December 17 – Qatar has again become the focus of FIFA’s world as it prepares to host two FIFA finals in two consecutive days. First up will be the Intercontinental Cup Final between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Flamengo tonight.
December 15 – Thailand and Poland were crowned world champions at the FIFAe World Cup 25 finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with results that offered both competitive milestones and further insight into FIFA’s evolving esports strategy.
December 15 – World governing body, FIFA, has confirmed that London will stage the decisive phase of the inaugural FIFA Women’s Champions Cup, with Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium and Brentford Gtech Community Stadium hosting the semi-finals, third-place match, and final between January and February 1, 2026.
December 15 – Brazilian and South American champions Flamengo will take on Paris Saint-Germain in the final of the Intercontinental Cup after eliminating Egypt’s Pyramids 2-0.
December 14 – The Best FIFA Football Awards 2025 will be announced in Doha on Tuesday, with the ceremony broadcast live and on Fifa.com. The awards coincide with the FIFA Intercontinental Cup final between Paris Saint-Germain and Flamengo, also in Doha.
December 11 – Spain will head into 2026 exactly where they hoped to be: on top. December’s FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Rankings update confirms La Roja’s position at the head of the table, with their successful defence of the UEFA Women’s Nations League title tightening their grip on the summit after reclaiming it in August.
December 10 – Football boss Gianni Infantino is facing a complaint to FIFA’s own ethics committee from a UK NGO over his award of the inaugural FIFA peace prize to Donald Trump and his repeated endorsements of the US President.
Earlier this week, FairSquare, an NGO that advocates for good governance in sport, filed a complaint with FIFA’s ethics committee, one of the organisation’s judicial bodies, over alleged, repeated breaches by Infantino of Article 15 of the FIFA Code of Ethics and the duty of neutrality.
December 9 – FIFA used the Final Draw for the 2026 World Cup to spotlight its Global Citizen Education Fund, placing the initiative centre stage during a ceremony otherwise dominated by political theatre and presidential back-slapping.
December 9 – The FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2025 continues on Wednesday in Al-Rayyan, where Concacaf champions Cruz Azul meet Copa Libertadores winners Flamengo in a true Derby of the Americas.
December 9 – FIFA will include three-minute hydration breaks in each half of every World Cup match next summer regardless of the weather, in a move which essentially splits matches into four quarters akin to NBA and NFL games.
December 8 – Palestine’s remarkable run at the FIFA Arab Cup 2025 took another historic turn on Sunday night as a goalless draw with Syria sent both sides into the quarterfinals for the first time.
December 7 – Brazil is the champion of the first-ever Futsal Women’s World Cup. Their win over Portugal in front of a sold-out PhilSports Arena in Manila was a reminder of how deeply futsal sits at the heart of Brazilian player development and why the sport keeps producing world-class talent on both the women’s and men’s sides of the game.
December 5 – Former Arsenal manager and FIFA global development officer Arsene Wenger has said that a 48-team World Cup won’t affect the tournament’s quality. He added that FIFA will protect players from the heat.
Speaking on the eve of the World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, the Frenchman defended the 48-team expansion – up from 32 – calling it “a natural evolution.”
December 5 – Konami Digital Entertainment and FIFA are stepping into a new phase of collaboration with the launch of the FIFAe World Cup 2025 and played on Konami’s eFootball platform. It is the closest alignment top date between the two organisations since FIFA’s split from EA Sports.
December 5 – FIFA’s plan to award their new peace prize with the likely recipient being US President Donald Trump has been met with further criticism, being described by NGOs and equality campaigners as “a sports washing tool” and “an insult to sports fans”.