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.
World Football
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.
Barcelona among Europe’s best for youth minutes, CIES report shows
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.
Rangers’ takeover “above 90%” certain claims shareholder Dave King
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
FIFA opens volunteer applications for U20 World Cup in Chile
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.
Bayern Munich reclaim Bundesliga title as Kane nets first trophy
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.