September 3 – German food chain Lidl has expanded its relationship with UEFA becoming an official global sponsor of the Europa League and Conference League for the three-season cycle starting 2024/25 and ending with the 2026/27 season. The new agreement builds on the successful sponsorship programme that saw European football’s governing body partner with Lidl for EURO 2024. As part of …

Leeds United squad went through a major overhaul this summer. After their failure to win promotion to the Premier League, a lot of players were expected to leave the club. A total of 21 players left Leeds United this summer and eight players were signed to replace them. Among the players who left, Crysencio Summerville, Archie Gray and Geroginio Rutter …

Left-back Jamal Lewis, deemed surplus to requirements and no longer part of Eddie Howe’s plans, has completed a move to Brazilian Serie A side São Paulo. Newcastle have confirmed that the deal is an initial loan move until the end of June 2025, with the South Americans having the option to make the move permanent. Lewis signed for United from …

Manchester City and Inter Milan will begin their 2024-25 UEFA Champions League campaigns by clashing at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday September 18. The draw for the league phase of the UEFA Champions League was made on August 29 and it served up some very juicy fixtures, including the one between Man City and Inter Milan. City famously beat Inter …

September 3 – Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has announced his retirement from international football and will play his last match for the Celeste on Friday against Paraguay in a World Cup qualifier. At a news conference, the 37-year-old striker and his country’s all-time top scorer with 69 goals from 142 appearances confirmed his retirement. Fighting back tears, he said: “I’ve been …

Following the encounter between Juventus and Roma on Sunday night, Kenan Yildiz took the opportunity to salute his Biancoceri predecessor Paulo Dybala. The official Lega Serie A X account edited the photo that has been circulating online over the past 24 hours or so, giving it an iconic edit (including removing Mattia Perin from the background). This has been described …

Aston Villa won their second match of the season after beating Leicester City 2-1. Unai Emery’s team have won two of their three matches this season, with their other win coming against West Ham United in the opening match of the season. Ollie Watkins is yet to find the back of the net after missing pre-season following an extended break …

Alan Shearer has urged Newcastle United to communicate exactly what went on this summer, feeling it’s totally unfair that Eddie Howe has to front up to weekly transfer questions he’s unable to answer Speaking on The Rest Is Football podcast, Shearer was asked ‘what’s going on’ at Newcastle by Micah Richards, who was keen to know what happened over the …

September 2 – Hummel has entered into a new four-year agreement with the Football Association of Greenland which will see the Danish sportswear brand produce and design the nation’s kits until 2028. The move aligns with and strengthens the Football Association of Greenland (KAK)’s ambition to join CONCACAF, which would allow Greenland to participate in FIFA tournaments, following on from …

In his fortnightly exclusive column for CaughtOffside, Jon Smith, one of football’s first-ever agents and a man who was an integral figure in the forming of the Premier League, discusses Chelsea being a fascinating work in progress, why nothing has changed at West Ham despite all their new signings, why he can’t look beyond Man City for the Premier League …