English teams enjoyed a successful European outing as both Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest advanced to the quarter-final of the Europa League. Meanwhile, Crystal Palace advanced to the last eight of the UEFA Conference League thanks to a Sarr goal.

In an effort to address the gender disparity in elite coaching, FIFA passed a historic rule mandating that every side participating in its women's competitions have at least one female head coach or assistant coach. The FIFA Council approved the decision on March 19, and it will start to apply to all women's competitions later this year.