Football News

Fortuna Düsseldorf have sold 19,000 season tickets ahead of their first campaign in the third tier since 2009, despite suffering relegation from the 2. Bundesliga last term.

Gianni Infantino is expected to secure a fourth term as FIFA president in March 2027, despite the German Football Federation withholding support. The Swiss has backing from over 200 of 211 member associations with no challengers yet declared.

TSV 1860 München will compete in the Regionalliga using a century-old emblem after losing rights to their lion crest. The club has reverted to a 1919 design amid a merchandising dispute with investor Hasan Ismaik.

Mel Brennan, who served as a confidential source for investigators probing football corruption, has published a memoir detailing his time at Concacaf during the scandal-hit reigns of Jack Warner and Chuck Blazer.

FIFA development chief Arsène Wenger has criticised the United States’ “pay-to-play” youth model, warning that high fees exclude talented players from poor backgrounds. Speaking in Georgia, he urged US Soccer to build a consistent, accessible academy system.

Australian Sports Group has secured Canberra United’s future, taking over the A-League Women licence with an exclusive option to add a men’s team for the 2028/29 season.

Girondins de Bordeaux have been excluded from France’s National Championships and now face competing in the sixth tier or facing compulsory liquidation after the FFF ratified a financial exclusion ruling.

Australian football faces potential industrial action after players unanimously rejected the latest collective bargaining agreement proposal from league administrators. The new season is due to begin in October.

Southampton manager Tonda Eckert faces an uncertain future ahead of the Championship season opener as the Football Association continues its investigation into last season’s spygate scandal.