New Balance to return to Serie A next season with Atalanta kit deal
January 9 – New Balance is set to re-enter top-flight Italian football after securing a multi-year kit supply deal with UEFA Europa League champions Atalanta.
Deschamps to leave France after 2026 World Cup
January 8 – France head coach Didier Deschamps is to step down from the role when his current contract ends after the 2026 World Cup.
The three amigos: Neymar mulls over joining Messi and Suarez at Inter Miami
January 8 – Brazilian star Neymar has addressed the possibility of reuniting with former Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez at Inter Miami, reviving the legendary ‘MSN’ trio.
Robbie Keane fills gap left by Pascal Jansen at Ferencvaros
January 8 – Former Republic of Ireland forward Robbie Keane has become the new head coach at legendary Hungarian side Ferencvaros.
West Ham post record £270m revenue and £57m profit
January 8 – West Ham United may be in crisis on the pitch as they consider whether to fire Julen Lopetegui and hire ex-Chelsea and Brighton coach, Graham Potter, however off the pitch all is rosy in the financial department.
Chinese FA exiles storied but debt ridden Guangzhou to amateur football
January 8 – It wasn’t so long ago that the Chinse Super League (CSL) was flying high boasting superstar players and salaries but that is in the rear view mirror and confirmed by the fact that the most successful club, Guangzhou FC, will not play professionally next season because of their failure to pay off enough of their substantial debt.
Getting with the programme. Postecoglou begrudingly accepts VAR trial for Carabao Cup
January 8 – With Tottenham Hotspur spiralling in the Premier League, and boss, Ange Postecoglou under huge pressure, the timing of a new VAR (Video Assistant Referee) system has the Australian fuming.
AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 dates and venues confirmed as 2-year countdown starts
January 7 – The AFC has confirmed the dates for the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027, marking the start of a two-year countdown to the finals of the Asian confederation’s marquee men’s event.
Mourinho lashes out at biased Turkish referees and a Super Lig he says is ‘stacked’ against Fenerbache
January 7 – Fenerbahce’s Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho has once again complained about refereeing in Turkey, describing the situation in Turkish football as “toxic” and called on the media “to tell the truth” about football in the country.
Belgium’s Pascale van Damme runs unopposed for European seat on FIFA Council
January 7 – Belgian FA president Pascale van Damme is set to join FIFA’s ruling council after being the only candidate to run for a seat reserved for a female official from Europe.
Textor enters exclusivity talks Crystal Palace share sale with US-Saudi investors
January 7 – A consortium backed by individuals from Saudi Arabia and the United States has signed an exclusivity agreement to buy Eagle Football’s 45% stake in Crystal Palace.
Wales’ New Saints unpaid for transfer of striker Brad Young to Saudi’s Al-Orobah
January 7 – Welsh club football doesn’t often generate much publicity outside the principality but Cymru Premier champions The New Saints have lodged an appeal with FIFA claiming they are owed a transfer fee from Saudi Pro League club Al-Orobah for striker Brad Young.
Pascal Jansen is latest manager to take a bite at the Big Apple’s NYCFC
January 7 – MLS side New York City FC have named Dutchman Pascal Jansen as their new manager, succeeding Nick Cushing, who was dismissed in November.
Kluivert favourite to take over Indonesia from Shin Tae-yong ahead of 2026 qualifying
January 7 – Indonesia have dismissed Shin Tae-yong as manager, with Dutchman Patrick Kluivert reportedly waiting in the wings to take over.
Nottingham Forest celebrates 50-year anniversary of arrival of Old Big ‘Ead
January 7 – It was 50 years ago today that a small club in the Midlands welcomed the most controversial, flamboyant, and self-confident English manager ever.