By Samindra Kunti in Dublin
May 22 – Ademola Lookman’s hat-trick stunned Leverkusen 3-0 to lead Atalanta to the Europa League crown and the Italian club’s first-ever continental silverware, ending the German champions’ dream of a treble and a perfect season.
May 23 – A UEFA.tv documentary from the confederation’s Extraordinary Stories programming strand, picked up the outstanding short documentary prize at the Sports Emmy Awards in New York on Tuesday night.
May 23 – Pixellot has announced a new partnership with the Tximist Foundation to broadcast all Tximist Cup matches from the upcoming tournament in Spain using cutting-edge AI technology and unmanned camera setups.
May 23 – The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has signed a two-year deal with the Turkish logistics company Surat Kargo, to become a sponsor of the men’s national team of Turkey.
Brazil’s success in winning the vote to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup at the FIFA Congress in Bangkok last Friday will undoubtedly provide a stimulus to, until now, a generally unloved women’s game in the country.
May 22 – Football chaos in Cameroon has taken yet another downward turn after the appointment of Belgian Marc Brys as head coach was blocked by the country’s top sports tribunal.
May 22 – It may not be the grand farewell for Jurgen Klopp that Liverpool fans had hoped for, but Atalanta or Leverkusen will be crowned Europa League winners on Wednesday in the Irish capital.
May 22 – Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Toni Kroos will retire from football after the European Championships this summer.
May 22 – Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford was the most controversial omission when England manager Gareth Southgate named his provisional squad of 33 for the European Championship.
May 22 – United Airlines has taken a new step in their ongoing partnership with Wrexham AFC by debuting limited-edition Wrexham-themed amenity kits and pyjamas.
May 22 – It could only happen at Chelsea. Despite taking the club to the final of one domestic cup competition, the semi-final of another and from last season’s 12th-placed league finish to sixth, securing European football in the process, Mauricio Pochettino has left the club after just one season.
May 22 – Derbystar have released the official match ball for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 ahead of the 2024/25 season.
May 22 – Online bank Chase and the four British ‘home’ nations have teamed up to support aspiring coaches from low-income backgrounds by funding 2,900 introductory qualifications and 85 professional coaching bursaries across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
May 22 – The Gambia have named Irishman Johnathan McKinstry as their new coach as World Cup qualifying resumes in June. He succeeds Tom Saintfiet, who has switched continents to take on the managerial role with the Philippines.
May 22 – Infront has agreed a five-year representation deal with LFP Media for international broadcast rights to France’s Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 across Europe, Asia, and Oceania.