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.
Euro 2025 was ‘chaos’, says Wiegman. ‘…we love football chaos’
July 28 – England manager Sarina Wiegman hailed Euro 2025 as “the most chaotic tournament” ever following the Lionesses’ dramatic title defence in a penalty shootout against Spain.
Man City add VR experience to their stadium tour
July 28 – Manchester City has introduced a new virtual reality experience – Beyond The Blue Moon – as part of its stadium tour.
Shillong, India, plans for 40,000 capacity football stadium
July 28 – The hill city of Shillong in India is getting a serious football facelift. The Government of Meghalaya has broken ground on a new 40,000-capacity stadium – a project that aims to put the state, and India, firmly on the international football map.
Sports integrity group SIGA unveils America Advisory Board
July 28 – With global major sports event focus centring on the USA with the World Cup in 2026 and the Olympics Games in Los Angeles in 2028, sports integrity group SIGA has named its SIGA AMERICA Advisory Board for the 2025–2027 cycle.
Liverpool opens ninth club shop in Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports
July 28 – Liverpool FC have deepened their footprint in Asia with the opening of a new standalone retail store in Hong Kong, capitalising on the club’s pre-season tour in the region.
FIFA opens regional office for Africa in Morocco
July 28 – Hard on the heels of FIFA opening its office in New York, FIFA has now added another new office in Morocco, co-hosts of the 2030 World Cup, further decentralising its operations and opening a rival base to the Cairo, Egypt, headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
MLS suspends Messi and Alba for missing All-Star game
July 28 – Major League Soccer (MLS) has managed to shoot itself in the foot spectacularly, slapping, Lionel Messi, its biggest draw with a suspension for missing an exhibition match.
Sky shifts WSL scheduling as Lionesses raise profile of women’s game
July 28 – Sky Sports is betting big on Sunday lunch-time football for the Women’s Super League. The traditional 6:45pm evening slot that the league centred itself on has failed to capture audiences in the way they’d hoped.
Is Son heading for a place in the California sunshine?
July 27 – Major League Soccer’s (MLS) LAFC are considering an audacious bid for Tottenham Hotspur legend Son Heung-min, setting up what could be MLS’s biggest coup on the west coast of the US since David Beckham’s galaxy-shaking arrival.
England retain Euro title with penalty shootout win over Spain
England 1 (3) Spain 1 (1)
July 27 – England, starring Chloe Kelly and Hannah Hampton, retained their European title defeating Spain 3-1 from the penalty spot following a 1-1 comeback draw in the final of Euro 2025.