June 1 – What is more exciting, watching a Champions League match or being a passenger in a Nissan GT-R at 250km/h driving around the iconic Spa racetrack? Champions League sponsor Nissan have compared both via their Excitement Index methodology, though one wonders if in this context it should be renamed the fear index.
By Samindra Kunti
June 2- Lyon were crowned European champions for a record equalling fourth time after edging PSG in a tense women’s Champions League final 7-6 on penalties. The loss means that PSG miss out on European play next season.
June 2 – UEFA are extending trials of allowing a fourth substitute to be used in extra time to a number of tournaments taking place this summer.
June 2 – Brazilian police are investigating the possible disappearance of the remains of Mane Garrincha, perhaps the greatest dribbler in football history who died in 1983 aged just 49.
June 1 – Manchester City could become the latest club to be hit with a transfer ban when the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) rules on July 3 over City’s signing of teenager Benjamin Garre from Argentine side Velez Sarsfield.
June 2 – A survey by Champions League sponsor Mastercard has seen British football fans voted the most passionate in Europe. ‘The 12th Man’ study saw 32% vote for British fans, ahead of 16% for Spanish fans and 12% for Italian fans.
June 2 – Italian league and Cup double winners Juventus who tomorrow face Real Madrid in the Champions League final in Cardiff, have confirmed that their Juventus Stadium will be renamed Allianz Stadium from July 1.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 1 – In his first public comment on the issue, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says the 2030 World Cup should go to Europe and that China should not be allowed to jump the queue and must abide by current regional hosting rules.
June 1 – Nottingham Forest’s new chairman, Nicholas Randall QC, has written an open letter to the club’s fans outlining the management plans for club and shedding more light on the new owners and in particular Evangelos Marinakis, also the owner of Greek champions Olympiacos.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 1 – Atletico Madrid have reacted furiously after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) threw out their last-ditch appeal against a transfer ban imposed by FIFA for signing non-Spanish players under the age of 18, saying the verdict will cause “irreparable damage”.
By Samindra Kunti in Cardiff, Wales
June 1 – In a first all-French final defending champions Olympique Lyon seek a record equalling fourth Women’s Champions League title against Paris Saint-Germain tonight in Cardiff.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 1 – FIFA’s links with China have been further cemented by the announcement of another Chinese World Cup sponsor, with smartphone company Vivo named as the latest commercial backer for both the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.
June 1 – It has been very much a reign of two halves but after signing a new two-year deal, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, the longest serving manager in English top-flight football, is targeting next season’s Premier League title.
June 1 – Premier League Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a £400 million five-year bank loan to support the construction of the club’s new 61,500 seat new stadium. The facility is being provided by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and HSBC Bank.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 31 – The head of the umbrella body for Europe’s top leagues has hinted that a long-running dispute with UEFA over controversial changes to the Champions League may be on the verge of being resolved.