Chelsea sign new shirt deal with Samsung
By David Gold
September 11 – South Korean electronics giant Samsung has extended its shirt sponsorship deal with Premier League side Chelsea.
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Rival’s plans to unseat Warner scuppered by Trinidad and Tobago Government
By Andrew Warshaw
September 11 – Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner, who resigned from all football activities in the wake of last year’s cash-for-votes scandal, appears to have survived the latest attempt by political opponents to topple him from Government in his native Trinidad and Tobago.
Wembley Stadium considers naming-rights agreement, claims BBC
By Andrew Warshaw
September 11 – Wembley Stadium is in advanced discussions with several companies over a possible naming-rights deal, according to the BBC.
Russian Parliament primed to pass tougher match-fixing legislation
By David Gold
September 11 – A bill to toughen match-fixing laws in Russian football is set to be submitted to the lower house of the country’s Parliament later this year.
Furious fans threaten Cameroon federation offices after Indomitable Lions’ humiliating loss
By Andrew Warshaw
September 10 – Armed security forces have been drafted in to protect the offices of the Cameroon Football Federation in Yaounde after angry fans threatened to ransack the building following a potentially pivotal defeat.
São Paulo sign shirt sponsorship deal with Toshiba
By David Gold
September 10 – Brazilian outfit São Paulo have signed a new shirt sponsorship agreement with Semp Toshiba, in a R$23 million (£7.1 million/$11 million/€8.6 million) a year deal running through until the end of 2014.
Egyptian Premier League postponed after fans attack FA offices
By David Gold
September 10 – The Egyptian Sports Ministry has delayed the start of the new Premier League season for a month, after fans attacked the country’s Football Association headquarters.
Anouma issues damning attack on CAF Presidential electoral rule
By Andrew Warshaw
September 10 – Jacques Anouma, one of Africa’s leading football administrators, has denounced the recent ruling banning anyone from outside the continent’s inner sanctum from challenging Issa Hayatou for the presidency of Confederation of African Football (CAF).
UEFA President Platini gives fresh hope to Kosovan football
By Andrew Warshaw
September 10 – Kosovo’s hopes of playing international football have been raised by UEFA President Michel Platini hinting that a favourable solution might be found in the next couple of months.
Over a third of top footballers using risky food supplements, reveals FIFA
By Andrew Warshaw
September 9 – Over one third of top footballers have been riskily using food supplements to enhance their performance, according to FIFA, even though there is no scientific evidence to prove they have any benefit.
England World Cup hero backs West Ham move to Olympic Stadium
By Duncan Mackay at the Olympic Stadium in London
September 9 – West Ham United’s plan to move here after London 2012 has been backed by Sir Geoff Hurst, one of the club’s most revered players.
FIFA give Maracanã once over as Confederation and World Cup deadlines loom
By David Gold
September 8 – A delegation of FIFA and Brazil 2014 members have visited the renovation works on the iconic Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
ICSS calls for tailored, international approach to tackling security threats in sport
By Andrew Warshaw
September 7 – The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), the not-for-profit organisation based in Qatar, highlighted a number of pressing needs to make sport events safer when its officials attended this week’s Sponsors Sports Venue Summit in Munich.
Kuwait coach Tufegdžić out of coma following shooting
By David Gold
September 7 – Goran Tufegdžić, the coach of the Kuwaiti national football team, has come out of a coma after being shot last month by a neighbour in his native Serbia.
Platini continues to push for a 2022 winter World Cup in Qatar
By Andrew Warshaw
September 7 – UEFA President Michel Platini has reiterated his call for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be played in winter to avoid the searing heat of the desert summer where temperatures can reach 50 degrees.