UEFA delivers La Poste to Euro2016 sponsor roster
By Samindra Kunti
November 23 – UEFA have announced France’s national postal service La Poste as the official operator for postal, parcel and express delivery services for UEFA EURO 2016.
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FIFA confirms December deadline for Blatter and Platini rulings
By Andrew Warshaw
November 24 – Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini will learn their respective fates over alleged financial misconduct by the end of December, FIFA’s ethics committee has confirmed.
Abramovich’s Chelsea are back in the red with £23.1m loss
By David Owen
November 24 – Chelsea, the Premier League champions enduring a woeful start to the present league campaign, fell back into the red in their latest title-winning season, although the club known as the Blues underlined that “after relevant adjustments” it was “comfortably” within allowable limits of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations.
JE SUIS PARIS – PSG return home wearing a message of solidarity
November 24 – French giant Paris Saint-Germain will drop sponsor logos from their shirts for their next two matches, replacing them with the simple message – JE SUIS PARIS.
Gerrard heads for Aussie for Liverpool Legends debut in Sydney
November 24 – Liverpool’s pre-season tour took in two matches in Australia this summer. Now it is the turn of the official Liverpool FC legends to head down under for a fixture against the Australian Legends at the Sydney ANZ on January 7 next year.
CECAFA elect new President as FIFA candidates campaign for votes
By Mark Baber
November 23 – The Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations [CECAFA] has elected President of Sudan Football Association, Dr. Mutasim Gafaar as head of the body, on the eve of the start of the 2015 CECAFA Challenge Cup.
Smoggy future for German clubs facing loss of VW sponsor cash
November 23 – Bundesliga clubs Worlfsburg, Hannover 96, Werder Bremen and Schalke 04 as well as second division 1860 Munich are on a list of sports sponsorships Volkswagen are considering dropping to cut costs amid the ongoing emissions scandal.
Beckenbauer to face questioning over Warner contract and 2006 vote buying
By Andrew Warshaw
November 23 – With public scrutiny intensifying over what he did and didn’t know regarding the alleged 2006 World Cup cash-for-votes scandal, Franz Beckenbauer, largely untouchable in recent weeks, is to be questioned on Tuesday by external lawyers in connection with the affair, according to the Sueddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) newspaper.
Jargon-busting WantMyBet start-up betting platform focuses on social
By Paul Nicholson
November 23 – A new betting platform with a social twist has launched offering punters access to what the tipsters are recommending, as well as the ability to share their own tips and go head-to-head with friends to see who is the biggest winner each week.
‘Close to death’ Blatter targets FIFA return and handover to Platini
By Andrew Warshaw
November 23 – Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter has revealed he feared for his life when recently admitted to hospital in the wake of the deepening corruption crisis that has engulfed football’s world governing body.
Greek chaos as violence ends Panathinaikos-Olympiakos derby before it starts
By Andrew Warshaw
November 23 – It’s known as the “derby of eternal enemies” and rarely has that description been played out with such alarming ferocity as last weekend when Greece’s Panathinaikos-Olympiakos clash was called off before it even started.
Belgian governance study finds as sports feds go, FIFA isn’t all bad
By Samindra Kunti
November 23 – Belgium’s leading university KU Leuven has screened 35 Olympic sports federations on good governance. The report suggests FIFA is among the better run international sports federations.
FIFA investigators’ report demands Blatter and Platini are sanctioned
By Andrew Warshaw
November 21 – Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini suffered a potentially crippling blow in their efforts to clear their names of any wrongdoing when FIFA investigators today announced they have officially called for sanctions to be taken against both men over that notorious SFr2 million payment.
Wenger warns World Cup expansion will push clubs to breakaway
By Mark Baber
November 20 – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger argued that FIFA must tackle the international calendar as part of its current reform programme – or clubs could split away from national teams and international competitions.
Prince Ali bangs drum for playing in Palestine on point of principle
By Andrew Warshaw
November 20 – FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali bin al-Hussein has openly criticised the decision to force Palestine to play a couple of key World Cup qualifying games on neutral ground.