January 23 – The European Leagues body, so often the poor relation in football’s stakeholders group, particularly when it comes to FIFA’s competition objectives, is lobbying its way towards the centre of decision making and a stronger relationship with UEFA.
January 24 – The draw for the Concacaf World Cup 2026 qualifiers will be held in FIFA’s Zurich headquarters tomorrow (January 25).
January 24 – Serbia’s Red Star Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda) said they are about to renew their sponsorship with Telekom Srbija, despite the contract having expired last summer.
Telekom Srbija has been the club’s main sponsor and its branding is still seen around the club. Red Star’s general secretary Zvezdan Terzic (pictured) said that while the current sponsorship is not paid for, that will change.
Currently Red Star’s main sponsor is Russian oil company Gazprom.
January 24 – Premier League Manchester United is partnering with Scayle to launch its official e-commerce site globally.
January 24 – With the 2024 SIGA Summit on Female Leadership in Sport in New York now only six weeks away, SIGA has announced EPIC Global Solutions (EPIC) as a session partner.
January 24 – Japanese manager Hajime Moriyasu has come out in defense of his goalkeeper Zion Suzuki who claimed he suffered racial abuse on social media following his team’s 2-1 shock defeat against Iraq.
January 23 – Seven-time champions Egypt somehow squeezed through to the last 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday after drawing 2-2 with Cape Verde following a dramatic finale to Group B.
January 23 – The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) and state-owned telecommunications giant Türk Telekom have renewed their long-term cooperation, with Türk Telekom becoming the technological sponsor of the Trendyol Super Lig.
January 23 – Premier League action saw strong crowd turnout across the board, bar disappointments in Sheffield and Burnley, as the league geared up for the return of some of its finest players.
January 23 – West Ham United are leading the race for in-demand 28-year-old Kalvin Phillips and are close to agreeing a loan deal with Manchester City for the England international.
By Samindra Kunti
January 23 – A historic night saw Palestine breeze past Hong Kong 3-0 to progress to the last 16 of the tournament, an extraordinary achievement for a team playing amid the backdrop of war in Gaza.
January 23 – Alyson Walker quit as the new general secretary of the Canadian Soccer Association on Monday, the day she was to start in the position.
January 23 – Iran were deserved victors in their Group C clash with runners-up UAE as Medhi Taremi and Sardar Azmoun combined to give the Iranians an run in the group stages of the Asian Cup.
January 23 – Luigi Riva, Italy’s all-time national team leading goalscorer, has died aged 79.
January 23 – Former Asian player of the year Omar Khribin came off the bench to deservedly fire Syria past a committed India and secure an historic first ever qualification for the last 16 of the Asian Cup as one of the best third-placed teams after other results went in their favour.