May 5 – The Football Federation of North Macedonia (FFM) has officially announced a new partnership with global sportswear giant Adidas, unveiling the latest national team jerseys that North Macedonia will wear in upcoming international competitions.
May 5 – FIFA has banned Ian Alves, the former General Secretary of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), from all football-related activities for five years for a breach of sexual harassment rules, the world federation announced on Monday.
May 5 – A Dutch court ruling has prevented chaos in the Eredivisie, siding with the Dutch FA (KNVB) on the ineligibility of players.
May 5 – Having been turned back at the Canadian border on the way to FIFA’s Congress in Vancouver last week, this weekend the Iranians will be present at a major football gathering at the draw for the Asian Cup 2027 in Saudi Arabia.
May 5 – Tigres UANL go into the deciding leg of their Champions Cup semi-final tonight against Nashville SC a goal up and with the intimidation and expectation of their home crown at the Estadio Universitario behind them.
By Paul Nicholson and Samindra Kunti in Vancouver
April 30 – An attempt by FIFA president Gianni Infantino to stage a photo-opportunity handshake between Palestinian FA president Jibril Rajoub and Israeli FA vice president Basim Sheik Suliman spectacularly backfired at the FIFA Congress in Vancouver, Canada.
May 1 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino has confirmed that he will seek re-election for another four-year term in 2027.
May 1 – ‘What a difference a year makes’. This time last year the FIFA president was late for his own congress in Paraguay, the Conmebol president pitched a 64-team World Cup for 2030, and the European delegation walked out at the coffee break in protest.
May 1 – UC3 has confirmed a wide-ranging slate of preferred bidders for the 2027–31 rights cycle of UEFA’s club competitions in 19 territories worldwide.
May 1 – Chelsea have reported a sharp rise in enforcement action against ticket touting, following a season of increased investment in monitoring and digital controls.
May 1 – UEFA has added new Memoranda of Understanding with the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), and the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in agreements aimed at deepening co-operation across development, education and governance. The deals were signed on the fringes of the FIFA Congress in Vancouver this week.
May 1 – Major League Soccer (MLS) and private equity firm KKR have established a 50-50 joint venture, Hometown Soccer Holdings, to centrally manage commercial rights for most teams in MLS Next Pro, the league’s third-division development circuit.
April 30 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Executive Committee has delayed the award of its commercial rights for the 2029–2036 cycle.
May 1 – UEFA and Concacaf have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deepen cooperation between the two confederations through 2031. The agreement was signed in Vancouver by UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin and Concacaf president Victor Montagliani ahead of the 76th FIFA Congress.
April 30 – Fenerbahçe captain Mert Hakan Yandaş (pictured) has been handed a 12-month ban by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) following an investigation into illegal betting.