May 3 – Serbia has begun construction of its new national stadium with a breaking ground ceremony involving the president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic, Dragan Dzajic, president of the Serbian Football Union (FSS), the Ambassador of China in Serbia, as well as a number of other high-ranking figures from the Serbian government. According to Vucic, the construction of the new …

May 2 – Spain’s Athletic Club head a world ranking of clubs with the greatest reliance on home-grown players. The report by the CIES Football Observatory, analyses the ‘territorial anchorage’ of playing squads of almost 1,000 teams in 58 leagues globally. LaLiga’s Athletic Club rank top due to their rule of only signing players from the Basque region, meaning they …

May 2 – Fluminense are the latest Brazilian club to report rising debt levels in their 2023 financial year, now running at more than R$800 million ($156.5 million) in 2023. This is despite the Rio club reporting an operating surplus of R$78 million ($15.3 million). In 2022, Fluminense registered a profit of R$7 million ($1.4 million), adding a further R$71 …

May 2 – Eleven English Football League clubs and 16 from the non-league pyramid have joined forces to call for the reinstatement of FA Cup replays. Campaign group Fair Game and clubs across the country are demanding an amendment to the Football Governance Bill to protect FA Cup replays after a decision to scrap them. Currently there are no replays …

May 3 – LigaMX’s CF Pachuca will face Columbus Crew from the MLS in the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup Final on June 1, at Estadio Hidalgo in Pachuca. CF Pachuca secured a spot in the final on Tuesday night after defeating Club America 2-1 (3-2 on aggregate). In the quarter finals they beat CS Herediano of Costa Rica (7-1 on aggregate) …