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- Oct 16
Seguro urges more EU political integration on housing and energy in Slovenia
Portugal's President António José Seguro made his debut at the Arraiolos Group, an informal forum of EU presidents without executive powers, near Ljubljana on Friday, 16 October 2026. He tied the bloc's future to young people's access to housing.
- Oct 7
Primož Roglič beats Bruno Armirail to win European time trial gold in Slovenia
The 36-year-old Slovenian completed the 22-kilometre course around Šenčur in 28 minutes and 16 seconds, beating France's Bruno Armirail by seven seconds to claim his 93rd career victory.
- Oct 7
Slovenia beat Scotland 2-1 at Hampden Park in Sebastien Pocognoli's fourth match
Ryan Christie opened the scoring for Scotland before second-half goals from Aljosa Matko and Danijel Sturm secured Slovenia's first win in seven head-to-head meetings.
- Oct 6
Poland wins silver in junior mixed relay at European Road Cycling Championships
The Polish junior squad finished 23.02 seconds behind Italy over the 44-kilometer mixed team time trial course in Sencur, Slovenia, with Switzerland taking bronze.
- Oct 6
France retains European mixed relay cycling title with 72-second win over Italy
The French cycling team completed the 44-kilometer course in Šenčur in 1:00:19 to defeat Italy and Luxembourg at the European Road Championships.
- Oct 6
Niewiadoma-Phinney withdraws from European Championships following road race crash
Polish cyclist Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney has withdrawn from the European Cycling Championships in Ljubljana after crashing on the final corner of Saturday's road race, with Nadia Hartman taking her spot in the mixed relay.
- Oct 4
Giulio Ciccone challenges European Championship photo-finish loss to Remco Evenepoel
Italian cyclist Giulio Ciccone has requested access to the official photo-finish alignment after losing the European road race title to Remco Evenepoel by 0.0028 seconds in Slovenia.
- Oct 3
Demi Vollering wins European road title in Slovenia one week after world championship
The Dutch cyclist attacked 14 kilometres from the finish on the Mozjanca climb to win the 130-kilometre road race in Ljubljana ahead of teammate Puck Pieterse.
- Oct 2
Switzerland prepares for Slovenia in Lucerne despite pitch concerns at Thermoplan Arena
Switzerland hosts Slovenia in Lucerne on Saturday evening for their third Nations League fixture, aiming to maintain a perfect group record on a recently repaired stadium pitch.
- Oct 2
Spain's Héctor Álvarez wins European under-23 cycling road title with solo attack
The 19-year-old Spanish rider attacked twice on the Mozjanca circuit to win the 141.8-kilometer under-23 race in Slovenia, finishing 20 seconds ahead of Poland's Jan Michal Jackowiak.
- Oct 2
Hector Alvarez wins European under-23 road title as Jan Jackowiak takes silver
Spain's Hector Alvarez broke clear to win the under-23 road race at the European Cycling Championships in Slovenia, finishing 20 seconds ahead of Poland's Jan Jackowiak.
- Oct 1
Lublin hosts Bogdanka Volley Cup with six European champions and international stars
The fifth Bogdanka Volley Cup will feature Bogdanka LUK Lublin, PGE Projekt Warszawa, Fenerbahce, and ACH Volley Ljubljana at Hala Globus on 10 and 11 October ahead of the Polish league season.
- Oct 1
Tadej Pogačar omitted from Slovenia roster for European Championships as Primož Roglič leads team
Slovenia released its roster for the European Road Championships in Ljubljana without world number one Tadej Pogačar, confirming his competitive return is delayed until 2027 following his Vuelta crash.
- Sep 30
UAE Team Emirates blocks Tadej Pogačar from European Championships despite injury recovery
Slovenia has excluded Tadej Pogačar from its eight-man European Championships roster after UAE Team Emirates ruled out a premature return following his Vuelta a España crash.
- Sep 26
Scotland hold Slovenia to goalless draw in Pocognoli's debut as head coach
Sébastien Pocognoli's first match as Scotland manager ended in a 0-0 Nations League draw in Ljubljana, as Jan Oblak denied second-half chances from Oli McBurnie.
- Sep 10
Israel opens embassy in Slovenia as thousands protest diplomatic shift in Ljubljana
Israel opened its first embassy in Ljubljana on Wednesday, formalising a diplomatic reset by Prime Minister Janez Jansa that reversed previous sanctions and prompted opposition parties to file an impeachment motion.
- Aug 22
Tadej Pogacar wins Vuelta opening time trial in Monaco by 0.09 seconds
Tadej Pogacar edged Ethan Hayter by nine-hundredths of a second in the 9.4-kilometer Monaco time trial to take the race leader's red jersey ahead of stage two's ride to Manosque.
- Aug 22
Shakhtar Donetsk to host Champions League home matches at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge
Shakhtar Donetsk will stage at least four Champions League home fixtures at Chelsea's 40,000-seat stadium in London this season, following years of displacement from Ukraine due to ongoing war.
- Jul 28
World Cup final referee Slavko Vincic retires at 46, a week after Spain's extra-time win over Argentina
The Slovenian official steps away days after Spain's extra-time victory over Argentina, a match that drew criticism for his handling of physical play and sparked a post-match melee now under FIFA investigation.
- Jun 14
Thirteen World Cup nations reject UEFA president's criticism of 48-team format as 'deeply disappointing'
Football federations from 13 nations, including debutants Cape Verde, Curacao and Uzbekistan, issued a joint statement rejecting Aleksander Ceferin's description of some matches as 'completely uninteresting'.
