February 26 – Tickets for the newly created Qatar Football Festival go on sale this evening at 9pm Doha time, with organisers banking on the draw of a high-end international lineup – and a headline clash between Spain and Argentina – to fill stadiums once again.
February 26 – Vancouver’s mayor Ken Sim and police chief Steve Rai have offered assurances that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will not be deployed in the city during the 2026 FIFA World Cup after pressure from city councillors.
February 26 – Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo has taken his first step into club ownership, acquiring a 25% stake in Spanish Segunda División side UD Almería through his CR7 Sports Investments company.
February 26 – The descent of Turkey’s Adana Demirspor has reached a new low. FIFA has handed the struggling Turkish second-division side a further 12-point deduction, a punishment that mathematically confirms their relegation to the TFF 2. Lig (third tier) and ends any lingering hope of an unlikely survival.
February 26 – One of Bulgaria’s most celebrated footballers, Dimitar Berbatov, has been appointed as an adviser to Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov on youth and sports matters.
February 26 – FIFA says it is closely monitoring the security situation in Mexico but insists it has “complete confidence” the country will successfully host 2026 World Cup matches despite a recent surge in unrest and violence.
February 26 – Manchester United’s latest financial results have put a smile on Chief Executive Omar Berrada’s face, who says the benefits of United’s ongoing “off-pitch transformation” are beginning to show, with the club posting an operating profit of £32.6m for the six months to 31 December 2025. A year earlier, that figure was a £3.9m loss.
February 26 – In huge news for women’s football in the Concacaf region, CBS Sports and the governing body have extended their partnership, with CBS Sports becoming the exclusive English-language U.S. broadcast home for all Concacaf women’s competitions through the 2029–2030 season.
February 26 – Major League Soccer has hired executive search experts Korn Ferry to head the league’s hunt for a successor to current commissioner Don Garber.
February 26 – PCCW-owned broadcaster Now TV has secured an exclusive local rights deal in Hong Kong to show the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
February 25 – Possession may look good in the statistics department, but without penetration, it’s a recipe for frustration especially if that possession is accompanied with a slow tempo.
February 25 – After leaving Costa Rica with a 0-0 draw versus CS Cartaginés last week, the Vancouver Whitecaps knew that the astroturf of BC Place would give them a distinct advantage; however, no one told that to Cartaginés.
February 26 – It was a miserable evening for the Dominican Republic’s O&M at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati who shipped nine unanswered goals to the MLS side.
February 25 – Philadelphia Union go into the second leg of their Champions Cup first round tie with a 5-0 lead over Trinidad and Tobago’s Defence Force.
February 25 – International consumer rights organisation Euroconsumers and Football Supporters Europe have reiterated their call to FIFA to drop dynamic ticket prices for the 2026 World Cup.