By Andrew Warshaw
May 13 – Porto has been confirmed as the venue for this season’s all-English Champions League final later this month after a deal to move the game from Istanbul to Wembley couldn’t be reached between UEFA and the British government.
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 – 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 – 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 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 – Juventus, one of the main architects of the European Super League, face being kicked out of Serie A if they do not withdraw from the project, Italian FA (FIGC) president Gabriele Gravina has warned.
May 11 – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed that up to 10,000 fans will be permitted at football matches from May 17 in England, bringing to an end a season, played mostly behind closed doors, on a high note.
May 11 – For the sixth time in seven years, Mouscron have needed recourse to the Belgian Court of Arbitration of Sport (BAS) to obtain their professional license. Next season, the Walloon club will play in the Belgian first division.
May 10 – Newly crowned Italian champions Inter Milan have asked their players to freeze two months of wages to head off a financial crisis.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 10 – UEFA is coming under growing pressure to strip Istanbul of hosting rights for the Champions League final for the second season running – and hand its showpiece fixture to Wembley to accommodate the two English finalists.
May 10 – The three lingering renegades among the original 12 clubs who formed the European Super League continue to dig in their heels despite warnings from UEFA of significant sanctions.
May 10 – Nine of the 12 rebel clubs who joined the ill-fated European Super League, including England’s so-called big six, have made their peace with UEFA by signing a letter of apology and agreeing to donate millions of dollars to the grassroots game.
May 10 – Bayern Munich were crowned German champions for a ninth successive season after Robert Lewandwoski’s hat-trick helped the Bavarians to a 6-0 win over Borussia Monchengladbach and Dortmund defeated closest rivals RB Leipzig 3-2.