May 13 – The AFC Cup returns tomorrow (Friday) with the launch of the 18th edition of the competition as the Central Zone gets underway in Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan.
May 13 – A re-evaluation of player market values (an indicator of potential transfer fees) by the KPMG Football Benchmark has found that “player values have been stagnant over the past six months, and most players have still not regained their ‘pre-pandemic’ market value.”
May 12 – The much-plagued Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) is experiencing an internal crisis with supremo Rogerio Caboclo (pictured) on the brink of exiting the governing body.
May 13 – Spanish authorities have green lighted the return of a limited number of fans to football matches, allowing supporters to witness a part of the nail-biting finale of La Liga.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 12 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s alleged role in aiding and abetting the formation of the ill-fated European Super League has again been catapulted into the public domain by outspoken La Liga chief Javier Tebas.
May 12 – Following human rights protests by international players from Belgium, Denmark, Germany and Norway and letters from the Danish and Norwegian FA’s FIFA and World Cup 2022 organisers Qatar have begun a series of meetings with member associations.
May 12 – Time appears to have caught up with German football chief Fritz Keller who has offered to step down after sparking a wave of criticism for comparing his colleague to a notorious Nazi judge.
May 12 – Tottenham have become the second club from the breakaway Big Six to introduce fan representation on the board, apologising “unreservedly” for their role in the European Super League (ESL) in the process.
May 12 – Manchester United are making a habit of being second. Behind Brighton and Hove Albion, Man Utd are ranked second in an analysis of the amount of minutes played by home-grown players in the Premier League this season.
May 12 – Manchester City were crowned champions of England on Tuesday after cross-town rivals Manchester United’s 2-1 defeat at the hands of Leicester City. City boss Guardiola dubbed his third title in four years “the hardest one” yet.
May 12 – Sporting Lisbon have been crowned Portuguese champions for the first time in 19 years after a 1-0 victory against Boavista, ending Porto and Benfica’s dominance of the domestic scene.
May 12 – Premier League Everton have signed fintech business Sokin as the club’s Official Global Payments Partner.
May 5 – The Scottish FA has asked for government approval for up to 3,000 fans to attend the Scottish Cup final between Hibernian and St Johnstone on May 22.
May 11 – Portugal has emerged as the favourite to stage the all-English Champions League final later this month after complications arose with switching the game to Wembley.
May 11 – The final four countries competing for the first Concacaf Nations League title in June have announced provisional rosters with Christian Pulisic headlining for the USA and Hirving Lozano for Mexico.