February 14 – Premier League matchday 24, and its delayed conclusion due to the postponed Merseyside Derby, scored a slam-dunk 98.74% average capacity as we move into the last few months of the season.
February 13 – The March schedule for the 14 teams that will play-off for the final seven berths at the Concacaf Gold Cup 2025 later this summer has been announced.
February 14 – Streaming platform DAZN and US Spanish-language broadcaster Univision have agreed a sublicense deal for 18 Club World Cup matches across its channels.
February 14 – The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) lost its appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the punishment imposed by UEFA following the display of racism by Romanian fans during the Nations League match against Kosovo last year.
February 14 – Having just qualified their first cohort of female referees last week, the Somali Football Federation (SFF) this week have launched the country’s first youth development centre in the city of Baidoa.
February 14 – Goodison Park was at the epicenter of a wonderous derby match versus Liverpool on Wednesday, but it was back to business on Thursday for Everton as their front-of-shirt sponsor was confirmed as having to give up its betting license in Great Britain.
February 14 – The SIGA Summit on Female Leadership in Sport will make its debut in Dubai on April 8. It’s last three editions have been hosted at the Mastercard Tech Hub in Manhattan.
February 13 – For the next three weeks, the fairgrounds at Coachella Valley in Southern California will host the best of Major League Soccer (MLS) and National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) as the two leagues use friendly matches to shake the rust out of the legs.
February 13 – Major League Soccer (MLS) have announced a multi-year partnership with Century 21 Real Estate LLC, making the real estate company the ‘Official Real Estate Service Partner’ of MLS, the MLS All-Star game, and the MLS Cup.
February 13 – Sports integrity group SIGA has launched its SIGAWomen Council, dedicated to promoting gender equity and female leadership in sport.
February 12 – Disgraced former Spanish FA boss Luis Rubiales came out fighting at his trial on Tuesday, telling the court he was “absolutely sure” Jenni Hermoso gave her consent to his kiss on her lips that sparked global outrage.
Rubiales was forced to resign in 2023 after kissing Hermoso following Spain’s triumph at the Women’s World Cup in Australia.
February 12 – FIFA has been plunged into scandal following a report that federal agents in the USA have arrested one of the organisation’s executives for alleged sex with a minor.
February 12 – LaLiga has stepped up its ongoing war with Real Madrid by lodging a formal complaint with the Disciplinary Committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) in response to the club’s open letter condemning the current refereeing system as “completely discredited” and vulnerable to “manipulation and tampering”.
February 12 – A month ago EA Sports was facing serious concerns about its grip on the football gaming industry. A 17% drop in its stock price, a downgraded fiscal forecast, and underwhelming early performance from EA Sports FC 25 raised doubts about whether the company’s dominance in the market was beginning to slip.
February 12 – Guatemala will host the inaugural Concacaf W Futsal Championship from April 29 to May 4 at the Domo Polideportivo in Guatemala City. The tournament will serve as the qualifier for the Women’s Futsal World Cup in the Philippines later this year.