March 6 – The English Football League (EFL) has taken a bold step toward expanding its Championship play-offs, with clubs having voted for an expansion from four teams to six beginning in the 2026-27 season.
March 6 – Manchester City has expanded its global development network with a new collaboration alongside Puma King Club Charlotte Soccer Academy (CSA) as part of an initiative that will see the eight-time Premier League champions embed their coaching methodology within the North Carolina-based academy.
March 6 – With the countdown to the 2026 World Cup now measured in weeks, Canada Soccer has teamed up with retail giant Walmart Canada in a nationwide collaboration designed to bring Canadians closer to the game.
March 6 – Chelsea will carry branding from forex trading platform TMGM on the back of their shirts during the remainder of their 2026 FA Cup campaign, expanding the pair’s existing commercial partnership.
March 6 – Grup Mediapro has secured media rights to interactive entertainment platforms and digital operators for Uruguayan football covering the 2026–2029 cycle.
March 6 – The United Soccer League (USL) has expanded its partnership with vivenu, officially naming the company an Official Ticketing Partner across the USL Championship, USL League One, the Gainbridge Super League, and the forthcoming tier one USL Premier.
March 6s – With the World Cup this summer fast approaching, Europe’s biggest clubs are sensing an opportunity to push their brands in the US. Bundesliga giants, FC Bayern Munich, last weekend held their first-ever Texas Fest in Houston.
March 6 – The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) has entered into a strategic partnership with Fanzeal, a global mobile app aimed at football fans.
March 6 – The English FA has refreshed and upgraded its national stadium educational hub in Wembley that has grown to become an established part of the local community.
March 5 – Leeds United have added HR software firm Employment Hero to their commercial portfolio for the remaining nine matches of the 2025/26 Premier League season, in a partnership the club are framing around business support in Yorkshire rather than traditional matchday branding.
March 5 – In contrast with their opening game at the Women’s Asian Cup, Iran’s players sang the national anthem while saluting their flag against hosts Australia.
March 5 – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will provide clarity over the fate of the upcoming Women’s Africa Cup of Nations with Morocco’s hosting in doubt.
March 5 – Still delivering at 38, Lionel Messi continues to set the pace for attacking output across world football, according to new figures released by the CIES Football Observatory.
March 5 – ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) has been appointed by Major League Soccer to operate the 2026 edition of the eMLS Cup, the league’s flagship EA Sports FC tournament in North America.
March 5 – The Summer Series will return to the United States this July with four British clubs – Liverpool FC, Leeds United, Sunderland AFC and Wrexham AFC – confirmed for a six-match tour across the country.