June 1 – The battle to stop youth player trafficking across the continent of Africa has a new alliance with the Sport Integrity Unit (SIU) of the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), and the Football Foundation for Africa (FFA), joining forces to develop collective strategies, and projects, for the protection of grassroots football.
June 1 – After 74 years of trying, unheralded London club Brentford are back in the top flight of English football after beating Swansea City 2-0 in the high-stakes Championship playoff final at Wembley on Saturday, regarded as the single richest fixture in European football.
June 1 – World Cup participants in 2022 will be allowed to use five substitutes per match after football’s rule-making body IFAB extended the right until the end of next year.
June 1 – A trial date of January 24 next year has been set for former Wales manager Ryan Giggs who is accused of deliberately headbutting his ex-girlfriend and of controlling behaviour.
June 1 – SIGA will host the second of its Women on Wednesdays (WoW) webinar series tomorrow (Wednesday 2 June) with a focus on football and three key leaders of the women’s game globally.
June 1 – European governing body UEFA is considering a Final Four format for the Champions League as a way to build a showpiece week of European football and generate more revenues.
June 1 – Regional confederation Concacaf has struck an e-commerce deal with Sym Entertainment that will allow it to sell official licensed products of its main competitions on Amazon platforms worldwide.
By Samindra Kunti
May 30 – In a dramatic Champions League final, one of the best European Cup finals for a number of seasons, Chelsea, N’Golo Kante and Kai Havertz out-manoeuvred and outperformed Manchester City and Pep Guardiola’s experimental tactics to win 1-0 and clinch the continent’s premier club competition for a second time.
By Paul Nicholson
May 28 – The long-awaited restart of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2020 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup in China got off to an explosive start today with Japan swamping Myanmar with 10-0 to secure their place in the third round of 2022 qualifying and guarantee a slot for the China 2023 Asian Cup.
By Samindra Kunti
May 28 – Swiss bank Julius Baer has been fined $80 million by the U.S. Department of Justice for its role in FIFAGate, the scandal that rocked world football in 2015.
May 28 – In the age of super clubs, Chelsea and Manchester City will decide who reigns supreme over Europe on Saturday in an all-English Champions League final that will be played in front of 16,500 fans in Porto, Portugal.
May 28 – Egyptian Giants Al Ahly start as firm favourites to lift the African Super Cup against Morocco’s Renaissance Berkane and complete a treble of titles under South African coach Pitso Mosimane.
May 28 – UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has taken another dig at those who prioritise profit over passion by pledging to support the entire football pyramid.
May 28 – The AFC Cup hit another bump in its long road to completing a full season, with the Singapore’s decision to withdraw from Groups H and I matches, which were scheduled to take place June 29 to July 6.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 28 – Villarreal’s euphoric upset win over Manchester United in this week’s Europa League final was not only a triumph for the club and its fans, it also cemented the anti-Super League sentiment and justified the narrative that middle and smaller-sized clubs can fulfil their dreams on the biggest stage.