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 – With a 2-1 win over Jordan in the final round of AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 group A qualifying, Iran secured the 12th and final slot for next year’s finals.
July 21 – Inter Kashi FC have been crowned I-League champions after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) delivered a decisive blow to the All India Football Federation (AIFF), overruling its controversial handling of a player eligibility dispute and reordering the final standings of the 2024/25 season.
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.
July 21 – Pia Sundhage remains undecided about her future with Switzerland after leading the Nati to the last eight of Euro 2025.
July 21 – Manchester United are about to turn one of the world’s most iconic natural wonders into their personal billboard, with Niagara Falls set to be bathed in Old Trafford red as part of a jaw-dropping fan activation.
July 21 – Three months after former Real Madrid superstar Luka Modric’s surprise arrival has come the even more eye-catching news that Snoop Dogg is joining the Croatia legend as an investor and co-owner at Swansea City.
July 21 – Jess Carter’s brave decision to call out the racist trolls polluting her social media feeds carries an all-too-familiar echo of England’s most shameful sporting moment – the vile abuse that Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Bukayo Saka endured after Euro 2020’s penalty heartbreak against Italy when all three players missed their penalty kicks during the shootout loss.
July 21 – Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad have signed a one-year partnership agreement with the Belgian company MaxAmaze.
France 1 Germany 1 (5-6 pens)
July 19 – Germany recovered from a 13th-minute red card to knockout France on penalties following a 1-1 draw and set up a blockbuster semi-final against Spain.
Switzerland 0 Spain 2
July 18 – Host nation Switzerland exited Euro 2025 after a 2-0 defeat to world champions Spain in the quarter-finals.
July 18 – Manchester United fans were arrested more than any other club in the country last season, according to new Home Office data that brings back memories of the hooliganism problem that blighted the club in the 1970s.
July 18 – Trading card titans Topps have announced their return as official Premier League licensees for the 2025/26 season, bringing with them seven decades of collector obsession and a product line that promises to deliver something special to football fans.
July 18: Qatar, host of World Cup 2022, and Saudi Arabia, host of World Cup 2034, have been placed in separate groups for the final Asian qualifying round for World Cup 2026.
July 18 – Premier League Bournemouth have unveiled further plans for the redevelopment of their home ground, the Vitality Stadium, with an expansion that will see capacity rise to approximately 20,200.