2024

2024
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This is a list of various things that are taking place in 2024.

Deaths

January 1 – Mario Boljat (72) 2 – Ángel Castellanos (71) 2 – Alberto Festa (84) 3 – Bobby Hoy (73) 3 – Bernard Ducuing (73) 5 – Mario Zagallo (92) 6 – Zahirul Haque (89) 7 – Franz Beckenbauer (78) 11 – Salvatore Mazzarano (58) 16 – Klaus Wunder (73) 22 – Luigi Riva (79) 22 – Tommy Baldwin (78) 27 – Stuart Gray (50) 28 – Luis Tejada (41) 28 – Lenny Piper (46)

February 2 – Stefan Yanev (84) 4 – Kurt Hamrin (89) 6 – Miguel Ángel (76) 7 – Miguel Ángel (76) 9 – Peter Handyside (49) 10 – Ian Lawson (84) 16 – Jan Sørensen (68) 17 – Eddie Mitchell (69) 20 – Andreas Brehme (63) 24 – Chris Nicholl (77) 24 – Stan Bowles (75)

March c. 3 – Brian Honeywood (74) 7 – Mike Eckersall (85) 9 – Jimmy Husband (76) 13 – Steve Smith (77) 13 – Gerry Summers (90) 14 – Mal Lucas (85) 18 – Ron Baynham (94) c. 20 – Billy Kellock (70) 22 – Peter Bennett (77) 28 – Larry Lloyd (75) 30 – Alex McGregor (73) 31 – Paul Bence (75)

April 6 – Dickie Rooks (83) 7 – Joe Kinnear (77) 9 – Dave Mehmet (63) 14 – Gordon Ferry (80) 15 – Bernd Hoelzenbein (78) 19 – Leighton James (71) 22 – Charlie Hurley (87) 23 – George Baker (88) 25 – Bob Appleby (84)

May 1 – Terry Medwin (91) 1 – Ian Mellor (74) 2 – Derek Forster (75) 5 – Phil Hoadley (72) 5 – César Luis Menotti (85) 6 – Steve Harney (73) 8 – Viv Busby (74) 8 – Paul Holmes (56) 10 – Frank Sibley (76) 14 – Fabián Cancelarich (58) 16 – John Brown (76) 18 – Graham Cox (65) 19 – Ian Hamilton (73) 20 – Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (85) 30 – Trevor Edwards (87)

June 6 – Glan Letheren (68) 10 – Terry Allcock (88) 10 – Willie Carlin (83) 11 – Barry Butler (62) 13 – Tommy Banks (94) 15 – Kevin Campbell (54) 15 – Frank D'Arcy, (77) 15 – Matija Šarkić (26) 17 – Brian Makepeace (92) 19 – Roy Ironside (89) 20 – Andy Rowland (69) 23 – Bobby Tebbutt (89) 28 – Yves Herbet (78)

July 2 – Jeff Whitefoot (90) 2 – Comunardo Niccolai (77)

August 1 – Craig Shakespeare (60) 24 – Christoph Daum (70) 26 – Sven-Göran Eriksson (76) 27 – Juan Izquierdo (27) 29 – Derek Draper (81) 31 – Sol Bamba (39)

September 2 – Mick Cullen (93) 3 – Clive Freeman (61) 6 – Ron Yeats (86) 16 – Gary Shaw (63) 18 – Salvatore Schillaci (59) 27 – Fabián Caballero, 46 c. 28 – Barry Lloyd 75

October 6 – Johan Neeskens (73) 9 – George Baldock (31) 10 – Peter Cormack (78) 24 – Abdelaziz Barrada (35) 25 – Zé Carlos (57) 31 – Trevor Whymark (74)

November 2 – Len Green, 88 6 – John Dempsey (78) 11 – Marco Angulo (22) 15 – Graham Bailey (104) 21 – Ray Smith (90) c. 28 – John McNamee (83)

December 4 – John Docherty (84) 4 – Roly Horrey (81) 4 – Tony Young (71) c. 12 – Norman Bodell (86) c. 12 – Vic Gomersall (82) 20 – George Eastham (88) 29 – Aleksei Bugayev (43) 30 – Hugo Sotil (75)

Retirements

January 3 – Eren Derdiyok (35) 9 – Yasuhito Endo (43) 16 – Robert Snodgrass (36) 25 – Steven Davis (39)

February 2 – Lucas Biglia (38) 3 – Marouane Fellaini (36) 6 – James Weir (28)

March

April 10 – Stuart Dallas (32)

May 4 – Andy King (35) 6 – Sone Aluko (35) 17 – Shinji Okazaki (38) 18 – Makoto Hasebe (40) 25 – Leonardo Bonucci (37) 25 – Joe Hart (37)

June 25 – Shkodran Mustafi (32)

July 1 – Gökhan Inler (40) 5 – Toni Kroos (34) 7 – Thiago Alcântara (33) 11 – Anthony Knockaert (32) 16 – Christian Clemens (32) 17 – Yevhen Konoplyanka (34) 26 – Danny Simpson (37)

August 8 – Kamil Wilczek (36) 8 – Pepe (41) 16 – Morgan Schneiderlin (34) 17 – Phil Jones (32) 27 – Claudio Bravo (41) 29 – Marc Albrighton (34)

September 4 – Romeo Beckham (22) 8 – Alex Morgan (35) 8 – Paulinho (36) 12 – Ciprian Tătărușanu (38) 24 – Enzo Zidane (29) 25 – Raphaël Varane (31) 25 – Zoran Tošić (37) 28 – Jérémy Ménez (37)

October 7 – Andrés Iniesta (40) 12 – Joël Matip (33) 18 – Kevin Strootman (34)

November 14 – Ömer Toprak (35) 21 – Alfred Finnbogason (35)

December 8 – Nani (38) 10 – Ragnar Klavan (39) 22 – Jesús Navas (39)

Falls of clubs

January

• 17 – The team of Dalian Professional was dissolved and ceased to exist.

