy American owner has issued a statement to reassure fans after a turbulent week for the storied Italian club.
New book documents a 1974 World Cup story that turned the old order downside up
September 24 – Australia first qualified for the World Cup finals in 1974. It was a momentous achievement for a team of mainly immigrants, playing the game as part timers, who were written off as no-hopers.
Lancashire bite night. FA investigates a Championship game that got a little too tasty
September 24 – The English FA has launched an investigation into claims that Preston forward Milutin Osmajic bit Blackburn’s Owen Beck during their Championship match on Sunday.
UEFA referees committee says Germany should have had a penalty in Euro quarter final
September 24 – UEFA has admitted that the decision not to award a penalty for Marc Cucurella’s handball during Spain’s 2-1 extra-time victory over Germany in the Euro 2024 quarter-final was a mistake.
Welsh champions TNS to play Conference League home games in England
September 24 – Welsh club The New Saints, the first team from the Welsh leagues to ever qualify for European club competition, will play their league phase matches in the 2024/25 UEFA Conference League in England at the 9,875 capacity Croud Meadow, the home of Shrewsbury Town who play in England’s League 1.
Stadium levelled, CSKA Sofia appoints contractor to build €45m new venue
September 24 – Bulgaria’s CSKA Sofia has begun the second stage of the reconstruction of the Bulgarian Army stadium in Sofia. Following the levelling of the old stadium, the club is now preparing for the construction of the new.
Rain causes sink hole at AFC Wimbledon’s Plough Lane, forcing postponement of Newcastle cup tie
September 24 – Torrential rain has forced League 2 AFC Wimbledon’s Carabao Cup third-round tie against Newcastle United to be postponed due to a sinkhole caused by heavy flooding at the club’s Plough Lane stadium.
Roma fans protest de Rossi’s departure as CEO Lina Souloukou exits
September 23 – Chaos has unravelled at Roma, one of Europe’s most iconic clubs, with the firing of a club hero, fan protests and now the resignation of the CEO.