April 13 – A tap-in by Karim Benzema and a powerful strike by substitute Marco Asensio earned European champions Real Madrid a 2-0 win over 10-man Chelsea in their Champions League quarter-final, first leg on Wednesday.
April 13 – Paris Saint-Germain coach Christopher Galtier (pictured) has denied in “strongest possible terms” claims that he “moaned about having too many black and Muslim players” while in charge of Nice.
April 13 – Turkey is the only rival to the UK and Ireland candidacy to host the 2028 European Championship, UEFA confirmed in announcing the formal bids.
April 12 – FIFA sponsor Visa has unveiled the names of 33 women players who it will sponsor via its Team Visa programme up to and through the Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023.
April 21 – Olympique de Marseille have been named Best Professional Club in the 2022/23 UEFA Grassroots Awards for its creation and support of FC La Castellane, a grassroots community club in the north of the city.
April 13 – CSKA Sofia’s visiting Ultras ripped up seats and started fires at their away match against Slavia in Bulgaria’s efbet League.
April 13 – The Canadian Premier League (CPL) has unveiled online gaming company tonybet as its Official Sports Betting and Online Casino Partner in a multi-year deal.
April 4 – Manchester United will reportedly accept a third round of bids from prospective buyers by the end of this month as speculation intensifies into who the new owners will be.
April 12 – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has given a significant boost to the joint Morocco, Spain and Portugal bid for the 2030 World Cup.
April 4 – Alex Robertson, a box-to-box midfielder, has pledged his international allegiance to Australia despite representing England at both U17 and U18 levels.
April 12 – Six Premier League clubs will play nine matches against each other in a friendly series on the East Coast of the US this July, while four LaLiga clubs will do the same at venues in Mexico and the US on the West Coast.
April 12 – Authorities in Rennes have launched a judicial investigation into Belgian-Iranian football agent Mogi Bayat on suspicion of “illegal exercise of the profession of players’ agent, money laundering and gang formation”.
April 12 – Police in Scotland are investigating “threatening” messages sent to the referee who took charge of the Rangers-Celtic derby over Easter.
April 12 – Flamengo have dismissed their Portuguese coach Vitor Pereira after a series of disappointing results ahead of this weekend’s kick-off of the national league.
April 12 – New York Red Bulls forward Dante Vanzeir (pictured) has taken a step back from playing for Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise New York Red Bulls “to avoid distractions” following his use of a racial slur in the match with San Jose Earthquakes.