England 4 Netherlands 0
July 9 – The European champions responded in style to the pressure that had been building after their opening 2-1 defeat against France. England comprehensively demolished the Netherlands 4-0 with Lauren James scoring a brace.
January 6 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has renewed its partnership with MATCH Hospitality Asia, appointing them as the exclusive provider of the commercial hospitality programme for the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027.
January 6 – Iran’s antiquated theocratic policy of gender discrimination has spilled over into football once again with a top player summoned to explain why he hugged a female fan.
January 6 – Paris Saint-Germain have kicked off 2025 in style with a 1-0 victory against AS Monaco to claim the French Super Cup in Doha.
January 6 – AC Milan will meet Inter Milan in tonight’s Supercoppa Italiana after new boss Sergio Conceicao christened his first game in charge with an important 2-1 over Juventus at Al-Awwal Park in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where the final four format is being hosted.
January 6 – Argentine great and World Cup winner, Lionel Messi, has won every conceivable football award on and off the field of play, can add the highest honour bestowed on civilians in his new home of the USA after just two years in the country.
January 6 – San Diego FC who are due to kick-off their inaugural Major League Soccer (MLS) campaign have unveiled a multi-year agreement to play perennial LigaMX super team, Club America.
January 6 – Ventseslav Stefanov (pictured), the president of Bulgaria’s oldest club Slavia Sofia, has terminated the contract of the team’s captain and former Bulgarian international, Galin Ivanov.
January 6 – With the Middle East becoming a global player in the world of football, the next natural step is to create a show that can out-muscle the Ballon d’Or and FIFA’s world’s best player awards.
January 3 – Denver has beaten off bids from Cleveland and Cincinnati to become the National Women’s Soccer League’s (NWSL) 16th team, paying a record $110 million for the franchise.
January 3 – A Europol and Bulgarian police-led investigation that saw a pan-European and multi-jurisdiction co-operation, has brought down a network of illegal streaming and IPTV platforms that reached more than 22 million users worldwide.
January 3 – Inter Milan secured a place in the final of the Supercoppa Italiana with a 2-0 victory over Atalanta in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday evening, keeping Simone Inzaghi’s side firmly in the hunt for silverware this season, with the Serie A title race, that resume later this month, also tighter than ever.
January 3 – The inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League is now down to the final eight teams for the knock-out stages with the draw set to take place next Wednesday, January 8 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur.
January 3 – Barcelona star Dani Olmo has denied, via his agent, of any ongoing transfer talks amid speculation the Euro 2024 winner could leave the Catalan club on a free transfer.
January 3 – Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers and midfielder Arne Engels were both targeted in separate missile-throwing incidents during Celtic’s 3-0 defeat to Rangers at Ibrox, prompting an investigation by Police Scotland.
January 3 – The Confederation of Brazilian Football (CBF) has dismissed its communications director Rodrigo Paiva because of his ties to Ronaldo.