Premier League backs new strategy for Women’s National League with £1m per season grant
May 25 – The profile of women’s football has never been higher in England, and neither has the level of financial support.
World Football
Brazil and Portugal lead new grouping of Portuguese-speaking nations
May 24 – Seven founding members, including Brazil and Portugal, have launched the Union of Portuguese-Speaking Football Federations to develop greater co-operation and shared goals between the countries.
TelevisaUnivision secure key Concacaf rights package in US in three-year deal
May 24 – Concacaf has agreed a major new three-year broadcast deal with TelevisaUnivision for Spanish-language media rights in the US.
CAF confirms Kenya and Zimbabwe are banned from AFCON qualifiers
May 24 – Kenya and Zimbabwe will not feature in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after they were kicked out of the upcoming qualifiers by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
LaLiga fury as Mbappe snubs Real Madrid to stay at PSG in reported €5m per month deal
By Andrew Warshaw
May 23 – Kylian Mbappe has become the world’s most expensive footballer after dramatically turning his back on Real Madrid and signing a new three-year contract with Paris St. Germain reportedly worth almost €5 million a month.
Marinakis tells Super League club owners they must end culture of corruption in Greece
May 23 – This week Nottingham Forest owner Evanglos Marinakis will potentially experience the euphoria of making it into the English Premier League via a play-off against Huddersfield Town. While things are on the up in England, in Greece where Marinakis owns Super League champions Olympiakos, he is far from happy.
AC Milan celebrate 19th Serie A title; Salernitana survive on final day
May 23 – After a decade of disappointment and frustration, AC Milan won their 19th Serie A title but the first for 11 years on Sunday to spark wild celebrations in the red and black half of the city.
Lyon take back Women’s Champions League crown with win over Barca
May 23 – Olympique Lyon reclaimed the European crown in women’s football following a sweeping three-goal first half against FC Barcelona to run out 3-1 winners in the final of the Champions League in Turin.
Canada Soccer under fire for hosting World Cup warm-up against Iran
May 20 – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has criticised the country’s football authorities for inviting Iran to play a friendly next month, saying the move is ill-advised.
Women’s Euro 2022 activates new Girlguiding partnership to drive football participation
May 19 – The leading UK charity for girls and young women, Girlguiding, has agreed a one-year partnership with UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 have teamed up to challenge gender stereotypes and help more girls and young women get into football.
UEFA backtracks on €6bn covid-relief fund for clubs
May 19 – European governing body UEFA is reportedly shelving plans for a multi-billion euro financial package that was originally designed to help European football recover from the global health crisis.
Ukraine continue build up for Scotland qualifier with win in Italy
May 19 – Wearing the message United for Ukraine on their shirts, Ukraine’s national men’s team won its second straight friendly since the Russian invasion by beating Italian Serie A club Empoli 3-1.
Eintracht beat Rangers on penalties after Europa Cup night of passion and drama
May 19 – Eintracht Frankfurt ended their 42-year European trophy drought on Wednesday by beating Rangers 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw to lift the Europa League in a nail-biting final that will be remembered for the display of passion by both sets of fans in Seville.
PSG and Senegal star Gueye under pressure to show support for anti-homophobia initiative
May 19 – Senegalese president Macky Sall has voiced his support for Paris-Saint Germain player Idrissa Gueye, who refused to play in PSG’s match last weekend over a shirt designed to support an anti-homophobia initiative.
Infantino welcomes Asian support and commits to continent’s development
May 18 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino cut a quite different figure at today’s AFC Congress where he appeared (virtually) alongside the AFC president and General Secretary looking more relaxed, comfortable and confident than he has in his previous confederation congress outings over the last month.