
The Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A and La Liga issued a joint statement
The English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A and Spanish La Liga have demanded urgent reform of FIFA's governance, independent oversight and voting rights due to the expansion of the match calendar.
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European leagues have expressed dissatisfaction with the expansion of the international match calendar.
The English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A and Spanish La Liga issued a joint statement on Friday demanding urgent reform of FIFA's governance system. Sports.ru reports this with reference to Sky News.
The four leagues are pushing for independent oversight and giving stakeholders a real say in decisions. The main reason for the dissatisfaction was the expansion of the international match calendar, as well as the resolution of key issues of football development without broad consultation with national championships.
Ligue 1 did not join the initiative of the other four European championships.

The head coach of Voronezh “Fakel” Oleg Vasilenko risks being dismissed if he loses to “Lokomotiv” in the match of the 10th round of the RPL. The club's management gave him one last chance to correct the results. The match will take place on October 10 in Voronezh at 15:15 Moscow time. After nine rounds, Fakel is in last place with three points and has no wins in the season.

British boxers Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua will split a purse of about $200 million for their fight on December 11 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation approved the charges in the case of a fixed match between Khimki and Alania. According to investigators, the victory was bought for two million rubles.

The management of European Aquatics will visit Moscow and Kazan in mid-October to discuss the possible holding of the 2028 European Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Tatarstan Sports Minister Vladimir Leonov said.

The quarterfinal matches of the Billie Jean King Cup ended in Shenzhen: Italy defeated China 2:1, Ukraine defeated Belgium 2:1, Spain defeated Kazakhstan 2:1, and the Czech Republic defeated Great Britain. In the semi-finals, Italy will play against Ukraine, Spain against the Czech Republic.

According to Sport-Express, the list of Russian FIFA referees may be updated by 70%: six new chief referees will replace the six current ones, and changes are also planned among video referees and linesmen. The new list must be sent to FIFA by October 1.