April 27 – The European Union’s law enforcement agency Europol and UEFA have completed a workshop aimed at identifying new ways to investigate and cooperate on match-fixing cases.
April 26 – A new dementia study has been launched to investigate how to reduce risk of the disease in ex-players.
By Paul Nicholson
April 26 – While Jack Warner tops the list of Trinidad and Tobago FA’s list of creditors filed at a local court as part of the TTFA’s insolvency proceedings – he is claiming $3 million – two other English names high up the list will raise eyebrows and interest in Europe.
April 26 – English football’s foot-dragging made the imposition of a regulator to oversee finances and club ownership inevitable, according to the government.
April 28 – Feyenoord have dropped plans to build a new stadium on the banks of the Meuse over spiralling costs.
April 26 – Oldham Athletic have set an unwanted record of becoming the first former Premier League club ever to drop out of English football’s four main divisions altogether.
By Samindra Kunti
April 26 – Stressing the urgency of the situation, Corinthians president Duilio Monteiro Alves has said violence in Brazilian football is getting out of control.
April 26 – Quadruple chasing Liverpool will warm up for their 2022/23 campaign in Asia with a game in Singapore against Crystal Palace for the inaugural Standard Chartered Singapore Trophy.
April 26 – Manchester City have announced they will play two pre-season friendlies in the US in July, prior to the start of their 2022/23 campaign.
By Paul Nicholson
April 25 – The world’s most wanted football criminal, Jack Warner, has emerged at the top of a list of unsecured creditors compiled by the Trinidad and Tobago FA’s (TTFA) trustee Maria Daniel. The document, filed with the Trinidad and Tobago court, lists Warner’s claim at TT$22.6 million ($3.38 million).
April 25 – After months of heated debate about how to reform the national sport, an independent regulator is being set up with the aim of having oversight of the English game’s finances and club ownership.
April 25 – FC Bayern Munich have launched an aid programme for Ukraine that will include housing for disabled Ukrainian refugees, the German club has announced.
April 25 – The president of the Gabonese Football Federation, Pierre Alain Mounguengui, re-elected for a third four-year term less than a week ago, is reported to be in police custody accused of covering up a long-time paedophilia scandal.
April 25 – Didier Drogba has failed in his bid to become the new president of Ivory Coast’s FA (FIF). Yacine Idriss Diallo (pictured) has been elected to the position after beating Sory Diabaté by two votes in a second round of voting. The former Chelsea star exited the race in the first round with just 21 votes.
April 25 – Chinese Taipei has pulled out of hosting AFC Cup 2022 Group J matches in Tainan due to a surge in the number of coronavirus cases in the country.