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.
By Samindra Kunti in Vancouver
April 30 – Just over a month out from the World Cup finals and on the eve of the FIFA Congress in Vancouver, FIFA and its president Gianni Infantino have showered World Cup finalists with money to assuage fears over costs, ‘unite’ the football family and reinforce the FIFA president’s position ahead of next year’s elections.
April 30 – FIFA is on course to ensure a federal tax exemption for the 48 World Cup finalists after talks with US officials.
By Paul Nicholson in Vancouver
April 29 – With less than 45 days to go to the kick-off of the 2026 World Cup, FIFA and its member nations have gathered in Canada, one of the three host countries, for their annual congress.
April 30 – LAFC and Toluca played out a thrilling Concacaf Champions Cup first leg at BMO Stadium that delivered everything the tie promised.
April 28 – On the eve of the FIFA Congress in Vancouver, Gianni Infantino once again beat the drum for unity in the global game at the AFC Congress, a meeting that was missed by the Iranian delegation was missing because of “visa formalities”.
April 29 – FIFA has redressed the concerns of World Cup finalists over the mounting costs of the tournament by increasing the preparation payment for each nation to $2.5 million and overall prize money to almost $900 million.
April 29 – FIFA is to allow Afghan women players to represent their country in official international matches, even in the absence of a functioning national team structure.
April 29 – FIFA and International Football Association Board (IFAB) have approved a set of law changes that will be in place at this summer’s FIFA World Cup, including the potential for red cards in situations that have, until now, been largely at the referee’s discretion.
April 29 – UEFA has extended its grassroots collaboration with Disney, launching a new initiative aimed at keeping young girls engaged in football beyond their first introduction to the game.
April 29 – A strike from outside the box by Ángel Correa has given Tigres UANL a crucial first-leg advantage in their Champions Cup semi-final clash against Nashville at Geodis Park.
April 29 – There are World Cup announcements that shift the dial, and then there are the ones that keep things ticking over. FIFA’s latest falls firmly into the latter, with the reveal of the volunteer uniforms for the 2026 tournament across the United States, Canada and Mexico.
April 28 – Bulgaria’s Levski Sofia, in partnership with the architectural and engineering firm IPA, has unveiled the concept for a brand-new Georgi Asparuhov stadium. The reveal was made by club president Nasko Sirakov, new owner Atanas Bostandzhiev, and IPA managing director Arch. Tsvetan Petrov.
April 28 – Sportswear giant Adidas has committed €100 million to the Bundesliga in a long-term investment designed to support the growth of German football’s top two divisions and their 36 member clubs.