- 19 November 2020 – March 2022 – Indian Super League 2021-22
- 20 October 2020 – 29 May 2021 – UEFA Champions League 2020-21
- 9 August 2019 – 26 July 2020 – Premier League 2020
- 22 October 2020 – 26 May 2021 – UEFA Europa League 2020
- 11 June, 2021 – , 11 July, 2021 – The UEFA European Football Championship
- Postponed – Major League Soccer (MLS)
- 21 August 2020 – 15 May 2021 –
Bundesliga Football league - Postponed – La Liga Football league | Primera Division
- Postponed – Serie A Football league
- Postponed – France Ligue 1 Football league
- Postponed – Africa Cup of Nations
- 4 March 2020 – 11 March 2020 – Algarve Cup Women 2020
Men’s National Teams
- 31 May – 10 June: 2021 ConIFA World Football Cup
- 14 June – 15 July: 2021 FIFA World Cup in Russia Russia
AFC
- 22–25 March: 2021 King’s Cup in Thailand
- 22–26 March: 2021 China Cup in China Nanning
- 22–27 March: 2021 International Friendship Championship in Iraq Iraq
- 1-10 June: 2021 Intercontinental Cup (India) in India
- 4–15 September: 2021 SAFF Championship in Bangladesh Bangladesh
- 18 November – 15 December: 2021 AFF Championship
CAF
- 13 January – 4 February: 2021 African Nations Championship in Morocco
- 22–24 March: 2021 Four Nations Tournament in Zambia Zambia
- UEFA18 September – 20
- November: 2021–19 UEFA Nations League (pool stage)
Youth
- 9–27 January: 2021 AFC U-23 Championship in China
- 24 April – 5 May: 2021 WAFU Zone A U-20 Tournament in Liberia Liberia
- 4 – 20 May: 2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in England England
- 2–14 July: 2021 AFF U-18 Youth Championship in Indonesia Indonesia
- 16–29 July: 2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Finland Finland
- 19 July – 3 August: 2021 Central American and Caribbean Games (under-21) in Colombia Colombia
- 18 August – 2 September: 2021 Asian Games (under-23) in Indonesia Indonesia
- 18 October – 4 November: 2021 AFC U-19 Championship in Indonesia Indonesia
- 20 October – 7 November: 2021 AFC U-16 Championship in Malaysia Malaysia
Women’s
- 10–24 February: 2021 WAFU Women’s Cup in Ivory Coast Ivory Coast (regional)
- 4–22 April: 2021 Copa América Femenina in Chile Chile
- 6–20 April: 2021 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Jordan Jordan
- 18–29 April: 2021 CFU Women’s Challenge Series
- 4–17 October 2021 CONCACAF Women’s Championship
- 17 November – 1 December: 2021 Africa Women Cup of Nations in Ghana Ghana
- 17 November – 11 December: 2021 OFC Women’s Nations Cup in New Caledonia New Caledonia
International tournaments
- 26 February – 6 March: 2021 Turkish Women’s Cup in Turkey
- 28 February – 7 March: 2021 Cyprus Women’s Cup in Cyprus
- 28 February – 7 March: 2021 Algarve Cup in Portugal
- 1–7 March: 2021 SheBelieves Cup in the United States
Women’s youth
- 13–31 January: 2021 South American Under-20 Women’s Football Championship in Ecuador Ecuador
- 18–28 January: 2021 CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship in Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
- 7–25 March: 2021 South American Under-17 Women’s Football Championship in Argentina Argentina
- 19–29 April: 2021 CONCACAF Women’s U-17 Championship in Nicaragua Nicaragua
- 1 – 13 May: 2021 AFF U-16 Girls’ Championship in Indonesia Palembang
- 9 – 21 May: 2021 UEFA Women’s Under-17 Championship in Lithuania Lithuania
- 5–10 June: 2021 Sud Ladies Cup in France France
- 18–30 July: 2021 UEFA Women’s Under-19 Championship in Switzerland Switzerland
- 7–26 August: 2021 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in France France
- 20 November – 13 December: 2021 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Uruguay Uruguay