Sheffield United bounce back to Premier League after two-year gap
April 27 – Sheffield United are back in the English Premier League after a two-year absence.
Man City dismantle Arsenal to close Premier League gap to two points
April 26 – Manchester City took a major step towards their third consecutive title and cemented their claims of winning the treble by defeating Arsenal 4-1.
Turk Telekom takes naming and broadcast rights to Turkish eSuper League
April 27 – The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has agreed a two-season deal with state telecoms giant Turk Telekom to become the title sponsor and official broadcaster of the Turkish eSuper League.
SIGA releases Sport Integrity Week 2023 dates and calls for content partnerships
April 27 – SIGA will hold its fourth annual Sport Integrity Week – #SIW2023 – September 4-8. The event will again be a hybrid of webinars and in-person seminars.
Ceferin suggests Europe-wide club salary cap to restore competitive balance
April 26 – UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin wants a salary cap to be introduced across European football to restore competitive balance and says clubs agree with the idea.
FIFA impose normalisation committee on Congo to organise elections
April 26 – FIFA has appointed a normalisation committee to oversee the daily affairs and elections of the Congo DR Football Association (FECOFA).
Zambian football remembers Gabon plane crash that wiped out a golden generation
April 26 – Zambian football is to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the plane crash that wiped out almost of all the national team, at the time viewed as the country’s golden generation of players.
Spurs players to refund tickets for travelling fans after Newcastle thrashing
April 26 – Tottenham Hotspur’s players will reimburse the club’s supporters who paid for tickets to watch their side get thrashed 6-1 by Newcastle United over the weekend.
Crocker leaves Saints to take on USSF sporting director role
April 26 – Matt Crocker has been appointed sporting director of the US Soccer Federation, leaving relegation-threatened English Premier League Southampton to take over from Earnie Stewart.
Concacaf rules Haitian clubs out of regional club competitions for next season
April 26 – While Haiti’s women’s national team will compete at the World Cup in Australia/New Zealand this summer and the men’s team will play at the 2023 Gold Cup in the US, Haitian clubs will not compete in Concacaf’s club competitions in the 2023/24 season.
Castore enters Spain with multi-year Athletic Club kit deal
April 26 – Castore will take over from New Balance as Athletic Club Bilbao’s official kit partner from the start of the 2023/24 season.
Jason deVos steps up at Canada Soccer
April 26 – Former Canadian men’s national team captain Jason deVos (pictured) has been named interim general secretary of Canada Soccer, the governing body announced on Tuesday.
Spanish court forces RFEF to halt rigged VAR tender process
April 25 – A commercial court in Madrid has provisionally suspended the VAR tender for LaLiga that was being run by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).
Erasmus+ Sport’s BITEFIX project launches online anti-match-fixing training programme
April 25 – A new online educational programme has been launched to fight match-fixing and betting-fraud in sport.
UEC club body launched to give smaller ‘big’ clubs a voice in Europe
By Samindra Kunti in Brussels
April 25 – With the firm support of Spain’s La Liga, the Union of European Clubs (UEC) was launched on Monday, promising to represent Europe’s smaller and medium-sized clubs to counterbalance – but not fight – the European Club Association (ECA), an organisation seen to defend the interests of a small cabal of elite clubs.