July 3 – The 11 US host city committees for the FIFA men’s World Cup moved one step closer to securing their requested $625million in federal security funding after the US Senate passed an amended version of President Donald Trump’s domestic policy bill on Tuesday.
July 3 – With 11 months until FIFA’s circus rolls into town, Vancouver’s bean counters have finally crunched the numbers. The verdict? Seven World Cup matches will cost British Columbia between $85-145 million – but the economic payoff could be colossal.
July 3 – Barcelona have shared stunning details of the commercial strategy surrounding the Espai Barça project, which centres around the renovation of their Camp Nou stadium.
July 1 – Al Hilal pulled off one of the shocks of the Club World Cup with a pulsating 4-3 extra-time win over Manchester City in Florida, sending Pep Guardiola’s side crashing out in the quarter-finals.
July 1 – Botafogo head coach Renato Paiva has been sacked just five months into the job, reportedly for refusing to allow club owner John Textor to interfere in team selection.
July 1 – Inter Milan’s Club World Cup campaign came to a limp end on Monday evening as Fluminense secured a 2-0 win in Charlotte, knocking the Nerazurri out at the Round of 16 stage and sending a second Brazilian club into the quarter-finals.
July 1 – Michelle Kang has taken over at troubled French club Olympique Lyonnais, which under the ownership of John Textor has been relegated to Ligue 2 on a provisional basis by domestic financial watchdog the DNCG over financial irregularities.
July 1 – World players’ union FIFPRO has sounded another warning to FIFA over the intense heat at the Club World Cup, demanding longer half-time breaks and more cooling pauses.
July 1 – The Albanian Football Federation (FSHF) has implemented one of the largest historical investment programs in sports infrastructure during the last season, with a total of approximately €8.5 million spent on various projects throughout the country.
July 1 – With exactly one year until Los Angeles hosts eight FIFA World Cup 2026 matches, including the U.S. Men’s National Team opener, the city has unveiled its 26 Community Champions – local nonprofit organisations using soccer to drive meaningful change across the region.
July 1 – Arsenal have pulled off another shrewd piece of business, securing Japan’s premium beer giant Asahi Super Dry as their new global beer partner in a deal that transforms the Emirates Stadium drinking experience from the 2025/26 season onwards.
June 26 – Credible leaks have revealed that England and Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham will be the cover star of EA Sports FC26, making him the face of the franchise for a second consecutive year.
June 26 – UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 is on course to deliver a watershed moment for the commercial side of the women’s game, with new research from Ampere Analysis projecting a minimum of €32.5 million in sponsorship revenue – more than double the €15.3 million generated in 2022.
June 26 – As the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 approaches, newly released research from Lidl GB has exposed a glaring blind spot in women’s sports: nutrition.
June 26 – The German Football Association (DFB) has been convicted of tax evasion and fined along with former top officials nineteen years after Germany hosted the 2006 World Cup.