Will Smith to headline entertainment at Concacaf Nations League final at SoFi Stadium
March 14 – Will Smith will preform pre-match at the Concacaf Nations League final on March 23 at the SoFi Stadium in Hollywood Park, Los Angeles.
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Norway look for perfect group stage record against Iceland
July 10 – Norway take on Iceland in their final Group A match, looking to clinch a 100% record at EURO 2025 so far.
Turkish Federation signs 2-year sponsorship MAD Parfumeur
March 14 – The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has signed a two-year sponsorship deal with perfume company MAD Parfumeur, which will become the sponsor of the Turkish men’s and women’s national teams. MAD Parfumeur is a Turkish company that operates internationally with a total of 71 stores in 13 countries in four continents, namely Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.
Match week 28: Premier League grounds packed as race for Europe tightens
March 14 – Match week 28 saw Premier League crowds turn out in force, with a record-matching five clubs hitting 99%+ capacity — a total score of 98.627% comfortably surpassing the season-high league average of 97.9%. While Liverpool remain 15 points clear at the top table, effectively ending any title drama, the fight for European spots and survival is keeping the stands packed.
NWSL’s Bay FC unveils designs for world leading training facility
March 14 – NWSL club Bay FC have announced architects Olson Kundig to lead the design of their new state-of-the-art training facility on Treasure Island, San Francisco. The training ground is set to open ahead of the 2027 NWSL season, marking a major milestone in Bay FC’s ambition to establish itself as a global football powerhouse.
Tottenham freeze season and match ticket prices for next season
March 13 – Tottenham Hotspur have frozen season and match ticket prices for both their men’s and women’s teams for the 2025-26 season.
Bayern’s Olise tops list of world’s best attacking players
March 13 – Michael Olise has been named the best-performing attacking player in world football, according to the latest CIES Football Observatory study. The Bayern Munich winger, who joined from Crystal Palace last summer in a €53million deal, leads the rankings ahead of teenage sensations Lamine Yamal and Florian Wirtz.
Aston Villa extend Levy Ireland hospitality partnership for 10 more years
March 13 – Aston Villa have announced a major 10-year extension to their partnership with Levy Ireland, continuing a collaboration that has already transformed the hospitality and food experience at Villa Park.
Lack of state federation support sees Ronaldo pull out of CBF presidential race
March 13 – Two-time World Cup winner Ronaldo (pictured) has withdrawn from the race to be president of the Confederation of Brazilian Football (CBF) after failing to drum up enough support among the state federations.
FIFA lifts financial restrictions on Bangladesh Football Federation
March 13 – After six years of financial restrictions, FIFA has finally given the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) full access to its funds, lifting the controls that had been in place since 2018.
The decision, confirmed in a letter from FIFA on March 7, means the BFF will now receive grants in standard instalments and be eligible for a wider range of FIFA development programmes.
Furious Atlético lose to Real Madrid again after penalty controversy
March 13 – Real Madrid defeated crosstown rivals Atlético 4-2 in a penalty shootout – including a bizarre, disallowed spot kick from Julián Alvarez – to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League after the scores had finished level at 2-2 on aggregate.
French Ministry of Interior bans ASSE fans from Montpellier match
March 13 – The French Ministry of the Interior has banned AS Saint-Étienne (ASSE) supporters from traveling to Montpellier Hérault SC for this weekend’s Ligue 1 meeting between the two relegation-threatened clubs because of a high risk of violence.
Reyna is surprise inclusion in USMNT squad for CONCACAF Nations League
March 13 – United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) boss Mauricio Pochettino (pictured) has announced his 23-player roster for the CONCACAF Nations League finals and it is a squad that has a few surprises, most notably the inclusion of Borussia Dortmund’s Gio Reyna.
MLS celebrates decade-long partnership with ‘game-changer’ Audi
March 13 – For a decade German car manufacturer Audi has maintained a strong, loyal partnership with Major League Soccer (MLS) and in 2023 became the presenting sponsor for the MLS Cup, which crowns the end–of–season champions.
Germany submits bid book for 12-city hosting of Women’s EURO 2029
March 13 – Having launched their bid for Women’s EURO 2029 to the German public at the weekend with multiple activities around Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga matches, the German Football Association (DFB) formally submitted (Wednesday) its preliminary bid dossier to UEFA.
Slovakia’s Niké Liga joins WLA with message of protection for the league ‘backbone’ of world football
March 13 – The World Leagues Association (WLA) has added the 12-team Slovak Niké Liga as a member.