Columbus
April 2026
Columbus has officially been awarded an NWSL expansion franchise and will become the league’s 18th club. The team is set to begin play in spring 2028 alongside Atlanta. The league confirmed the new club will be owned by the Haslam family through Haslam Sports Group, the same organisation behind the Columbus Crew, Cleveland Browns and Milwaukee Bucks. The announcement was made at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field.
Bronny James, LeBron James
April 2026
Bronny James made his playoff debut alongside LeBron James, with the pair becoming the first father-son duo to play together in NBA postseason history. That added another milestone to a season that had already seen them become the first father-son pairing to share the floor in an NBA game. Bronny entered at the start of the second quarter and played a short stretch next to his father. Reuters previously confirmed the regular-season milestone, and this playoff appearance extends that unique family record into the postseason.
Michael Carrick
April 2026
Manchester United beat Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge thanks to Matheus Cunha’s first-half goal, moving closer to Champions League qualification. Carrick praised the side’s discipline and attitude after they absorbed sustained pressure for most of the night. United managed just one shot on target, but Cunha converted from a Bruno Fernandes assist and the visitors defended stubbornly with a makeshift back line. Carrick said the team’s response after recent setbacks was top-drawer, while Fernandes called the result vital in the race for the top four.
Roberto De Zerbi
April 2026
Tottenham drew 2-2 with Brighton after conceding a stoppage-time equaliser, leaving Spurs still in the relegation zone and one point from safety. De Zerbi said the team now need a psychological shift more than anything else if they are to survive. De Zerbi praised the character and organisation his side showed, but said they cannot keep collapsing in decisive moments. He told the players to stay with him, ignore the negative mood around the club, and build on the fight they showed before the next key match at Wolves.
Frank Lampard
April 2026
Frank Lampard has sealed Coventry City’s return to the Premier League after a 25-year absence, with a 1-1 draw at Blackburn enough to secure promotion. Bobby Thomas scored the late equaliser that confirmed the club’s place back in the top flight. Coventry needed only a point and got it in dramatic fashion after Blackburn took the lead. Thomas headed in late to spark huge celebrations among the away fans, capping Lampard’s strong turnaround after taking over in November 2024
Kylian Mbappe
April 2026
Kylian Mbappe scored for Real Madrid against Bayern Munich, taking his Champions League tally for the season to 15, but Madrid were eliminated after a 4-3 defeat on the night and a 6-4 aggregate loss. Reuters confirms the goal and the total for this campaign. Mbappe scored just before half-time in a wild second leg, but Bayern struck twice late through Luis Diaz and Michael Olise to seal progression.
Paris Saint-Germain
April 2026
Liverpool were eliminated from the Champions League after a 2-0 home defeat to Paris Saint-Germain, with Ousmane Dembele scoring twice to send PSG through 4-0 on aggregate. The result capped a miserable stretch for Liverpool after recent domestic setbacks. Dembele struck in the 72nd minute and again in stoppage time, both from Bradley Barcola assists. Liverpool improved after the break but still could not score, and Hugo Ekitike suffered an apparent Achilles injury in another blow for Arne Slot’s side.
Manchester United
April 2026
Manchester United lost 2-1 at home to Leeds United, with Noah Okafor scoring twice before Lisandro Martinez was sent off early in the second half. Casemiro pulled one back, but United could not recover fully from the disastrous first hour. Okafor scored twice in the first half and Martinez was dismissed in the 56th minute for pulling Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s hair. Leeds held on for a rare Old Trafford league win that boosted their survival push and dented United’s top-four momentum
Manchester City
April 2026
Manchester City beat Chelsea 3-0 at Stamford Bridge to cut Arsenal’s lead at the top to six points and put the title race back in City’s hands. After a flat first half, City exploded after the break and scored three times in 17 minutes. Nico O’Reilly opened the scoring with a header from Rayan Cherki’s cross, Marc Guehi finished from another Cherki-created move, and Jeremy Doku sealed it after robbing Moises Caicedo. Chelsea had threatened before the break but failed to convert their better early moments
Cristiano Ronaldo
April 2026
Cristiano Ronaldo said Al-Nassr are progressing well but warned that consistency will decide the title race after their 2-0 win over Al-Akhdoud. The result kept them firmly in the hunt at the top of the table. Ronaldo scored in a 2-0 win, while beIN said Al-Nassr moved five points clear at the summit with a club-record 13th straight league win. Ronaldo’s post-match comments stressed squad spirit, recovery and focus ahead of tougher upcoming fixtures.
