April 4 – The Spanish football federation (RFEF) has appointed Pedro Rocha as its new president following the resignation of disgraced former chief Luis Rubiales who stepped down last September.
April 29 – Botafogo owner John Textor has been suspended by Brazil’s Supreme Court of Sports Justice (STJD) for 45 days following his allegations of match manipulation by rival club Palmeiras.
April 29 – The Football Association of Zambia suspended their annual general assembly (AGM) on Saturday following a court order, despite FIFA warning of the danger of possible sanctions because of third-party interference.
April 29 – For the second straight week, an African Confederation Cup match between Renaissance Berkane of Morocco and Algeria’s USM Alger was cancelled in a dispute over a map on the Moroccan team’s shirts.
April 29 – André Villas-Boas has been elected the new chairman of FC Porto with a landslide victory, bringing to an end the 42-year reign of Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa.
Aril 29 – Unilever will be a first-time sponsor for Conmebol’s Copa América that will be played in the US across 14 cities from June 20 to July 14.
By Andrew Warshaw
April 26 – Premier League boss Richard Masters hit out at FIFA’s lack of consultation with European football today by saying there was a “chasm” of difference between how they and UEFA operate.
April 26 – The Spanish government has formed a special committee to oversee the country’s football federation (RFEF) until the governing body holds fresh elections following the scandal surrounding its former president, Luis Rubiales.
April 26 – Sweden is set to reject the introduction and implementation of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) after elite clubs voiced their opposition to the technology.
April 26 – Brazil legend Marta, 38, will retire from international football this year, she confirmed.
April 26 – A record 35 nations have expressed interest in competing in the 2024 Concacaf Girls’ U15 Championship to be held in August 5-11.
April 25 – The European Club Association has launched its first Sustainability Strategy which the organisation hopes will tackle several pressing social and environment issues facing the game.
April 25 – Morocco’s Renaissance Berkane have been awarded a 3-0 win over Algerian rivals USM Alger in their African Confederation Cup semi-final after the game was cancelled at the 11th hour over a row about Berkane’s shirts.
April 25 – Chairman of Belgian club Union Saint-Gillloise Alex Muzio has been elected the president of the Union of European Clubs (UEC) with co-founders Dennis Gudasic and Gareth Farrelly elected to other key roles.
April 25 – In their first defeat of 2024, Brazilian giants Flamengo went down 2-1 to Bolivar to cede the initiative in Group E of the Copa Libertadores to the Bolivian club.