February 29 – Football’s increasingly congested calendar not only jeopardises players’ health but diminishes the quality of the sport, according to Maheta Molango (pictured), head of the English Professional Footballers’ Association.
February 29 – Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for one match after appearing to make an obscene gesture during a match in Saudi Arabia.
February 29 – Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has been banned from football for four years for a doping offence.
February 29 – Argentina’s upcoming friendly against Nigeria in the United States has been scrapped and the world champions will instead play Costa Rica.
February 29 – Germany claimed Europe’s last ticket to the Olympic women’s football tournament with a 2-0 victory against the Netherlands in the third-place playoff of the Nations League. In Asia, Australia and Japan clinched their spots for Paris.
February 29 – FIFA has launched an online tool to help fans track their team’s qualification for the maiden 2025 Club World Cup (FIFA is calling it the Mundial de Clubes) to be played in the US next year.
March 1 – After nine consecutive days of group games, the W Gold Cup moves into its quarter final stage this weekend with two days of double headers at the BMO Stadium, the Los Angeles home of Angels FC of the NWSL and LAFC of the MLS.
February 29 – US bank Chase has signed a four-year-deal with the four ’Home’ nations – FA, IFA, SFA and FAW – making it the Official Banking Partner of their Men’s, Women’s, Youth, and Para national teams.
February 28 – German club RB Leipzig will team up with Puma as a kit supplier, bringing to an end a decade-long relationship with American sportswear giant Nike.
February 29 – Chelsea Manager Mauricio Pochettino has hit back at Gary Neville’s ‘bottlejobs’ comment after defeating Leeds 3-2 in the FA Cup on Wednesday evening.
February 28 – Costa Rica dramatically made it through to the quarter finals of the W Gold Cup, not through outperforming opponents on the pitch but through a head-to-head draw with Puerto Rico.
February 28 – A Spanish court has dismissed legal action by Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao against LaLiga over a €1.9 billion investment deal to finance scores of clubs.
February 28 – World Cup winners Spain can cement their dominance of the women’s game with victory in the inaugural Nations League final against France tonight in Seville.
February 28 – A UEFA delegation is reportedly due to visit Belfast today amid concerns over a funding row that has placed doubt over the re-construction of Casement Park, which is scheduled to host five games at Euro 2028.
February 28 – The Football federation of Kosovo (FFK) and the country’s Ministry of Defense have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation for the development of joint projects.