April 21 – Botswana are trying to salvage their efforts to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations after Namibia withdrew from a joint bid one day before the deadline for submitting expressions of interest.
April 21 – Sao Paulo giants Corinthians have a new coach. Cuca (pictured) will take over from Fernando Lazaro, but his appointment has evoked a storm of protest over his tainted past.
April 21 – Canada Soccer is parting ways with general secretary Earl Cochrane, after he spent little more than a year in the position. His departure follows the exit of president Nick Bontis in February.
April 21 – Local authorities in Ohrid have closed the stadium to fans for the top of the table clash in the North Macedonian second division between Voska Sport and Vardar Skopje because of fears of violence.
April 20 – Juventus are expected to find out later today whether their appeal against a 15-point penalty for false accounting in transfer dealings has been successful.
April 20 – Two former associates of disgraced former Concacaf president and FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb have been jailed in the Cayman Islands for fraud and money laundering.
April 20 – Manchester City’s dream of finally landing the Champions League trophy edged closer on Wednesday when Erling Haaland scored his 48th goal for the club in all competitions in a 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich.
April 20 – Mexico and the USA shared the honours in a 1-1 draw in Glendale, Arizona in the inaugural Continental Clasico.
April 20 – Jorge Sampaoli (pictured) kickstarted his Flamengo reign with a 2-0 victory against Chile’s Nublense to get the club’s Copa Libertadores campaign back on track.
April 20 – All MLS teams will wear shirts made from recycled plastic this weekend in celebration of Earth Day.
April 20 – Anton Zingarevich, owner of Bulgaria’s Botev Plovdiv, has said the club is absolutely not for sale and has threatened to sue anyone who spreads “false” information about the club’s ownership.
April 19 – Russia says it is still talking to UEFA about lifting the ban from European competition despite UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin recently saying no ground would be given as long as the war in Ukraine continues.
April 19 – Fearing a repetition of fan violence that has plagued Greek football for years, the country’s cup final next month will be held partially behind closed doors after the national federation failed to find a venue overseas.
April 19 – An Argentine appeals court has confirmed that eight medical professionals accused of responsibility in the death of football legend Diego Maradona will stand trial.
April 19 – The USA and Mexico face each other in a friendly tonight in Glendale, Arizona, dubbed the Allstate Intercontinental Clasico. It will be a match that could end up focussing on the performance of the Mexican fans as much as the teams.