Новости за 17.04.2024

April 17 – Cameroon FA boss Samuel Eto’o, a four-time African footballer of the year, has accused the Confederation of African Football’s general secretary of several breaches of FIFA’s code of ethics during an investigation into allegations that he was involved in match-fixing.

April 17 – The investor trying to take control of Everton has pushed back its target date for completing the deal as it scrambles to raise hundreds of millions of pounds to fund the deal.

April 17 – Vasco da Gama president Pedrinho has demanded assurance from 777 Partners that they can comply with their financial obligations to the club, taking the American owners by surprise.

April 17 – It was an uncharacteristically poor night of European club football for Spanish teams on Tuesday as the Champions League qualified its first two semi-finalists, with PSG and Borussia Dortmund both overcoming first leg deficits to go through on a thrilling evening of European football.

April 17 – Barcelona’s elimination from the Champions League on Tuesday had the effect of sending Atletico Madrid into the inaugural 32-team Club World Cup in the United States next year.

April 17 – Eleven UEFA national associations from Southeast Europe convened on Tuesday at the headquarters of the Albanian Football Association in Tirana for the UEFA Strategic National Associations meeting.

April 17 – The Brazilian Confederation of Football (CBF) has sidelined three referees after controversial decisions marred the opening day of the Brazilian championship at the weekend.

April 17 – Concacaf has unveiled more details of its inaugural W Champions Cup that will kick-off this August with a play-in and group stage in September/October leading to a final four playing off at an as yet unnamed centralised venue in May 22-25.

April 17 – Welsh club Wrexham, made internationally famous by their Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney and the Netflix documentary ‘Welcome to Wrexham’, have signed Gatorade as their official sports drink three days after achieving a second consecutive promotion into the EFL’s League One, England’s third professional tier.

April 17 – UEFA and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have partnered with sports betting entities to fight match-fixing and safeguard sport integrity ahead of EURO 2024 and the Olympic Games in Paris.

April 17 – The English Football League (EFL) has renewed its broadcast production partnership with IMG taking it through to the end of the 28/29 season. Within the new deal, IMG is committing to deliver a ‘major upgrade’ to the EFL’s broadcast output for the next five years.