But what else have Flashscore's news editors pinpointed as must-watch events in 2025? Find out below!
FIFA Club World Cup
What do we need? More football! In their wisdom, FIFA have filled one of their fallow calendar spots with a brand new iteration of the Club World Cup.
This 32-team tournament to be held from June 15th to July 13th will see the best club sides in the world do battle for a shiny new title.
There is a lot of scepticism about this new competition with top players decrying the lack of time off, but pitting the best of Europe - and RB Salzburg - up against the best of the Americas - plus Lionel Messi's Inter Miami - will provide an interesting watch.
What squads we will see there is questionable but when we get to the business end of the tournament, expect some fireworks and admit it, you will be watching!
Josh Donaldson
Hamilton and Ferrari joining forces
Rarely has a season of Formula 1 been as hotly anticipated as the 2025 edition, largely because it will see the greatest team of all time and arguably the greatest driver of all time finally join forces.
Lewis Hamilton donning the famous red of Ferrari will immediately become an iconic image regardless of how successful their partnership is, but it would become one of sport’s best stories ever if they can make it work.
The Scuderia haven’t won a Drivers’ Championship since 2007 and a Constructors’ Championship since 2008, with Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel both trying and failing to end that drought. Should Hamilton succeed and win a record-breaking eighth title himself in the process, he’ll establish himself as the best driver F1 has ever seen.
There’s reason to believe he’ll have a real chance of doing so too with Ferrari ending 2024 with one of the two strongest cars after another year of steady improvement in all areas under team principal Frederic Vassuer, who has ironed out many operational issues.
It won’t be easy for Hamilton even if he does have the best car with his teammate being Charles Leclerc, arguably the best driver the Brit has shared a team with in over a decade. It will be fascinating to see how the two compare and whether the team can handle two men unwilling to play second fiddle.
With those two, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen all potentially in evenly matched machinery, we could be in for a title fight for the ages!
Finley Crebolder
Title races in Europe’s top leagues
There are several title races around Europe perfectly poised heading into 2025, including two of the very best in Serie A and LaLiga.
Atalanta and Napoli lead the way in Italy’s top flight with the pair tied on 41 points, ahead of reigning champions Inter in third. Lazio could still mount an unlikely challenge back in fourth, setting up one of the most exciting conclusions to a Serie A season in recent history.
In Spain, it looks set to be a three-horse race between the nation’s three leading teams: Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Diego Simeone’s men are currently at the summit, one point ahead of Real and three ahead of Barca, so Los Colchoneros will fancy their chances of a third league title in 11 years.
Elsewhere, Liverpool look strong favourites to clinch their second Premier League title after building a healthy eight-point advantage (at the time of writing), while in the Bundesliga, Vincent Kompany’s Bayern Munich hold a more slender four-point lead over last year’s winners Bayer Leverkusen.
With the stakes at an all-time high for so many of Europe’s top sides, the second half of the domestic season is guaranteed to be a thriller. Make sure you follow along every step of the way to see which teams are crowned champions come May!
Danny Clark
Women’s EURO 2025
If like me, you get to the end of the football season and wonder what you are going to do for the next six weeks, then fear not - the Women’s Euros is happening this July.
From the 2nd to the 27th of July, Europe’s best nations will be going head-to-head for the ultimate continental prize in women's football.
The tournament is taking place in Switzerland and the hosts will compete in Group A alongside three Nordic countries Finland, Iceland and Norway. It isn't the toughest group and although Norway are one of Europe’s more dangerous sides, the hosts will fancy their chances of progressing.
Elsewhere, holders England have been drawn a group of death as they face France, the Netherlands and rivals Wales. The 2022 winners have enjoyed mixed success since losing to Spain in the last World Cup final, narrowly missing out on winning their Nations League group behind the Dutch. Therefore, when England and the Netherlands meet again on the 9th of July, Sarina Wiegman’s side will be hungry for revenge.
As the women’s game continues to soar, expect more records to break at a tournament with no clear favourites, stacked full of star players and the two most-recent World Cup finalists. It is a tournament not to miss and a great way to get your football fix over the summer!
Harry Dunnett
The Ashes 2025/26
2024 was a big year for cricket and it ended in style with the (still ongoing) Border-Gavaskar Trophy series between India and Australia Down Under. Fast forward one year and Australia will be hosting an even bigger series, The Ashes, in their next summer, starting in late November.
The bi-yearly clash between ancient enemies Australia and England is the oldest and most prestigious cricket series on the planet and it’s only getting more intense.
The last time the sides met was in 2023 in England with that five-Test series ending drawn at 2-2. The Aussies retained the famous little urn as they had won the prior series. Not only did Australia win back in 2021/22 but they comfortably swatted aside their visitors 4-0 in what could only be described as a humbling for England.
However, a lot has changed since the last series in Australia. Ben Stokes has come in as England’s captain and, along with coach Brendon McCullum, has sparked the ‘Bazball’ revolution.
Although they didn’t win their home series in 2023, England came very close and have further spiced up their side with some brilliant emerging talent to complement the likes of Stokes and Joe Root. Australia, on the other hand, are an ageing side and the next Ashes could prove to be the final hurrah for legend Steve Smith and some of their superstar bowlers.
In a nutshell, this will be England’s best chance to win a Test series in Australia since they last did in 2010/11. Whoever comes out on top, the Ashes promises to provide an epic ending to 2025 for all cricket fans!
Pat Dempsey