CPL goes on tour with Vancouver vs Cavalry to showcase the league in Kelowna
May 9 – The Canadian Premier League has launched the ‘On Tour’ series in an effort to expand the League to new communities across Canada’s vast coast-to-coast area.
Federations
Augruso takes over at Canada Soccer with task of repairing player trust and federation finances
May 6 – Peter Augruso has been elected unopposed as president of Canada Soccer at the confederation’s annual meeting.
San Diego FC target Chucky Lozano as first big signing ahead of 2025 MLS debut
May 2 – San Diego FC who make their MLS debut in 2025 are reportedly in discussion with Mexican winger Hirving ‘Chucky’ Lozano as their first big name signing, with a view to singing him in June before the start of the Copa America which is being played in the US.
KC Current keep building with $200m Missouri Riverfront development
April 23 – NWSL leaders Kansas City Current have unveiled plans for the next phase of their transformational development on the Missouri Riverfront in downtown Kansas City.
Houston’s big signing María Sánchez sold to San Diego as NWSL transfer window closes
April 23 – Mexico forward María Sánchez, who signed a $1.5 million contract for Houston Dass in the NWSL, is already on the move, just five games into the season.
US women eagerly await arrival of Hayes as they hunger for Olympic success
April 16 – New US women’s national team manager Emma Hayes will bring a winning mentality back to the country at the Olympic Games this summer, according to the players.
TTFA elects Kieron Edwards as new president after four years of a normalisation committee
April 15 – After four years of a normalisation committee, one of the world’s most corrupt football associations finally has a newly elected president. Kieron Edwards (pictured) has been elected as the new president of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA).
Project 8 says it has 6 clubs signed for launch of women’s pro league in Canada
April 5 – Six clubs have applied to join the women’s professional soccer league in Canada providing the numbers required for launch in 2025.
USL enters negotiations with Roswell for pro men’s and women’s teams and a stake in a new stadium
April 5 – The opportunity of football to bring a transformational change to cities and their sporting cultures is nowhere more evident currently that in the US.
USL adds sponsors and appoint SeatGeek ahead of women’s Super League debut in August
April 5 – The fast-growing USL, operator of second and third tier professional leagues in the US and now a top tier Women’s professional league that debuts in August, has concluded more commercial partnerships starting with the current 2024 season.
NWSL newcomers Bay FC load up sponsorship roster
April 3 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) newcomers Bay FC have announced a flurry of sponsorship deals with Sixth Street, Visa, Meriwest Credit Union and Lyft as the club begins the NWSL season with a last-minute upset.
MLS refs to return to work this weekend with new 7-year pay deal
March 27 – Major League Soccer referees will return to work this weekend after ratifying a new collective bargaining agreement that ends a 37-day dispute which saw replacement referees in place to start the season.
Ricketts survives bitter challenge to win second term as Jamaican FA president
March 18 – Michael Ricketts has been re-elected as the Jamaican Football Federation (JFF) president for a second term. Ricketts was first elected in 2017.
Jamaican presidential battle stays nasty as Ricketts and Anderson head into Sunday’s election
March 15 – The Jamaican Football Federation (JFF) will hold the postponed election for president on Sunday (March 17), with incumbent Michael Ricketts going head-head with challenger Raymond Anderson, currently the JFF’s first vice-president.
Dennis Lawrence joins Eric Ramsey at Minnesota Utd
March 15 –Minnesota United have pinched Erik ten Hag’s first team coach at Manchester United, Eric Ramsay, to be the MLS club’s head coach, taking the position previously held by another Englishman, Adrian Heath, who left in 2023.