May 17 – Leeds United became the first team to reach the 2024 Championship playoff final for the Premier League with an emphatic 4-0 victory over Norwich City last night. The result means that Leeds are set to meet the winner of Southampton and West Bromwich Albion, which will be decided tonight, in the final at Wembley on the May …

May 17 – Australian professional football has been plunged into disrepute by accusations that the captain of A-League club Macarthur FC paid two younger teammates up to 10,000 Australian dollars to deliberately receive yellow cards in a scheme set up by a South American gambling connection. Ulises Davila (pictured) and fellow players Kearyn Baccus and Clayton Lewis have been arrested …

May 20 – Online bookmaker Betano has renewed its sleeve sponsorship with Portgual’s Benfica for a further three years. Betano first signed its sponsorship with Sporting for the 2021-22 season in a two year deal that is subsequently renewed for a further two years. Betano was also the first sponsor to take the club’s sleeve patch. “We are thrilled to extend …

The club campaigns for several American players in Germany’s top divisions have ended, opening the door to a potential busy summer of international action. Kevin Paredes, Joe Scally, and Johan Gomez are just three American players that could be featuring in competitions this summer with either the U.S. men’s national team or the U.S. men’s olympic national team. Lennard Maloney …

Jadon Sancho, once a star at Borussia Dortmund, faces a challenging path if he hopes to return to his former club from Manchester United. Despite his desire for a move and Dortmund’s interest, several significant hurdles remain, not least of which are financial. Sancho’s move to Manchester United in 2021 came with high expectations following a sensational spell in the …