October 27 – In a week when talk of a much-maligned European Super League once again raised its ugly head, five of the clubs that signed up for the original concept have failed to reach the knockout stage of the Champions League – including two of the three big guns who are determined to make sure the breakaway project still goes ahead.
By Samindra Kunti in London
October 27 – Tottenham got twice the drama at the end of the 90 minutes to draw 1-1 with Sporting Lisbon, leaving group D wide open until next’s week final round of matches. In injury time, Harry Kane had smashed home a winner from close range before VAR chalked off his 22nd Champions League goal.
October 26 – Wembley will host the second Finalissima next year – the newly created match-up between the national champions of UEFA and Conmebol – but this time it will be the women’s edition.
October 26 – The Ukrainian Football Association has called on FIFA and UEFA to extend their ban on Russia to include its national federation because of the likely integration of Ukrainian clubs based in the occupied territories into the Russian league.
October 26 – UEFA and the European Commission have launched a new TV ad campaign as their joint agreement on promoting climate action enters its second season of a three-year campaign.
October 26 – Paris Saint-Germain clobbered Maccabi Haifa for seven in a resounding Champions League win to progress to the knockout stage.
October 25 – The Netherlands’ Eredivisie has extended its performance analysis contract with SciSports until the 2024/25 season.
October 24 – Anderlecht chairman Wouter Vandenhaute has called for a culture change at the club after fan disorder in the league match against Standard Liege. He has also fired coach Felice Mazzu as the crisis deepened at the club.
October 24 – AS Monaco owner Dmitry Rybolovlev is one of a group of Russian businessmen who have been sanctioned by Ukraine’s president Valdimir Zelensky over the ongoing war with Russia.
October 21 – Youth or experience? Real Madrid on average recruit the youngest players out of the Big 5 European leagues at 22.87 years of age.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 20 – Those backing the seemingly doomed European Super League have hired a new CEO in the clearest move yet that the much-maligned project will press ahead regardless of the forthcoming European Court of Justice ruling.
October 20 – UEFA has appointed 2024 Hospitality Experience AG, a joint venture between Sportfive and Fortius, as the global exclusive Official Hospitality Provider for UEFA EURO 2024.
October 18 – An independent panel has labelled UEFA’s handling of last season’s Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid as “an abject failure” and says it was lucky no-one died.
October 18 – For the first time in his illustrious yet often controversial career, Real Madrid’s French international forward Karim Benzema won the Ballon d’Or award for the best men’s player in the world on Monday, while Barcelona’s Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas retained her women’s crown.
October 17 – French superstar Kylian Mbappé has denied reports that he wants to leave Paris St Germain during the January transfer window insisting he was “just as shocked as everyone else” over the claims.