May 7 – Visa has bolted on the 2025 Club World Cup to its FIFA sponsorship portfolio and will serve as an official partner for the inaugural 32-team finals, set to take place in the United States this June.
May 7 – FIFA and On Location have released the first hospitality packages for the 2026 World Cup, with prices ranging from $5,300 to $73,200.
May 7 – Football in Somalia is looking forward to safer and better supported future after the Somali government installed a former player as its new minister for youth and sports.
May 6 – Brazilian congresswoman Daniela Carneiro has asked the country’s Supreme Court (STF) to immediately remove Ednaldo Rodrigues (pictured) from the presidency of the Brazilian FA.
May 7 – Matchweek 35 of the Premier League season delivered the highest average stadium capacity of the campaign so far, with grounds filled to an impressive 98.86% across the board. With the title already decided, it’s the intense scramble for European places that appears to be pulling fans through the turnstiles in record numbers.
May 7 – The bitter rivalry between Rangers and Celtic – Scotland’s most explosive football feud and deeply entrenched in religious and political divisions – has once again crossed the line of acceptability after Rangers supporters displayed a controversial tifo that drew condemnation from Scotland’s highest office.
May 7 – North Macedonian football has been hit by clear and obvious match-fixing scandal after a game in the Second Macedonian Division between FK Kozuf and FK Bashkimi, ended with a 2:1 victory for the visitors.
May 7 – Inter Milan have reached their second UEFA Champions League final in three years after edging out Barcelona 7-6 on aggregate in a thrilling, two-legged semi-final that will live long in the memory of European football.
May 7 – Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) has partnered with computer vision firm Wicket to launch facial authentication technology at BMO Stadium, allowing supporters to enter the ground and make purchases using only their face.
May 7 – Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United have a chance to salvage their worst season in recent history by winning the UEFA Europa League. Should they fail to bring home the trophy, the club stands to miss out on an estimated £100m+ in revenue.
May 6 – Mexico’s Cruz Azul and Canada’s Vancouver Whitecaps FC will contest the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup Final on June 1 at Mexico City’s Estadio Olímpico Universitario.
The Whitecaps beat a fully loaded Inter Miami at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 3-1, to complete a 5-1 hammering of the Miami superstars.
May 4 – Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli have won their first AFC Champions League title in Jeddah, beating Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale 2-0 to cap a remarkable campaign that saw them accumulate 12 wins and just one draw.
May 5 – Reading have announced an agreement in principle with US investor Rob Couhig’s company, Redwood Holdings Ltd., to acquire the club.
May 5 – Saudi Arabia has been awarded hosting rights for the next three editions of the AFC U17 Asian Cup.
May 5 – Arsenal’s legendary former boss Arsène Wenger has once again raised eyebrows in football circles with his latest proclamation – this time questioning whether Europa League winners deserve automatic Champions League qualification.