June 4 – Everton, who managed to survive in the English Premier League despite a points deduction, have been plunged into further disarray following the collapse of the long drawn-out takeover of the club by US-based consortium 777 Partners.
May 31 – With Chelsea Women entering a new era, and Sonia Bompastor replacing Emma Hayes who has already landed in the US for her new role as women’s national team manager, the club has unveiled a long-term strategic plan to develop the women’s team as a stand-alone entity to the men’s team and infrastructure.
May 30 – Leeds United have announced that Red Bull have acquired a minority ownership stake in the club and will also become their front-of-shirt sponsor in a multi-year deal.
May 30 – Real Madrid and England star Jude Bellingham is the world’s most valuable player, according to a CIES Football Observatory ranking that looks at the transfer values of the top 100 players in the world.
May 29 – Manchester United’s new owners insist a solution will be found to allow United and Nice, who they also own, to compete in the Europa League next season.
May 27 – Crystal Palace co-owner and American businessman John Textor has said he wants to sell his stake in the English Premier League club as Palace is no longer “a perfect fit” for his portfolio of football interests.
May 23 – US-based fund Oaktree Capital Management has formally issued a statement that it has taken ownership of the Serie A champions Internazionale after Suning Holdings Group, led by Steven Zhang, defaulted on a €395 million loan taken out three years ago.
May 21 – Serie A champions Inter Milan could have a forced changed of ownership at the end of today if the club fails to repay a €270 million loan, plus interest, that was granted in 2021.
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 15 – Bulgaria’s CSKA Sofia has taken another important step in the construction of the club’s new stadium with the start of the dismantling of the Bulgarian Army Stadium.
May 14 – Botafogo has borrowed R$333 million to American owner John Textor, but that the club does not face any potentially dangerous liability for the money as it is guaranteed by Textor.
May 9 – Everton majority owner Farhad Moshiri has held emergency meetings with prospective buyer 777 Partners to determine whether their agreed £500 million+ takeover will go-ahead, according to media reports.
May 9 – Bursaspor, one Turkey’s biggest clubs, but currently languishing at the bottom of the Super Liga’s third tier and set to be relegated to the fourth, has announced debts of TL1.5 billion (€43.3 million).
May 8 – Gibraltar-based Manchester 62 FC has announced an angel investment of $20 million which will allow the club to continue to be at the forefront of research into concussion and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in high-contact sports.
May 7 – The prospective takeover of ailing English Premier League club Everton by 777 Partners has been plunged into further doubt after one of its lenders accused the Miami-based investment firm of fraud running into hundreds of millions of dollars.