February 19 – The newly-rebranded Canadian Soccer Media & Entertainment (CSME) has strengthened its grip on the Canadian football broadcast landscape after agreeing a one-year extension with CONCACAF for exclusive domestic media rights.
February 19 – American billionaire Leon Cooperman has increased his stake in Manchester United, taking his holding to 5.2% of the club’s publicly traded Class A shares.
19 February – Serie A clubs have formally opposed a bill on popular shareholding in sports clubs, despite the reform having already cleared the Italian Chamber of Deputies.
February 19 – Confederation of African Football (CAF) executive committee member Samir Sobha has said that General Secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba is in his post “illegally”.
February 19 – Kansas City’s local World Cup organisers have confirmed details for the area’s FIFA Fan Festival, which is set to be a free, multi-week celebration right in the heart of the city.
February 19 – For the second time in as many weeks, the French Professional Football League (LFP) has suffered the loss of a senior media executive, further destabilising an organisation already rocking from multiple media-rights crises.
February 19 – Brazil’s Botafogo have suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Nacional Potosi of Bolivia in the qualifiers of the Copa Libertadores.
February 19 – When FIFA comes to town, municipalities usually roll over – but two weeks after Foxborough’s World Cup security funding dispute burst into public view, there is no sign that local authorities are willing to budge on who will cover nearly $8 million in public safety costs tied to the seven 2026 World Cup matches scheduled for Gillette Stadium.
February 19 – The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) has secured a significant legal victory in its ongoing dispute with former national team head coach Mladen Krstajić and two members of his coaching staff at the Swiss Federal Tribunal.
February 17 – The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) is still weighing up the venue for the UEFA Nations League match against Israel in October. Meanwhile, the Israel Football Association (IFA) wants to stage international fixtures at home again.
February 17 – The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has confirmed a four-year extension of its partnership with DHL Express Ireland, who will remain the association’s official logistics partner.
February 17 – FIFA President Gianni Infantino was presented with a Lebanese passport at the Interior Ministry in Beirut on Monday, several months after being granted citizenship by the country’s president.
February 17 – Supporters of OL Lyonnes and Paris Saint-Germain Women have announced plans to boycott their Women’s League Cup final following the decision to stage the match in Abidjan on March 14.
February 17 – Armand Duka has won a new four-year term as President of the Albanian Football Federation (FSHF) after a unanimous vote at the governing body’s General Electoral Assembly.
February 17 – Wicket, a leader in facial authentication technology for live events, has confirmed an expanded agreement with Major League Soccer (MLS) that will see its platform rolled out across multiple league events in 2026.