There is a strong buzz around women’s football from all industry stakeholders, be it fans, sponsors, players or investors. Many analysts have projected women’s football as one of the key trends anticipated in 2026. There has been a steady increase in commercial revenue from key

"The Premier League’s rise to cultural hegemony, its primacy in the national and global zeitgeist, was built on big, billboard stars. Now those sort of figures feel oddly thin on the ground" James Gheerbrant ✍️ thetimes.com/sport/football…

FIFA signs ADI Predictstreet to World Cup sponsorship as official prediction market partner ADI Predictstreet has no website, and is an Abu Dhabi based crypto company with a Gibraltar gambling licence per Martin Calladine

Southampton's performance is an example to all teams due to play Arsenal for the remainder of the season. To exploit #AFC weaknesses, teams must stop over-exaggerating the threat. Be brave. Take the game to them and cracks will begin to show.

Remember the following next time someone tells you LALIGA is behind. LALIGA English just showed us its 24/25 numbers. A record €5.464 billion in total revenue. A record 17.4 million fans in grounds. €70 million profit before tax. Squad costs held at 70% of income. A league that

It's getting serious at Arsenal.

A reported Premier League commercial squeeze is one of the biggest off-pitch stories. The Irish Times says nine clubs are still without front-of-shirt deals for next season and frames the gap around the gambling-shirt ban as an £80m void. irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/2…

The inaugural FIFA Peace Prize award has aged well. Congratulations to #FIFA and Gianni Infantino. World Cup 2026 will gloriously represent how far the International Federation of Association Football has come since 1904.

Sporting CP 0-1 Arsenal. Sporting failed to adopt the approach that proved effective for Southampton vs Arsenal. They have themselves to blame. #SCPARS #UCL

Kompany drip 😮‍💨

One of De Zerbi's coaches is called Marcattilio Marcattilii. A proper Galileo Galilei of a name.

O futebol está a morrer.

Big news in football. Nike enters exclusive talks to become official match ball provider for the Champions League and other Uefa men's club competitions. Blow to Adidas. More on Financial Times soon.

Paolo Zampolli, a special envoy in the Trump administration, has a simple idea for the 2026 World Cup. He suggested to both Donald Trump and Fifa president Gianni Infantino that Italy should take Iran’s place. The proposal, reported by the Financial Times on Wednesday, is

I’ll be talking to BBC World Service in a couple of mins about Liam Rosenior’s six year contract at Chelsea

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