March 10 – Player unions from across the Asia-Pacific gathered in Sydney this week for the annual FIFPRO Asia/Oceania General Assembly, with the message from the room clear – football’s growth in the region will depend on genuine partnerships between players, federations and governing bodies.
March 10 – Arsenal have signed a new multi-year partnership with security firm ADT, bringing the brand into football sponsorship for the first time as the club’s Official Community Security Partner.
March 10 – Lawyers for former Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich have warned the UK government not to confiscate £2.35 billion from the sale of the London club as a dispute over the money escalates.
March 10 – Major League Soccer has handed Derrick Jones and Yaw Yeboah lifetimes bans for “extensive” gambling, including on games involving their own teams.
March 10 – The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has unveiled its 2026 season kick-off campaign as it prepares for opening day on March 13.
March 10 – Five members of the Iranian women’s football team have been granted humanitarian visas in Australia after their Asian Cup exit – but the fate of the rest remains unclear amid fears for their safety.
March 10 – The U.S. Soccer Federation has appointed M+C Saatchi North America as its strategic integrated marketing agency as the federation ramps up commercial and fan engagement efforts ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
March 10 – The Bulgarian legend and Ballon d’Or winner Hristo Stoichkov was the central figure during the official launch of the innovative “FIFA Football for Schools” program in Athens.
March 9 – World Cup co-hosts Mexico have promised to deploy 100,000 World Cup security personnel to protect this summer’s World Cup following a spike in cartel violence.
March 9 – Police have condemned the scenes that followed the latest Old Firm clash after disorder broke out at the end of the Scottish Cup quarter-final between Rangers and Celtic fans at Rangers’ Ibrox Stadium.
March 9 – The UK government has condemned posts generated by AI tool Grok on X that referenced some of football’s most painful tragedies, calling the material “sickening and irresponsible”.
March 10 – With the last 16 knockout rounds in the Concacaf Champions Cup starting tonight with the 11 Round 1 winners and the five seeded teams entering the action, Concacaf has unveiled a new brand campaign for the competition tag lined ‘The Beautiful Obsession’.
Katie Simmonds, Global Chief Commercial Officer, SIGA and Chair, SIGAWomen argues it is the collective responsibility of the women in current leadership positions in sport to give their time and share their career journeys – the good, the bad and the ugly – to make future pathways easier.
March 9 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) broke two of its women’s football records this weekend.
March 10 –CF Monterrey host reigning Champions Cup holders Cruz Azul tonight in the first leg of their Round of 16 series at Estadio BBVA in Monterrey, Mexico.