Atlético Madrid boldly go where no football club has gone before
June 6 – Space: the final frontier. And apparently, the next logical destination for Atlético Madrid’s membership drive given their lack of silverware this season.
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Inter and Inzaghi split after calamitous end to treble losing season
June 4 – Inter Milan and Simeone Inzaghi have parted ways after the Italian club’s 5-0 defeat in the final of the Champions League, the club has confirmed.
Following the loss, the Italian manager had remained tight-lipped about his future, but on Tuesday, the club and Inzaghi announced that they would no longer work together, ending a four-year relationship.
Infantino’s buddy Salt Bae gets spicy over being given the golden boot in Munich
June 2 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s favourite steak chef Salt Bae (real name Nusret Gokce) has responded to reports saying that he had been refused entry to a Champions League post-match party by hotel security personnel.
PSG fan celebration chaos leaves two dead and hundreds arrested
June 2 – Two people have died and hundreds were arrested across France following chaotic celebrations by Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) fans after the team’s historic Champions League final victory, according to the French interior ministry.
In Dax, a town in the southwest, a 17-year-old boy was fatally stabbed in the chest on Saturday night, local media reported. In central Paris, a 23-year-old man riding a scooter was struck and killed by a vehicle,
UNICEF taps Dusan Vlahovic to lead the line for mental health project in Serbia
May 28 – Juventus striker and one of Serbia’s best-known players, Dusan Vlahovic, has become UNICEF’s partner in Serbia to support of the mental health of children and young people. Vlahovic is joining UNICEF’s ambassador-led initiative that includes Lionel Messi and David Beckham.
Luka Modrić to leave Real Madrid after 12 trophy-laden seasons
May 23 – Luka Modrić will bid farewell to Real Madrid this summer, with the Club World Cup marking the final chapter of his glittering 12-year career in the Spanish capital.
Women’s Super League attendances drop 5%, finds data report
May 23 – Women’s professional football is growing like crazy – it must be because everyone is saying it is. So a sobering piece of analysis by Sportscasting.com that finds England’s Women’s Super League matches showed a 5.1% drop in attendances over the 2024/25 season statistically flies in the face of accepted wisdom.
Disney+ wins Women’s Champions League TV rights from DAZN
May 23 – The UEFA Women’s Champions League has found a new home in the UK with Disney+ clinching a landmark five-year deal to broadcast European women’s football’s premier club competition, wresting the rights from DAZN who had held them for the past four seasons.
Disabled fans fury at Europa League final ticket allocation
May 20 – Disabled supporters of Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur have expressed outrage at UEFA’s “woefully inadequate” allocation of just 52 accessible tickets for the Europa League Final in Bilbao, Spain. The San Mames stadium has a capacity of nearly 50,000.
2025 Ballon d’Or to be held in September 22 with three new female awards
May 19 – UEFA and Groupe Amaury, owner of France Football and L’Équipe, have set Monday September 22 as the date for the 69th edition of the Ballon d’Or.
UEFA warns fans against buying unofficial tickets for club finals
May 20 – UEFA has issued a warning to fans ahead of the club competition finals not to buy tickets on the secondary market, from unauthorised third parties, websites, agencies or from touts.
Serbian FA to supply kits to all women’s clubs in top two tiers
May 19 – The Football Association of Serbia (FSS) is to support all women’s clubs in the Serbian Super League and First League with the supply of a full kit, consisting of a shirt, shorts, and socks.
Barca complete domestic treble securing LaLiga title with win at Espanyol
May 16 – Barcelona were crowned LaLiga champions on Wednesday night after a 2-0 derby win at Espanyol – and fittingly, it was Lamine Yamal who delivered the decisive blow.
Ludogorets call in Husqvarna’s robots for Champions League campaign
May 16 – Bulgarian champions Ludogorets Razgrad have signed a partnership with Swedish industrial company Husqvarna. As a result of the signed contract, the latest generation of robotic lawnmowers will maintain all the pitches of the club’s training complex in Razgrad.