September 6 – The World Leagues Association (WLA) has maintained pressure on FIFA over the increase in matches in the international match calendar saying the recently released ‘Player Workload Monitoring Report 2024’ highlights an “unsustainable trend”.
September 5 – The inaugural 32-team Club World Cup scheduled for summer 2025 in the US has been short on detail as regards venues, infrastructure and commercial partners, but FIFA has now unveiled the emblem for the competition.
September 4 – Twelve Brazilian cities, including Belem and Natal, have come forward to host matches at the 2027 Women’s World Cup, FIFA confirmed on Wednesday.
September 3 – The volume of money flowing through the international transfer system for the mid-year window just closed may be $1 billion lower than 2023, but the actual numbers of transfers made are higher.
September 2 – FIFA is continuing to drag its feet over the crisis in the Middle East by once again delaying a review of a Palestinian bid to have Israel kicked out over its destruction of Gaza.
September 2 – Hosts Colombia got the U-20 Women’s World Cup underway with a 2-0 victory against Australia in a tournament that will serve as a trial for the football support system (FVS).
August 29 – Israeli NGOs and lawyers have written to FIFA to demand Israel not be suspended from the global game, asking the governing body give “a red card to this relentless Palestinian campaign of hate against Israel”.
August 28 – Lee Harmon, the former President of the Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA), remains banned from the game after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed his appeal.
August 27 – Together with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, FIFA president Gianni Infantino attended the maiden Esports World Cup in Riyadh.
August 20 – Amnesty International has demanded the Dutch FA, the KNVB, and professional clubs take a stance over the hosting of the 2034 World Cup that is set to be awarded to Saudi Arabia later this year.
August 19 – USA have returned to the top of the world women’s rankings thanks to their Olympic gold medal triumph over Brazil in Paris earlier this month.
August 16 – FIFA has announced Bank of America as an official sponsor for the 2026 World Cup, the first time the organisation has partnered with a bank.
August 12 – Following in the footsteps of United States manager Emma Hayes, Brazilian player Rafaelle Souza (pictured) has called on FIFA to review the Olympic football tournament, citing exhaustion.
August 9 – Bayern Munich’s honorary president Uli Hoeness is the latest figure to denounce the expansion of the footballing calendar – taking aim at UEFA as well as FIFA.
August 8 – Rights group Fossil Free Football has called Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup plans ‘mega polluting’ after FIFA released the country’s bid book last week.