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French club Paris Saint-Germain won the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 season by beating Arsenal FC London in the final in a penalty shootout.
The third most important European soccer trophy for club teams was won by English Crystal Palace. In the final of the Conference League on the evening of May 27, he defeated Spanish Rayo Vallecano with a score of 1:0. Jean-Philippe Mateta scored the only goal in the 51st minute.
The UFC Freedom Fights 250 tournament is scheduled to take place on June 14 on the South Lawn of the White House, where official guests are usually hosted. On that day, the United States celebrates Flag Day, and Donald Trump will turn 80 years old.
At Roland Garros, Naomi Osaka’s 6:3, 7:6 victory over Germany’s Laura Siegemund in the opening match was overtaken by a few minutes after the final draw. The main topic of the day was not the Japanese tennis player’s sports performance, but her appearance on the court in a gold dress embroidered with sequins.
The 2026 World Cup could be the final major tournament for a generation of players who have defined world soccer over the past two decades. Many of them have already passed the peak of their careers, but they retain their status as leaders and symbols of their national teams.
There is not much time left until the start of the FIFA World Cup 2026 – the tournament starts on June 11. Many national teams have already published their bids, and passions are running high around them. Sports fans and experts are heatedly discussing the squads – who has been left out by the coaches, who is missing due to injuries, who among the stars did not make it to the championship with the team.
Iran’s national soccer team will move its training base for the 2026 World Cup from the United States to Mexico’s Tijuana. The decision has been approved by FIFA, said Mehdi Taj, head of the Iranian soccer federation.
In Saturday’s match at the stadium of Chisinau’s Zimbru, Tiraspol’s Sheriff defeated the hosts 2-0 in the final match of the Moldovan Cup and won the second most important trophy for the second year in a row.
The National Tennis Center, an ultramodern sports complex that will open new horizons for the development of tennis and the training of athletes within the country, was opened in Chisinau.
Cristiano Ronaldo has once again led the world in sports – not only in the number of goals, but also in income. According to Forbes, the Portuguese forward became the highest-paid athlete of 2026, earning $300 million in the last 12 months (from May 2025 to May 2026).
Since the transfer of star Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo to Al Nasr Club from Saudi Arabia in the 2022-2023 season, everyone has been expecting victories from the club. But they never came.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico could bring together on the same field both players over 40 and a new generation of soccer stars who are barely 18.
On May 21, 1904, the International Football Federation – FIFA – was founded in Paris. More than a century later, the organization has grown into the largest sports structure in the world, uniting more than 200 national associations and regulating virtually all of world soccer – from World Cups to the transfer market and commercial rights to tournaments.
“Arsenal” became champions of England for the first time since 2004, securing the title ahead of schedule after Manchester City lost points against AFC Bournemouth (1:1). This result deprived Pep Guardiola’s team of mathematical chances for the first place and secured the London club’s victory in the Premier League.
Two of the biggest stars of world soccer in the last 20 years, Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, could become the first players in history to play in six World Cups.
World Weather Attribution scientists have warned of a dangerous heat wave during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The tournament will be held for the first time in three countries – the United States, Canada and Mexico – and will start on June 11.
FIFA made serious concessions for the sake of the Chinese market: the state media group CMG received the rights to broadcast four World Cups at once, paying, according to Chinese media, about $60 million – much less than the amount that the international federation originally expected.
Portugal’s Jose Mourinho has been appointed head coach of Real Madrid.
Famous Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo did not take part in the awards ceremony for his team in the AFC Champions League Two final.
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) lifted the restrictions on Russian and Belarusian athletes, in force since February 2022, and allowed them to perform again at international competitions with national flags and anthems. The decision was taken at a meeting of the executive committee of the organization, held on May 16-17 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, and has already come into force.
