January 21 – Iceland’s Elisabet Gunnarsdottir has succeeded Yves Serneels as manager of the Belgian women’s national team with a contract until the 2027 Women’s World Cup.
January 21 – Talk about telling it like it is. It’s one thing criticising individual performances, quite another blasting the whole team.
But that’s what Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has done, delivering a withering assessment of the side and suggesting it might be the “worst” in the club’s storied history.
January 21 – He was once one of the most coveted talents in the English game before his career and life took a downward turn.
Now former England midfielder Dele Alli has joined Serie A strugglers Como in the latest attempt to revive a vocation that promised so much.
January 21 – The Somali Football Federation (SFF) has continued with its regeneration of football in the country with the return of its Futsal Championship after a 15-year gap caused by the civil war and terrorism that plagued the country.
January 21 – With the 2026 World Cup only 507 days away, Local Organising Committees (LOC) are beginning to step into action, and one of the most active is in Seattle, and the state of Washington who recently announced that they will be partnering with nine locations across the state to host fan zones.
January 21 – Becoming a host city of World Cup matches often brings additional benefits beyond the influx of tourism to the local economy.
January 21 – The United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) played the first of two international friendlies this month beating Venezuela 3-1 at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
January 20 – Citing health reasons and a lack of support from the local sports ministry, Mamatou Touré of Mali will not seek re-election for the FIFA Council, the embattled football official confirmed.
January 20 – On Monday, FIFA president Gianni Infantino will attend the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States in Washington DC, the football boss confirmed on his Instagram page.
January 20 – Everton have avoided another points deduction with a complaint brought by the Premier League regarding spending rules being discontinued.
January 20 – French football’s third tier is set for a dramatic makeover, with the Fédération Française de Football (FFF) announcing plans to transform the Championnat National into a professional Ligue 3 by the 2026-2027 season.
January 20 – Last week, as reported in IWF, the Welsh clubs, Cardiff City, Swansea City, Newport and Wrexham were hopeful that they could open up lucrative pathways to Europe by competing and winning the Welsh League Cup. The wish now looks to be blocked by the Football Association.
January 20 – The top 15 women’s clubs in Europe have passed the €100 million revenue mark for the first time, with cumulative revenues of €116.6 million in the 2023/24 season – a 35% year-on-year growth.
January 17 – Spanish FA (RFEF) president Rafael Louzan has apologised for the treatment that the wives of Mallorca players suffered from Saudi Arabian fans during the recent Spanish Super Cup.
January 20 – FIFA has banned Manuel Álvarez, one-time general secretary of the Venezuelan FA, for five years for financial wrongdoing and fined him nearly $1 million.