May 1 – Concacaf is handing over the organization and management if its Caribbean Club Shield club competition to the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) from the 2024 edition onwards.
May 1 – Spanish football administration has taken yet another twist with former national team coach Vicente del Bosque appointed by the government to head a commission to oversee the country’s scandal-hit federation (RFEF) after a corruption and money laundering probe targeted both the current and former RFEF presidents.
May 1 – Hollywood stars and Wrexham AFC owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have bought a minority stake in the Liga MX side Club Necaxa, as the duo add a second club to their football portfolio.
May 1 – Flamengo striker Gabriel Barbosa has been cleared to play again, pending an appeal against his ban for a violation of anti-doping rules, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Tuesday.
May 1 – Santos, who were relegated to Brazil’s Serie B last season, have reported rising debt of more than 4%, from R$578 million ($111 million) in 2022, to more than R$600 million in 2023.
April 30 – Brazilian legend Ronaldo has sold his stake in his boyhood club Cruzeiro following criticism over his management. Supermarket chain billionaire Pedro Figueiredo has acquired 100% of the club.
April 30 – AC Milan Women will compete in the ‘Her Nations Tour’ friendly tournament this summer, with the club set to travel to Mexico for the competition’s kick-off on June 9.
April 30 – Bulgaria’s Levski Sofia have called on the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) to sanction CSKA Sofia’s striker Fernando Karanga and the CEO of the club Stoyan Ormandzhiev after ugly scenes marred the match at Vasil Levski Stadium in Sofia.
April 4 – The Spanish football federation (RFEF) has appointed Pedro Rocha as its new president following the resignation of disgraced former chief Luis Rubiales who stepped down last September.
April 29 – Botafogo owner John Textor has been suspended by Brazil’s Supreme Court of Sports Justice (STJD) for 45 days following his allegations of match manipulation by rival club Palmeiras.
April 29 – The Football Association of Zambia suspended their annual general assembly (AGM) on Saturday following a court order, despite FIFA warning of the danger of possible sanctions because of third-party interference.
April 29 – For the second straight week, an African Confederation Cup match between Renaissance Berkane of Morocco and Algeria’s USM Alger was cancelled in a dispute over a map on the Moroccan team’s shirts.
April 29 – André Villas-Boas has been elected the new chairman of FC Porto with a landslide victory, bringing to an end the 42-year reign of Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa.
Aril 29 – Unilever will be a first-time sponsor for Conmebol’s Copa América that will be played in the US across 14 cities from June 20 to July 14.
By Andrew Warshaw
April 26 – Premier League boss Richard Masters hit out at FIFA’s lack of consultation with European football today by saying there was a “chasm” of difference between how they and UEFA operate.