"It's a sad night for Paraguayan football," Cerro Porteño president Blas Reguera said. "We condemn all acts of violence, and after what happened we want to get to the bottom of the matter and find out what went wrong with security. We must permanently eradicate these kinds of incidents."
The Argentina Football Association (AFA) scheduled the last-minute game after the official cancellation of the Finalissima. The match between Argentina, the winners of the CONMEBOL Copa América 2024, and Spain, the champions of the UEFA EURO 2024, was originally scheduled to be played in Qatar on March 27 before being canceled due to the ongoing conflict in the region.
Union Berlin has made history after appointing Marie-Louise Eta as their new head coach, becoming the first club in Europe's top five leagues to have a female head coach. Eta takes the job on an interim basis until the end of the season, having previously served as the club's assistant and U19 manager.
Honestly, it's hard to put into words. There was so much going on. It's one of those things that you look back at and appreciate it more than when you're in the moment. Everything was so crazy in the moment; there was so much going on. I was able to appreciate it, of course, but there was so much in the moment that you don't even necessarily realize how much it means.
Corinthians earned a stunning victory against Gotham FC in the first semi-final of the inaugural Fifa Women's Champions Cup, a goal from the 40-year-old Corinthians captain Gabi Zanotti in the 83rd minute the difference. Everyone was talking about maybe Gotham and Arsenal in the final but Corinthians are here and we played a very good game to beat the NWSL champions, their manager, Lucas Piccinato, said. We know what we can do. He is right.
The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has submitted a preliminary bid to host the Women's Champions League final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin in 2029. Dublin was put forward as a potential host city in an expression of interest by the FAI to Uefa in October. The FAI said it is in a "strong position" to host the final due to the increased popularity of women's football in the Republic of Ireland.