In 2026 the US and Mexico will take the lead with their Canadian neighbours in hosting the World Cup. While the football people in those countries will have only a limited role in the organising (FIFA want to do everything themselves, it’s their ball apparently), to most people worldwide the perception will be that the countries are hosting.
July 3 – FC Barcelona have extended their deal with 1XBET, which will see the controversial online casino continue as the club’s Global Partner and Official Betting Partner until June 2029.
July 3 – In response to a parliamentary commission of enquiry (CPI), the Brazilian Confederation of Football (CBF) will set up a centralised reporting tool for match-fixing.
July 3 – With a sold out men’s Euro 2024 entering the quarter final stage this weekend, UEFA has announced tickets will go on sale for the Women’s Euro 2025 in Switzerland on October 1.
July 3 – AS Monaco have extended their current deal with front-of-shirt sponsor AMP Monaco, signing a new agreement with the Monegasque jewellers which is penned to run until 2026.
July 3 – Mano Menezes has been named the new coach of Brazilian club Fluminense in a one-year deal after the exit of Fernando Diniz.
July 3 – Premier League Liverpool have announced smart mowing and robotic technology specialists Husqvarna to its partnership family for the 2024/25 season.
July 3 – Turkey’s Fenerbahçe have extended their main shirt sponsorship with car dealership Otokoç for another year until the end of the 2024/25 season.
July 3 – Ukrainian champion Shakhtar Donetsk will play its ‘home’ Champions League games at German club Schalke next season.
July 3 – Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed what everyone assumed: that the European Championship in Germany will be “without a doubt” the last of his stellar career.
July 3 – It was one of those defining moments that will go down in the annals of European football.
July 3 – Turkey versus Austria is a historical rivalry based on religion, land, trade routes, and tonight in the Red Bull Arena Leipzig, the ‘Beautiful Game’.
July 2 – Netherlands silenced their critics with a win over Romania in what started as a bitter dogfight but ended up with a runaway 3-0 scoreline that could have been even more.
July 2 – The USA were controversially dumped out of the Copa America last night after a 66-minute goal that could easily been called offside was awarded in a VAR review, handing a 1-0 victory to Uruguay.
July 2 – Serie A champions Inter Milan have signed a record-breaking partnership with Betsson Sport, penning a new four-year agreement they said the biggest shirt sponsorship deal in the club’s history.