December 4 – UEFA has announced that Germany will host the 2029 Women’s European Championship adding another major event to a nation that boasts one of the most passionate football cultures in the world.
December 4 – Vancouver Whitecaps FC have announced a new partnership with Sports Interactive. The deal linking both parties sees the Whitecaps becoming the first Major League Soccer (MLS) club to formally team up with the makers of the world’s favourite data-driven game, Football Manager.
December 4 – French Ligue 1 club Nice have found themselves in the headlines after two of their players, Terem Moffi and Jérémie Boga, were placed on medical leave following an ugly confrontation with their own supporters.
December 4 – Major League Soccer (MLS) is preparing for the dream 2025 MLS Cup final presented by Audi, when Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami squares up against Thomas Müller’s Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday, December 6.
December 2 – West Ham United have announced a new licensing agreement with OddBalls that will see the club’s men’s and women’s teams front a dedicated line of branded underwear.
December 2 – English Football League (EFL) side Leyton Orient have appointed global architecture heavyweight Populous to lead the design and master-planning of a new stadium and multi-sport campus.
December 2 – Uli Hoeneß has urged FIFA and UEFA to “finally” impose meaningful financial controls across elite football, warning that Bayern Munich – long seen as a model of sustainability – can no longer keep pace with the spending power of state-backed and multi-club giants.
December 2 – Swiss professional football has increased its economic footprint dramatically over the past decade, according to a Swiss Football League (SFL) study.
December 2 – One Bulgaria’s greatest football players, Lyuboslav Penev, is currently battling for his life. The former Bulgaria striker, who also played for CSKA Sofia, Valencia, Atlético Madrid, Celta Vigo, and Compostela, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of kidney cancer.
December 2 – Five-time African Cup of Nations victors Cameroon head into the 2025 iteration without a head coach following the dismissal of Belgian Marc Brys.
December 2 – LaLiga’s clubs have signed off on the league’s accounts for 2024/25 and the proposed budget for 2025/26, with a strong majority backing the financial plan during a weighted secret ballot. The vote comes at a moment when many European leagues are dealing with flatter revenues and rising costs.
December 2 – FIFA has laid out how it will roll out the match schedule for next year’s World Cup, and much like everything connected to this tournament, the move away from tradition continues.
December 2 – One of England’s most historic grounds is on the verge of receiving a major facelift as Nottingham Forest will send formal proposals to Rushcliffe Borough Council for a complete redevelopment of the City Ground.
December 2 – Dutch club Ajax’s match against Groningen at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam on Sunday lasted only a few minutes before it resembled the 4th of July over Los Angeles.
December 2 – It feels like every major club on the planet is reimagining what a stadium experience should look and feel like. Italian giants Juventus are leading the way with a revamped Gallery of Captains that goes far beyond ninety minutes on the pitch.