April 10 – To be a host city for FIFA World Cup matches is a dream for many communities, but not for the beautiful Basque city of San Sebastián which has asked FIFA to withdraw its name as a venue for the 2030 edition of the men’s World Cup.
April 10 – Having high-profile celebrity owners doesn’t guarantee anything in English football, but all bets are off when you have NFL legend and GOAT Tom Brady as a part-owner, as Birmingham City have proven after winning promotion to the Championship.
April 9 – With two stunning freekicks from Declan Rice, Arsenal stormed to a 3-0 victory against Real Madrid to leave the European champions on the brink of elimination ahead of the quarter-final second leg.
By Samindra Kunti in Leuven
April 9 – Belgium upset injury-hit England 3-2 with a brace from Tessa Wullaert in the Nations League.
April 9 – Players at Turkish second tier club Gençlerbirligi have refused to train over unpaid wages. Told to report for training at 12:00 on Tuesday, they failed to show on the training ground, instead protesting over the club’s ongoing financial malaise.
April 8 – The Court of Genoa has dismissed an attempt by A-Cap, creditor of 777 Partners which owned Serie A outfit Genoa before collapsing, to halt a takeover of the club by Romanian businessman Dan Sucu.
April 8 – Bulgarian Third Division club Svetkavitsa Targovishte have announced that the team’s players have not received salaries for the past four months.
April 8 – LaLiga is not backing away from the fight with Spain’s National Sports Council (CSD) and FC Barcelona over the contested registrations of Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor.
April 7 – Paris Saint-Germain sealed their 13th Ligue 1 title – and 11th under Qatari ownership – with a 1-0 win over Angers on Saturday, extending their domestic dominance with a remarkable season-long unbeaten run and clinching the championship with six matches still to play.
April 7 – UEFA has fined three Real Madrid players – Antonio Rüdiger, Kylian Mbappé, and Dani Ceballos – following last month’s highly charged UEFA Champions League last-16 clash against city rivals Atlético Madrid.
April 4 – Kings League Germany has officially launched with a preview event in Cologne, unveiling its latest team – esports powerhouse G2 – and announcing a slate of high-profile commercial partnerships ahead of the competition’s inaugural kick-off on April 12.
April 4 – FC Barcelona have won their appeal at the CSD (Higher Sports Council) which has ruled that Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor can be registered, overturning the denial of the preliminary visa and registration of both players by LaLiga and the RFEF (Spanish Football Federation).
April 4 – Hawk-Eye Innovations, the company responsible for the VAR system in the Bulgarian championship efbet Liga, has launched an internal investigation after an incident with one of its VAR operators during the match between CSKA Sofia and Lokomotiv Sofia on Wednesday.
April 4 – Whenever Turkish giants, and hated rivals, Fenerbahce meet Galatasaray, sparks are sure to fly, especially when the ‘Special One’, Jose Mourinho, is involved.
April 3 – The English Football Association (FA) has announced a three-year partnership with Hilton, making the global brand the Official Hotel Partner of England’s national teams.