May 30 – Vincent Kompany is the unlikely new head coach of Bayern Munich on a three-year deal following a lengthy search that saw the German giants rejected by several top candidates.
May 29 – Manchester United’s new owners insist a solution will be found to allow United and Nice, who they also own, to compete in the Europa League next season.
May 29 – Barcelona have appointed former German national team and Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick as their new manager on a two-year contract.
May 29 – Frank Pauw has been elected the new chairman of the Dutch FA (KNVB), succeeding Just Spee. If elected, Jaenet Van Der Laan would have become the first female boss of Dutch football.
May 29 – Jose Boto, sports director of Croatia’s NK Osijek, has had his car fired upon in Osijek. Fortunately, Boto was not in the car, at the time parked in a public parking lot.
May 28 – FIFA and UEFA “abused their dominant position” and “prevented free competition” by opposing the creation of a breakaway European Super League, a Spanish court ruled Monday.
May 28 – UEFA has urged fans to refrain from purchasing tickets on the secondary market as they threaten to cancel tickets purchased from unauthorised third parties.
May 28 – A week on from Atalanta lifting the Europa League trophy, fellow Italians Fiorentina will be looking for a European prize of their own as they line up the UEFA Conference League final in Athens on Wednesday night.
May 28 – History-making female referee Stephanie Frappart had to be escorted to safety by police after angry confrontations following the Greek Cup final.
May 28 – Following a dramatic last day of the season and a late ruled-out goal by crosstown rivals Cercle Brugge in a 0-0 draw, Club Brugge won the Belgian league for the 19th time, pipping rivals Union and Anderlecht to the title.
May 28 – UEFA has announced that AXA will join the Women’s EURO 2025 partnership roster as an official global partner as the tournament gears up for kick-off next summer.
May 27 – The latest incident of fan violence to rock French football led to 30 injuries after rivals from Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain fought on a motorway before Saturday’s French Cup final near the city of Lille.
May 27 – Galatasaray clinched the Turkish league title on Sunday, edging out city rivals Fenerbahce with a record total of 102 points.
May 27 – Former Croatian U21 international and Hajduk Split player Filip Krovinovic (pictured) was attacked by Lokomotiv Zagreb fans in the capital city of Zagreb after a league game Lokomotiv Zagreb and Hajduk Split.
May 24 – It’s a repeat of last year’s showpiece final but this time, it could be judgement day for one of the two managers.