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October 28 – One of football’s grandest theatres, the Camp Nou, in Barcelona, won’t reopen as expected. Barca fans will now have to wait until the 2025-26 season to return to their spiritual home. The renovations were slated to be completed by November of 2024 but that timeline has been pushed as unexpected delays mean that the team will now …

October 28 – Patrice Motsepe has said he will seek a second term as president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The organisation confirmed with elections taking place in 2025.  On the sidelines of the CAF General Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Motsepe once again sidestepped a question about his future as African football supremo, but in a brief …

October 28 – The executive chairman of Mexican media giants Televisa, Emilio Azcarraga, is stepping down from Grupo Televisa SAB in the wake of the FBI’s bribery probe into broadcast rights sales for FIFA World Cup matches. The resignation comes with immediate effect. The shock decision comes amidst a US Justice Department investigation into the corporation’s dealings in international football. …

October 27 – UEFA and the Swiss organisers of the Women’s Euro 2025 championships have targeted the setting of new sustainability benchmarks as a key objective and to that end is offering free public transport to ticket holders on match days from any Swiss locality to the venue. The ‘smart mobility’ plan comes as part of a wider Environmental, Social …

October 28 – The two-time winner of the African Player of the Year, Mohamed Salah, has been snubbed for the most prestigious individual award in African football. For the first time since 2017, the Liverpool superstar has failed to make the top ten shortlist. Salah has finished in the top three on the last five occasions. The Egyptian has begun …

The U.S. women’s national team passed its latest test of conviction on Sunday night as super subs came to the rescue for their first comeback win of the Emma Hayes era. “I want us to start better,” Hayes prefaced. “But how we ended, for me is another sign of the belief that we can come back from any situation.” A …

In what will long be remembered as an El Clasico classic on Saturday night, Barcelona laid down a sensational title marker as they stormed their way to a famous 4-0 romp away at arch-rivals Real Madrid. With Los Blancos looking to extend their unbeaten La Liga tally to 43 domestic appearances on the bounce, summer recruit and French icon Kylian …

Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly urged Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba to sign for Saudi Pro League giants, Al-Nassr. The 39-year-old kickstarted the floodgates by signing for the Riyadh-based club in January 2023, but was later followed by a host of top stars in the ensuing summer, the likes of Neymar, Karim Benzema and Riyad Mahrez. According to TuttoJuve journalist Massimo Pavan, …

Weston McKennie was one of Juventus top playmakers in 2023-24 and he concluded this weekend by registering his first two assists of the new Serie A campaign. McKennie assisted twice on Sunday in Juventus’ 4-4 road draw with Inter Milan. The U.S. men’s national team midfielder earned SBI Americans Abroad Player of the Week honors for his impactful afternoon. After …

Arne Slot says he was booked during Arsenal vs Liverpool on Sunday because fourth official Sam Barrott misunderstood a remark he made to defender Ibrahima Konate about opposition players. Having started his career in England without a caution, new Reds manager Slot was booked for the first time for protesting during his team’s 2-1 home win over Chelsea a week …