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 7 – Inter Milan have reached their second UEFA Champions League final in three years after edging out Barcelona 7-6 on aggregate in a thrilling, two-legged semi-final that will live long in the memory of European football.
May 7 – Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) has partnered with computer vision firm Wicket to launch facial authentication technology at BMO Stadium, allowing supporters to enter the ground and make purchases using only their face.
May 7 – Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United have a chance to salvage their worst season in recent history by winning the UEFA Europa League. Should they fail to bring home the trophy, the club stands to miss out on an estimated £100m+ in revenue.
May 6 – FIFA has opened applications for volunteers interested in supporting the FIFA U20 World Cup Chile 2025, which will take place from 27 September to 19 October across the four host cities of Santiago, Valparaíso, Rancagua, and Talca.
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 – River Plate have announced a major new sponsorship agreement with Kaizen Gaming, making Betano the club’s main and front-of-shirt partner starting immediately.
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 – Described as an ‘impossible job’, Thomas Tuchel’s position as England manager has been handed further jeopardy as this June’s international friendlies are set to clash with FIFA’s expanded Club World Cup tournament.
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 – Liga MX powerhouse León will learn their FIFA Club World Cup fate this week as the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) delivers its verdict on their desperate appeal against FIFA’s controversial expulsion from the tournament.
The eight-time Mexican champions find themselves in a legal tussle with football’s governing body over shared ownership structures – with one of their biggest traditional rivals, Pachuca.
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 6 – EA SPORTS, the gaming powerhouse that has sold over 325 million copies of its FIFA/FC series worldwide since its 1993 inception, is revolutionising how fans engage with live soccer through an innovative new partnership with Major League Soccer (MLS) and Apple TV.