The completed UEFA Champions League 2025/26 season has once again confirmed its status as the most lucrative club tournament in world soccer. According to UEFA estimates, around €2.47 billion will be distributed among the participants of the competition, and the revenues of the leading clubs exceeded the mark of €150 million per season.
The Finnish national team became the 2026 Ice Hockey World Champions after defeating the tournament hosts Switzerland 1-0 in overtime in the final. Norway won bronze medals for the first time in its history, sensationally defeating Canada in the third place match.
Moldovan freestyle wrestlers successfully performed at the international tournament “Macedonia Pearl”, which took place on May 29-30 in North Macedonia. Teams from ten countries took part in the competition: Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, Israel and Greece.
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.
