Although the Scottish Premiership has been in full swing for a couple of months, the three other divisions that make up the SPFL have only just kicked their first balls in anger and they do so without any fans lending their support. Of course, this has been widely the same situation within the Premiership, bar two test events which saw a limited capacity of 300 supporters at both Aberdeen’s Pittodrie and Ross County’s Global Energy Stadium.

Sunday’s Serie A match between Udinese and Parma at the Dacia Arena was marked by a very special initiative. The side from Udine, who won the match 3-2 thanks to an 88th minute goal by former Watford striker Ignacio Pussetto, wore their second kit, which pays tribute to all the immigrants from the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, where the club is from, around the world. The kit, made by Macron, the club’s sponsor, bears the names of the 140 towns where there is a Fogolâr Furlan, the Friulian immigrant associations which have been created around the world.

With Bury F.C.’s existence coming to a close at the start of last season, their agonising demise sent shockwaves throughout the English football community and the overriding message to come from this, is one that suggested this kind of act can never happen again. Fast forward to a year later and the North West of England has lost another club along the way and with Macclesfield Town being wound up in September of this year, their 126-year history has now come to an end.

The Football Association (The FA) has unveiled an ambitious new women’s and girls’ football strategy. titled Inspiring Positive Change. The new four-year strategy pledges to create a sustainable future for women’s and girls’ football in England and outlines The FA’s eight transformational objectives to be achieved by 2024.

After such a lengthy tenure as Arsenal manager, there was always a question regarding Arsene Wenger’s next move and with his relationship with the Gunners being so symbiotic, the thought of him managing another club seemed almost unthinkable. Which is why his current role as FIFA’s head of global football development was the perfect move for the legendary French coach and with no concerns over previous club loyalty holding him back, his experience would be key in helping the game move further forward.

Charlton Athletic has announced the appointment of Ged Roddy MBE as the club’s Technical Director. Roddy has spent his career working in sport including the Premier League where he was Director of Football Development and wrote the Elite Player Performance Programme (EPPP).

Although Spain and Portugal are obvious international rivals due to their close geographical proximity, it is a shared border which often provides great benefit to the two nations and they will hope this proves to be the case in the distant future. Because even though the 2030 edition of the FIFA World Cup is still an exceptionally long away, the planning phase has already begun and that means soon, a host for football’s biggest party will have to be decided.

As the latest editions of both the Champions League and Europa League get underway, there is a sense of normality creeping back into the UEFA governed game and with some stadia even granted the ability to host supporters, the show is very much going on in terms of European football. While it is a show that will undergo something of a cosmetic tweak next season, as two midweek club competitions once again becomes three and with the arrival of the Europa Conference League on the horizon, a feast of continental action is set to be served.

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) is the club with the greatest financial power in world football according to the Soccerex Football Finance 100, the annual report from football business experts Soccerex, which uses bespoke methodology to evaluate and rank the world’s top 100 clubs according to their finances.

Chelsea Football Club and Electronic Arts (EA), our official video gaming partner, have today announced a multi-year extension to the partnership which enables both organisations to deliver innovative, world-class entertainment for fans.