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.
Spain 5 Portugal 0
July 3 – With an imperious display, world champions Spain waltzed past neighbours Portugal at the Wankdorff Stadion in Bern, winning 5-0 to back up their status as tournament favourites.
Belgium 0 Italy 1
July 3 – Set up as the battle of the understudies – with group mates Spain expected to top the Group B – Italy versus Belgium gave both sides the perfect opportunity to claim three must-win points in Sion.
July 3 – The Kings League continues to ride a wave of digital-era fanfare, with organisers announcing that the 2025 Kings World Cup Clubs in Paris drew a claimed 102 million viewers over its two-week run.
July 3 – Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota, 28, has died in a car crash alongside his brother Andre Silva, 26, who was also a professional footballer with Portuguese second-tier club Penafiel.
July 3 – The battle to escape Group B gets under way with a clash between two sides looking to disrupt the natural order. Spain may be the headline act, but Italy and Belgium both know this opening game could define their tournament. With pressure mounting and little room for error, expect tension, tactical caution, and the kind of moments that shape group-stage narratives.
July 3 – West Ham United have unveiled a new multi-year partnership with BoyleSports, Ireland’s largest independent bookmaker, in a deal that sees the betting firm take over as front-of-shirt sponsor from the 2025/26 season.
July 3 – Spain will get their quest for a first European title under way against Iberian rivals Portugal with doubts remaining over the fitness of Aitana Bonmati, who is recovering from meningitis.
July 3 – Bulgaria’s Levski Sofia have announced that the club have repaid a debt of nearly BGN 4 million (€2 m). The debt was owed to the Bulgarian construction company Glavbolgarstroy (GBS), which began the reconstruction of the Georgi Asparuhov Stadium years ago, but construction activities were subsequently suspended due to a lack of funding.
July 3 – Hollywood’s latest football fantasy has arrived, and this time it’s Eva Longoria trading Wisteria Lane for the dusty pitches of Aguascalientes. The ‘Desperate Housewives’ star is attempting her own version of the Ryan Reynolds-Rob McElhenney “Welcome to Wrexham” magic with Necaxa, a docuseries about one of Mexico’s most historically significant yet perpetually struggling clubs.
July 3 – The 11 US host city committees for the FIFA men’s World Cup moved one step closer to securing their requested $625million in federal security funding after the US Senate passed an amended version of President Donald Trump’s domestic policy bill on Tuesday.
July 3 – With 11 months until FIFA’s circus rolls into town, Vancouver’s bean counters have finally crunched the numbers. The verdict? Seven World Cup matches will cost British Columbia between $85-145 million – but the economic payoff could be colossal.
July 3 – Barcelona have shared stunning details of the commercial strategy surrounding the Espai Barça project, which centres around the renovation of their Camp Nou stadium.
July 3 – The AFC has expanded its partnership with Visa which has become the Official Global Supporter of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026, the first time Visa has partnered with the blue riband women’s national team event.
July 3 – Premier League Crystal Palace have signed a multi-year extensions to their partnership with Italian sportswear brand Macron.
Mexico 1 Honduras 0
July 2 – The question on the lips of pundits and fans at Levi Stadium, Santa Clara, was “would tonight be business as usual or unusual business?” as Mexico and Honduras met for the right to face the United States in the Concacaf Gold Cup Final on Sunday in Houston.