Skip to the stories
Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Saved
FTMQ News

Next edition

19:07

Headlines

Top Stories

UEFA reschedules Rennes match against Olympiacos due to French strike

UEFA has moved a Europa League match between Rennes and Olympiacos forward by one day because security cannot be guaranteed during a French general strike.

FTMQ News, written by our newsroom0 views

Share
Picture: Euronews

The European football governing body UEFA has moved a Europa League match between French club Rennes and Greek team Olympiacos to Wednesday 4 November 2026. Euronews reported that the game was originally scheduled for Thursday 5 November 2026. The kick-off time has been set for 4:30 pm. [1]

The rescheduling comes after French unions called a national general strike for Thursday 5 November. According to Euronews, French authorities informed UEFA that standard security arrangements surrounding the fixture in Rennes could not be guaranteed on the day of the strike. [1]

The early kick-off time of 4:30 pm on Wednesday was selected to prevent the game from overlapping with two Champions League matches scheduled for the same evening, Euronews reported. [1]

The UEFA Europa League is an annual club football tournament organized since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations. It serves as the second-tier competition of European club football, ranking directly below the UEFA Champions League. [8]

Share

In short

  • UEFA moved the Rennes versus Olympiacos Europa League match from 5 November to 4 November 2026.
  • The kick-off time was rescheduled to 4:30 pm to avoid overlapping with Champions League games.
  • French authorities could not guarantee security on 5 November due to a planned general strike.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]UEFA reschedules Europa League match amid planned French general strikeEuronews, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Footy Fix: UEFA Women's Champions League returns for Matchday 3 of league phase actionCBS Sports, 4h ago
  3. [3]UEFA moves Europa League game date in Rennes amid protestsESPN, 7h ago
  4. [4]UEFA reschedules Europa League match amid planned French general strikeAOL.co.uk, 1h ago
  5. [5]Europa League: Rennes v Olympiakos could be moved forward amid French social unrestOneFootball, 2d ago
  6. [6]Official | Lens fans banned from Leipzig and Liverpool Champions League away daysGet French Football News, 10h ago
  7. [7]UEFA Rejects French Request to Change Olympiacos vs. Rennes Kickoff TimeYahoo Sports, 18h ago

Background

  1. [8]UEFA Europa League on Wikipedia
  2. [9]2011 UEFA Champions League final on Wikipedia
  3. [10]Ireland and Israel draw amid spitting row and intimidation allegations FTMQ News, 22d ago
  4. [11]Republic of Ireland draw with Israel in Nations League match in Serbia FTMQ News, 23d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 11 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

Related from FTMQ News

Earlier reports of ours on the same people and subjects.

More in Top Stories

Get the day in one email

Reports like this one, the top news of the last 24 hours, every morning. Free, one email a day; readers can comment under every report.

By signing up you agree to our terms and privacy policy. Unsubscribe any time.

Comments

Loading

Join the conversation

Comments are open to readers of our daily email: the top news of the last 24 hours, every morning, free. Sign up and the comment box opens.

Already on the list? Enter the same address and we will send a sign-in link.

By signing up you agree to our terms and privacy policy. Unsubscribe any time.