Man Utd start planning for overhaul of Old Trafford
April 19 – Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium is to get a makeover and a potential expansion taking it from its current 74,000 capacity to more than 80,000, according to reports.
Women's Euro 2025
Sweden wary of Pajor threat for Poland
July 8 – Sweden face Poland in Lucerne this evening with a place in the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 quarter-finals within reach. A win for Peter Gerhardsson’s side, combined with Germany avoiding defeat against Denmark, would confirm their passage from Group C with a game to spare.
Chelsea bidders reduced to final three as Ricketts family pull out
April 19 – The consortium led by Chicago Cubs owners the Ricketts family has pulled out of the running to buy Chelsea, leaving three bidders remaining.
LA’s SoFi Stadium schedules first soccer event with ‘Leagues Cup preview’ doubleheader
April 19 – The SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, one of the candidate venues for hosting matches at the 2026 World Cup, has scheduled its first-ever football (soccer) event for this August.
Italian court clears Juve of doping its balance sheet with over-inflated transfer deals
April 19 – Juventus and other clubs have been acquitted by Italy’s Federal Court following a widespread investigation into the inflation of transfer fees.
Vancouver re-enters the World Cup 2026 hosting race
April 17 – Canada looks set to have three cities hosting matches at the 2026 World Cup which it is jointly hosting with the US and Mexico.
Belgian and Dutch team sponsors cold shoulder Qatar World Cup over human rights concerns
April 18 – A number of Belgian national team sponsors have followed in the footsteps of their Dutch counterparts and said they will stay away from the World Cup in Qatar over human rights concerns.
Malawi’s Mwase makes way for Marinica but later offered U23 role
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.
South Sudan shows loyalty to Infantino; Nigeria’s Pinnick co-opted into FIFA’s power play
By Samindra Kunti
April 14 – South Sudan has once again declared its love for Gianni Infantino, becoming the first African FA to endorse the FIFA president for re-election.
Genius Sports breaks its Russian embargo supplying data to Russian betting site
By Matt Scott
April 14 – Genius Sports, the official data supplier to the Premier League, has continued to offer its services to Russian punters in the weeks after it announced it was withdrawing business from the territory.
Netherlands, Poland, Belgium and Wales bid to host UEFA’s 2023 Nations League final four
April 14 – The Netherlands, Poland, Belgium and Wales have all bid to stage the 2023 Nations League final four, European governing body UEFA has announced.
PSG adds lifestyle retail platform GOAT as sleeve sponsor
April 14 – Online footwear, apparel and accessories retailer GOAT will be Paris Saint-Germain’s new sleeve sponsor from the start of next season but joins the club as an official partner immediately.
ELEVEN steps up as major content and technical provider for new FIFA+ platform
April 14 – More detail of the new streamed FIFA+ OTT broadcast channel has been released with the ELEVEN media group announced it is supporting the service with bth production and rights.
FIFA shuffles commercial pack as Gai joins as chief business officer
April 14 – FIFA has appointed former Juventus commercial chief Romy Gai as its Chief Business Officer.
Colombian legend Freddy Rincón dies in car crash, aged 55
April 14 – Aged 55, Colombia great Freddy Rincón has died after sustaining severe head injuries in a car crash. Rincón had been driving a car that collided with a bus in Cali.