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.
Premier League moves to ban bookies from club shirt fronts, but leave sleeves open
April 13 – Premier League clubs have voted to ban gambling sponsors on the front of their shirts from the start of the 2026-27 season. The league said the clubs had taken the measure “voluntarily in order to reduce gambling advertising”.
Zilliacus pulls out of Man Utd bidding saying Glazers are showing ‘no respect’
April 13 – Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus (pictured) has pulled out of the bidding for Manchester United, saying the decision by current owners the Glazer family to go to a third round of bidding is a “farce”.
FIGC completes investigation into Juve ‘hidden payments’ investigation
April 13 – The Italian FA (FIGC) has completed its investigation into Juventus over alleged hidden payments to players, according to the club.
UCL: Real Madrid take 2-0 cushion to London, Man City, AC Milan and Inter have leads
April 13 – A tap-in by Karim Benzema and a powerful strike by substitute Marco Asensio earned European champions Real Madrid a 2-0 win over 10-man Chelsea in their Champions League quarter-final, first leg on Wednesday.
PSG probe allegations Galtier made racist comments while at Nice
April 13 – Paris Saint-Germain coach Christopher Galtier (pictured) has denied in “strongest possible terms” claims that he “moaned about having too many black and Muslim players” while in charge of Nice.
UEFA confirms Euro 2028 and 2032 bidders. Turkey face off against Britain & Ireland, and Italy
April 13 – Turkey is the only rival to the UK and Ireland candidacy to host the 2028 European Championship, UEFA confirmed in announcing the formal bids.
Visa adds 33 new players to Team Visa programme ahead of 2023 Women’s World Cup
April 12 – FIFA sponsor Visa has unveiled the names of 33 women players who it will sponsor via its Team Visa programme up to and through the Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023.
OM takes Gold in UEFA’s Grassroots Awards; Ayr United, NK Istra and Ilves shine
April 21 – Olympique de Marseille have been named Best Professional Club in the 2022/23 UEFA Grassroots Awards for its creation and support of FC La Castellane, a grassroots community club in the north of the city.
CSKA Sofia fans run riot at away game against rivals Slavia
April 13 – CSKA Sofia’s visiting Ultras ripped up seats and started fires at their away match against Slavia in Bulgaria’s efbet League.
Online bookie Tonybet agrees multi-year sponsorship with Canadian Premier League
April 13 – The Canadian Premier League (CPL) has unveiled online gaming company tonybet as its Official Sports Betting and Online Casino Partner in a multi-year deal.
Man Utd bidding goes to third round with Glazers still pushing for £6bn
April 4 – Manchester United will reportedly accept a third round of bids from prospective buyers by the end of this month as speculation intensifies into who the new owners will be.
CAF puts Africa’s weight behind Morocco and Iberian 2030 bid. South Americans look isolated
April 12 – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has given a significant boost to the joint Morocco, Spain and Portugal bid for the 2030 World Cup.
Aussies scout talent for 2026: Alex Robertson opts to follow in family footsteps
April 4 – Alex Robertson, a box-to-box midfielder, has pledged his international allegiance to Australia despite representing England at both U17 and U18 levels.