April 30 – Liverpool FC have extended their long-term partnership with insurance giant AXA until 2029. The five-year extension of a partnership that began with the 2018/19 season see AXA retain its official insurance partner moniker as well logo rights on training kits as well as naming rights to Liverpool’s men’s and women’s training grounds. In 2019 AXA became the …

April 30 – Japan and Uzbekistan will contest the AFC U23 Asian Cup final at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar this Friday. Both teams have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics. The beaten semi-finalists, Indonesia and Iraq, will play off a third automatic play-off spot. Uzbekistan beat tournament debutants Indonesia 2-0 in their semi-final, ending the Indonesians’ …

April 30 – A football agent accused of sending a threatening email to a senior director at Chelsea demanding a six-figure commission over the transfer of French defender Kurt Zouma has been found not guilty. Saif Alrubie was on trial over a threatening email sent to Chelsea’s former director of football Marina Granovskaia, one of football’s most powerful women, in May 2022 allegedly demanding …

April 30 – English Premier League clubs have taken a significant step towards introducing a salary cap for the first time in order to limit the gap in financial strength between teams at the top and bottom of the division. A hard spending limit on wages and transfers would be linked to the revenue of the league’s poorest club. The so-called “anchoring” …

May 1 – Following news that Manchester United is set to hang For Sale signs on the bulk of the club’s players this summer, the club has announced further changes to its management. Interim CEO Patrick Stewart, and chief financial officer Cliff Baty “have decided to leave the club at the end of the season”, said a club statement. The …

Haji Wright’s sensational season for Coventry City continued Tuesday with the American striker moving one goal closer to 20 in his debut season in England. Wright netted his 19th goal across all competitions despite the Sky Blues 2-1 home loss to Ipswich Town. The U.S. men’s national team forward tied the match in the 64th minute for the Sky Blues …