22 July – The second issue of the CIES Football Observatory Prospect Sheet, developed in collaboration with Impect, shines a spotlight on one of the brightest young stars emerging from Portugal: Rodrigo Mora.
July 22 – The UK Government has confirmed the creation of an Independent Football Regulator (IFR) after the Football Governance Act received Royal Assent on Monday, completing its passage into law.
22 July – The Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ) has appointed Secutix as its new partner for ticketing technology and business services, marking a strategic shift in how the association engages with supporters and manages matchday operations.
July 22 – Inter Milan have announced a new three-year partnership with Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD, naming the brand as the club’s official automobile partner.
July 22 – Borussia Dortmund (BVB) have been named as the latest Premium Partner to sign up with Konami Digital Entertainment, marking the club’s return to the eFootball video game franchise.
22 July – The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) and Adidas have signed a three-year sponsorship deal, with the German sportswear consortium becoming the official match ball sponsor for all professional leagues in Turkey, the Ziraat Turkish Cup, the Turkcell Super Cup, and the Turkcell Women’s Football Super League.
July 22 – A moment in time that has been immortalised. The outstretched arms of England goalkeeper, Peter Shilton, and the Argentina great, Diego Maradona, against the backdrop of the famed Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. Everyone in football knows what happened next but little did we realise then that the shirts of these two old foes would become collectors’ items.
July 22- Swiss club FC Zurich have terminated the contract of Benjamin Mendy, the club confirmed on Monday.
July 22 – Mikel Arteta’s emphatic “100%” confidence that Arsenal handled the Thomas Partey situation correctly invites uncomfortable comparisons with how Manchester United navigated their Mason Greenwood crisis.
July 22 – Confederation of African Football (CAF) General Secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba has endorsed Kenya’s preparations for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) following an inspection.
July 22 – Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses attracted a peak audience of 7.4 million viewers on the BBC for their EURO 2025 quarter-final win over Sweden on penalties. ITV hope to do even better tonight for their semi-final against Italy.
July 21 – Konami has extended its partnership with FIFA through 2026, confirming that its eFootball title will continue to serve as the platform for the FIFAe World Cup on both mobile and console.
The 2025 and 2026 editions will again use the free-to-play game and expand in both scale and reach, beginning with this year’s finals, set to take place in Saudi Arabia in December.
July 21 – The comfort zone that the Premier League and EFL thought they had found with national regulation around betting sponsorship of clubs looks set to be given another shake.
July 21 – Burnley, returning to the Premier League this season after a year in the EFL Championship, have struck a multi-year deal with social media giant X, becoming the club’s first-ever “strategic digital platform partner” in a move aimed at supercharging their online presence.
July 21 – Atlético Madrid have broken their own season tickets sale mark with 60,905 Rojiblancos now locked and loaded for the 2025/26 campaign.