April 12 – The rematch of an Indonesian club fixture that ended in one of the world’s worst stadium disasters was played on Tuesday behind closed doors.
April 12 – Six Premier League clubs will play nine matches against each other in a friendly series on the East Coast of the US this July, while four LaLiga clubs will do the same at venues in Mexico and the US on the West Coast.
April 12 – Authorities in Rennes have launched a judicial investigation into Belgian-Iranian football agent Mogi Bayat on suspicion of “illegal exercise of the profession of players’ agent, money laundering and gang formation”.
April 12 – Police in Scotland are investigating “threatening” messages sent to the referee who took charge of the Rangers-Celtic derby over Easter.
April 12 – Flamengo have dismissed their Portuguese coach Vitor Pereira after a series of disappointing results ahead of this weekend’s kick-off of the national league.
April 12 – New York Red Bulls forward Dante Vanzeir (pictured) has taken a step back from playing for Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise New York Red Bulls “to avoid distractions” following his use of a racial slur in the match with San Jose Earthquakes.
April 12 – FIFA has reported that 6,586 candidates from 138 member associations have applied to take the new FIFA football agent exam scheduled for 19 April.
April 12 – Bulgaria’s CSKA Sofia has signed a new shirt sponsorship deal with Chinese car brand HAVAL.
April 12 – World Cup joint hosts Australia upset England’s women 2-0 in a friendly at Brentford on Tuesday to end the Lionesses’ 30-match unbeaten streak.
April 10 – Concacaf has announced the 15 stadiums that will host matches in the 2023 Gold Cup in 14 US and Canadian metropolitan areas between June 16 and July 16.
By David Owen
April 10 – Chelsea’s new US owners made payments totalling nearly £50 million to former directors of the West London club for services relating to the protracted £4.25 billion sale that last year brought down the curtain on the trophy-studded but controversial Roman Abramovich era.
April 10 – Turkey has officially signed its bid documents for is a sixth consecutive attempt to host the Euro finals.
April 11 – Already in crisis on and off the field, Juventus have now been given a partial stadium ban for their next home game in the Italian Cup as a result of racist chants directed towards Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku.
April 11 – The countdown for the Women’s World Cup is on. On Tuesday, Australia and New Zealand marked 100 days until the kick-off of the women’s flagship tournament and the Football Ferns taking on Norway in the curtain raiser.
April 11 – It isn’t every day that an official is at the centre of a foul play inquiry but assistant referee Constantine Hatzidakis (pictured) has been stood down while the English Football Association looks into a clash with Liverpool defender Andy Robertson on Sunday.