February 19 – UEFA has collaborated with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on a Girls’ Grassroots Participation and Coach Education workshop in Kuala Lumpur, strengthening the two bodies’ collaboration on the development of the women’s game.
February 19 – The newly-rebranded Canadian Soccer Media & Entertainment (CSME) has strengthened its grip on the Canadian football broadcast landscape after agreeing a one-year extension with CONCACAF for exclusive domestic media rights.
February 19 – American billionaire Leon Cooperman has increased his stake in Manchester United, taking his holding to 5.2% of the club’s publicly traded Class A shares.
February 19 – Costa Rica’s CS Cartaginés held last year’s Champions Cup finalists to a 0-0 draw in the round one, first leg of their tie at Estadio Fello Meza, Cartago, Costa Rica.
February 16 – The AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 will expand its matchday offer beyond the pitch with the launch of dedicated Health Hubs at stadium precincts across Sydney, Perth and the Gold Coast.
February 17 – Nashville closed out their highest ever MLS points tally season (54) only to lose in the first round of the play-offs to Lionel Messi and Inter Miami. If they overcome Canada’s Atlético Ottawa in the first round they will meet Miami next.
February 17 – Back on the Champions Cup stage for the first time since 2023, Real CD España return with experience on their side — this is appearance number 18 for Los Aurinegros.
February 17 – The Dominican Republic is one of Concacaf’s challenger nations looking to join its elite group of countries that are competitive in qualification for major international tournaments.
Underpinning that is a fast improving and competitive domestic club game that enables its players to develop at home.
The next big test of how fast they are developing is the first round Champions Cup tie between O&M FC (Universidad Organización y Método) and FC Cincinnati.
February 16 – Global digital advertising firm Aleph has been awarded exclusive media rights to the 2026 World Cup in the Philippines.
February 17 – A meeting of old Caribbean pedigree and modern MLS consistency opens in Port of Spain on Wednesday. Defence Force FC, two-time continental champions and the pride of Trinidad and Tobago, face U.S. opposition for the first time.
February 16 – Harry Kane is making a legitimate claim to being England’s greatest ever striker after his brace against Werder Bremen took him to 500 professional goals in official competition, becoming the first Englishman to ever reach that landmark.
February 16 – Global beverage giant Coca-Cola has become an official partner of the Croatian FA (HNS) and the Croatian national football team.
February 16 – UK-based Beyond Hospitality is taking over the marketing and sales of hospitality packages for the German Football Association (DFB) in a three-year deal, replacing long-time rights holder Sportfive.
February 13 – Speaking at UEFA’s Congress in Brussels yesterday, European commissioner Glenn Micallef said the EC will renew its co-operation agreement with UEFA which he said is a “relationship (that) is stronger than ever.”
February 13 – Ukraine’s football boss Andriy Shevchenko has urged FIFA to uphold Russia’s ban from the international game.
February 13 – A record number of FIFA member associations are set to take part in this year’s FIFAe World Cup qualification pathway, with more than 110 nations and regions signing up for the latest edition of the Challenger Series played on Konami’s eFootball platform.
February 13 – England will play Spain, Croatia and the Czech Republic in the Nations League following the tournament’s draw on Thursday. Ireland were paired with Israel.
February 13 – Sir Jim Ratcliffe has apologised for remarks on immigration that have ignited a political and sporting storm, placing further scrutiny on the billionaire co-owner of Manchester United at a delicate moment for both his football project and his sprawling chemicals empire.
February 13 – Canada Soccer has extended commercial partnership with Canadian Soccer Media and Entertainment (the renamed Canadian Soccer Business), for a further 12 years.