Italian court clears Juve of doping its balance sheet with over-inflated transfer deals
April 19 – Juventus and other clubs have been acquitted by Italy’s Federal Court following a widespread investigation into the inflation of transfer fees.
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El Tri’s home away from home
Mexico 2-0 Suriname:
June 18 – The Mexican national team is perhaps the only country in world football that plays home matches in two countries. The Azteca Stadium in Mexico City is, of course, their spiritual home; however, in Los Angeles – where they roared to victory over the Dominican Republic – and tonight in the heart of Texas at AT&T Stadium in Arlington versus Suriname, the team is welcomed by partisan support and rapturous anticipation.
Vancouver re-enters the World Cup 2026 hosting race
April 17 – Canada looks set to have three cities hosting matches at the 2026 World Cup which it is jointly hosting with the US and Mexico.
Belgian and Dutch team sponsors cold shoulder Qatar World Cup over human rights concerns
April 18 – A number of Belgian national team sponsors have followed in the footsteps of their Dutch counterparts and said they will stay away from the World Cup in Qatar over human rights concerns.
Malawi’s Mwase makes way for Marinica but later offered U23 role
April 18 – Meck Mwase is to remain a part of the Malawi national team structure despite having been dismissed as head coach of the senior men’s team by the Football Association of Malawi (FAM). He has now been appointed to the role of U23 national team coach.
South Sudan shows loyalty to Infantino; Nigeria’s Pinnick co-opted into FIFA’s power play
By Samindra Kunti
April 14 – South Sudan has once again declared its love for Gianni Infantino, becoming the first African FA to endorse the FIFA president for re-election.
Genius Sports breaks its Russian embargo supplying data to Russian betting site
By Matt Scott
April 14 – Genius Sports, the official data supplier to the Premier League, has continued to offer its services to Russian punters in the weeks after it announced it was withdrawing business from the territory.
Netherlands, Poland, Belgium and Wales bid to host UEFA’s 2023 Nations League final four
April 14 – The Netherlands, Poland, Belgium and Wales have all bid to stage the 2023 Nations League final four, European governing body UEFA has announced.
PSG adds lifestyle retail platform GOAT as sleeve sponsor
April 14 – Online footwear, apparel and accessories retailer GOAT will be Paris Saint-Germain’s new sleeve sponsor from the start of next season but joins the club as an official partner immediately.
ELEVEN steps up as major content and technical provider for new FIFA+ platform
April 14 – More detail of the new streamed FIFA+ OTT broadcast channel has been released with the ELEVEN media group announced it is supporting the service with bth production and rights.
FIFA shuffles commercial pack as Gai joins as chief business officer
April 14 – FIFA has appointed former Juventus commercial chief Romy Gai as its Chief Business Officer.
Colombian legend Freddy Rincón dies in car crash, aged 55
April 14 – Aged 55, Colombia great Freddy Rincón has died after sustaining severe head injuries in a car crash. Rincón had been driving a car that collided with a bus in Cali.
Cazoo boosts its drive into Europe with first Bundesliga deal at SC Freiburg
April 14 – Online car retailer Cazoo, which has been driving its expansion across Europe through football club marketing, has announced its first sponsorship in the German Bundesliga with SC Freiburg.
Injuries hurt favourites Man City as they battle Liverpool in Premier League title race
April 14 – It has been an enthralling race for the 2021/22 Premier League title between the two premier sides in English football and it is showing no signs of slowing between Manchester City and Liverpool.
Another rigged election? FIFA administration get a brazenly fast start at keeping Infantino in office
By Paul Nicholson
April 13 – Less than a week after FIFA’s Congress in Doha and president Gianni Infantino’s announcement that he would be standing for election for a third term, FIFA’s administration have begun aggressively politicking for their president in a clear violation of the world governing body’s rules.