April 21 – Newcastle United and their Saudi owners, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), have reportedly expressed interest in buying Belgian club KV Oostende, recently relegated from the top flight.
April 21 – Local authorities in Ohrid have closed the stadium to fans for the top of the table clash in the North Macedonian second division between Voska Sport and Vardar Skopje because of fears of violence.
April 20 – Juventus are expected to find out later today whether their appeal against a 15-point penalty for false accounting in transfer dealings has been successful.
April 20 – Manchester City’s dream of finally landing the Champions League trophy edged closer on Wednesday when Erling Haaland scored his 48th goal for the club in all competitions in a 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich.
April 20 – Anton Zingarevich, owner of Bulgaria’s Botev Plovdiv, has said the club is absolutely not for sale and has threatened to sue anyone who spreads “false” information about the club’s ownership.
April 19 – Russia says it is still talking to UEFA about lifting the ban from European competition despite UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin recently saying no ground would be given as long as the war in Ukraine continues.
April 19 – Fearing a repetition of fan violence that has plagued Greek football for years, the country’s cup final next month will be held partially behind closed doors after the national federation failed to find a venue overseas.
April 19 – Real Madrid and Rodrygo picked their moments and carved Chelsea apart to eliminate the London club 4-0 on aggregate from the Champions League and march into the last four.
April 18 – Barcelona president Joan Laporta insists the club has never bought referees and has savagely denounced critics for waging a smear campaign after an investigation was opened into payments made to the former vice president of the Spain’s referees committee.
April 18 – Bulgaria’s CSKA 1948 will invest BGN 2.6 million (€1.3 million) to modernise one of the football bases in Sofia.
April 18 – UEFA has shifted the finals of its UEFA Youth League from the 7,200-capacity Colovray Sports Centre, Nyon, to the 30,000-capacity Stade de Genève.
April 17 – Not for the first time in his career, Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger was the subject of racist abuse at the weekend after his team’s game at Cadiz.
April 17 – Club Brugge’s CEO Vincent Mannaert (pictured) has admitted that his alcohol addiction could force his exit from the Belgian club.
April 17 – Italy international striker Ciro Immobile is being treated for back and rib injuries in hospital after his car was involved in an accident.
April 17 – The financial issues facing North Macedonia’s Vardar Skopje are deepening. The team from the capital who have won more championships than any other, is fighting for a return to the Macedonian first league, and for survival.