Home to MLS side the Houston Dynamo and the Houston Dash in the National Women’s Soccer League, the 22,039-capacity Shell Energy (formerly the BBVA Compass Stadium) was built as a soccer-specific stadium but has been used for lacrosse, rugby, and concerts.
January 31 – Japan stuck to the script to seal their spot in the quarter finals of the Asian Cup easing past Bahrain to put a shaky looking second place finish in the group stage behind them.
January 31 – Clubs worldwide spent a record $9.63 billion on international transfers last year, surpassing the previous record set in 2019 by more than $2 billion.
January 31 – South Korea advanced to the quarter finals of the Asian Cup by way of penalty shootout on Tuesday night, as the Koreans left it late but got the job done over the high-flying Saudi Falcons.
January 31 – Four-time Asian Cup champions Japan secured their place in the quarter finals of the competition with a comfortable 3-1 victory over group-topping Bahrain.
January 31 – Saudi Arabia coach Roberto Mancini has apologised for disappearing down the tunnel before his team’s Asian Cup fate was sealed in Tuesday’s 4-2 penalty shoot-out defeat to South Korea in the last 16.
January 31 – Morocco became the latest giants to be toppled at a shock-filled Africa Cup of Nations when they fell 2-0 to South Africa on Tuesday, while Mali also booked a quarter-finals place.
January 31 – Ten-man Iran survived a major scare against Syria winning 5-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw to complete the quarter-final lineup of the Asian Cup. Sent off, Mehdi Taremi will have to sit out the last-eight clash with Japan.
January 31 – Media representatives who accosted Iraq coach Jesus Casas at his post-match press conference following Monday’s shock Asian Cup last-16 defeat by Jordan have been banned from covering all Asian Football Confederation tournaments in the future.
January 31 – Meeting in Qatar on the sidelines of the Asian Cup, the European Club Association’s (ECA) executive committee held its first meeting of 2024 to review key strategic development projects.
January 31 – Germany’s Bundesliga has published new detail and parameters for its media rights invitation to tender for the top two leagues for the four-season cycle 2025/26 to 2028/29.
January 31 – Football Australia (FA) has agreed a sponsorship with Nestlé Dairy brand Milo who become an Official Partner of MiniRoos, Australia’s junior football grassroots programme.
January 30 – With 11 games still to be played, the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 has broken the tournament’s historic attendance record of 1.04 million, hitting a new high mark of 1,068,587 during yesterday’s knockout stage match between Qatar and Palestine.
January 30 – Germany’s DFL has approved the acquisition of 10.41% of Bundelsiga side VfB Stuttgart by sports car manufacturer Porsche.
January 30 – UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin insists a European Super League is dead in the water despite last December’s ruling by the European Court of Justice that UEFA and FIFA broke EU competition rules by attempting to block the seemingly doomed breakaway league.