June 1 – Former Ukraine and AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko is raising money through a charity game at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge stadium to help his war-ravaged country.
June 1 – Turkey’s Konyaspor is further expanding its facilities with the two new training pitches being added to the club’s training complex.
By Samindra Kunti in Budapest
June 1 – Sevilla won a record-extending seventh Europa League title 4-1 from the penalty spot against AS Roma following a bad-tempered and theatrical final. They remain unbeaten in Europa League finals.
May 31 – Anthony Hudson has suddenly quit as interim head coach of the USA men’s national side, just two weeks before he was to lead them in the CONCACAF Nations League semi-finals.
May 31 – Bayern Munich legend Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is returning to the club as a member of its supervisory board following the firing of CEO Oliver Kahn and sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic.
May 31 – Edwin van der Sar, the former Manchester United goalkeeper, has stepped down from his position as Ajax’s chief executive officer after enduring an “incredibly tough period”.
May 31 – Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) has called on all clubs in the elite division of Bulgaria’s efbet League, to observe the fair play in the final matches of the season.
By Samindra Kunti in Budapest
May 30 – Spanish club Sevilla will be favourites to win an unprecedented seventh Europa League title when they face a José Mourinho-led AS Roma, who can claim back-to-back European trophies, in the final of the competition.
SoFi Stadium, venue for the 2023 Gold Cup finals.
Perhaps the most spectacular of the US’s mega stadiums, the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, with its wrap-around video screen, will host the final of the Gold Cup. It is the first time the Gold Cup has visited the SoFi and the stadium’s first major soccer showpiece final.
The SoFi will also be a host venue for the 2026 World Cup and the venue for the finals of the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.
May 30 – In an unexpected move, Bayern Munich have parted company with CEO Oliver Kahn (pictured left) and sporting director Hasan Salihamidžić (pictured right) – just minutes after snatching their 11th straight Bundesliga title on a dramatic final day of the season.
May 30 – Juventus have had their second trial for financial misconduct brought forward to today, from June 15, after agreeing a plea agreement with the FIGC Federal National Court.
May 30 – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe (pictured left) has reprimanded the South African Football Association (SAFA) and its president Danny Jordaan (pictured right) for their dispute with the Council of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA).
May 30 – Palmeiras coach Abel Ferreira is facing a potential suspension after snatching a journalist’s phone out of his hands. The Portuguese coach later apologised for the incident.
May 29 – Serbia’s FK Partizan has agreed a co-operation with the Uganda and Kenya FAs based around bringing players from Africa to Europe.
The 2023 Gold Cup is heading to Las Vegas, the self-proclaimed entertainment capital of the world, for the second consecutive time in the city and in one of the shiniest and newest stadium facilities in the US.
Located adjacent to the world-famous Las Vegas Strip, Allegiant Stadium is a 65,000 capacity venue that began construction in November 2017 and was completed at a cost of $1.9 billion in July 2020.
While Las Vegas’ soccer ambition was too slow to apply to be a World Cup 2026 venue,