January 2 – The Somali capital Mogadishu has swapped the sound of gunfire for the cheers of fans as tens of thousands of supporters hailing from various corners of the nation converged for the Somali Inter-State football tournament.
January 2 – Brazil’s football presidential football elections are shaping up to be a two-horse race between Reinaldo Carneiro Bastos and Flavio Zweiter. FIFA, however, is sending a team to investigate the rudderless Confederation of Brazilian (CBF) as a signal that it won’t tolerate third-party interference in the running of the federation.
January 2 – Ex-England and Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has been sacked as Birmingham City manager after just 15 games in charge – making him the shortest-serving manager in the club’s 132-year history.
January 2 – France’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has joined Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles FC from Tottenham Hotspur.
January 2 – While the focus of Asian football will be on the 2023 Asian Cup that kicks off January 12 in Qatar, the AFC’s Champions League 2023/24 has now reached the last 16 knockout stage with the draw having been held before the new year.
December 29 – The long-awaited sale of 25% of Manchester United to Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Group for £1.03 billion has been completed.
January 2 – Telecom giant Orange has renewed its long-running sponsorship of the Confederation of African football (CAF) including through the next two editions of the Africa Cup of Nations and adding the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.
January 2 – US hospitality specialists Stage Front have been appointed as Official Global Event and Hospitality Partner of the Spanish National Team, which covers the World Champion women’s team as well as the men’s team that will be competing at this summer’s Euros in Germany.
Home to Al Duhail SC, this compact stadium previously hosted the semi-final of the 24th Gulf Cup.
Education City Stadium was opened in 2020 and hosted four matches at the FIFA Club World Cup including the final between FC Bayern Munich and Mexico’s UANL.
Located in the southern city of Al Wakrah, the 40,000-capacity Al Janoub Stadium opened on May 16, 2019.
Al Thumama, near the Hamad International Airport 12km south of Doha’s glittering skyline, was opened in October 2021.
The Khalifa International Stadium – Qatar’s national stadium – hosted the final of the AFC Asian Cup 2011.
