February 11 – The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has launched the club application process for the region’s new Professional League, which will debut in 2026 with the hope of professionalising the club game across the Pacific.
February 11 – Philippe Clement has vowed not to resign as Rangers manager following one of the greatest upsets in the history of Scottish football.
February 11 – Bulgaria’s CSKA Sofia have signed a new sponsorship agreement with the country’s largest telecom company, A1, with the company’s logo set to take its place on the back of the first team’s shirts.
February 6 – With world governing body FIFA struggling to implement constitutional reform, elections in Pakistani football may be put on hold yet again.
Brighton and Hove Albion have emerged as the biggest spenders in world football over the last two transfer windows, according to a new CIES Football Observatory study.
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February 6 – Football is the world’s most-watched sport, drawing over 220 million fans to stadiums annually and billions more to screens. With such vast influence, the game has the power to drive societal change – yet when it comes to climate action, the sport is failing to step up.
February 6 – English clubs just below the four main professional divisions have launched a 3UP campaign for an extra promotion place to the English Football League (EFL).
February 6 – Newcastle United moved a step closer to ending a 56-year wait to win a major trophy as they secured a place in the Carabao Cup final with another 2-0 victory over Arsenal, spurred on by a feverish soundtrack courtesy of St James’s Park.
February 6 – Germany’s top two football divisions are sticking to a familiar playbook, with the Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL) announcing an extension of its long-standing partnership with sports betting giant Tipico.
February 6 – Following a year-long investigation into player abuse, the National Women’s Super League (NWSL) must pay $5 million to victims in a historic settlement.
February 6 – England’s Women’s Super League (WSL) has condemned the abuse suffered by Manchester City forward Khadija “Bunny” Shaw and Chelsea defender Millie Bright (pictured) over the weekend.
February 6 – The Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) has signed a sponsorship agreement with sports equipment supplier Liga Sport. The company exclusively distributes and sells Zeus Srl, Football Masters and Liga Accessories goods to stores, clubs and academies.
February 6 – UEFA has ordered Roma to close most of one end of the Stadio Olimpico at their next Europa League playoff game and fined them €30,000 because of fan trouble.
The January transfer window saw plenty of movement across the globe, headlined by Manchester City spending more than the rest of the English Premier League (EPL) combined as they attempted to patch holes in their increasingly leaky title defence.
February 4 – Costa Rican club Alajuelense are taking their fight to play in the expanded Club World Cup to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). They have launched legal action against FIFA over what they see as the governing body’s failure to enforce its own rules regarding club ownership in the 32-team tournament.