High flying Cruz Azul face a Monterrey struggling to find form
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.
Man City submit plans to bring ‘Mamma Mia! The Party’ residency to Etihad Campus
March 9 – Manchester City have submitted plans for a new immersive event venue at the Etihad Campus – with the intention of hosting theatrical dining experience Mamma Mia! The Party.
Jamaica’s Mount Pleasant scramble to get US visas for LA Galaxy Champions Cup clash
March 8 – The politics of the United States is being felt worldwide, and the CONCACAF Champions Cup is getting caught in the slipstream.
Messi earns $70-80m a year from InterMiami and MLS deals
March 8 – Few players in the history of the game have changed the economics of a club quite like Lionel Messi has at Inter Miami CF.
Appy Arsenal launch home-made multi-format content platform
March 8 – Quadruple-chasing Arsenal FC has launched a redesigned official club app called ‘The Arsenal’.
Romanian FA aims for youngest generation with Noriel toy retailer partnership
March 9 – The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) and Noriel, Romania’s leading toy retailer, have announced a strategic partnership aimed at connecting the National Team with its youngest supporters.
Philadelphia Union and Club América both need a win to kick start their seasons
March 9 – Philadelphia Union host Club América in the first leg at Subaru Park on Tuesday in the first of the big MLS vs LigaMX clashes of the 2016 edition of the Champions Cup.
Argentina sell training kit slot to Google’s AI platform Gemini
March 8 – Current World Champions Argentina, who have seemingly perfected the art of monetising every aspect of the Lionel Messi national team programme, struck a high-profile sponsorship with Gemini, the artificial intelligence platform developed by Google.
LAFC ready and waiting for Costa Rica’s LD Alajuelense in last 16 first leg
March 9 – The early weeks of the season are already hinting at something ominous for the rest of the region. Los Angeles FC look sharp, ruthless, and very much like the team everyone else in the Concacaf Champions Cup will have to deal with.
La Compagnie lands French national team deal to end of World Cup
March 8 – The French Football Federation (FFF) has named boutique carrier La Compagnie as the Official Airline of the French national team through to the end of July, covering a busy period of transatlantic travel as preparations intensify ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
CAF pushes Morocco’s hosting of WAFCON from March to July-August
March 6 – The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), which had been due to kick off on March 17, has been postponed to the summer.
On Thursday, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed the decision to move back the finals after weeks of media reports and mounting speculation over the host status.
Messi and Miami marched into White House presser with Trump
March 6 – Lionel Messi became the latest football player to meet with Donald Trump after the US president feted Inter Miami and the Argentinian at the White House on Thursday.
Women’s Asian Cup smashes attendance records as Aussies build momentum
March 6 – With second round matches of the group stage in the Women’s Asian Cup still to complete, the Australia 2026 edition has already smashed attendance records with 82,371 fans having passed through the gates.
Malaysian FA lose CAS appeal over falsification of player eligibility papers, but players’ ban terms reduced
March 6 – The Malaysian FA (FAM) has lost its appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for falsification of naturalisation and eligibility documents for seven players. However, the players saw their appeal partially upheld, reducing their 12-month ban to official matches only, and not a full ban from all football-related activities.