May 23 – Departing Football Australia CEO James Johnson is changing country and continent to take on the role of CEO at Canadian Soccer Business (CSB), the independent sports rights agency that handles all commercial and media rights to Canada’s men’s and women’s national team as well as the Canadian Premier League.
May 20 – The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) and 18 clubs from Liga MX are facing a legal battle with 10 clubs from the Mexico’s second tier who are demanding a return to the promotion and relegation system between the two leagues that was put on hold for the 2019/20 season when the Covid pandemic hit.
The claim filed with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) yesterday is being made on behalf of 10 of the 15 clubs who play in Liga MX Expansión.
May 19 – The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has announced that any future matches featuring life-threatening emergencies will be abandoned, following Angel City FC’s Savy King collapsing on the pitch during a game against the Utah Royals on May 9.
May 9 – One of the true cathedrals of world football, and the only stadium to host two World Cup Finals, the famed Azteca Stadium in Mexico City ,will reopen next March, just in time for the 2026 World Cup co-hosted by Mexico, Canada and the U.S.
May 5 – Frisco, Texas, became the beating heart of the American soccer community this weekend as five titans of the game donned the prestigious red jackets at the National Soccer Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
April 28 – The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has formally applied to the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) to establish a new Division II league, further demonstrating the continued growth of women’s soccer in the United States.
April 25 – The new top tier women’s league in the US, the USL Super League, is changing its name after just a season, having sold its naming rights to financial services firm Gainbridge in a multi-year partnership.
April 22 – In a first for the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), Bay FC will take on the Washington Spirit at Oracle Park – home of Major League Baseball’s San Francisco Giants – on August 23.
April 22 – The US will have a third professional women’s league in 2026 with the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL) launching as a second tier pro league.
April 14 – Major League Soccer (MLS) is continuing its exploration into the feasibility of moving its calendar to align with the international football calendar as early as 2027. Along with the switch, the league is also looking at changes to the format of the regular season and playoffs.
April 11 – The squeaky wheel does get the oil as Relevent Sports now has a clear path to stage foreign league matches on American soil after settling its antitrust lawsuit with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), according to a filing with the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.
April 11 – Having pre-sold 10,000 season tickets for the new NWSL franchise in Denver, the city has baulked on greenlighting $70 million of public money for land acquisition and improvements for a women’s soccer stadium.
April 10 – Having opened her tenure as head coach of the US Women’s national team with 17 straight wins and an Olympic Gold medal, Emma Hayes looked like she could do no wrong.
April 9 – SoFi Stadium, in Inglewood, has seen two different faces to America’s relationship with their respective men’s and women’s national teams over the last two weeks, and the differences could not be starker.
April 9 – Jessica Berman, National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) commissioner, speaking at the SheBelieves Summit, said that the US women’s league could expand to 32 teams.