After interminable four match wait, Mbappé is off the mark in LaLiga
September 2 – French star Kylian Mbappé has opened his account at Real Madrid with a brace to steer his side to a routine 2-0 victory against Real Betis in La Liga.
Performance
Pirlo wins new season’s managerial sack race after just three games
August 30 – Italy may be only a couple of weeks into its new season but the first high-profile managerial sacking has already taken place.
Denmark sub in Knudsen for Nations League games with Wieghorst on sick leave
August 27 – Augsburg assistant manager Lars Knudsen, has been appointed to lead the Danish national team on a temporary basis in September against Switzerland and Serbia in the Nations League with interim coach Morten Wieghorst unavailable because of sick leave.
Carsley takes England role on interim basis for Nations League
August 12 – England have delayed hiring a permanent coach to replace Gareth Southgate and will be led on an interim basis by Lee Carsley, currently in charge of the country’s under-21 team.
The FA board gives Bulligham green light to look overseas for Southgate replacement
August 6 – The Football Association board have given formal approval for the appointment of a foreign manager to replace Gareth Southgate.
New Fifpro/Football Benchmark data platform predicts player workload will increase
August 1 – English Premier League (EPL) are the hardest ‘worked’ of any players in world football.
Elite players overworked but report predicts their workload likely to be unchanged over next four seasons
July 26 – The CIES Football Observatory has endorsed a recent European Club Association (ECA) study revealing that only a small percentage of footballers endure extensive minutes each season, throwing a more detailed light on the physical demands placed on top-tier players in the face of a growing international calendar.
Kitman Labs adds its data solutions to improving performance of Premier League match officials
July 25 – The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) group that officiates all Premier League matches has announced a new partnership with data analytics business Kitman Labs.
German striking legend call end to international career on 131 caps and 45 goals
July 16 – Thomas Mueller has retired from the German national team after the side exited Euro 2024 on home soil in the last eight bringing to a close his 14-year international career.
Transfer talk: Southgate to stay put? Klopp to USA? Saudis set to go shopping
July 12 – The FA wants Gareth Southgate to stay on as England manager even if the team lose the Euro 2024 final against Spain on Sunday.
Deschamps gets vote of confident for 2026 from FFR boss Diallo
July 11 – Didier Deschamps is staying on as France coach after being praised by the head of the country’s federation for leading the team “in the best possible way” at Euro 2024.
Wales opt for former captain Craig Bellamy as country’s new manager
July 10 – Former Wales captain Craig Bellamy is the new manager of his country until 2028, replacing Rob Page who was fired in June after failing to qualify the team for Euro 2024.
Blessin quits Belgium’s Union for St Pauli’s return to Bundesliga
June 28 – Manager Alexander Blessin has departed Belgian club Union Saint Gilloise for St Pauli in Germany.
Terzic out of Dortmund, Fonseca in at AC Milan
June 14 – Edin Terzic has quit Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund having asked the club “to terminate his contract with immediate effect”.
Tough start for Marsch as Canada lose 4-0 to Dutch in warm-up for Summer tournaments
June 7 – Euro 1988 winners the Netherlands outclassed Canada with four second-half goals to spoil Jesse Marsch’s debut as the Canadian men’s manager.