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The total value of soccer transfers made in 2025 exceeded $10 billion for the first time in history, reaching $13.08 billion. The global value of soccer transfers increased by 273% in 10 years.

French soccer club PSG, having beaten Flamengo (Brazil) in a penalty shootout with a score of 2:1, became the winner of the Intercontinental Cup and repeated the record of Barcelona and Bayern (Munich), – reports Logos Press.

A record $655 million prize money for the 2026 World Cup was approved at the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Council meeting in Doha, Qatar, Logos Press reports.

The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., hosted the draw for next year’s World Cup in North America, Logos Press reported.

The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has officially released the distribution of all national teams – participants of the upcoming World Cup – by baskets before the draw, which will be held on December 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. (USA), – reports Logos Press.

In the rating of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), updated on October 17, the national soccer team of Moldova still occupies 156th place, – reports Logos Press.

Tickets for the 2026 FIFA World Cup matches have gone on sale, with prices significantly higher than past tournaments, according to Logos Press.

The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has unveiled the three official mascots for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, one for each host country (the United States, Mexico and Canada), Logos Press reports.

For players’ participation in next year’s FIFA World Cup (World Cup), clubs with rights to them will receive compensation from the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), totaling a record $355 million, Logos Press reported.

Authorities of the U.S. cities that will host matches of the World Cup in 2026 are concerned about the lack of funding for the full range of events and have appealed to the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) for help, – reports Logos Press.

Soccer clubs during the summer transfer campaign concluded about 12 thousand international deals for the acquisition / sale and lease of players for a total of $ 9.76 billion, which is 50% more, compared to the summer of 2024 – according to Logos Press.

Justice For Players (Justice For Players), an organization based in the Netherlands, has sued the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and the national soccer associations of Germany, France, the Netherlands, Denmark and Belgium over dissatisfaction with the current rules governing transfers, Logos Press reported.