April 30 – Brighton & Hove Albion are building a stadium for their women’s team – the first of its kind in the United Kingdom or Europe. The proposed 10,000-capacity ground will sit next to the Amex on a site at Bennett’s Field, acquired by the club in 2025, and connect via a bridge link to the men’s stadium.
April 30 – English Premier League side Chelsea have signed a multi-year deal with Moët Hennessy UK, naming the LVMH-owned drinks group as the men’s team’s Official Champagne Supplier.
April 30 – A potential wave of Ukrainian investment is stirring excitement and debate among Hajduk Split fans. According to reports, Volodymyr Nosov (pictured), a prominent Ukrainian billionaire and founder of the cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBIT, is seriously considering a major investment in the Croatian football giant.
April 28 – Inter Miami have signed a new partnership with Shift4, handing the payments specialist a central role in matchday operations at the club’s recently opened Nu Stadium.
April 28 – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced a significant upgrade to its prize money pot across its men’s club competitions, with the winners of the 2025/26 CAF Champions League now set to receive $6 million and the CAF Confederation Cup champions $4 million.
April 28 – Bayern Munich face Paris Saint-Germain tonight in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final in Paris.
April 28 – Budweiser has marked four decades of association with the FIFA World Cup with the launch of its latest global campaign, fronted by Erling Haaland and Jürgen Klopp.
April 28 – Coca-Cola has added Cole Palmer to its football roster, with the Chelsea and England midfielder set to front a series of campaigns leading into the 2026 World Cup.
April 28 – In an unprecedented show of unity, Plovdiv’s two major football rivals, PFC Botev and PFC Lokomotiv, have submitted a joint proposal to the Mayor and the Municipal Council demanding long-term, rent-free use of their respective stadiums.
April 28 – FIFA are struggling to sell tickets for the USMNT’s opening World Cup match against Paraguay on June 12 in a potentially humiliating blow to its dynamic pricing strategy.
April 28 – Zohran Mamdani is doing something for football that nobody else in American politics is doing. He’s defending the fans.
April 28 – Norway’s Lise Klaveness has called for the FIFA Peace Prize to be abolished. Last December, FIFA boss Gianni Infantino awarded the maiden edition of the trophy to US President Donald Trump at the draw for the World Cup in Washington DC, prompting criticism.
April 28 – Human Rights Watch has warned of “fear” and “authoritarianism” at this summer’s World Cup.
April 23 – Amid the ongoing frictions between FIFA and FIFPRO, David Aganzo, Chairman of the Spanish union AFE, has launched a new global body to represent players.
April 23 – World Sevens Football (W7F) is starting to take clearer shape ahead of its London launch – the third tournament under the organisation’s banner – with Everton Women and London City Lionesses confirmed as the latest additions to the eight-team field.