NWSL expansion could hit 32 teams, say commissioner Berman
April 9 – Jessica Berman, National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) commissioner, speaking at the SheBelieves Summit, said that the US women’s league could expand to 32 teams.
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Lowe’s builds on its soccer sponsorship foundation with 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup deal
April 6 – US hardware and building supplies retailer Lowe’s has become the Official Home Improvement Retailer of the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup.
MLS bans Messi’s close protection from the Inter Miami dugout
April 2 – As the world’s most famous player, Lionel Messi requires protection on and off the pitch, however Major League Soccer (MLS) has decided to take full control of his safety after banning his bodyguard, Yassine Cheuko, from the touchline of Inter Miami matches.
Euro compliant: USL Super League announces June play-offs to close 2024/25 season
April 2 – The USL Super League, the first-division women’s soccer league competing against the National Women’s Soccer League, has announced that its championship match will be played on June 14, 2025.
Bayern threaten legal action against Canada Soccer over Davies’ ACL tear
March 31 – German Bundesliga leaders, Bayern Munich, are considering legal action against the Canadian Soccer Federation following their star player Alphonso Davies’ serious knee injury sustained versus the United States in last week’s, Concacaf Nations League third-place playoff.
El Mexicano dairy brand targets US-based market with MexTour and MexTour W deal
March 28 – As the Hispanic community continues to grow in the United States, it’s no surprise that the Federacion Mexicana de Futbol (FMF) has teamed up with Soccer United Marketing (SUM) to announce a multiyear partnership with the El Mexicano brand.
CBS commits to Open Cup and live broadcast of all matches
March 28 – The unfairly maligned U.S. Open Cup has just received a major shot in the arm with the announcement that CBS Sports and U.S. Soccer have reached a multi-year, multimedia rights agreement for the exclusive English-language rights through 2026.
ACL injury rules Davies out of rest of season, hitting Bayern and Canada
March 27 – Alphonso Davies’s (pictured) season is over after the Bayern Munich and Canadian talisman tore his cruciate ligament during his country’s 2-1 win over the United States in last week’s CONCACAF Nations League third-place game.
Mexico top seeds as prelims qualify final 7 nations for Gold Cup draw
March 27 – All 16 teams for the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup have now qualified following the completion of the preliminary round play-offs last night.
More abuse in NWSL as fan ‘hate speech’ targets Barbra Banda
March 26 – The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) is just two rounds into its new season, and with coaching and administrative issues taking up news space off the pitch, they are now having to deal with abuse in the stands investigating ‘hateful language’ directed towards, Barbra Banda.
Ednaldo Rodrigues re-elected CBF President following Ronaldo withdrawal
March 25 – Following the withdrawal of Ronaldo Nazario’s candidacy from the process, Ednaldo Rodrigues has earned re-election as President of the Brazilian Football Association (CBF).
Mexico to return to SoFi Stadium to kick off Gold Cup 2025 and their title defence
March 25 — On Sunday night Mexico beat Panama 2-1 infront of the 68,000 fans in the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles to win the Concacaf Nations League. In June they will be back again to open the defence of their defence of their Gold Cup title. That championship was won in 2023, also at the SoFi Stadium and also against Panama in front of a sold out crowd.
DAZN sign on for W7F launch in Estoril
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).
Mexico face Panama at SoFi Stadium for a rerun of 2023 Gold Cup final
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’.
‘Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard’
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.