July 8 – Sweden face Poland in Lucerne this evening with a place in the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 quarter-finals within reach. A win for Peter Gerhardsson’s side, combined with Germany avoiding defeat against Denmark, would confirm their passage from Group C with a game to spare.
July 8 – FIFA has opened an office at Trump Tower in New York City, deepening its already close ties with the much-criticised US administration.
July 8 – With a new captain, Germany will take on Denmark in Group C, knowing victory could secure them a spot in the quarter-finals of EURO 2025.
July 8 – Chelsea FC have spent millions in the transfer window, and now the Blues have gone and set the new standard for financial misbehaviour – becoming the first club to be fined €31 million in a single season for breaking UEFA’s financial rules.
July 8 – Former Italian referee Domenico Messina has been appointed President of the Referees’ Commission of the Football Association of Serbia (FSS). The Italian signed a contract worth €300,000 and becomes the first foreigner to hold a senior position in the FSS.
July 8 – Bulgaria’s FC Krumovgrad have decided to withdraw from the Second Bulgarian League after suffering relegation from the efbet League following two seasons in the top-flight.
July 8 – Peter Moore has done it again. The man who helped drag Liverpool from corporate chaos to Champions League glory, and is now trying to revolutionise American soccer with Santa Barbara Sky FC, has pitched up in Poland with a 5% stake in Wisła Kraków.
July 8 – Football sponsorship opportunities are getting more creative by the day, and Wrexham AFC are one of the global leaders in identifying new ways to generate publicity and create financial revenues.
July 3 – The Kings League continues to ride a wave of digital-era fanfare, with organisers announcing that the 2025 Kings World Cup Clubs in Paris drew a claimed 102 million viewers over its two-week run.
July 3 – Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota, 28, has died in a car crash alongside his brother Andre Silva, 26, who was also a professional footballer with Portuguese second-tier club Penafiel.
July 3 – The battle to escape Group B gets under way with a clash between two sides looking to disrupt the natural order. Spain may be the headline act, but Italy and Belgium both know this opening game could define their tournament. With pressure mounting and little room for error, expect tension, tactical caution, and the kind of moments that shape group-stage narratives.
July 3 – West Ham United have unveiled a new multi-year partnership with BoyleSports, Ireland’s largest independent bookmaker, in a deal that sees the betting firm take over as front-of-shirt sponsor from the 2025/26 season.
July 3 – Spain will get their quest for a first European title under way against Iberian rivals Portugal with doubts remaining over the fitness of Aitana Bonmati, who is recovering from meningitis.
July 3 – Bulgaria’s Levski Sofia have announced that the club have repaid a debt of nearly BGN 4 million (€2 m). The debt was owed to the Bulgarian construction company Glavbolgarstroy (GBS), which began the reconstruction of the Georgi Asparuhov Stadium years ago, but construction activities were subsequently suspended due to a lack of funding.
July 3 – Hollywood’s latest football fantasy has arrived, and this time it’s Eva Longoria trading Wisteria Lane for the dusty pitches of Aguascalientes. The ‘Desperate Housewives’ star is attempting her own version of the Ryan Reynolds-Rob McElhenney “Welcome to Wrexham” magic with Necaxa, a docuseries about one of Mexico’s most historically significant yet perpetually struggling clubs.