More than 140 arrested as Juve fans clash with police in Amsterdam before Ajax match
April 11 – Dutch police arrested more than 140 fans before Ajax’s Champions League quarter final first leg against Juventus on Wednesday.
Author: Paul Nicholson
Qatar investment vehicle rumoured to be looking at AS Roma buy
April 11 – Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), the owners of French club Paris Saint-Germain, is rumoured to be in discussion over a potential acquisition of Italian club AS Roma to build a portfolio of European top clubs.
Sports Law at the Crossroads: Early Bird Offer closes in 24 hours
April 11 – The Early Bird discount registration price for the Sports Law at the Crossroads conference has just 24 hours left to run.
Oman closes door on co-hosting 48-team 2022 World Cup
April 10 – A major spanner has been thrown into the plans of Gianni Infantino to share the 2022 World Cup with Qatar’s neighbours.
Conmebol unveils format for co-hosted 2020 Copa America in Argentina and Colombia
April 10 – South American governing body Conmebol has confirmed Colombia and Argentina will stage the 2020 Copa America. For the first time the world’s oldest international tournament will be co-hosted, featuring a revamped group stage format.
Caboclo takes over at CBF promising Brazilian reform and an end to corruption
By Samindra Kunti
April 10 – Rogerio Caboclo has been inaugurated as the new president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). The finance lawyer and protege of former CBF president Marco Polo Del Nero has a four-year term to shake off the governing body’s tainted image and end Brazil’s international isolation.
AC Milan in trouble with UEFA again over financial fair play breaches
April 10 – AC Milan face fresh sanctions for breaching Financial Fair Play rules after being referred to UEFA’s financial regulator for failing to meet the break-even requirement for the second year in a row.
Irish government pull all funding from FAI over Delaney loan case
April 10 – Ireland’s state-funded sports body, Sport Ireland, has suspended all future funding to the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) amid fresh fallout over a loan given to the FAI by its former chief executive John Delaney (pictured).
Kane clattered: talisman’s injury dents Tottenham’s season ambitions
April 10 – England captain Harry Kane looks like being out for the rest of the season as his Tottenham team battle to secure a top four Premier League finish.
Football is leading sport in Asian powerhouses; LaLiga brand growing, finds survey
April 10 – Research by GfK, commissioned by LaLiga, has found football as the favourite sport in China and Indonesia and the second favourite sport in India after cricket.
UEFA issues licensing tender for official club comp headphones
April 10 – UEFA has issued a licensing rights tender for the creation of UEFA club competition branded headphones and speakers.
Exclusive: CAF accused of cover-up to protect Ahmad from facing corruption questions
By Andrew Warshaw
April 9 – Moves to hold African football chief Ahmad Ahmad to account following a string of damaging corruption allegations appear to have been blocked by his own inner circle.
Conmebol still to confirm 2020 Copa America hosting as doubts over Argentina increase
By Paul Nicholson and Samindra Kunti
April 9 – Conmebol will finally decide where it intends to play its 2020 Copa America this week – the competition is also being played this summer in Brazil and is switching its staging to even numbered years in 2020.
€3.5bn Champions League fat cats all set for another mega-money feed
April 9 – The eight UEFA Champions League quarter finalists generated a total of generated total revenue of €3.5 billion in 2017/18. The FC Barcelona versus Manchester United will be the richest tie in the history of UEFA competition – the clubs generated a combined €1.4 billion.
Sacramento’s MLS bid boosted by city’s financial buy-in
April 9 – It is almost make or break for Sacramento and its longstanding Major League Soccer aspirations this month, but the California club has received a timely boost from the city, with local government proposing a financial package to support the team.