May 14 – Lionel Messi has scored more than 800 goals in his career but which one is his favourite? As part of a charity campaign promotion between Inter Miami CF Foundation (IMCFF) and UNICEF all will be revealed this month and then further immortalised in art.
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.
April 25 – The launch of the women’s World Sevens Football (W7F) tournament took a significant step forward this week with the confirmation of four of Europe’s biggest clubs set to compete in its inaugural edition in Portugal.
March 26 – Bulgaria’s Levski Sofia have unveiled plans to build a new stadium, which will cost the club BGN 200 million (€100 million). The new facility, which will be built on the site of the current Georgi Asparuhov Stadium (pictured), will have a seated-capacity of 20,200.
March 19 – Australia’s first openly gay top-flight footballer, Josh Cavallo, said he receives multiple death threats every day and would find it difficult to encourage other footballers to come out due to the sport’s “toxic” environment.
March 10 – Every player in the top two men’s divisions in France celebrated International Women’s Day at the weekend with ‘WO=MAN’ imprinted on the back of their shirts instead of their names.
February 11 – Women’s football in Spain continues to be rocked by inappropriate behaviour on and off the pitch. During last Sunday’s Catalan derby between Espanyol and Barcelona, Spanish and Barca center back, Mapi León, was accused of touching Espanyol’s Daniela Caracas in the crotch area.
The incident happened in the 15th minute of the game during a set piece. Leon said something to Caracas while briefly touching her inappropriately.
February 10 – Olympique de Marseille became the first Ligue 1 club to launch an amputee football team at their league ties against RC Strasbourg in January.
February 10 – Yet another scandal has rocked Turkish football with the match between Galatasaray and Adana Demirspor abandoned in the first half after the away team’s players were ordered to leave the pitch after a penalty decision was given against them.
February 6 – UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin hosted a meeting with Conmebol and Fifpro representatives at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, yesterday (Wednesday) with player welfare being the focus of the discussion.
January 8 – Brazilian star Neymar has addressed the possibility of reuniting with former Barcelona teammates Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez at Inter Miami, reviving the legendary ‘MSN’ trio.
January 8 – Former Republic of Ireland forward Robbie Keane has become the new head coach at legendary Hungarian side Ferencvaros.
January 7 – Tammy Abraham’s stoppage-time strike crowned a remarkable comeback as AC Milan edged city rivals Inter 3-2 to claim the Italian Super Cup in Riyadh on Monday.
January 6 – Kings League, launched by former Spain and FC Barcelona defender Gerard Pique and his Kosmos company, has secured more than 20 media partners and several major sponsors for its new Kings World Cup of Nations 7-a-side tournament.
January 6 – Argentine great and World Cup winner, Lionel Messi, has won every conceivable football award on and off the field of play, can add the highest honour bestowed on civilians in his new home of the USA after just two years in the country.