May 7 – Three years after Liverpool supporters were wrongfully vilified for causing chaos at the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final, former French interior minister Gérald Darmanin (pictured) has finally issued a long-overdue apology for his role in the debacle.
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 6 – Bayern Munich have reclaimed their grip on the Bundesliga, officially sealing a record-extending 34th German league title after Bayer Leverkusen failed to win at Freiburg on Sunday.
May 6 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has sided with UEFA and the Romanian Football Federation (RFF) in a ruling that upholds Kosovo’s forfeiture of a UEFA Nations League fixture marred by fan misconduct and political tension.
May 6 – The swirling speculation around Trent Alexander-Arnold’s Liverpool future has finally reached its conclusion, with the homegrown hero confirming he’ll leave his boyhood club this summer after two decades at Anfield.
May 6 – Nearly 200 football ultras from HNK Hajduk Split and Dinamo Zagreb were arrested before, during, and after the derby between the two Croatian giants at the Poljud Stadium in Split.
May 6 – The bitter broadcasting saga between France’s Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) and streaming giant DAZN appears to have reached its conclusion, with LFP Media announcing an agreement between the warring parties – though specifics remain carefully guarded by both sides.
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.
May 2 – Attendance at European women’s football has been rising steadily but is the women’s game reaching another glass ceiling?
May 2 – An all-English UEFA Europa League final looks increasingly likely after dominant first-leg displays by Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur in their respective semifinals against Athletic Club and Bodø/Glimt.
May 2 – Culture wars have no boundaries and taking their cue from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, the English Football Association (FA) has said it will ban transgender players from women’s football next season. The Scottish FA have also followed suit.
May 2 – UEFA has launched Maddli’s School of Football, a new free-to-access educational programme aimed at school-age children, combining learning with movement and themed around the upcoming UEFA Women’s EURO 2025.
May 2 – The Football Federation of Albania (FSHF) and the Municipality of Kavaja have combined to rebuild the Besa Stadium in Kavaja that was destroyed by an earthquake in November 2019. The FSHF and the municipality will jointly provide the funding, with the stadium to be completed within two years.
May 1 – FIFA and Global Citizen have launched the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, a four-year initiative blending philanthropy and fan engagement that aims to raise $100 million to support children’s education through football.