July 2 – Having looked like a team that were struggling to find any cohesion or common purpose after four straight losses, including a miserable performance in March at the Concacaf Nations League final, suddenly the USA look as though, if not the real deal, they are certainly worth a reappraisal.
July 2 – Elite football in the form of major tournament returns to Switzerland for the first time since 2008, with Euro 2025 and the quest for continental glory set to take over the Alpine nation this July with more than 600,000 tickets sold and increased prize money on offer for the 16 finalists.
June 26 – A coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), including Fairsquare, leading experts and scholars, has sent a letter to FIFA arguing that the Israel Football Association (IFA) has violated FIFA Statutes in relation to settlement clubs in the West Bank.
June 26 – The Croatian Football Federation (HNS) has secured broadcasting and marketing rights deals worth €59.2m for the competitions organised by the national association with Hrvatski Telekom and SuperSport respectively.
June 26 – The Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) has agreed a strategic partnership with Soul Touchin’ Experiences LLC (STE) aimed at advancing inclusion, equity, and integrity in sport.
June 25 – The Gold Cup quarter-final line-up was completed yesterday with Panama vs Honduras being scheduled for the State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Saturday June 28.
June 24 – French giants Olympique Lyonnais have been relegated from Ligue 1 following an audit by the French football financial watchdog. The club, owned by American John Textor, said it will appeal the decision.
June 254 – Manchester United will face Dutch club PSV Eindhoven in the second round of UEFA Women’s Champions League qualifying.
June 24 – Twenty-seven years ago in Lyon, France, white roses and geopolitics collided in football’s most politically charged encounter. Iran beat the United States 2-1 at the 1998 World Cup, but not before gifting their opponents flowers in a carefully choreographed show of diplomacy that had FIFA suits sweating in the stands.
June 24 – In a world where football partnerships often feel like hollow branding exercises, there’s something refreshingly substantial about Macron’s continued relationship with UEFA. The Italian sportswear brand has just secured their third consecutive contract as Official UEFA Referee Match Kit Supplier.
June 25 – Japanese publishing house Kodansha that is behind the manga and anime titles, is collaborating with Concacaf for a first-of-its-kind series featuring manga and anime series Blue Lock.
June 25 – Romania’s FC Rapid 1923 Bucharest has changed its name to Fotbal Club Rapid. The new name of the club will be used officially from the start of the 2025/2026 season in Romania.
June 24 – There’s something deeply disturbing about a 19-year-old sitting behind a screen in Málaga, typing death threats to Álvaro Morata and his family because of a penalty miss. Not disappointment, not frustration – death threats.
June 24 – Some may say that Scottish football is considered a backwater; however, Glasgow Celtic Football Club have always punched with the big boys, and their latest venture is one that would make Jock Stein smile.
June 25 – Chicago Fire FC have pulled back the curtain on their long-anticipated new home—a $650 million, privately financed football-specific stadium set to rise in the heart of downtown Chicago. Slated to open in 2028, the 22,000-seat venue will become a new landmark for both the club and the city.
June 25 – EA Sports is hitting the mark with its FC Futures programme, doubling its global reach in year two of the project. What started as a £8 million (US $10 million) commitment to grassroots football back in April 2023 has now impacted over 340,000 people -bringing the overall tally to more than 500,000 participants across communities worldwide.
June 25 – Inter Miami CF have signed a landmark long-term deal with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), naming the global tech firm the first Founding Partner and Official Technology Partner of Miami Freedom Park.