January 23 – Reeling from a damaging defeat in the Champions League on Wednesday, when they blew a two-goal lead in a high-stakes clash with Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester City have taken their January spending to around £123 million by signing Egypt forward Omar Marmoush from Eintracht Frankfurt.
January 23 – The Northern Super League (NSL), Canada’s first professional women’s football league, has extended its founding partnership with DoorDash Canada for the league’s inaugural 2025 season. At the heart of the partnership is a shared mission to ‘inspire, empower, and support’ the next generation of female athletes.
January 23 – Feyenoord fans have been banned by French authorities from travelling to Lille for next week’s final Champions League group game between the two sides. France’s interior ministry expressed concerns about a “real and serious risk of confrontation” between the respective sets of supporters.
January 23 – Nicosia police have banned Apollon Limassol fans from their upcoming Cypriot championship match at Omonia 29M. They have written to the Cyprus Football Association (CFA), informing them that the fixture at the Katokopia Stadium on January 25 is high risk, with serious trouble possible from fans of both clubs.
January 23 – African regional confederation Cecafa (the Council for East and Central African Football Associations) have given their 11-member support to Djibouti FA president Hassan Waberi Souleiman (pictured) in his candidacy for an African spot on the FIFA Council.
January 23 – In 1979, Trevor Francis became the first English footballer to command a £1 million transfer fee when he moved from Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest. 46 years later Naomi Girma is set to make the first million-dollar transfer in women’s soccer history.
January 23 – Greenland’s Football Association will send a delegation to the United States next month to begin talks on joining Concacaf, hoping it will boost national pride at a time of global attention.
January 23 – Major League Soccer (MLS) has often been accused of being a retirement league as aging stars come stateside for one last payday. Does the signing of Wilfried Zaha by Charlotte FC confirm or rebuff that perception?
January 23 – Life is good for Liverpool FC. They are top of the Premier League, top of the Champions League, and aiming to become the most popular club in the Asian market after launching their second official retail store in Indonesia, located in Surabaya.
January 22 – Real Madrid have set a new world revenue record, becoming the first football club in history to pass the €1 billion mark in operating revenue for the 2023/24.
January 22 – The UK’s culture secretary Lisa Nandy has called out the conservative party for seeking to “wreck” the football regulator bill, which has been designed to bring a degree of oversight to the top five professional tiers of English football.
January 22 – Juventus has become the first major club to join Gerard Piqué’s fast-growing Kings League Italy, a 7-a-side tournament that merges traditional football with modern entertainment.
January 22 – With the commercialisation of hospitality boxes, the Maracana and its exploiting clubs Flamengo and Fluminense looking to raise revenue generated by their jointly share stadium by €9.5 million.
January 22 – The Bundesliga has broken new ground by becoming the first European football league to launch a presence on Roblox, the virtual gaming platform with a global user base of over 65 million daily active players. The move is designed to connect with younger fans, providing them with an interactive way to engage with the league.
January 22 – Argentine club football powerhouse Boca Juniors has solidified its relationship with Swedish sportsbook Betsson Group, announcing a renewed partnership that will keep the betting giant as the club’s main sponsor until the 2028 season.