Nottingham Forest, Vitor Pereira and Oliver Glasner
Wednesday

Nottingham Forest are poised to replace Vitor Pereira with former Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner. BBC Sport reports the appointment is virtually done, with Pereira blindsided after only months in charge at the City Ground.

Pereira kept Forest up and reached a Europa League semi-final, but contract talks had stalled and the club moved before pre-season. Glasner arrives with strong European pedigree after winning the Conference League with Crystal Palace.

FIFA and World Cup players
After the World Cup group stage

FIFA’s social media protection service found 89,000 abusive posts during the World Cup group stage, including a significant rise in severe racist abuse. Racism made up 11% of all online abuse tracked across the tournament.

More than six million posts and comments were scanned, with 225,000 sent for human review. Around 1,000 accounts were marked for further investigation and 181,000 hateful comments were hidden as case files were prepared.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta and Real Madrid president Florentino Perez
Wednesday

Joan Laporta has dismissed Real Madrid’s latest UEFA complaint over the Negreira case as another tantrum. The Barcelona president claimed Madrid were trying to stretch the issue and distract from their own structural problems instead.

Perez has reportedly submitted a major dossier to UEFA seeking sanctions against Barcelona. Laporta said UEFA would not be swayed, deepening the institutional conflict between Spain’s two biggest clubs over the refereeing scandal again this week.

FIFA, Germany and Paraguay
After Germany’s World Cup shootout exit

FIFA says teams were warned before the tournament that officials would punish blocking offences like the one that saw Jonathan Tah’s extra-time goal against Paraguay ruled out by VAR review during their controversial last-32 defeat.

Referees chief Pierluigi Collina said players who move to obstruct opponents without playing the ball can be penalised, especially around goalkeepers. Germany later lost on penalties after the last-32 tie finished 1-1, deepening the fallout.

Sebastian Beccacece and Ecuador
After Ecuador’s 2-0 defeat by Mexico

Sebastian Beccacece has confirmed he is leaving as Ecuador manager following their World Cup last-32 exit. He said his contract ended with the tournament and accepted the team had not met its target in a post-tournament decision.

Ecuador reached the knockouts after beating Germany in the group stage but were comfortably beaten by Mexico. Beccacece becomes another World Cup manager to depart after elimination in North America, following several earlier exits at the last-32 stage.

Marseille and Bruno Genesio
Wednesday

Marseille have appointed Bruno Genesio as their new head coach after dismissing Habib Beye. The former Lille and Lyon manager takes charge of a squad that includes Mason Greenwood at the Stade Velodrome after another sharp change.

Beye lasted only four months after failing to secure Champions League football. Marseille moved quickly for more experienced leadership as expectations rise again, with the club seeking a stronger domestic and European direction under renewed pressure.

Marcelo Bielsa and Uruguay
After Uruguay’s World Cup group-stage exit

Marcelo Bielsa has delivered a 100-minute farewell press conference after Uruguay’s shock World Cup exit, describing the goodbye as painful and questioning whether his ideas had any lasting impact on the national team after three years.

Bielsa arrived with data to defend Uruguay’s performances but admitted frustration that nobody seemed interested in what he tried to transmit. His departure follows a disappointing early exit for a strong squad and a poor tournament finish.

Hull City, Ivor Pandur and Aidon Shehu
Before the 30 June accounting deadline

Hull City avoided the threat of a Premier League points deduction by selling goalkeeper Ivor Pandur to Rangers and midfielder Aidon Shehu to Panathinaikos before the profit and sustainability deadline closed after promotion created a financial squeeze.

The sales generated about £7m in profit, clearing a PSR overspend of roughly £6m. Hull had faced up to a six-point deduction despite earning promotion through the Championship play-off final in May and can now trade.

UEFA, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest.
After UEFA’s latest squad-cost rule assessment.

Aston Villa have been fined €22.5m by UEFA for a significant squad-cost breach in 2025, with Chelsea, Newcastle and Nottingham Forest also penalised. Newcastle received an additional settlement fine linked to football earnings rules.

UEFA’s sanctions reflect tighter cost controls and different rules across domestic and European competitions. Some fines are partly suspended, but affected clubs must keep reducing squad-cost ratios or risk heavier future restrictions and squad registration limits.

Frank Lampard and Coventry City.
Before Coventry’s Premier League return.

Frank Lampard has signed a new Coventry City contract until 2029 after leading the club to the Championship title. The extension ends summer speculation after interest from other clubs, including Fulham, before their Premier League return.

Lampard transformed Coventry after arriving in November 2024, first reaching the play-offs and then securing promotion the following season. The new deal gives him stability before the Sky Blues begin their top-flight return against Arsenal.