April 21 – Newcastle United and their Saudi owners, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), have reportedly expressed interest in buying Belgian club KV Oostende, recently relegated from the top flight.
April 21 – Just weeks after manager Antonio Conte left the club, Tottenham Hotspur’s season was plunged into further chaos today when director of football Fabio Paratici (pictured) resigned after his appeal against a 30-month ban over his role in alleged false accounting in transfer dealings when he was at Juventus was rejected by Italy’s top sport court.
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 21 – Manchester City have announced they will travel to Asia for their 2023/24 pre-season tour and will play LaLiga’s Atletico Madrid in Seoul, South Korea, on July 30.
April 21 – US communications technology giant Cisco has become the Official Network Infrastructure Provider for the Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023.
April 21 – Egyptian referees leading a ranking of leagues worldwide of the highest frequency of penalties awarded.
April 20 – The US and Mexico have thrown their hat into the ring with a joint bid for the 2027 Women’s World Cup. They will rival bids by Brazil and South Africa as well as the European triumvirate of Belgium, Netherlands and Germany.
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.