September 25 – Japanese gaming firm Konami have put Neymar Jr front and centre of their latest eFootball campaign, underlining the 33-year-old Brazilian’s status as the company’s marquee ambassador despite his diminishing global appeal.
September 25 – The Afghanistan national women’s team of refugee players will partake in their first official matches at a four-team tournament in the United Arab Emirates in October, world governing body FIFA confirmed on Wednesday.
September 25 – The European Leagues Association will again lend its support to the European Week of Sport for its tenth birthday, which kicked off on September 23 and runs until the end of the month.
September 25 – FIFA President Gianni Infantino has received a Global Citizen Award from the Atlantic Council in New York City, alongside French President Emmanuel Macron and Argentina President Javier Milei.
HH Clement Goldstone KC has been confirmed as the new independent Judicial Panel Chair of the English Football Association (FA), stepping into a role that will see him serve an initial three-year term.
September 25 – Youth soccer in the United States is booming ahead of the 2026 World Cup, and nowhere is that more evident than in the latest shake-up from US Youth Soccer (USYS). With the sport generating billions annually through club fees, travel tournaments, sponsorships, and media rights, the organisation has announced a landmark change to its National Championships beginning with the 2025–26 season.
September 25 – Atlético Madrid’s men’s team usually takes the spotlight but with the women’s game taking an ever-increasing role worldwide, it comes as no surprise that major sponsors are lining up to take advantage of the increasing media visibility, with B&B HOTELS as the latest sponsor of its women’s program.
September 25 – The United Soccer League (USL) is no longer content with playing second fiddle. With a monied investor now in its corner, the USL is signalling that it is ready to go toe-to-toe with Major League Soccer (MLS) and reshape the American soccer landscape when it launches a new competition in 2028.
September 23 – Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé may have walked away with the 2025 Ballon d’Or in Paris, but the numbers tell a different story according to the CIES Football Observatory which suggests Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal should have won world football’s most prestigious individual honour.
September 23 – Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé has beaten Lamine Yamal to lift the 2025 Ballon d’Or at a ceremony in the French capital last night.
September 23 – The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Elite-Youth Scheme continues to make waves in the region with 27 member associations signed up for the landmark programme.
September 23 – Mexican gambling operators have demanded an overhaul of the outdated betting laws in the country ahead of the 2026 World Cup, but Claudia Sheinbaum’s government has instead proposed a tax hike on the sector.
September 23 – Brazilian club Corinthians and Netherlands international Memphis Depay have reached an agreement over outstanding bonuses of R$17 million (€2.7 million).
September 23 – Several North Macedonian clubs have tried to sell children’s equipment that was previously donated by the Football Federation of North Macedonia (FFM), the governing body has announced.
September 23 – Afghanistan has been a troubled and war-torn country for decades; however, the football-loving women of the country have found some tranquility at St. George’s Park, normally the training ground of England’s national teams.