March 20 – The FIFA Council yesterday (Thursday) approved a new rule requiring women’s teams at its tournaments to have at least one female coach on the bench.
March 20 – China is set to host the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup in both 2028 and 2030, with their appointment to be ratified by the AFC’s executive committee. It will see China stage the tournament for a record seventh and eighth time.
March 20 – European football is heading for a VAR (video assistant referee) reset, but will it be for less or more?
March 20 – Football’s biggest annual cost at the professional level anywhere in the world is the paying of its players. The game’s biggest, and endless, challenge is finding the balance that makes the sport sustainable on a professional level.
March 20 – Arsenal has confirmed a new multi-year partnership with online financial trading platform HFM which becomes an Official Global Partner for the Premier League Champions in waiting.
March 20 – The 11 U.S. host cities for this summer’s World Cup have finally been awarded $625 million in security funding, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), following months of delay that have left local organisers scrambling to finalise plans.
March 20 – World Cup sponsor Coca-Cola North America has unveiled a collaboration with Panini America, embedding official World Cup stickers directly inside Coca-Cola bottle labels. The activation transforms buying a Coca-Cola product into an entry point into one of football’s most enduring rituals.
March 20 – Erling Haaland has become a major investor in a new global chess tour set to feature fellow Norwegian Magnus Carlsen.
March 20 – CSKA Sofia and leading Bulgarian insurance broker Mussala, have launched a partnership aimed at bolstering the club’s Youth Academy. The announcement took place at the iconic ‘Hristo Stoichkov Hall of Fame’ in the presence of the legendary Ballon d’Or winner himself.
March 19 – Tigres UANL went into the second leg of their last 16 series against FC Cincinnati three goals down and needing an explosive reaction in their El Volcan home if they were to stay in the competition.
March 19 – Manchester City have added another layer to their growing tech stack, confirming a new partnership with N-able which will see it become the club’s Official Cybersecurity Partner across both the men’s and women’s teams.
March 19 – Iranian Football Association President Mehdi Taj has said that the country will boycott the United States, but not the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
March 19 – The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has locked in another commercial partner ahead of what looks like a pivotal period for the national teams, confirming a long-term deal with Telefonica through to the end of 2030.
March 19 – Senegal’s government has alleged corruption at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and called for an investigation after the governing body stripped the country of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title.
March 19 – LaLiga President Javier Tebas believes Cristiano Ronaldo’s involvement with UD Almería is already paying off – not just in visibility, but in commercial terms.