February 17 – Racism has reared its ugly head again, this time in the English Championship with Burnley midfielder, Hannibal Mejbri accusing Preston North End (PNE) striker, Milutin Osmajic of racially abusing him.
February 14 – English football will use semi-automated offside technology for the first time in the fifth round of the FA Cup at the start of March.
February 14 – The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) lost its appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the punishment imposed by UEFA following the display of racism by Romanian fans during the Nations League match against Kosovo last year.
February 13 – Adana Demirspor’s board of directors have turned down the resignation of club president Bedirhan Durak (pictured), who quit after the Turkish side walked off the pitch during their Super Lig clash against Galatasaray at the weekend, causing the game to be abandoned.
February 12 – LaLiga has stepped up its ongoing war with Real Madrid by lodging a formal complaint with the Disciplinary Committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) in response to the club’s open letter condemning the current refereeing system as “completely discredited” and vulnerable to “manipulation and tampering”.
February 12 – New York-based Relevent Sports has long seen itself as a disruptor in world football, and now they have officially hit ‘pay-dirt’ after overcoming rival bidders to earn an exclusive negotiation period to secure the global commercial sales rights to UEFA’s men’s club competitions.
February 12 – Preparations for the Women’s Euro 2025 in Switzerland are gathering pace with all 16 qualified teams now having chosen their base camp hotels and training centre.
February 12 – The Croatian Football Federation (HNS) and global blockchain company Kadena have announced a partnership running through 2028, including the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 European Championship, aimed at delivering new types of experiences to Croatian national team fans, regardless of their location.
February 11 – Take between 10 and 12 injured players out of any team in the English Premier League (or any other division in any country for that matter), ask them to play game after game, week after week, without rotation – and see where it gets you.
February 11 – Spain’s disgraced former football federation chief Luis Rubiales was to give his highly anticipated version of events today in the trial over his alleged forced kiss on Jenni Hermoso that sparked global outrage.
After their stunning upset of Premier League leaders Liverpool, Plymouth Argyle have been rewarded with yet another challenge: a fifth-round trip to seven-time champions Manchester City.
February 11 – As the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds get underway, adidas has revealed the ‘Pro Ball Munich’ – the official match ball for the remainder of the competition, including the final in the Bavarian capital.
February 11 – Just 24 hours after his team walked off the pitch in protest during their Turkish Süper Lig clash against Galatasaray, Adana Demirspor chairman Bedirhan Durak has announced his resignation.
February 11 – Bulgaria’s CSKA Sofia have signed a new sponsorship agreement with the country’s largest telecom company, A1, with the company’s logo set to take its place on the back of the first team’s shirts.
February 10 – Olympique de Marseille became the first Ligue 1 club to launch an amputee football team at their league ties against RC Strasbourg in January.