May 9 – UEFA announced the winners of the 2025 FootbALL Awards at the RESPECT Forum in Zurich, recognising “outstanding contributions to inclusion, diversity, and accessibility” in European football.
May 9 – American Airlines is the latest big-name corporation to partner with FIFA stumping up an undisclosed amount of dollars to become the Official North American Airline Supplier for the 2026 World Cup. Qatar Airways maintains its position as the Official Global Airline Partner.
May 9 – Football Australia CEO James Johnson is leaving the federation after 5½ years, saying that while it was a difficult decision to leave “the time is right to step down”.
May 9 – Former Manchester United and England teammates Gary Neville and David Beckham are upping their stakes in League Two side Salford City, proving that not even the glamour of Miami or the Sky Sports studio can kill their appetite for a proper footballing challenge.
May 9 – One of the true cathedrals of world football, and the only stadium to host two World Cup Finals, the famed Azteca Stadium in Mexico City ,will reopen next March, just in time for the 2026 World Cup co-hosted by Mexico, Canada and the U.S.
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.
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.
May 8 – Football Benchmark, the strategic and financial advisory research group, is holding an executive masterclass in June that will examine the multi-club ownership (MCO) model that is transforming the global football industry.
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.
May 8 – The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has unveiled a new look, and name, for its long-running Challenge Cup, now officially rebranded as the KDM Evolution Trophy following a multi-year sponsorship deal with construction firm KDM Group.
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.
May 8 – AS Monaco have announced the extension of their partnership with Portuguese sports nutrition company Zumub, which will remain the club’s official nutrition supplier through to the end of the 2025/26 season.
May 8 – French champions Paris Saint-Germain will take on Inter Milan in the final of the UEFA Champions League after defeating Arsenal 3-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals.
May 8 – FIFA has confirmed the eight Brazilian cities that will host matches during the 2027 Women’s World Cup on the South American continent.
May 8 – Following an epic UEFA Champions League semi-final which saw Inter Milan defeat Barcelona 4-3 after extra time (7-6 on aggregate), Barcelona midfielder Pedri has voiced strong criticism of the match officiating at the San Siro.