July 4 – The NWSL has delivered its verdict on the 2026 men’s World Cup: if you can’t beat them, take a holiday. The league announced Wednesday it will shut down for the entire month of June when football’s biggest circus rolls into town, predominantly across the United States.
July 3 – When Olivier Giroud packed his bags for Los Angeles, it looked like another coup for Major League Soccer (MLS). Here was France’s all-time leading scorer, a man who had won everything from the World Cup to the Champions League, ready to grace American pitches with his elegant finishing.
July 2 – Sometimes the most important transfers happen off the pitch. The Portland Timbers just made their biggest acquisition in years – not a designated player, but something more valuable: 13 acres of Oregon real estate that signals serious intentions about competing at the highest level.
When Mauricio Pochettino signed on the dotted line to become head coach of the United States Men’s National Team (USMNT), he would’ve known the challenge was huge.
June 15 – BMO Stadium in Los Angeles is rapidly becoming the de facto home of the Trump resistance as National Women’s Soccer League’s (NWSL) Angel City, joined LAFC in protesting the U.S. President’s immigration crackdown.
On Saturday night the club made a bold statement with the words ‘Immigrant City Football Club’ printed on shirts across every players chest.
June 12 – As Inside World Football reported yesterday, the governing bodies of U.S. Youth Soccer have made a landmark decision to shift age group formation from the current January 1-December 31 timeframe to August 1-July 31, effective for the 2026-27 season.
June 11 – The calendar wars are over. Sort of. United States Youth Soccer (USYS), American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO), and US Club Soccer have finally landed on their new age group formation cycle: August 1 to July 31, starting with the 2026-27 season.
June 9 – Starting in the 2026 National Women’s Soccer League season, clubs will gain access to ‘intraleague loans’ while expansion teams Boston and Denver will receive significantly more funding to build competitive rosters.
June 9 – Major League Soccer (MLS) has partnered with New Era Cap, LLC, naming the iconic brand as the Official On-Field Cap of MLS. The deal grants New Era rights to produce and distribute headwear and apparel for all 30 MLS clubs.
June 6 – For the first time Mexico’s Liga MX Femenil will host its season ending Campeón de Campeonas between the winners of the Liga MX Femenil champions of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments outside of Mexico in the US on July 16.
June 5 – The United Soccer League (USL), operators of men’s second and third tier pro leagues and a women’s pro league in the US, have taken another step into the sports real estate business with the unveiling of a plan with Central Florida Pro Soccer to bring a professional team to Winter Garden, Florida.
June 4 – Chicago Fire FC owner Chicago Fire FC owner Joe Mansueto is set to privately finance a new £510 million ($650 million) football stadium in the city’s South Loop, marking one of the most ambitious privately funded stadium projects in U.S. soccer history.
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.