March 12 – Mexican manager Javier Aguirre has left out veteran goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, so often the talisman of Mexican teams, and Club América’s evergreen forward Henry Martín from his 23-man roster for the upcoming Concacaf Nations League Finals.
March 12 – Dutch giants in football and beer have struck a deal that will see the Heineken brand become the official pouring partner of AFC Ajax, the four-times European Cup winner for the next 10 years.
March 12 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has launched the third edition of its AFC Certificate in Football Leadership (ACFL), a six-month programme run by the AFC Academic Centre of Excellence (ACE).
March 12 – The North Macedonian Football Federation (FFM) has signed a sponsorship agreement with Grand Auto – the official dealership for motor brands Ford, Hyundai, MG Motor and Chery for North Macedonia.
March 12 – Gaining traction in the crowded Chicago sports market is always a challenge, however, the Chicago Stars Football Club of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) have come up with a novel way of turning heads in the Windy City.
March 12 – Brazilian superstar, Neymar, who recently returned with much fanfare to his boyhood team, Santos, has come under fire after attending carnival in Rio de Janeiro.
March 11 – South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe (pictured) will run unopposed to secure a second four-year term as African football boss at the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Wednesday.
March 11 – Franz Beckenbauer is set to make his long-awaited return to Football Ultimate Team, joining the ICON ranks in EA Sports FC for the first time. His posthumous comeback follows in the footsteps of Diego Maradona, whose likeness was recently reinstated in the game after a three-year legal battle.
March 11 – Seven members of Diego Maradona’s medical team who treated the former Argentine superstar before his death have gone on trial, charged with homicide, in Buenos Aires.
March 11 – Manchester United have officially unveiled plans to construct a 100,000-capacity, state-of-the-art stadium, which would replace their historic 115-year-old Old Trafford home.
March 11 – Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has delivered a scathing assessment of the club’s current squad, branding several high-profile players as “not good enough” and “overpaid”.
March 11 – High-flying Premier League club Nottingham Forest have failed in their appeal against a £750,000 fine imposed for a social media post last season that took aim at a match official.
March 11 – Danish Football Union (DBU) chairman Jesper Møller has said that FIFA and UEFA are interested in overturning the ban that prevents Russian clubs, and the Russian National Team, from competing in their competitions.
March 11 – Australian broadcaster SBS Sports has just secured the free-to-air rights for the 2025 Major League Soccer (MLS) season. Under this agreement SBS will air a featured match under the banner of Sunday Night Soccer every Monday morning.
March 11 – Serie A giants Juventus have previously spent time conquering European and Italian football, and they have now set their sights on the moon after announcing a partnership with Lunar Outpost, an aerospace company focused on space mobility and sustainability.