April 15 – LaLiga has confirmed a major overhaul of its audiovisual production structure, appointing Host Broadcast Services (HBS) and Telefónica Servicios Audiovisuales (TSA) as its lead production partners for the next five seasons—while notably retaining control over content generation, a decision that signals a new phase in the league’s strategy to align broadcast output more closely with commercial partnerships and brand identity.
April 15 – FIFA has announced its team of 117 match officials who will oversee the inaugural 32-team FIFA Club World Cup in the United States this summer — a landmark tournament that will also serve as a testing ground for new officiating technologies and rule adaptations.
April 15 – Iraq have announced the sacking of manager Jesus Casas with just two games remaining in Asian qualification for the 2026 World Cup.
April 15 – Santos have dismissed their manager Pedro Caixinha after a winless start to the new Brazilian league campaign.
April 15 – Luka Modric, who has graced the highest levels of the beautiful game with Real Madrid and Croatia, has now taken his first steps into club ownership by acquiring a minority interest in English Football League (EFL) Championship side Swansea City.
April 15 – English Premier League clubs continue to spend millions on agent fees and, for the second consecutive year, Chelsea have topped the list.
April 15 – The Lionel Messi ‘MLS’ experience continues to shatter records as it makes its way around the United States, this time in the ‘Windy City’ of Chicago as 62,358 devotees attended the Inter Miami FC and Chicago Fire match-up last weekend.
April 15 – The 2025 edition of the Dallas Cup, one of the world’s premier youth tournaments, began this weekend with 450 boys’ and girls’ teams participating in the opening day festivities at the historic Cotton Bowl.
April 15 – The Croatian Football Federation (HNS) and the Croatian government have officially launched the construction of a modern national training centre in Velika Gorica.
April 15 – Concacaf president Victor Montagliani has added his voice to the growing concern over the proposal to expand the World Cup to 64 teams, saying growing the number of teams “would not be the right move”.
April 15 – Much has been written about Everton’s agonising financial journey over the past three years to new American owners. At the centre of that financial travelogue has been the progress of the club’s £750 million+ new Bramley Moore Dock Stadium.
April 16 – With the FIFA World Club Cup rapidly approaching, ticket sales are nowhere near Taylor Swift territory, but FIFA President Gianni Infantino is displaying unwavering confidence in his competition as it arrives shortly on American shores for the first time.
April 15 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is going mobile with its educational support and for the first time holding its AFC Certificate in Football Administration and Management (ACFAM) in a hybrid format in a member association country.
April 14 – Concacaf’s Gold Cup will open at the SoFi Stadium and bounce between San Jose, San Diego, Vancouver and Carson on the West coast of North America for four days, before heading to Arlington, Houston and Austin in Texas for another six days of group games.
April 14 – Following in the footsteps of UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin, AFC president Shaikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa has expressed opposition to a 64-team World Cup.
Salman told Agence France Press: “Personally, I don’t agree.”