By Samindra Kunti in Sofia
March 12 – Lobby group the Union of European Clubs (UEC) has proposed a new and radical redistribution model of UEFA revenue to address financial inequality in the club game.
March 12 – As geopolitical tensions continue to grip the world in uncertainty, senior officials at FIFA say postponing the 2026 FIFA World Cup is not a realistic option, even as the governing body continues to monitor the conflict involving Iran and its potential impact on the tournament.
Speaking at the International Broadcast Centre for the 48-nation competition, FIFA World Cup Chief Operating Officer Heimo Schirgi said the scale and complexity of the tournament make any delay extraordinarily difficult.
March 12 – The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has officially launched a high-priority tender to construct a modern sports hall at the Hasan Doğan National Teams Camp and Training Facilities in Riva, Beykoz.
March 12 – The suspensions of two players formerly with the Columbus Crew have intensified Major League Soccer’s (MLS) efforts to push gambling operators to remove certain betting markets from their platforms.
March 12 – Roel De Vries, the Group Chief Operating Officer of City Football Group (CFG), is set to leave to become CEO of Stage Entertainment, according to reports from Yahoo Finance.
March 12 – The U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT) will be based in one of soccer’s most vibrant markets in the country, Southern California, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
March 12 – The speculation over whether Iran will take their place at the 2026 World Cup may have been answered with the country’s Minister of Sports and Youth Ahmad Donyamali saying that “conditions for participation do not exist”.
March 11 – FIFA President Gianni Infantino has said that US President Donald Trump had offered reassurances over Iran’s participation in the 2026 World Cup, saying the team are “welcome”.
March 11 – Ten players from Jamaican club Mount Pleasant have been denied a visa to enter the United States for their Concacaf Champions Cup match against Los Angeles Galaxy tonight (Wednesday).
March 10 – The growing instability across the Middle East following the United States/Israel war with Iran has plunged the Finalissima between Argentina and Spain in Qatar into further doubt as what was promised as a short conflict ominously lengthens.
March 11 – Former Congolese Football Federation (Fecofoot) president Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas has been sentenced to life imprisonment after a court in Brazzaville found him guilty of embezzling more than €1 million in funds provided by FIFA.
March 11 – FC Barcelona has taken another step towards the full reopening of the redeveloped Spotify Camp Nou after receiving the first occupation licence from Barcelona City Council for part of the stadium’s next operational phase – taking its current capacity to more than 62,000.
March 11 – San Diego FC is rapidly becoming the ‘it’ team in Major League Soccer, with their latest dismantling of Mexican royalty, this time in the form of Toluca, simply breathtaking during the 1st leg of their Champions Cup round of 16 game.
March 11 – Road matches are tough at the best of times in the Concacaf region as hostile environments and climates are par for the course, however few teams bargain for US customs and immigration handicapping teams.
March 12 – Not even the genius of Lionel Messi could break the deadlock in the last 16 encounter between Nashville and Inter Miami.