Carlo Ancelotti on trial in Spanish court charged with tax evasion

April 2 – Carlo Ancelotti is widely considered the best club coach in the history of football. As coach of AC Milan, Chelsea, and now Real Madrid, the Italian has won everything, however, he’s now facing potentially one of his biggest battles as he will have to stand trial on charges of defrauding Spain’s Tax Office to the tune of more than €1 million (£836,857).

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European Leagues confident of winning legal dispute with FIFA over match calendar

March 6 – The umbrella body covering Europe’s major leagues says it won’t back down in its legal dispute with FIFA and that it is increasingly confident of its case. 

Last October, European Leagues joined forces with FIFPRO, the players’ international union, in filing a complaint to the European Commission over FIFA’s “abuse of dominant position”, specifically the international match calendar. 

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