April 24 – The Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) has launched a tender process for international broadcast and betting rights to the Greek Cup and the Super 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 – Chelsea have dismissed Liam Rosenior after just 106 days in charge, bringing a swift end to a contract that had been due to run until 2032.
April 23 – Concacaf and Saudi Arabia’s PIF (Public Investment Fund) have launched an initiative designed to give women football players the tools to transition into new careers after their professional football careers are over.
The ‘Concacaf Next Game Plan Presented by PIF’ will be delivered via a new digital-led platform designed to help equip women football players with education, and opportunities once they retire from the game.
The most important lesson to learn in FIFA’s Disney World of football administration is nothing.
It doesn’t matter that support is bought with FIFA contributions disguised as development funds. It doesn’t matter that these funds have not been released in certain countries for a long time – against all promises and public declarations made. It simply doesn’t matter.
April 14 – Las Vegas is not a 2026 World Cup city, having decided to opt out of bidding after reviewing FIFA’s host requirements. The entertainment capital of the world doesn’t even have an MLS team.
April 22 – Premier League and EFL clubs are growing frustrated at the Independent Football Regulator’s (IFR) refusal to share a clear operating budget. Repeated requests for the budget have gone unanswered.
April 22 – Тhe Cyprus Football Association (CFA) and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation, aimed at integrating football into the Secondary General Education curriculum.
April 21 – World governing body FIFA has once again banned Brazilian club Botafogo from player trading because of transfer debts owed to Bulgarian club Ludogorets.
April 21 – Romanian footballing legend Gheorghe Hagi is returning of manager of the national team for second time following the death of Mircea Lucescu earlier this month.
April 21 – Serie A club Lazio has signed up Polymarket, the cryptocurrency-based prediction market firm, as front-of-shirt partner through 2028. It ends a two-year search that has dragged on since Binance walked away at the end of the 2022-23 season.
April 20 – FC Bayern Munich have been crowned Bundesliga champions for a record-extending 35th title following their 4-2 win over VfB Stuttgart on Sunday.
April 20 – The NWSL Players Association flexed its muscles at the end of last week with the majority of its members opposing the flipping of the league to a fall-to-spring calendar. The Board of Governors is expected to vote on the switch in the last week of April.
April 20 – The Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (NS/FS BiH) has renewed its sponsorship with ASA Central Osiguranje with federation general secretary Adnan Džemidžić and ASA Central chairman Feđa Morankić confirming the deal at the weekend.
April 17 – A new leadership cycle is underway at the Malian Football Federation, with Mahazou Cissé elected president following an extraordinary general assembly held on Thursday.