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 21 – Israel’s visit to Scotland for a Euro 2025 qualifying game on May 31 will be played behind closed doors because of security concerns amid public protests over Israel’s continued military operation in Gaza.
May 21 – French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera has called for “the strongest sanctions” to be taken after one of Monaco’s players deliberately covered up an anti-homophobia message on his shirt in the club’s final league game of the season on Sunday.
May 21 – In a historic moment for Bulgarian football, a female referee will take charge of a match in the country’s first division.
May 20 – Bayer Leverkusen have become the first team in Germany since the Bundesliga was founded in 1963 to complete a whole season undefeated.
May 20 – Juventus are the latest European giant to be looking for a new manager after sacking Massimiliano Allegri just two days after he led the side to the Italian Cup.
May 20 – In a damning indictment of Pacific Media Group’s (PMG) football club ownership model, Belgium’s KV Oostende is facing bankruptcy after the club failed to find a new owner.
May 20 – Gricha Ganchev, one of Bulgaria’s richest businessmen and a former owner of CSKA Sofia, has now parted ways with a second club Bulgarian club, Litex Lovech, saying he will give his shares and the assets of the second division club to the Lovech Municipality free of charge.
May 17 – Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri has been suspended for two matches and fined €5,000 by a Serie A league judge for his behaviour during the Italian Cup final.
May 17 – Lenny Kravitz will headline the entertainment at the UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show on June 1 in London.
May 17 – Romania’s top tier clubs have invested €11.5 million in their youth academies over the last 2023/24 season, according to figures from by the Romanian Football Federation (FRF).
May 15 – Manchester City and their sister club Girona will not both be able to compete in next season’s Champions League unless the Abu Dhabi owners reduce their shareholding in one or other of the two, UEFA has ruled.
May 16 – The usual two-horse race in Scottish football has once again gone Celtic’s way after the green side of Glasgow wrapped up their 54th title, and 12th in the last 13 seasons, with a game to spare after a 5-0 thrashing of Kilmarnock on Wednesday.
May 16 – Bayern Munich are reportedly considering a u-turn to keep Thomas Tuchel as manager after encountering problems in their attempts to replace him.
May 15 – UEFA have announced plans for two fan festivals spanning both major UEFA finals in London and Dublin.