India sets minimum wage structure for top tier women’s league
April 17 – The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is to set a minimum wage for players in the country’s women’s top flight, the Indian Women’s League (IWL).
One for the road: Brugges boss Mannaert told to stop drinking or lose his job
April 17 – Club Brugge’s CEO Vincent Mannaert (pictured) has admitted that his alcohol addiction could force his exit from the Belgian club.
Italian striker Immobile hospitalised after car crash
April 17 – Italy international striker Ciro Immobile is being treated for back and rib injuries in hospital after his car was involved in an accident.
Argentine Sampaoli makes dash from Spain to take over at Brazil’s Flamengo
April 17 – Jorge Sampaoli has succeeded Vitor Pereira as the new manager of Flamengo. He will make his debut on Thursday against Chile’s Nublense in the Copa Libertadores.
Fan group collects funds to support unpaid players at North Macedonia’s storied Vardar Skopje
April 17 – The financial issues facing North Macedonia’s Vardar Skopje are deepening. The team from the capital who have won more championships than any other, is fighting for a return to the Macedonian first league, and for survival.
Minerva owner Bajaj reports match-fixing attempt saying it is ‘rampant’ in India’s lower leagues
April 14 – A bookmaker has allegedly approached two players at Delhi FC in the Indian I-League Second Division in an attempt to fix matches, Minerva club owner Ranjit Bajaj has claimed.
Assistant ref Hatzidakis cleared of intent after elbowing Liverpool’s Robertson
April 14 – Assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis will not face further disciplinary action for allegedly elbowing Liverpool’s Andy Robertson in the face.
Bayern drop Mané for punching Sane after Man City loss
April 14 – Bayern Munich have dramatically dropped Sadio Mané and fined the Senegal forward following reports that he struck teammate Leroy Sané after Tuesday’s Champions League 3-0 loss to Manchester City.
New York Red Bulls’ Vanzeir given 6-game ban by MLS for racial slur
April 14 – New York Red Bulls forward Dante Vanzeir (pictured) has been suspended for six games and fined by Major League Soccer for using a racist remark during last Saturday’s match against the San Jose Earthquakes.
Palmeiras set to kick off defence of Brazilian title. Flamengo and Atletico Mineiro in the hunt
April 14 – On Saturday, Palmeiras kick off the 2023 Brazilian league season against Cuiaba. Alongside Rio giants Flamengo and Belo Horizonte behemoth Atletico Mineiro, they will be favourites to win the Serie A.
Pirin Blagoevgrad future in doubt after US agency CRD pull out of sale
April 14 – The sale of Bulgaria’s Pirin Blagoevgrad has fallen through after US player agency CRD Sport pulled out after representatives of the company spent more than a week in Blagoevgrad where they negotiated with the local municipality.
Dortmund head ranking of Big 5 U20 players getting game time, Arsenal are only EPL team in top 20
April 14 – A ranking by the CIES Football Observatory of the percentage of minutes played by footballers who had not yet turned 20 in domestic league matches found Denmark’s Nordsjælland top with an astonishing 37% of minutes played.
EA Sports FC brand launched globally as video gamer ends its FIFA friendly
April 14 – EA Sports has started the brand building for its EA SPORTS FC title that will launch at the end of the year, ending EA’s use of the FIFA brand after a 20-year association.
Mongolia feels the warmth of FIFA with opening of Air Dome
April 14 – Mongolia opened its Air Dome last week with its U-17 women’s national team playing Hong Kong in a friendly.
Volkswagen Canada accelerates into another 5 years of Canadian Premier League sponsorship
April 14 – With just two days to go to the start of the season the Canadian Premier League (CPL) has announced it has renewed its longstanding partnership with Volkswagen Canada through 2028.