January 6 – With the Middle East becoming a global player in the world of football, the next natural step is to create a show that can out-muscle the Ballon d’Or and FIFA’s world’s best player awards.
January 3 – Denver has beaten off bids from Cleveland and Cincinnati to become the National Women’s Soccer League’s (NWSL) 16th team, paying a record $110 million for the franchise.
January 3 – Inter Milan secured a place in the final of the Supercoppa Italiana with a 2-0 victory over Atalanta in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday evening, keeping Simone Inzaghi’s side firmly in the hunt for silverware this season, with the Serie A title race, that resume later this month, also tighter than ever.
January 3 – Barcelona star Dani Olmo has denied, via his agent, of any ongoing transfer talks amid speculation the Euro 2024 winner could leave the Catalan club on a free transfer.
January 3 – Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers and midfielder Arne Engels were both targeted in separate missile-throwing incidents during Celtic’s 3-0 defeat to Rangers at Ibrox, prompting an investigation by Police Scotland.
January 3 – The Confederation of Brazilian Football (CBF) has dismissed its communications director Rodrigo Paiva because of his ties to Ronaldo.
January 3 – Everton have announced test events at their new stadium at Bramley-Moore dock which will replace their iconic Goodison Park venue this summer.
January 2 – The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has announced a new regional sponsorship agreement with air conditioning company BGH, marking another strategic partnership as the national team gears up for the 2026 World Cup.
January 2 – New Zealand Football (NZF) have partnered with Māori Football Aotearoa to support the development of the game.
January 2 – FIFA has adapted its transfer regulations on an interim basis after the recent Lassana Diarra case described by some legal experts as Bosman Mark 2 – but accepts it could be open to immediate challenge.
January 2 – Aleksei Bugayev, a former member of Russia’s national team who played at Euro 2004, has been killed in the war in Ukraine, Russian media quoted his father and agent as saying.
January 2 – The Premier League closed out the year with another strong attendance showing, leaving just 6,000 seats empty across 10 matches – a score significantly above the seasonal average. Four clubs hit the coveted 99% capacity mark, equalling the record for most clubs in this range during a single gameweek.
January 2 – Former England manager Gareth Southgate has been given a knighthood in the UK’s annual New Year Honours list.
January 2 – West Ham United are set to donate nearly £60,000 to NHS charities and Air Ambulance UK following an auction of match-worn items from their recent Premier League fixture against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
January 2 – Lina Souloukou will take over as the new CEO of Nottingham Forest on January 5, the Premier League club have confirmed.