February 16 – A group of Members of the European Parliament has written to FIFA and UEFA demanding Israel be banned from international football over the ongoing war in Gaza.
February 16 – The inaugural Concacaf W Gold Cup kicks off tomorrow in Carson, Los Angeles, with a triple header play-in for the final three slots in the groups stage that kicks off next Tuesday (February 20), also at the Dignity Health Sports Park.
February 16 – Shilen Patel is set to become West Bromwich Albion chairman after a deal to purchase an 87.8% stake in the Championship club was agreed, to the delight of Albion fans.
February 16 – The Emirates is poised for the largest crowd in Barclays Women’s Super League history after selling out for Arsenal’s match versus Manchester United on Saturday.
February 16 – The Football Federation of Serbia (FFS) has granted €500,000 to a newly created stadium management business FFS Stadioni doo Beograd, to be used for the repair and maintenance of the three newest stadiums in Serbia – in Leskovac, Zaječar and Loznica.
February 16 – Qatar have rocketed 21 places up the official World Rankings following their Asian Cup Campaign on home soil which saw them become back-to-back continental champions, resulting in a best-ever placement in the ranking of 37th with 1499 points.
February 16 – Jurgen Klinsmann has been fired as head coach of South Korea after less than a year following a humbling Asian Cup semi-final exit to underdogs Jordan and reports of infighting among players.
February 16 – The New Zealand Ferns are one match away from clinching a ticket for the Olympic Women’s Football Tournament in Paris after they eliminated Fiji to set up an OFC qualifying final against the Solomon Islands.
February 16 – Former England manager and current Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson is in a stable condition in hospital after he became ill during training on Thursday.
February 15 – Belgian clubs in the top two divisions recorded a cumulative loss of €193 million for the 2022-23 season, the licensing commission confirmed on Wednesday.
February 15 – Russia is hosting host Paraguay in a friendly next month in what would be its first men’s national team game against a South American opponent since the invasion of Ukraine.
February 15 – Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal of 2024 to give Al-Nassr a 1-0 win over fellow Saudi Arabian club Al-Fayha on Wednesday in the first leg of the Asian Champions League round of 16.
February 15 – Top tier clubs in Europe have recorded aggregate revenue of just under €24 billion for the 2022 financial year, with projections that revenue will grown beyond €26 million in 2024.
February 15 – Love was the theme of the latest CIES Football Observatory that looked at the most loyal players in Europe’s big five leagues. Head of the ranking was FC Bayern Munich mainstay Thomas Muller.