June

• 4 – The team of K.V. Oostende was dissolved and ceased to exist.

July

• 22 – The team of SC Dnipro-1 was dissolved and ceased to exist.

Big wins

• Arsenal 6–0 West Ham United (11 February 2024)
• PSV Eindhoven 7–1 Zwolle (24 February 2024)
• Napoli 6–1 Sassuolo (28 February 2024)
• Augsburg 6–0 Darmstadt (2 March 2024)
• Jordan 6–0 Pakistan (26 March 2024)
• PSV Eindhoven 6–0 Vitesse (13 April 2024)
• Chelsea 6–0 Everton (15 April 2024)
• Twente 7–2 Volendam (12 May 2024)
• Hoffenheim 7–0 Darmstadt (12 May 2024)
• Flamengo 6–1 Vasco da Gama (2 June 2024)
• Bayern Munich 9–2 Dinamo Zagreb (17 September 2024)
• Borussia Dortmund 7–1 Celtic (1 October 2024)

Top League Results

Premier League 2023–24
Season information
Dates	11 August 2023–19 May 2024
Winners	Manchester City
Relegated	Luton Town Burnley Sheffield United
Continental cup qualifiers
Champions League	Arsenal Manchester City Liverpool Aston Villa
Europa League	Tottenham Hotspur
Europa Conference League	Chelsea
Season statistics
Matches played	370
Goals scored	1,209
Average	(3.27 per match)
Top goalscorer	Erling Haaland (27 goals)
Biggest home win	Chelsea 6–0 Everton (15 April 2024)
Biggest away win	Sheffield Utd 0–8 Newcastle Utd (24 September 2023)
Highest scoring	Sheffield Utd 0–8 Newcastle Utd (24 September 2023) Chelsea 4–4 Manchester City (12 November 2023) Newcastle Utd 4–4 Luton Town (3 February 2024)

La Liga 2023–24
Season information
Dates	12 August 2023–26 May 2024
Winners	Real Madrid 36th title
Relegated	Cádiz Almería Granada
Continental cup qualifiers
Champions League	Real Madrid Barcelona Girona Atlético Madrid
Europa League	Athletic Bilbao Real Sociedad
Conference League	Real Betis
Season statistics
Matches played	380
Goals scored	1,005
Average	(2.64 per match)
Top goalscorer	Artem Dovbyk (24 goals)
Biggest home win	Girona 7-0 Granada CF (24 May 2024)
Biggest away win	Rayo Vallecano 0–7 Atlético Madrid (28 August 2023)
Highest scoring	Real Sociedad 5–3 Granada (2 September 2023) Girona 5–3 Mallorca (23 September 2023) Barcelona 3–5 Villarreal (27 January 2024)

Bundesliga 2023–24
Season information
Dates	18 August 2023 – 18 May 2024
Winners	Bayer Leverkusen (1st title)
Relegated	1. FC Köln Darmstadt 98
Continental cup qualifiers
Champions League	Bayer Leverkusen VfB Stuttgart Bayern Munich RB Leipzig Borussia Dortmund
Europa League	Eintracht Frankfurt TSG Hoffenheim
Conference League	1. FC Heidenheim
Season statistics
Matches played	306
Goals scored	985
Average	3.22 (per match)
Top goalscorer	Harry Kane (36)
Biggest home win	FC Bayern 8–0 Darmstadt 98
Biggest away win	Darmstadt 0–6 Augsburg Darmstadt 0–6 Hoffenheim
Highest scoring	FC Bayern 8–1 Mainz 05

Serie A 2023–24
Season information
Dates	19 August 2023–2 June 2024
Winners	Inter Milan 20th title
Relegated	Frosinone Sassuolo Salernitana
Domestic cup winners
Supercoppa Italiana	Inter Milan
Coppa Italia	Juventus
Continental cup qualifiers
Champions League	Inter Milan AC Milan Juventus Atalanta Bologna
Europa League	Roma Lazio
Europa Conference	Fiorentina
Season statistics
Matches played	379
Goals scored	987
Average	(2.58 per match)
Top goalscorer	Lautaro Martínez (24 goals)
Biggest home win	Roma 7–0 Empoli (17 September 2023)
Biggest away win	Sassuolo 1–6 Napoli (28 February 2024)
Highest scoring	Roma 7–0 Empoli (17 September 2023) Cagliari 4–3 Frosinone (29 October 2023) Empoli 3–4 Sassuolo (26 November 2023) Sassuolo 1–6 Napoli (28 February 2024)

Ligue 1 2023–24
Season information
Dates	11 August 2023–19 May 2024
Winners	Paris Saint-Germain 12th Ligue 1 title 12th French title
Relegated	Metz Lorient Clermont
Continental cup qualifiers
Champions League	Paris Saint-Germain Monaco Brest Lille
Europa League	Nice Lyon
Europa Conference League	Lens
Season statistics
Matches played	306
Goals scored	826
Top goalscorer	Kylian Mbappé (27 goals)
Biggest home win	Lorient 5–0 Clermont (19 May 2024)
Biggest away win	Clermont 1–5 Marseille (2 March 2024) Montpellier 2–6 PSG (17 March 2024)
Highest scoring	Rennes 4–5 Brest (28 April 2024)