England celebrate EURO glory in front of huge crowds in London
July 29 – Thousands lined the streets of London on Tuesday as the Lionesses celebrated their Euro 2025 triumph with an open-top bus parade in the capital.
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Everton join Chelsea and Aston Villa in selling Women’s Team
July 29 – Following in the footsteps of Chelsea and Aston Villa, Everton have sold their women’s team, boosting transfer funds and helping them to remain compliant with the Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR).
England and Spain dominate EURO 2025 Team of the Tournament
July 29 – UEFA’s Technical Observer panel has named its Women’s EURO 2025 Team of the Tournament – with finalists England and Spain unsurprisingly dominating the selection.
Qatari league gets rebrand and new title sponsor
July 29 – The Qatar Stars League (QSL) is getting a fresh coat of paint, a new name, and a financial injection, with Doha Bank stepping in as title sponsor from the 2025/26 season.
Arsenal sign up first-time sponsors Stanley
July 29 – Global food and drinkware brand Stanley 1913 has signed a multi-year deal with Arsenal, marking its first major move into football.
Bulgarian FA wins Gabrovo stadium tender
July 29 – The Bulgarian Football Union (BFS) will invest €370,000 in the construction of a football stadium with artificial turf in Gabrovo after winning a tender to rent the site of a disused velodrome held by the local Municipality.
Europe’s elite poised for return to action
July 29 – The five major European football leagues are gearing up for a thrilling return as the 2025-2026 season kicks off this August. This new campaign follows a high-octane summer highlighted by the revamped FIFA Club World Cup and Concacaf Gold Cup.
Refusal of US visas for Venezuelan baseball team renews travel ban fears for 2026 nations
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July 29 – Fears over US travel visas for the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada have been heightened after a Little League baseball team from Venezuela was denied visas to travel to the U.S. for a major tournament.
Venezuela is one of seven countries that face a partial travel suspension under the ban.
Bend it like Beckham director explains timing of sequel
July 29 – Gurinder Chadha’s announcement of a Bend It Like Beckham sequel couldn’t be better timed. As England’s Lionesses lifted the Euro 2025 trophy against Spain in Basel, the director has confirmed she’s revisiting her 2002 breakthrough – a film that arguably did more for women’s football than decades of FA initiatives.
Mascherano breaks his silence on Messi controversy
July 29 – The Lionel Messi All-Star no show is a controversy that refuses to die, with Inter Miami coach Javier Mascherano finally breaking his silence on the affair.
FC Köln revs up with Detroit Lions partnership
July 29 – Bundesliga club FC Köln’s latest partnership links arms with National Football League team (NFL) the Detroit Lions.
World Leagues Association expands influence adding Algerian top tier to membership
July 29 – The Algerian Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) has become the latest top tier national professional league to join the World Leagues Association (WLA).
FIFA ups the ante in its bid to break the world players’ union FIFPro
July 28 – FIFA has returned fire in its war against players’ union FIFPro criticising what it says is the “increasingly divisive and contradictory tone adopted by FIFPRO leadership”. While calling for a return to the negotiating table, the FIFA statement will likely only escalate the conflict – perhaps the statement’s only objective as FIFA bids to break the unions.
Euro 2025 concludes with record-breaking numbers from fans to finance
July 28 – The growth of the international women’s game was confirmed with yet another sell-out crowd for the WEuro 2025 final between England and Spain last night of 34,203, taking the overall attendance to 657,291.
Brazil 2027 Women’s World Cup to air on BBC and ITV
July 28 – The 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil will remain free-to-air in the United Kingdom after the BBC and ITV struck a deal to share broadcasting rights for the tournament.