April 4 – It has been a week of contrasts across the Premier League as match week 30 delivered both season-best attendance figures and record lows, with an average capacity of 97.44% across all ten fixtures. While some clubs pushed towards European qualification in front of packed stands, others saw dwindling numbers as their seasons petered out.
April 4 – Anfield has been crowned the UK’s best football stadium in a new ranking by tech company NSoft, which analysed 30 grounds across England and Scotland using a mix of matchday metrics.
April 4 – The Trump administration has said it will welcome all for FIFA events over the next two years, however, the Zambia women’s national team is taking no chances and has removed four US-based players from their squad.
With Zambia due to play Thailand and either China or Uzbekistan in China this week, the Zambian Football Association has concerns about players leaving and re-entering the United States, hence the removal of Orlando Pride trio Barbra Banda (pictured),
April 4 – FC Barcelona have won their appeal at the CSD (Higher Sports Council) which has ruled that Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor can be registered, overturning the denial of the preliminary visa and registration of both players by LaLiga and the RFEF (Spanish Football Federation).
April 4 – Hawk-Eye Innovations, the company responsible for the VAR system in the Bulgarian championship efbet Liga, has launched an internal investigation after an incident with one of its VAR operators during the match between CSKA Sofia and Lokomotiv Sofia on Wednesday.
April 4 – US-backed club investor FC32, led by Australian Paul Francis, which was buying its way into lower tier European clubs in a bid to develop and sell playing talent, has pulled out of second tier Austrian Club SKN St. Polten at short notice.
April 4 – Whenever Turkish giants, and hated rivals, Fenerbahce meet Galatasaray, sparks are sure to fly, especially when the ‘Special One’, Jose Mourinho, is involved.
April 4 – The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) has acknowledged that Everton’s James Tarkowski should’ve been red-carded for his x-rated challenge on Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister during the recent Merseyside derby.
April 4 – Premier League Brentford have added a new name to its growing commercial portfolio, announcing a partnership with UK-based security specialists DeterTech as the club’s official site security partner.
April 3 – Former Ukraine star Andriy Shevchenko (pictured) has failed in his bid to get a seat on the UEFA Executive Committee (Exco), garnering just 15 votes.
April 3 – Argentina have strengthened their position at the top of the latest FIFA men’s world rankings after picking up 18 points in the last international window.
April 3 – The English Football Association (FA) has announced a three-year partnership with Hilton, making the global brand the Official Hotel Partner of England’s national teams.
April 3 – Colombian side Envigado FC has been named the most locally–anchored club in world football, according to the latest CIES Football Observatory ranking.
April 3 – Using the metaphor of a symphony, UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin (pictured) delivered a message of unity at his confederation’s Congress in Belgrade on Thursday.
April 3 – UEFA has appointed Beyond Hospitality to create, market, and sell official travel and hospitality packages for the next three UEFA Champions League finals, starting with the 2025 showcase in Munich. The agreement also covers the 2026 event in Budapest, with the 2027 host venue yet to be confirmed.