Messi back in training as InterMiami keep on rolling
August 29 – Lionel Messi returned to training with Inter Miami on Wednesday, more than six weeks after the Argentina captain left the Copa America final with a badly sprained right ankle.
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Concacaf takes mentorship programme on the road with mission to improve sustainability and governance
August 27 – Concacaf has just completed the latest of its Executive Mentorship Program (EMP) workshops in Trinidad and Tobago and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Concacaf creates bridge to younger audiences with Fortnight and GGTECH hook-up
August 27 – Concacaf has launched itself into the youth gaming market in partnership with gaming and esports specialists GGTECH, with the first project being a football-specific Fortnite map, ‘Concacaf Kick-Off Stadium’.
NWSL agrees new pay and conditions deal with players, and scraps college draft
August 23 – Women’s football in the US has made landmark changes to its player contract agreements with the NWSL Players Association and NWSL having reached a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that will include revenue sharing and the abolishing of the college draft, a peculiarity of the US pro sports market.
LAFC and Columbus Crew advance to Leagues Cup final and 2025 Champions Cup
August 23 – Leagues Cup finalists Los Angeles FC and Columbus Crew have qualified for the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup.
Poku transfer marks a significant step for Canadian league, Forge FC and its talent pipeline
August 23 – Canadian Premier League club Forge FC, based in Hamilton, has set a transfer league record with the move of local star Kwasi Poku to RWD Molenbeek in Belgium.
NWSL’s tier one rival USL Super League debuts in US with sell-out crowds
August 20 – The USL Super League, the new Division One professional women’s soccer league in the USA that rivals the NWSL, kicked off this weekend with the league announcing sell-out crowds in all three opening day matches.
Saudi’s fledgling airline Riyadh Air lands Concacaf deal as PIF partnership takes-off
August 19 – More detail of the Concacaf deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is emerging with new Saudi airline Riyadh Air, which will begin operations in 2025, taking over from Qatar Airways as the confederation’s official airline partner.
Concacaf agrees multi-year partnership with Saudi Arabia’s PIF
August 16 – Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), owner of Premier League Newcastle United and four of the leading clubs in the Saudi Pro League, has agreed a multi-year sponsorship with Concacaf.
Pochettino lined up for US men’s team role
August 16 – Former Paris St Germain, Tottenham and Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino looks set to take over as coach of the United States men’s team.
Vancouver Whitecaps launch inaugural W Champions Cup with group qualification win, next stop Club America
August 16 – The inaugural Concacaf W Champions Cup kicked off last night with Vancouver Whitecaps, following up on their national championship win last weekend, beating El Salvador’s Alianza FC 1-0 in the Preliminary Round at the Estadio Cuscaltan in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Jubilant Hayes pays tribute to ‘opportunities’ of US
August 12 – US women’s coach Emma Hayes says she is “having a blast” in charge of the side after guiding them to a record-extending fifth Olympic gold medal two months after taking the job.
With Concacaf W Champions Cup kicking off this week, Vancouver Whitecaps do the double
August 12 – Vancouver Whitecaps Women with a penalty shoot-out win over CS Mont-Royal Outremont retained Canada’s Women’s Inter-Provincial Championship title and for a second time won qualification to the 2025-26 Concacaf W Champions Cup, the first W Champions Cup doesn’t kick off until later this week.
Concacaf signs first Central America-based sponsor for its regional club competition
August 6 – Concacaf has signed a three-year partnership with Honduran snack company Snacks Yummies, and its Taqueritos brand, which becomes an official sponsor of the Concacaf Central American Cup.
McClaren joins Reggae Boyz with focus on 2026 World Cup qualifying
August 1 – Former England manager Steve McClaren is quitting Manchester United’s backroom staff to become head coach of Jamaica’s men’s national team on a two-year deal.