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 12 – Premier League Brentford have posted record revenues of £173.1 million for the 2024–25 financial year, up from £166.5 million, but despite being noted for their data driven and economic approach, have still shown a pre-tax loss of £20.5 million.
February 13 – European football boss Aleksander Ceferin has reiterated that UEFA’s position on Russia has not changed.
February 13 – Online bank Revolut has partnered with Manchester City as a back-of-shirt sponsor, agreeing a multi-year deal covering both men’s and women’s teams in differing capacities.
February 13 – Major League Soccer (MLS) is rolling out a national marketing and fan-engagement push ahead of its 2026 season kickoff.
February 13 – Bulgarian football legend Hristo Stoichkov is set to become a major shareholder in the Romanian top-flight club Farul Constanța, according to reports.
February 13 – The FA’s decision to extend manager Thomas Tuchel’s contract through to Euro 2028 is a bold move of confidence ahead of another major tournament.
February 13 – With a three-nil lead from the 1st leg of their Champions Cup two-legged affair versus Vancouver FC, Mexican powerhouse, Cruz Azul, coasted to an eight-nil aggregate win.
February 13 – BeIN Sports France have, at the last minute, snatched the broadcast rights to the 2026 and 2030 FIFA World Cups away from LFP’s Ligue 1+ streaming channel.
February 13 – Promotion chasing Southampton FC, who have stuttered in a stop-start season to date, might some consistent performance fizz with a new partnership agreed with Carlsberg Britvic and Pepsi MAX.
By Paul Nicholson at UEFA Congress in Brussels
February 12 – In an address that touched on fragile and fragmenting global politics, and went deeper into issues of respect, universality and unity, UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin reassured his member football associations (FA) that Europe’s footballing future is bright.
By Samindra Kunti at UEFA Congress in Brussels
February 12 – At the UEFA Congress, FIFA President Gianni Infantino beat the drum for unity in football ahead of the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada, but shied away from calling for Russian reintegration again.
By Samindra Kunti at UEFA Congress in Brussels
February 12 – World players’ union FIFPRO has won a seat on the UEFA Executive Committee, the highest decision-making body in European football.
February 12 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced its Emergency Medicine & Anti-Doping Regional Course has concluded in Chennai, India after four days of technical training aimed at strengthening matchday medical preparedness across Asia.
February 12 – English Premier League leaders Arsenal have recorded the worst net spend in world football across the last two transfer windows, according to the latest weekly study from the CIES Football Observatory.
February 12 – English Premier League side Nottingham Forest are once again searching for a head coach after dismissing Sean Dyche just 114 days into his tenure, with former Wolves manager Vitor Pereira emerging as the leading candidate to replace him.