February 24 – The national associations of Poland, Sweden and the Czech Republic have issued a joint statement refusing to play any World Cup playoffs in Russia in response to the military assault on Ukraine.
February 25 – FIFA have suspended Zimbabwe and Kenya from all international competition as a result of government interference in the running of their affairs.
February 25 – Honduras will host the 2022 Concacaf Men’s U-20 Championship (June 18 – July 30), in San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
February 25 – The FA has snagged an £800,000 grant from Arts Council England to run an arts and cultural programme alongside Women’s EURO 2022 in England. The money comes from the Arts Council National Lottery funding.
February 25 – The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has extended and expanded their agreement with Sportradar Integrity Services for as new three year term.
February 24 – Under pressure to respond to Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has called an extraordinary meeting of his executive committee for tomorrow, Friday.
By Andrew Warshaw
February 24 – When Antonio Conte was hired as manager of Tottenham Hotspur in November to try and revive their fortunes, the club’s fans could hardly believe their luck at acquiring one of Europe’s most successful and tactically astute coaches.
February 24 – Mongolia, who have never qualified for the AFC Asian Cup, and are hosting a qualifying group for the first time, will face Palestine, Philippines and Yemen in Group B qualifying for the China 2023 edition. All their opponents played at the Asian Cup in 2019.
February 24 – UEFA’s resolve over how to react to Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine has been further tested after Benfica’s Ukrainian international Roman Yaremchuk unveiled a trident logo in support of his homeland during Wednesday night’s Champions League last-16 game against Ajax.
February 24 – Former United States international goalkeeper Hope Solo has slammed the landmark equal pay settlement between the national women’s team and the US Soccer Federation as “heartbreaking and infuriating”.
February 24 – Seven of the eight centralised venues for the group stages of the AFC’s second tier club competition, the AFC Cup 2022, have been confirmed.
February 24 – Player values have remained stagnant since the 19.6% drop in values triggered by the covid pandemic, according to updated data from the KPMG Football Benchmark team.
February 24 – Bayern Munich have opened an office in the Thai capital Bangkok in a bid to deepen their roots into the Asian market.
February 24 – Premier League Liverpool are partnering with Wasabi Technologies who are becoming the club’s Official Cloud Storage Partner.
By Samindra Kunti
February 23 – In a landmark moment, the U.S. national women’s team has negotiated $24 million in an equal pay settlement, bringing to an end a prolonged class-action lawsuit with the US Soccer Federation.