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Webb gathers his federations for congress as new era readies for new challenges

Jeffrey Webb7

April 14 – This Thursday the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) will gather its national federations in Bahamas for what will be the third annual congress under the presidency of Jeffrey Webb. It has been a period of dramatic transformation and reform for the confederation and produced a regional governing body that is virtually unrecognisable in comparison to what had gone before.

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Peace in Africa: Morocco and Tunisia say war with CAF is over

CAF HQ

April 13 – Morocco and Tunisia say they have settled their differences with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) following their respective spats over the African Cup of Nations.

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Chinese whispers: could AC Milan sale be crowdsourced to 500,000+ buyers?

AC Milan in China

By Mark Baber
April 13: A report by the Chinese Xinhua news agency, quoting the vice-president of the Italy-China Chamber of Commerce, has ignited a new bout of media speculation about the future ownership of Italy’s AC Milan.

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FIFA and Indonesians stand off over government meddling in Super League

By Andrew Warshaw
April 13 – Indonesian authorities are at loggerheads with FIFA over alleged government interference amid continuing uncertainty afflicting the domestic game.

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Gulati bangs drum for World Cup 2026, but cautious on bid process

Sunil Gulati

April 13 – The head of the United States Soccer Federation says handing the 2026 World Cup to his country would not only give the sport a further boost but also allow FIFA to put its flagship event back on safe territory in terms of its international image.

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May date set for first Women’s Football Day

Womens football

April 13 – CONCACAF has launched its first Women’s Football Day as a celebration of women’s football across the region. Planned as an annual event, the first will be held on Saturday, May 23.

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Azteca breaks SCCL attendance record as Club America march to final

Club America

April 10 – A new attendance record was set in the iconic Azteca Stadium in Mexico City for the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League semi-final between Mexican giants Club America and Costa Rica’s Herediano this week.

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CSKA Sofia confusion as Tomov quits board and transfers shares

Tomov CSKA

By Alexander Krassimirov
April 10 – The financial turmoil and instability at Bulgaria’s CSKA Sofia has taken a new turn with major shareholder Alexander Tomov saying that he has filed an application to quit his post as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the club and no longer continue as a shareholder.

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LeTV steps up for 5-year Chinese Women’s Super League deal

LeTV

By Mark Baber
April 10 – The Chinese Football Association (CFA) have secured LeTV Sports and its LeTV Superphone, a competitor of the Apple iPhone, as the title sponsor of the Chinese Women’s Super League for the next five years.

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Ibrahimovic to miss key PSG ties as foul-mouthed TV rant lands him 4-game ban

Ibrahimovic

April 10 – Paris St-Germain’s star Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been suspended for four league games as a result of his foul-mouthed outburst that was captured live on TV.

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Cameroonian Ebosse’s death was murder, says father

Albert Ebosse

April 10 – Albert Ebosse, the Cameroon striker who died following a match in Algeria last August – ostensibly from injuries sustained by an object thrown from the stands – was murdered, according to his father.

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Penalty re-take lasts just 18 seconds as England and Norway both go through

Leah Williamson

April 10 – After a five-day wait, they ended up playing for just 18 seconds! UEFA’s unprecedented decision to order England and Norway to replay the last moments of their women’s under-19 European qualifier duly took place Thursday night with the English grabbing the 2-2 draw they thought they had achieved first time round.

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Lifeline for England after UEFA order teams to return for penalty retake

UEFA U19 Womens championship

April 9 – In an extraordinary decision that UEFA admit is unprecedented in their competitions, England and Norway have been ordered to replay the last few seconds of their women’s under-19 European qualifier tonight – starting with a retaken 96th-minute penalty.

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UEFA slams Croatian racists with order to play Italy behind closed doors

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By Mark Baber
April 9 – The UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body (CEDB) has hit back at those using football to spread their message of racial hatred with an order that Croatia’s upcoming game against Italy must be played behind closed doors.

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Quaestor failure triggers seizure of Hungary’s Gyori ETO FC

Gyori ETO

By Jaroslaw Adamowski
April 9 – The failure of Hungarian financial services group Quaestor has pushed top division club Gyori ETO FC out of their stadium, into bankruptcy and almost out of the league.