NBA superstar Durant rumoured to have bought stake in MLS’s Philadelphia Union
June 5 – Basketball star Kevin Durant has become the latest celebrity to acquire a stake in an MLS franchise, having reportedly invested in the Philadelphia Union.
Atalanta coach Gasperini says Valencia’s Covid-19 statement is offensive
June 5 – A Covid-related row has broken out in Italian football after Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini admitted to having coronavirus symptoms when his team played Valencia in the Champions League in March.
Premier League clubs vote to use new five subs rule, but only three interchanges
June 5 – Premier League teams are adopting the five substitutes rule when fixtures resume later this month after approving the new guidelines.
SIGA Strives 24: Integrity body opens applications for Youth Council
June 5 – The Sports Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) has opened up applications to anyone aged 18-25 to become a member of its newly launched Youth Council for Sport Integrity.
Spurs’ £175m new borrowing implies Covid-19 could cost clubs 25-30% of revenue
By David Owen
June 4 – Spurs have become the first football club to tap the UK Government coronavirus support measure known as the Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF).
AFC commits to completing Champions League with centralised venue option possible
By Paul Nicholson and Andrew Warshaw
June 4 – The Asian Football Confederation says it is “committed” to completing this year’s regional Champions League after the latest round of talks with member federations.
Lyon boss Aulas threatens €800m lawsuit over government suspension of sport
June 4 – Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas (pictured), who has been at the forefront of opposition to scrapping the rest of the French season, has stepped up his efforts to have the campaign re-instated despite a government mandate to ban all top sport until September.
Germany and Portugal are frontrunners to host final rounds of Champions League
June 4 – On June 17 UEFA’s executive committee will decide the fate of both this season’s Europa League and Champions League, but reports suggest that Portugal and Germany are the early front runners to host the final stages of the Champions League.
MLS agrees player pay deal to set up restart with made-for-TV Orlando special
June 4 – Major League Soccer (MLS) and its players’ union (MLSPA) have reached agreement on a re-negotiated Collective Bargaining Agreement that will enable the season to restart with a new competition format to be played in Orlando, Florida.
Honved lift Hungarian cup but fans fail to follow social distancing rules
June 4 – In small and slow steps football is returning to a semblance of normality. On Wednesday, the Hungarian Cup Final between Budapest Honved and Mezokovesd was played in front of the biggest crowd in Europe since the outbreak of the coronavirus, but a minority of supporters failed to respect social distancing rules.
Linz title challenge derailed by coronavirus points penalty and an injury time defeat
June 4 – It is going from bad to worse for Austria’s LASK Linz who are seeing what would be only their second ever domestic league title slip away.
Turkish league leaders Trabzonspor to appeal UEFA FFP ban
June 4 – Trabzonspor, leaders of the Turkish league before football was wiped off the map by Covid-19, have announced they will appeal against being banned by UEFA for a season for breaking financial fair play rules.
Stay at home: UK viewers to get a free-TV feast of Premier League football
June 4 – The Premier League clubs meeting today are expected to rubberstamp a domestic TV schedule that will see 33 of the remaining 92 fixtures broadcast free to air.
German FA say there will be no sanctions over #JusticeForGeorge ‘solidarity’
June 4 – Bundesliga players who staged protests during matches last weekend following the death of George Floyd in the United States will not be punished, the German Football Federation have confirmed.
Israelis pilot disinfectant tunnel at Tel Aviv venue
June 4 – Donald Trump’s famous disinfectant comment may have been ridiculed across the world but Israeli authorities have discovered a special water-based prototype which, if used in the proper way outside the body, can help prevent the spread of Covid-19 among footballers and staff.