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PSG fan celebration chaos leaves two dead and hundreds arrested

June 2 – Two people have died and hundreds were arrested across France following chaotic celebrations by Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) fans after the team’s historic Champions League final victory, according to the French interior ministry.

In Dax, a town in the southwest, a 17-year-old boy was fatally stabbed in the chest on Saturday night, local media reported. In central Paris, a 23-year-old man riding a scooter was struck and killed by a vehicle,

Finance

San Francisco 49ers touchdown in Scotland with 51% stake in Rangers

Rangers

June 2 – The San Francisco 49ers group, fresh off securing promotion with Leeds United to the Premier League, has now set its sights on Glasgow Rangers. On Friday, the group confirmed it had acquired a 51% controlling stake, laying out a plan for long-term financial sustainability and improving “on-pitch performance”.

2030 World Cup bidding

Conmebol keep the pressure on to expand 2030 world Cup to 64 teams

June 1 – Conmebol and its president Alejandro Domínguez have intensified their lobbying to bring more 2030 World Cup matches to the region.

Finance

How Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft became a class enemy of football

June 2 – A damning new report from Enders Analysis has dropped the hammer on Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, calling them out for what can only be described as willful negligence in the face of “industrial scale theft”.

Football Asia

J.League signs up for climate action with Japanese renewable energy platform ReENE

June 2 – Japan’s J.League has agreed a climate action partnership with Tokyu Real Estate. The agreement centres on Tokyu’s renewable energy initiative, ReENE, and aligns with the league’s wider ambition to address climate change through football while supporting regional revitalisation efforts across Japan.

Gold Cup 2025

Gold Cup tunes up for June 14 kick off

June 2 – Concacaf and Universal Music Latino have launched the official song of the Gold Cup 2025, ‘Tocando el Cielo’, performed by global Latin superstar Luis Fonsi.

Competitions

PSG’s youthful masterclass gives Qatari owners their first Champions League title

By Samindra Kunti in Munich

June 1 – A full 14 years since their Qatari takeover, Paris Saint-Germain, spearheaded by teenager Désiré Doué, won the Champions League for the first time following a record-breaking 5-0 win against Inter Milan in the final.

Club World Cup 2025

LAFC take final slot in CWC with extra time win over Club America

June 2 – Los Angeles FC squeezed into the final slot of the expanded 2025 FIFA Club World Cup that kick off in two weeks with a 2-1 extra time win over Mexican giants Club America.

Legal

Illegal streamer jailed in Singapore for pirating Premier League

June 2 – A seller of Illegal Streaming Devices (ISDs) offering unauthorised access to Premier League football matches has been sentenced to six months in prison in Singapore, in a significant anti-piracy ruling in a case supported by the Premier League and the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE).

Man City boss Khaldoon Al Mubarak says club is listening to fans concerns

June 1 – Manchester City have had a torrid time on the field this season, and it hasn’t been plain sailing off the pitch either, as chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has had to deal with fan unrest over the issue of rising ticket prices.

Arsenal go big with TCL upgrading to global sponsors

June 2 – Another week, another “game-changing partnership” at Arsenal. This time it’s TCL – the TV people – getting promoted from regional sponsor to ‘Official Global Consumer Electronics Partner’.

FIFA

Argentina drawn against Italy in U20 World Cup Chile 2025. Hosts open against Kiwis

June 1 – The group draw for the U-20 World Cup was held in Santiago at the end of last week and saw hosts Chile opening their campaign in Group A against New Zealand before facing Japan and Egypt.

Competitions

PSG’s youth start as favourites to beat Inter’s old guard in UEFA’s showpiece final

May 30 – Paris Saint-Germain will be the slight favourites to win their first Champions League, but a resilient, battle-tested Inter Milan will provide obdurate opposition in the final in Munich, Saturday.

Without the presence of Real Madrid or an English Premier League club, the final may have the appearance of being low wattage, but PSG, the nouveau riches of European football, and Inter Milan, the old aristocracy, are deserved finalists after eliminating Arsenal and FC Barcelona,

Finance

Real Madrid top ranking of world’s most valuable clubs. Man City and Man Utd follow but €1bn behind

May 30 – Real Madrid may have played a season without significant silverware but they have retained their title of being the world’s most valuable football club, according to the 10th Football Benchmark Football Clubs’ Valuation: The European Elite report, with an Enterprise Value (EV) of €6.3 billion.

EA Sports

eChampions League on the button as eSports head to global entertainment’s top table

By Harry Ewing in Munich

May 30 – When EA Sports unveiled the new-look UEFA eChampions League, the ambition was clear: to align competitive virtual football with the structure, emotion, and drama of the real thing.