March 5 – Relevent Sports has been the squeaky wheel in world football for a number of years as they push to host a regular-season match from one of Europe’s top leagues in the USA. To date they have been met with pushback, however, that could soon change as Italy’s Serie A has said they want to hold a regular-season game in the next year or two.
By Samindra Kunti in Brugge
March 5 – Brandon Mechele’s late own goal and a penalty from Marcio Asensio lifted Aston Villa to a 3-1 victory over Club Brugge, bringing Unai Emery’s team a step closer to the last eight of the Champions League.
March 5 – Clubs don’t die overnight but they do die slowly! Manchester United, formerly one of the world’s biggest clubs, have been sliding downwards ever since the departure of the great Sir Alex Ferguson.
March 5 – West Ham United players are trading football boots for forks in a new content series, Hotspots, created in tandem with longstanding parter Lyca Mobile. The series takes Hammers players off the pitch and into London’s hidden culinary gems, showcasing the city’s diverse cultures while celebrating the club’s deep ties to the East End.
March 5 – Vico Zeljković, president of the Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH), has promised that in the next 30 days the FBiH leadership will choose a location for the construction of a new national stadium.
March 5 – Fan Zones have become an established part of major tournaments however, domestic clubs have been slow to create the same kind of environment in and around their stadiums. English Premier League club, Brighton & Hove Albion aims to correct that imbalance with the official opening of The Terrace at their home, the American Express Stadium.
March 4 – FIFA’s Ethics Committee has issued a lifetime ban on Patrick Assoumou Eyi for sexual abuse. The former coach of the Gabon U-17 men’s national team has also been handed a CHF1 million fine.
March 4 – Twenty-four clubs have expressed interest in playing in the OFC Professional League, the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) has confirmed.
March 4 – Attendances at English Premier League stadiums showcased yet another decline during Matchweek 27, with crowd capacity across the ten fixtures averaging 97.49% – a notable dip from the league’s season-long 98% average.
March 4 – A frail-looking Sepp Blatter told the opening day of his latest fraud trial that he was not guilty of “falsehoods, lies and deception”.
March 4 – Tottenham Hotspur have further strengthened their reputation as the English Premier League’s most environmentally conscious club by becoming the first to sign up for the UN-backed ‘Sports for Nature’ Framework.
March 4 – Iraq want their World Cup qualifier against Palestine next month moved from the Jordanian capital of Amman, having rejected a Palestinian proposal to stage the match just outside Jerusalem.
March 4 – Following months of heated debate about VAR and a vote to retain the technology, the Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) has also decided not to boycott the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia.
March 4 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) World Cup qualifying competition has gained a new backer, with food delivery giant Keeta signing on as an Official Global Supporter.
March 4 – The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has signed a deal with local company Zeno Grup Optik (ZGO), which will see Reacher, an eyewear brand under the ZGO umbrella, become the official supply sponsor of the TFF’s national teams for two years.