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Police seize Maradona’s medical records as trial of his healthcare team continues 

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.

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Concacaf

Mexico City readies Azteca for 2026 kick-off with a refurb and a new name

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.

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Concacaf

Dates set for 2025 Concacaf Caribbean Cup

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.

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Europe

Montenegrans break ground on construction of Bijelo Polje training complex

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.

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CIES

Barcelona among Europe’s best for youth minutes, CIES report shows

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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. 

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Europe

Rangers’ takeover “above 90%” certain claims shareholder Dave King

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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.

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FIFA

Trump says World Cup is incentive for Russia to end Ukraine war

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.

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Concacaf

Concacaf sets schedules for 2025 Central American Cup which begins in July

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.

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Africa

Motsepe finds money can’t buy you love as fury mounts over SA national park mining deals

May 7 – Patrice Motsepe, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), a leader not noted for his good governance or for putting the game before political expediency, has come under bitter attack in his home country over his business activities.

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Europe

Sorry seems to be the hardest word. French minister says he was ‘led astray by my misconceptions’

May 7 – Three years after Liverpool supporters were wrongfully vilified for causing chaos at the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final, former French interior minister Gérald Darmanin (pictured) has finally issued a long-overdue apology for his role in the debacle.

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Africa

Somali FA welcomes former footballer as new head of sports ministry

May 7 – Football in Somalia is looking forward to safer and better supported future after the Somali government installed a former player as its new minister for youth and sports.

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South America

Ednaldo Rodrigues’ CBF presidency under threat over alleged false document

May 6 – Brazilian congresswoman Daniela Carneiro has asked the country’s Supreme Court (STF) to immediately remove Ednaldo Rodrigues (pictured) from the presidency of the Brazilian FA.

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Europe

Deep-rooted sectarian rivalry bubbles over again at Rangers-Celtic derby 

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.

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Europe

North Macedonian football rocked by deliberate throwing of crucial second tier league match

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.

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Competitions

Inter Milan beat Barca in UCL classic to qualify for Munich final

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.

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