Castore enters Spain with multi-year Athletic Club kit deal
April 26 – Castore will take over from New Balance as Athletic Club Bilbao’s official kit partner from the start of the 2023/24 season.
Author: Paul Nicholson
Jason deVos steps up at Canada Soccer
April 26 – Former Canadian men’s national team captain Jason deVos (pictured) has been named interim general secretary of Canada Soccer, the governing body announced on Tuesday.
Spanish court forces RFEF to halt rigged VAR tender process
April 25 – A commercial court in Madrid has provisionally suspended the VAR tender for LaLiga that was being run by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).
Erasmus+ Sport’s BITEFIX project launches online anti-match-fixing training programme
April 25 – A new online educational programme has been launched to fight match-fixing and betting-fraud in sport.
UEC club body launched to give smaller ‘big’ clubs a voice in Europe
By Samindra Kunti in Brussels
April 25 – With the firm support of Spain’s La Liga, the Union of European Clubs (UEC) was launched on Monday, promising to represent Europe’s smaller and medium-sized clubs to counterbalance – but not fight – the European Club Association (ECA), an organisation seen to defend the interests of a small cabal of elite clubs.
Barca agree new €1.45bn financing deal to renovate Camp Nou Stadium
April 25 – Spanish giants FC Barcelona have completed a €1.45 billion financing deal that will allow the club to renovate their Camp Nou Stadium.
UEFA Football Board gets hands-on with rules at first meeting in Nyon
April 25 – A host of football legends and stellar names in management and coaching came together for the newly created UEFA Football Board on Monday, set up to discuss the sport’s most pressing topics.
FIFA confirms four bidders for 2027 Women’s World Cup hosting
April 25 – Four contenders are competing to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup, days after the joint United States-Mexico entered the race.
Germany to play 1,000th international against Ukraine as a charity match
April 25 – Germany are set to turn their 1,000th international match in June into a charity fixture against Ukraine.
Spurs turmoil continues as Stellini exits and Mason steps in to end of season
By Andrew Warshaw
April 25 – First the manager out the door, then the managing director of football, now the interim coach – all in the space of a few disastrous weeks.
Olimpiacos fans clash with police after loss to AEK ends their title hopes
April 25 – Olympiacos ran riot after the club’s 3-1 derby loss to AEK Athens that ended Olympiacos’ chances of winning the Greek Super League.
Netherlands’ AZ Alkmaar land first UEFA title with Youth League win over Hadjuk Split
April 25 – Dutch club AZ Alkmaar stunned Croatia’s Hadjuk Split with a 5-0 win in the UEFA Youth League final in Geneva, sending the travelling Croatian support of nearly 10,000 fans home disappointed.
Concacaf Champions League semi-finals kick-off with all-Liga MX and all-MLS clashes
April 25 – The semi-finals of the 2023 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League kick soff tonight with an all-Mexican clash between Tigres and Club Leon to the Estadio Universitario in San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico.
CSB buys founding CPL club York United and packages it for resale to new investors
April 25 – Canadian Soccer Business (CSB) has taken over the ownership and operation of Canadian Premier League (CPL) side York United from the Baldassarra family, with the league expected to announce new investors in the coming weeks.
ECA launches Fixture Hub to take the pain and risk out of arranging friendlies
April 25 – The European Club Association (ECA) and data analytics specialist LCP have launched the ECA Fixture Hub, an online platform for football friendly fixtures coordination across Europe.