June 1 – In a shift from blaming late fan arrivals to fake tickets, the French FA (FFF) has said that 35,000 supporters coming to the Stade de France for Saturday’s chaotic Champions League final in Paris had no tickets or counterfeit tickets, echoing what French authorities claimed on Monday, but with a slightly different number.
June 1 – A packed stadium and the whole of Scotland will be supporting the home side. But pretty much the rest of the world will be rooting for the visitors, Ukraine.
June 1 – Italy and Argentina meet at a sold-out Wembley Stadium tonight pitting the European and South American champions in a new showpiece fixture dubbed ‘Finalissima’.
June 1 – England’s game against Hungary in Budapest on Saturday, which was scheduled to be played behind closed doors, will now have a crowd in excess of 30,000, according to UK media reports.
June 1 – Mouscron has filed for bankruptcy, bringing to an end last-minute rescue attempts by the club and the city to find a new investor.
June 1 – The East Asia Football Federation (EAFF) has stuck a deal with NuArca Labs who will become the regional associations Official NFT Partner with a focus on the upcoming 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship to be played in Japan in July.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 31 – European football’s governing body have bowed to public pressure by ordering an independent inquiry into the disgraceful scenes that that marred Saturday’s Champions League final in Paris.
By Samindra Kunti
May 31 – Under pressure for the dangerous disorder at the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Paris, French authorities shifted the blame for the chaos to Liverpool fans with fake tickets, which were in circulation because of a “massive, industrial and organised fraud” according to French interior minister Gérald Darmanin.
May 31 – Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca dethroned Egypt’s Al Ahly as kings of African football with a 2-0 win in the final of the continent’s Champions League.
May 31 – Although the protracted £.4.25 billion deal was completed several days ago, Chelsea have now officially rubber stamped their new ownership following the sale of the club by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
May 31 – FIFA and Qatar’s claims that the 2022 World Cup will be carbon neutral have been cast into doubt by a new report drafted by climate experts.
May 31 – Aston Villa are changing kit supplier, moving to fast-growing Castore from Kappa in a multi-year partnership that will start with the 2022/23 season.
May 31 – The disturbing scenes in Paris at the Champions League Final bring shame on the French organisers and UEFA. The subsequent blame-game by the French is almost as distasteful.
May 31 – Premier League Champions Manchester City have renewed their multi-year global partnership with water technology leader, Xylem, in an agreement that also covers MLS Champions New York City FC and Indian Super League club Mumbai City, who are part of City Football Group (CFG).
May 31 – Germany’s Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 clubs have agreed to the inclusion of a binding sustainability guideline in their club licensing regulations.