May 9 – One of the true cathedrals of world football, and the only stadium to host two World Cup Finals, the famed Azteca Stadium in Mexico City ,will reopen next March, just in time for the 2026 World Cup co-hosted by Mexico, Canada and the U.S.
May 9 – The 10-team Concacaf Caribbean Cup will play its 2025 edition August to December with three clubs qualifying for the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup.
May 9 – The President of the Football Federation of Montenegro (FSCG), Dejan Savićević, broke ground officially on the construction of a new training complex in Bijelo Polje.
May 8 – FC Barcelona have once again cemented their reputation as world football’s premier talent incubator, with the latest CIES Football Observatory study ranking them among the top three clubs in Europe’s big five leagues for minutes played by Under-21 footballers this season.
May 8 – The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has unveiled a new look, and name, for its long-running Challenge Cup, now officially rebranded as the KDM Evolution Trophy following a multi-year sponsorship deal with construction firm KDM Group.
May 8 – A proposed majority takeover of Rangers FC by a US investment group led by 49ers Enterprises President Paraag Marathe and health insurance entrepreneur Andrew Cavenagh is now “above 90%” likely to go ahead, according to the club’s largest shareholder, Dave King.
May 8 – AS Monaco have announced the extension of their partnership with Portuguese sports nutrition company Zumub, which will remain the club’s official nutrition supplier through to the end of the 2025/26 season.
May 8 – FIFA has confirmed the eight Brazilian cities that will host matches during the 2027 Women’s World Cup on the South American continent.
May 8 – Following an epic UEFA Champions League semi-final which saw Inter Milan defeat Barcelona 4-3 after extra time (7-6 on aggregate), Barcelona midfielder Pedri has voiced strong criticism of the match officiating at the San Siro.
May 8 – Donald Trump has suggested that the 2026 World Cup could provide Russia a pathway back to international football competition, after only just discovering that the Russian national team was banned by FIFA and UEFA following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
May 8 – FIFA Head of Global Development Arsène Wenger has proposed a significant change to the offside rule, with the former Arsenal manager believing attackers should be onside if any part of their body is in line with the last outfield defender.
May 8 – Hot on the heels of yet another epic round of UEFA Champions League fixtures, Liverpool FC have launched a limited-edition retail collection commemorating the 20th anniversary of their legendary 2005 UEFA Champions League Final victory over AC Milan.
May 8 – The final of Concacaf’s Champions Cup is set to take place June 1 in Mexico City between Cruz Azul and Vancouver Whitecaps. Two days later the confederation will begin plotting the pathway for clubs into the 2026 edition of the competition with the draw for the 2025 Concacaf Central American Cup.
May 7 – Mexico’s Club León have lost their battle to remain in the Club World Cup finals in the USA this summer after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that Pachuca and Club León – both owned by the Pachuca Group – had failed to meet FIFA’s criteria concerning multiple club ownership.
FIFA wasted no time in issuing a statement saying that León’s place in Group S will now be taken by the winners of a play-off between Los Angeles FC and Club América.
May 7 – With the United States, Canada, and Mexico rapidly approaching their hosting duties for upcoming FIFA events, soccer’s world governing body convened a critical workshop at Audi Field, home of DC United, targeting staff members from foreign embassies.