March 24 – Mexico is the new name on the Concacaf Nations League trophy after beating a battling Panama 2-1 in a pulsating encounter at the SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles, with two more goals from striker Raul Jimenez.
March 24 – Former United States International Eric Wynalda played for his country 106 times. He also played in three World Cups, becoming the first American to be sent off in 1990, and becoming the first American to score a World Cup goal on American soil against Switzerland in 1994.
After witnessing a weak, timid performances from his national team against Panama and Canada in the Concacaf Nations League, he had plenty to say about the current state of US Soccer to Nick Webster.
March 23 – Canada hustled and bustled an at times indifferent USA to take third place in the Nations League with a 2-1 win.
February 4 – The US Soccer Federation (USSF) and the MLS are celebrating a major win after a federal jury in New York found that the USSF did not violate anti-trust law in denying the North American Soccer League (NASL) Division II league status.
The NASL which operated between 2011 and 2017 and included perhaps the US’s best known club name globally – the New York Cosmos – argued that the USSF and MLS had illegally conspired against the NASL to ensure it wasn’t sanctioned as a Division II league.
February 4 – Visa has renewed and expanded its sponsor partnership with AFC to cover more of the confederation’s regions and competitions for the next two seasons.
February 4 – Streaming service Tubi, owned by Fox Corporation, is to become the exclusive home for the Concacaf Champions Cup in Mexico.
February 3 – In a strongly worded letter, world governing body FIFA has rebuked criticism by Members of the European Parliament over the host award of the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia.
February 3 – Outspoken Spanish league boss Javier Tebas (pictured) has launched another scathing attack on Real Madrid for backing a European Super League and warns against taking revised plans for the breakaway league lightly, saying it could do untold damage.
February 3 – US President Donald Trump imposed tariffs of 25% on imports from Canada and Mexico, prompting a trade war between the long-time allies and the co-hosts of the 2026 World Cup.
February 3 – The Democratic Republic of Congo has called on Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain to end their “blood stained” sponsorship deals with Visit Rwanda because of the ongoing conflict in the region.
February 3 – Evision, the media and entertainment subsidiary of UAE mobile telecoms business e& (formerly Etisalat), has announced a strategic partnership with FIFA+ to bring the football-focused channel to STARZ ON, its free ad-supported streaming platform. This collaboration aims to enhance football content offerings in the MENA region by providing 24/7 access to premium FIFA programming at no cost.
February 3 – Having been close to being without a home stadium with their return to Camp Nou delayed and the Olympic Stadium booked for other events, Barcelona have been granted a lifeline and have formally requested an extension to their stay at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium until the end of the season.
February 3 – AC Milan have strengthened their ties with online trading platform Bitpanda, announcing an expanded partnership that will see the company’s logo feature on the back of the Rossoneri’s shirts with immediate effect.
February 3 – Colombia and Aston Villa forward Jhon Duran has departed the English Premier League for Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr in a reported £64 million deal.
February 3 – In 2024, Major League Soccer (MLS) caused uproar in the US community as the league announced that all of its teams would not participate in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup due to fixture congestion. After negotiations in December 2023, MLS allowed eight clubs to compete along with nine MLS-affiliated MLS Next Pro teams.
February 2 – The Russian owner of Botev Plovdiv, Anton Zingarevich, said he has still not received any official explanation from the Bulgarian authorities about why he has been issued with a 10-year ban from residing in Bulgaria.
February 3 – You can’t play the ‘beautiful game’ without a ball, and the game is littered with iconic and controversial balls. The Adidas Telstar and tango from the 1970 and 1978 World Cups are still considered the crown jewels with football aficionados while the Adidas Jabulani from 2010 was described by Brazilian goalkeeper, Julio Cesar, as “a ball you buy in a supermarket”.
February 3 – Atlanta, which has just completed the hosting of the College Football Playoff National Championship, has turned its attention to the 500-day countdown to the 2026 World Cup where it will host eight matches, including a semi-final.