July 17 – England’s players and their manager Sarina Wiegman have warned not to underestimate quarter-final opponents Sweden, who have enjoyed a perfect EURO 2025 so far.
July 17 – Midea will become an Official Sponsor of the 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) – marking the Chinese white goods giant’s first formal partnership with the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
July 17 – US investment heavyweight Apollo is in early talks to buy a stake in Atlético Madrid, potentially adding one of Spain’s biggest football clubs to its growing European portfolio. The move could mark Apollo’s first real swing into top-flight football—and it’s not just about what happens on the pitch.
July 17 – UEFA has delivered its verdict on Montenegrin club FK Arsenal Tivat, and it is brutal. Banned from European competition for ten years. Half a million euros in fines. Life bans for key figures.
July 17 – England’s players and their manager Sarina Wiegman have warned not to underestimate quarter-final opponents Sweden, who have enjoyed a perfect EURO 2025 so far.
July 17 – Italy’s Cristiana Girelli notched a last-gasp winner to secure her country’s path into the semi-finals of EURO 2025 at the Stade de Genève on Wednesday at the expense of Norway and Ada Hegerberg.
July 17 – Major League Soccer (MLS) has made its choice, and it’s a telling one. Charlotte FC will host the 2026 MLS All-Star Game at Bank of America Stadium, marking a significant milestone for an expansion franchise that’s been rewriting the rulebook on how quickly a club can establish itself in American soccer.
July 17 – Paris St-Germain may have just lost the FIFA Club World Cup final, but the UEFA Champions League winners are now hoping to be champions in an entirely different space – hospitality.
July 17 – The Polish Ekstraklasa has finally cracked the North American code. After years of European leagues jockeying for position in the increasingly lucrative US and Canadian markets, Poland’s top flight has secured its first ever broadcast deal across the Atlantic with beIN Media Group.
July 17 – Digital data, graphics and streaming provider Deltatre is acquiring Endeavor Streaming from Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc.
July 17 – The AFC Referees Committee, meeting virtually, highlighted their commitment to produce world-class match officials via the multiple training and development programmes the regional governing body has implemented.
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July 17 – Under the stunning Geneva sunset, Italy’s veteran forward Cristiana Girelli headed home an 89th-minute winner to send Italy into their first Women’s Euro semi-final since 2013, dumping out a wasteful Norway side who had arrived with a perfect group record but left with little else.
July 17 – On the sidelines of the Women’s Euro, the International Labor Organization (ILO) hosted a symposium to explore the improvement of labour conditions and responsible event hosting in women’s sports.
July 16 – England’s 6-1 dismantling of Wales in their final UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 group-stage match was more than double the UK audience for FIFA’s Club World Cup final between Chelsea and PSG on the same evening.
July 16 – Aladin Hassan, a Palestinian Israeli national who opted to play in the Qatar league and made his debut for Palestine in September 2023, has said he has been subjected to multiple interrogations by Israeli authorities.
July 16 – Manchester City have signed a new kit deal with Puma worth a reported £1 billion, making it the most lucrative agreement of its kind in English football history.