Angel City top Forbes rich list for NWSL
June 3 – With a net worth of $280 million, Angel City FC tops Forbes’s first-ever valuation of National Women’s Soccer League clubs.
Gold Cup 2025
USA clinch last four slot with penalty win over Costa Rica
USA 2 Costa Rica 2 (USA win 4-3 on pens)
June 29 – You’d hate to use the word ‘sterile’ to describe a Concacaf Gold Cup quarter-final, but following the drama and passion of Guatemala versus Canada, it all felt a little flat as the United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) and Costa Rica kicked off for the right to face Guatemala in St. Louis. After 90 minutes and the drama of penalty kicks,
Romania launches code of conduct for parents, coaches
June 3 – The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) launched an initiative called BRAVO on 1 June, which is also known as Children’s Day, aimed at clamping down on bad behaviour from parents.
Cruz Azul hammer Vancouver Whitecaps for record equalling Concacaf Champions Cup win
June 2 – Mexican clubs maintained their vice-like grip on the Concacaf Champions Cup on Sunday with Cruz Azul emphatically beating Canada’s Vancouver Whitecaps 5-0 at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City.
Euro women’s football follows up NBC deal with 5-year CBS deal for new Champions League
June 3 – Having announced a landmark deal last week with US broadcaster Fox for the broadcast of every match of this summer’s women’s Euro, UC3 (the commercial arm for UEFA’s club competitions) has added a further US broadcast deal with CBS Sports who will become the exclusive English-language home of the new-look UEFA Women’s Champions League until 2030.
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,
San Francisco 49ers touchdown in Scotland with 51% stake in Rangers
June 2 – The San Francisco 49ers group, fresh off securing promotion with Leeds United to the Premier League, has now set its sights on Glasgow Rangers. On Friday, the group confirmed it had acquired a 51% controlling stake, laying out a plan for long-term financial sustainability and improving “on-pitch performance”.
Conmebol keep the pressure on to expand 2030 world Cup to 64 teams
June 1 – Conmebol and its president Alejandro Domínguez have intensified their lobbying to bring more 2030 World Cup matches to the region.
How Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft became a class enemy of football
June 2 – A damning new report from Enders Analysis has dropped the hammer on Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, calling them out for what can only be described as willful negligence in the face of “industrial scale theft”.
J.League signs up for climate action with Japanese renewable energy platform ReENE
June 2 – Japan’s J.League has agreed a climate action partnership with Tokyu Real Estate. The agreement centres on Tokyu’s renewable energy initiative, ReENE, and aligns with the league’s wider ambition to address climate change through football while supporting regional revitalisation efforts across Japan.
Gold Cup tunes up for June 14 kick off
June 2 – Concacaf and Universal Music Latino have launched the official song of the Gold Cup 2025, ‘Tocando el Cielo’, performed by global Latin superstar Luis Fonsi.
PSG’s youthful masterclass gives Qatari owners their first Champions League title
By Samindra Kunti in Munich
June 1 – A full 14 years since their Qatari takeover, Paris Saint-Germain, spearheaded by teenager Désiré Doué, won the Champions League for the first time following a record-breaking 5-0 win against Inter Milan in the final.
LAFC take final slot in CWC with extra time win over Club America
June 2 – Los Angeles FC squeezed into the final slot of the expanded 2025 FIFA Club World Cup that kick off in two weeks with a 2-1 extra time win over Mexican giants Club America.
Illegal streamer jailed in Singapore for pirating Premier League
June 2 – A seller of Illegal Streaming Devices (ISDs) offering unauthorised access to Premier League football matches has been sentenced to six months in prison in Singapore, in a significant anti-piracy ruling in a case supported by the Premier League and the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE).
Man City boss Khaldoon Al Mubarak says club is listening to fans concerns
June 1 – Manchester City have had a torrid time on the field this season, and it hasn’t been plain sailing off the pitch either, as chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has had to deal with fan unrest over the issue of rising ticket prices.