June 37 – The chickens are finally coming home to roost for football’s governing bodies. The High Court in London heard preliminary hearing Thursday that there is “no safe limit” for heading a football – a statement that will make many football bodies pay attention after years of denial as players have suffered irreversible brain damage.
June 27 – Just when you thought the Kylian Mbappé-PSG soap opera had reached its final credits, the French superstar has gone nuclear on his former employers. The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed Thursday that the Real Madrid forward has formally accused PSG of moral harassment.
June 24 – There’s something deeply disturbing about a 19-year-old sitting behind a screen in Málaga, typing death threats to Álvaro Morata and his family because of a penalty miss. Not disappointment, not frustration – death threats.
June 17 – Bayer Leverkusen and Red Bull Leipzig could soon be among the German clubs forced to hand greater control to their supporters following an intervention from the country’s antitrust watchdog.
June 17 – The scourge of racism continues to rear its ugly head across European football, with Spain becoming a particularly toxic battleground where Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr has been relentlessly targeted by cowards hiding behind mob mentality and anonymity.
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).
May 16 – Real Madrid and Spanish international Raul Asencio, 22, along with three former teammates from Real’s academy could face criminal charges for allegedly recording and distributing sexual images of a woman and a minor without their consent.
May 16 – South Korean international and Tottenham Hotspur captain, Son Heung-min, has filed a criminal complaint with South Korean police after becoming the victim of an alleged blackmail plot.
May 14 – Darwin Núñez will miss Uruguay’s next three World Cup qualifiers after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld Conmebol’s disciplinary sanctions stemming from the chaotic post-match altercation involving players and fans during the 2024 Copa América semi-final against Colombia.
May 9 – More than four years after Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona passed away on November 25, 2020, the investigation into his death continues with dramatic new developments. Police recently conducted an overnight raid at a Buenos Aires clinic, seizing Maradona’s complete medical records following a court order as the trial of seven healthcare professionals moves forward.
May 8 – Vinci Construction Grand Projets (VCGP) will be put on trial for labour abuses in Qatar, the French Court of Cassation has decided.
May 1 – After years of legal wrangling, shifting policies and uneasy compromise, the Football Association has determined that, from 1 June, only those born biologically female will be eligible to play women’s football in England.
April 16 – French football is once again teetering on the brink of a financial crisis after domestic media partner DAZN rejected a compromise to end the Ligue 1 broadcast deal.
April 11 – The squeaky wheel does get the oil as Relevent Sports now has a clear path to stage foreign league matches on American soil after settling its antitrust lawsuit with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), according to a filing with the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.
April 8 – Norwegian club SK Brann have claimed a legal victory after the highest court in sports ruled that UEFA should not have punished the club for fans singing ‘UEFA mafia’ or displaying banners with the same message at Women’s Champions League games.