July 17 – Italy’s Cristiana Girelli notched a last-gasp winner to secure her country’s path into the semi-finals of EURO 2025 at the Stade de Genève on Wednesday at the expense of Norway and Ada Hegerberg.
July 17 – Major League Soccer (MLS) has made its choice, and it’s a telling one. Charlotte FC will host the 2026 MLS All-Star Game at Bank of America Stadium, marking a significant milestone for an expansion franchise that’s been rewriting the rulebook on how quickly a club can establish itself in American soccer.
July 17 – Paris St-Germain may have just lost the FIFA Club World Cup final, but the UEFA Champions League winners are now hoping to be champions in an entirely different space – hospitality.
July 17 – The Polish Ekstraklasa has finally cracked the North American code. After years of European leagues jockeying for position in the increasingly lucrative US and Canadian markets, Poland’s top flight has secured its first ever broadcast deal across the Atlantic with beIN Media Group.
July 17 – Digital data, graphics and streaming provider Deltatre is acquiring Endeavor Streaming from Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc.
Norway 1 Italy 2
July 17 – Under the stunning Geneva sunset, Italy’s veteran forward Cristiana Girelli headed home an 89th-minute winner to send Italy into their first Women’s Euro semi-final since 2013, dumping out a wasteful Norway side who had arrived with a perfect group record but left with little else.
July 17 – On the sidelines of the Women’s Euro, the International Labor Organization (ILO) hosted a symposium to explore the improvement of labour conditions and responsible event hosting in women’s sports.
July 16 – England’s 6-1 dismantling of Wales in their final UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 group-stage match was more than double the UK audience for FIFA’s Club World Cup final between Chelsea and PSG on the same evening.
July 16 – Manchester City have signed a new kit deal with Puma worth a reported £1 billion, making it the most lucrative agreement of its kind in English football history.
July 16 – Tonight Norway kick off the quarterfinals of Euro 2025 against Italy, dreaming of a spot in the last four and restoring their glory of old.
July 16 – England captain Leah Williamson said there needs to be a greater recognition of the quality of their quarter-final opponents Sweden, who she said were a “relentless” team at major tournaments.
July 16 – FIFA has announced that ticket applications for the 2026 World Cup in North America will open on 10 September 2025, marking the start of what is expected to be a complex and heavily commercialised sales process for the expanded 48-team tournament.
July 16 – Money talks, and in Major League Soccer’s case, it eventually sang sweetly enough to end a bonus row that threatened to overshadow the Club World Cup.
July 16 – Arsenal are laying down tracks – literally – in their bid to improve both the away day experience and their environmental credentials, launching a dedicated supporter train for their Premier League season opener against Manchester United next month.
July 16 – Betano has expanded its sponsorship footprint in Denmark from a club base to becoming the official betting partner of the country’s top tier 3F Superliga from the start of the 2025/26 season on July 18.