March 24 – While Gianni Infantino is enjoying his honeymoon bounce with Donald Trump, he’ll soon realise that everything with Trump is transactional and that includes the requested $625 million in federal funding for security costs by host cities.
March 24 – DAZN’s quest to become the global broadcast leader in football has taken another step forward with the announcement that the platform will be the global broadcasting, production, sales and marketing partner of Worlds Sevens Football (W7F).
March 23 – Canada hustled and bustled an at times indifferent USA to take third place in the Nations League with a 2-1 win.
March 24 – While Gianni Infantino is enjoying his honeymoon bounce with Donald Trump, he’ll soon realise that everything with Trump is transactional and that includes the requested $625 million in federal funding for security costs by host cities.
March 24 – DAZN’s quest to become the global broadcast leader in football has taken another step forward with the announcement that the platform will be the global broadcasting, production, sales and marketing partner of Worlds Sevens Football (W7F).
March 23 – Canada hustled and bustled an at times indifferent USA to take third place in the Nations League with a 2-1 win.
March 24 – With two goals Romelu Lukaku fired Belgium to a 3-0 win against Ukraine to erase a shock 3-1 defeat from the first leg and retain his side’s spot in the Nations League A-League.
March 24 – The Football Federation of North Macedonia (FFM) is to donate all proceeds from ticket sales for Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against Wales.
March 22 – The joy of Panamanian Ceclio Waterman, as he celebrated his last-minute winner against the USA on the set of CBS with former Arsenal great and TV pundit, Thierry Henry, screaming ‘Eres mi idolo’, Spanish for ‘You’re my idol’, reminded all watching that ‘this is the reason we love the game’.
March 21 – SoFi stadium, Inglewood, California is for all intents and purposes a spaceship, and the United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) probably wishes they were boarding it with a one-way ticket to Mars after being dumped out of the Concacaf Nations League semifinal by Panama.
March 22 – Prior to the Concacaf Nations League doubleheader on Thursday at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California, the smart money was on the USA and Canada to advance and contest the final on Sunday. 180 minutes later, the smart money looked foolish.
March 20 – Mexico weathered a relentless Canadian storm to win 2-0 and set up a Nations League final against Panama, a repeat of the Gold Cup final in 2023 when Concacaf were last in the SoFi Stadium.
March 21 – The governance of South American football is under renewed pressure as Conmebol President Alejandro Domínguez faces a formal legal complaint in Brazil, deepening tensions with the continent’s largest footballing power over his handling – and apparent trivialisation – of racism in the game.
March 21 – After a break of nine years, UEFA has resigned Carlsberg as an official global sponsor of UEFA men’s and women’s national team football through 2030.
March 21 – Palestine wants FIFA to expedite its investigation into Israeli settlement clubs operating in the West Bank with a view to the organisation’s Council making a final decision.
March 21 – As political tensions between Canada and the United States escalate following controversial remarks from former US president Donald Trump about Canada becoming the 51st state, the Canadian Premier League (CPL) has launched a national branding campaign titled ‘Made in Canada’, emphasising homegrown talent and self-sufficiency in football development.
March 21 – With goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo in a 2-0 victory against Bahrain, Japan became the first country to qualify for the enlarged 48-team 2026 World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada.
March 21 – Chelsea’s strategy of locking down their players on long-term contracts is paying off in terms of squad stability, but it might come back to bite them as their financial commitments continue to grow. According to the latest study from CIES Football Observatory, a staggering 91.8% of Chelsea’s current squad is contracted until at least 2026, securing their place at the top of the table for ‘minutes secured’ across 37 global leagues.