March 18 – FIFA has published the fourth edition of its Setting the Pace benchmarking report, offering its widest-ranging snapshot yet of the global women’s football landscape.
March 11 – Danish Football Union (DBU) chairman Jesper Møller has said that FIFA and UEFA are interested in overturning the ban that prevents Russian clubs, and the Russian National Team, from competing in their competitions.
March 10 – On the sidelines of the White House Crypto Summit, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has proposed the launch of a FIFA Coin.
March 7 – FIFA is considering an expansion of the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams following a proposal by Uruguayan football boss Ignacio Alonso at the FIFA Council.
March 7 – The first FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking of 2025 has been released. With 196 teams now officially ranked, this edition showcases new entries, impressive climbs, and a few surprises that reveal the shifting dynamics of the women’s international game as it continues to rapidly develop.
March 6 – In a Super Bowl-style collaboration, Coldplay vocalist Chris Martin is working with FIFA to curate a half–time spectacular at the World Cup final next year.
March 6 – The four nations of the UK are planning a joint bid to host the 2035 Women’s World Cup after FIFA recommended it should be staged in either Europe or Africa.
March 6 – FIFA has announced a $1 billion prize pot for the 2025 Men’s Club World Cup. The world governing body failed to release a breakdown of the exact prize money, but it is expected to benefit the major European clubs with Chelsea and Manchester City expected to make at least $55 million from the tournament.
March 6 – FIFA has partnered with Seychelles banking entity Nouvobanq as a sponsor of this year’s Beach Soccer World Cup in the country.
March 6 – The FIFA World Club Cup (FCWC), which seemingly takes two steps backwards to every step forwards, will be breathing a semi-sigh of relief after it was announced that major US broadcaster TNT Sports will show 24 matches – including group stages, knockout games and the final on July 13 – on its combined networks of TNT, TBS and truTV.
March 6 – ‘If you build it, they will come’ was the mantra behind the 1989 baseball movie Field of Dream. In Qatar’s case they keep on coming and November and December will see the Arab state full of footballers again.
March 5 – FIFA will reportedly postpone the inaugural edition of the Women’s Club World Cup to at least 2027.
Originally planned for January and February 2026, the 16-team tournament has faced delays due to unconfirmed details such as the host, format, and qualification process. The postponement is expected be confirmed at the FIFA Council meeting on Wednesday.
March 4 – FIFA’s Ethics Committee has issued a lifetime ban on Patrick Assoumou Eyi for sexual abuse. The former coach of the Gabon U-17 men’s national team has also been handed a CHF1 million fine.
March 4 – Iraq want their World Cup qualifier against Palestine next month moved from the Jordanian capital of Amman, having rejected a Palestinian proposal to stage the match just outside Jerusalem.
March 3 – FIFA boss Gianni Infantino is still cosying up to Donald Trump despite the US president’s seismic spat with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy that shocked political commentators and the western world at large.
Infantino, who attended Trump’s inauguration in Washington last month and recently praised him for promoting a message of “peace and unity”, maintained a similar narrative after arriving in Northern Ireland to attend IFAB’s annual gathering on Friday and Saturday.