Roma vs Feyenoord Conference League Final tickets on sale
May 10 – UEFA has opened ticket sales for Conference League final between AS Roma and Feyenoord exclusively via UEFA.com.
Europe
Bad taste: Scots apologise after walkouts over offensive speech at football writers dinner
May 10 – Scottish football journalists have had to apologise after an awards event speech prompted a walkout because of alleged sexism.
UEFA head for Vienna to set seal on Champions League revamp
May 9 – This week could promise to become a landmark moment for European football with UEFA’s executive committee set to ratify changes to the Champions League format.
Chelsea women beat Man Utd to secure third successive WSL title
May 9 – The day after it was confirmed that their club had been bought by new investors who would maintain their commitment to the women’s team, Chelsea won their third consecutive Super League title with the last game of the season.
Liga MX looks to build outside its North American base with Bundesliga MoU
May 9 – Germany’s DFL (operator of the Bundesliga) and Mexico’s Liga MX have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will cover sharing expertise across performance, business and marketing areas.
Feyenoord and Roma end long waits as they head to Tirana for Conference League final
May 6 – Two decades after winning the UEFA Cup, Feyenoord Rotterdam return to a European club final after edging out Marseille to reach the apex match of the Conference League.
Mediapro scores hattrick of court wins over Rubiales’ RFEF for abuse of dominant position
May 5 – Spanish federation president Luis Rubiales (pictured) has lost another battle in court in his war against Mediapro who have now scored a hat-trick of decisions against the RFEF this year.
UCL: Real Madrid shatter Man City dreams to book Paris trip for Liverpool rendezvous
By Andrew Warshaw
May 5 – It’s happened again, only this time it’s scarcely believable. Just like Paris St Germain, Manchester City are still chasing the most coveted prize in European club football after being knocked out in the semi-finals of the Champions League by a Real Madrid team who yet again defied the odds to take their place in the final against Liverpool on May 28.
Beating the Premier League: Ceferin argues other Big 5 leagues aren’t competitive enough
May 4 – With Liverpool through to the final of the Champions League and Manchester City aiming to join them to set up yet another all-English showdown, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has bemoaned the lack of competitiveness in other so-called Big Five footballing countries where the domestic leagues are perennially dominated by the same teams.
Ajax promise change of culture after Overmars scandal
May 4 – Ajax Amsterdam have vowed to change their club culture and build a safe workplace for female employees following a report into Marc Overmars’ inappropriate behaviour.
Faulkner takes comms lead at ECA
May 4 – The European Club Association (ECA) has appointed former UEFA official Rob Faulkner as its new director of communications and marketing.
UEFA ends Russian women’s Euro 22 hopes as participation doors slammed shut across the sport
By Andrew Warshaw
May 3 – Any hopes Russia may have had of returning to the global footballing fold have been dashed by a swathe of strict new sanctions imposed by UEFA in the wake of the continued invasion of Ukraine.
Real Madrid’s LaLiga title makes it a Big 5-out-of-5 league wins for Ancelotti
May 3 – Carlo Ancelotti has become the first manager to capture the league title in each of Europe’s top five leagues – England, Spain, Germany, Italy and France.
Out of contract. Super agent Mino Raiola dies, aged 54
May 3 – One of the game’s most colourful and controversial figures, football agent Mino Raiola died at the age of 54, his family confirmed on Saturday.
European Leagues says UEFA’s new UCL format will damage domestic competitions
By Andrew Warshaw
April 29 – Europe’s major leagues have rekindled the fierce debate over the future format of the Champions League by urging UEFA to change tack in order to protect domestic football.