December 11 – European Football Clubs (EFC) has agreed a multi-year partnership with EA SPORTS FC, aimed at strengthening the organisation’s work across its 800-plus member clubs and widening the sport’s reach on and off the pitch.
December 11 – The release of the 2026 World Cup match schedule has triggered an immediate surge in accommodation demand across host cities, with fresh data from short-term rental analytics platform AirDNA showing some of the sharpest booking spikes yet for the expanded tournament.
December 11 – Spain will head into 2026 exactly where they hoped to be: on top. December’s FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Rankings update confirms La Roja’s position at the head of the table, with their successful defence of the UEFA Women’s Nations League title tightening their grip on the summit after reclaiming it in August.
December 11 – Cagliari have added fresh international backing with the arrival of a new minority shareholder group led by Sardinian-born financier Maurizio Fiori and U.S-based Indian entrepreneur Prashant Gupta, as the Serie A club continue to refine their long-term strategy in the boardroom.
December 11 – Arsenal rose to the summit of the UEFA Champions League standings on Wednesday evening as Noni Madueke notched a brace to maintain the English Premier League club’s perfect record in the competition this year.
December 11 – Tatjana Haenni will become the first female Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a German Bundesliga club when she takes on the position at Red Bull Leipzig on January 1, 2026.
December 11 – The Football Federation of North Macedonia (FFM) unveiled a new strategic collaboration with the innovative platform FANZEAL, marking a significant step in the digital transformation of North Macedonian football.
December 11 – Major League Soccer’s Portland Timbers have announced a new deal with mega U.S. financial institution Bank of America as the franchise’s front-of-jersey sponsor.
December 11 – If anyone still clings to the fantasy that the 2026 World Cup will be a festival for the everyday fan, hotel prices are rising faster than an Apollo rocket on the launch pad.
December 11 – English Premier League club Manchester City is slowly turning the Etihad Campus into a year-round destination rather than a place that serves punters on matchdays.
December 11 – Egypt and Iran want FIFA to step in and shut down the LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations planned around their group-stage match in Seattle during the 2026 World Cup.
December 11 – NBCUniversal is close to selling out its World Cup ad inventory on Telemundo, and the tournament is still more than six months away.
December 11 – Global footballing megastar Lionel Messi has, unsurprisingly, been named the 2025 Landon Donovan Major League Soccer MVP following another goal-laden campaign.
December 9 – Germany’s 14 Frauen Bundesliga clubs have taken the bold step of breaking away from the German Football Association (DFB), confirming they will establish a new league organisation without the federation’s involvement after negotiations between them collapsed.
December 9 – FIFA used the Final Draw for the 2026 World Cup to spotlight its Global Citizen Education Fund, placing the initiative centre stage during a ceremony otherwise dominated by political theatre and presidential back-slapping.