April 21 – Barcelona lynchpin and former Spanish international defender Gerard Piqué asked for help from the president of the Spanish FA to play at the Tokyo Olympics despite retiring from international football, leaked audio recordings allege.
April 18 – Meck Mwase is to remain a part of the Malawi national team structure despite having been dismissed as head coach of the senior men’s team by the Football Association of Malawi (FAM). He has now been appointed to the role of U23 national team coach.
April 13 – Seventh in the Spanish league, Villarreal pulled off a stunning Champions League upset on Tuesday night as they scored a late equaliser to knock out German giants Bayern Munich to reach the semi-finals along with Real Madrid who fortuitously eliminated defending champions Chelsea.
April 13 – Ehab Galal has succeeded Carlos Queiroz as head coach of Egypt’s national team, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) have announced.
April 13 – Manchester United are reported to be on the verge appointing Ajax boss Erik ten Hag on a three-year contract in what will be perceived by many as a snub to Paris St German coach Mauricio Pochettino who at one stage was believed to be the leading candidate.
April 12 – RB Leipzig have the two hottest talents under the age of 23 in Europe, according to the latest ranking by transfer value from the CIES Football Observatory.
April 11 – Egypt and Carlos Queiroz have parted ways after the Portuguese coach failed to lead the Pharaohs to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
April 8 – Arsenal and England’s emerging star Bukayo Sako tops Manchester United’s troubled Mason Greenwood in a ranking of the 100 best performing U21 outfield players from 32 European leagues.
April 6 – Ronald Koeman is to return as Netherlands coach when Louis van Gaal leaves the role after the World Cup in Qatar, the Dutch FA has confirmed.
April 4 – Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal has revealed he is suffering from prostate cancer – but still plans to lead the side at the World Cup.
April 4 – Former US international goalkeeper Hope Solo has been arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
March 24 – The safest place to be a club manager in terms of holding on to your job is in Northern Ireland, where the average tenure of coaches is 1,536 days. In contrast coaches in Saudi Arabia last on average 156 days. Eddie Howe watch out.
March 22 – Premier League Chelsea have been remarkably resilient in the pitch as their commercial world has crumbled around them off it.
March 17 – Three late goals earned Villarreal a stunning 3-0 second-leg victory at Juventus on Wednesday to knock the Italian giants out of the Champions League on a 4-1 aggregate, the third season in a row they have been eliminated in the last 16.
March 16 – Former Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Antero Henrique will head the Qatar Stars League (QSL) in the same role.