21 –
Lyon become the first club in the "top five" European leagues to win six consecutive Championships after securing the
Ligue 1 title with six games to play.
29 –
PSV claim the
Eredivisie title, their third in a row after the three teams:
AZ,
Ajax, and PSV had 72 points each. PSV pipped to the title Ajax on goal difference.
17 –
Roma win its eighth
Coppa Italia, winning the two final matches with an aggregate result of 7–3 against
Internazionale. (6–2 in the first leg played in Rome, 2–1 in the second one in
Milan)
29 –
Iraq produced one of football's greatest fairytale victories as the fractured, war-torn nation were crowned champions of the
AFC Asian Cup for the first time.[2]
2 There was no national champion in Cuba during 2007 as the
Campeonato Nacional is in the process of changing from being a summer league to a winter league; the
2006 champion will be followed by a
2007–08 champion.
1 There was no national champion in Sierra Leone during 2007 as the
Sierra Leone National Premier League is in the process of changing from being a summer league to a winter league; the 2006 champion will be followed by a 2007–08 champion.
February 17 – Manager and former international
Gerald Vanenburg is sacked by
Helmond Sport due to a lack of confidence, the club reports on its website.
April 10 – Fulham FC sack Chris Coleman to be replaced by Northern Ireland international manager Laurie Sanchez
October 22 –
Greg Ryan sacked as head coach of the
USA women's national team, despite 45 wins and only one loss out of 55 matches in charge. The loss, however, was a 4–0 humiliation by
Brazil in the semifinals of the
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, the worst loss in USA women's history. Ryan was also embroiled in controversy regarding his decision to bench goalkeeper
Hope Solo, who had not allowed a goal in the previous three games, in favour of veteran
Briana Scurry.