Adidas has released the official match ball for the FIFA World Cup 2026, which features a motif with a maple leaf, a star and an eagle to symbolise the tournament's three host countries, Canada, the USA and Mexico, and "an innovative new side-mounted chip system". More about Adidas releases "most visually playful ball ever" for World Cup 2026
Architecture studio AFL Architects and consultancy Ridge and Partners have revealed plans for a 16,000-seat stadium powered entirely by renewable energy, which will be the new home for Oxford United Football Club. More about UK's "first all-electric football stadium" set to be built for Oxford United
Sportswear brand Puma has unveiled a kit for English football team Manchester City with an all-over raindrop graphic. More about Manchester City unveils rain-covered kit "as a tribute to the famous Mancunian weather"
Architecture studio Foster + Partners has revamped the Carrington Training Complex for UK football team Manchester United, adding glazed facades to brighten the interior. More about Foster + Partners unveils refurbished training ground for Manchester United
German practice GMP Architekten has completed the Kunshan Olympic Sports Centre in China, a 45,000-seat football stadium that "seamlessly connects" to its parkland site via a ring of elevated bridges and walkways. More about GMP Architekten uses ring of bridges and ramps to connect Chinese stadium to parkland site
Architecture studio Populous has collaborated with local studio Saraiva + Associados on the masterplan for Portuguese football club SL Benfica's Estádio da Luz stadium in Lisbon, which will feature a programmable LED "skin". More about Populous unveils updated Benfica stadium design with integrated LED facade
A honeycomb-patterned facade informed by the surface of a football wraps the headquarters of the governing body of Portuguese football in Porto, completed by local architecture practice OODA. More about OODA wraps Liga Portugal HQ and football museum with honeycomb-patterned facade
With the Women's Euro 2025 tournament kicking off next week, we're giving readers the score on the 16 kits worn by the teams playing in this year's competition. More about Dezeen's catch-all guide to Women's Euro 2025 kits
Architecture studio Gensler has revealed designs for a 22,000-seat stadium for the Chicago Fire FC soccer team that will be the anchor for The 78 development in the city. More about Gensler unveils design for Chicago Fire FC soccer stadium
On the eve of its 98th anniversary, Italian football club AS Roma has unveiled an updated logo that hearkens back to its original crest from 1927. More about AS Roma ditches logo for "progressive return" of historic crest
Mexican studio Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos has created a sports academy out of red concrete for one of Mexico's longest-standing football teams in Guadalajara, Mexico. More about Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos utilises red concrete for Atlas FC academy in Mexico
The Guardian has reported that a Pakistani foreman has died while working on the Aramco stadium in Saudi Arabia, claiming he is the first known death of a migrant worker linked to the 2034 FIFA World Cup. More about First migrant worker death reported on Saudi World Cup stadium
Following the release of a video showing a proposed HKS-designed stadium for the Cleveland Browns, we've rounded up seven stadiums in progress across the US, including a domed baseball arena by BIG in Las Vegas. More about Seven massive sports stadiums set to be built across the US
British architect Norman Foster explains his design for the recently unveiled Manchester United football stadium in this video. More about Manchester United stadium "one of the most exciting projects in the world" says Norman Foster
British studio Foster + Partners has revealed designs for a stadium covered by "a vast umbrella" for English football club Manchester United, which will become the biggest stadium in the UK. More about Foster + Partners unveils 100,000-seat stadium for Manchester United
An angular exterior informed by diamonds will wrap the Arctic Arena football stadium in Bodø, Norway, designed by Oslo-based studio Nordic Office of Architecture. More about Nordic Office of Architecture designs faceted Arctic Arena for Norwegian football club
Architecture studio Gensler has unveiled its design for an undulating stadium outside Cairo, which will be the first home for the Al-Ahly football club. More about Gensler reveals football stadium with sunken pitch as "landmark venue" for Egypt
The Marshall Islands Soccer Federation has unveiled its national football jersey, designed in collaboration with sports brand PlayerLayer. More about Marshall Islands football jersey "disappears" to visualise threat of rising seas
Architecture studio Populous has released visuals of the planned Kop Stand at Wrexham AFC's STōK Cae Ras stadium in Wales, as the club aims to expand under the ownership of actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. More about Populous unveils Wrexham AFC stand that will "emerge organically from the ground"
Global design studio HOK and Minnesota-based Snow Kreilich Architects have teamed up to create the Citypark urban sports campus and stadium for a Major League Soccer club in St Louis, Missouri. More about HOK and Snow Kreilich raise thin canopy above St Louis soccer stadium