By Duncan Mackay
November 26 – Fuleco is the name chosen by the Brazilian public for the controversial cartoon armadillo who will be the official mascot of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, it was announced today.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 26 – Swiss coach Ottmar Hitzfeld has been suspended for two FIFA World Cup qualifiers for making an offensive gesture at the referee during the home fixture with Norway last month.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 26 – Samson Adamu, son of discredited Nigerian football powerbroker Amos Adamu, has hit back at allegations that he collaborated with the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup bid team in the build up to the ballot almost two years ago.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 26 – The fallout from former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner’s resignation over last year’s cash-for-votes scandal shows no sign of abating.
By Duncan Mackay
November 26 – Hosting the 2010 World Cup was worth “intangible legacy” to South Africa, despite costing the country more than $3 billion (£2 billion/€2.5 billion), the Government’s final report has concluded.
By Duncan Mackay
November 25 – Poland’s successful co-hosting of the UEFA European Championships earlier this year is likely to have a bigger long-term impact on the economy there than Barcelona reaped from staging the 1992 Olympics and Paralympics, it has been claimed.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 25 – One of the biggest sponsorship contract renewals in football history has been completed with Arsenal signing a new £150 million ($240 million/€185 million) shirt deal with Emirates airline until 2019.
By Duncan Mackay
November 25 – There is a row in Russia over whether Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium, which hosted the 1980 Olympics, should be demolished and rebuilt in time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup or saved because of its historic importance.
By Mike Rowbottom
November 23 – The life of Ivor Powell – footballer, coach and inspirational force – has been celebrated by staff and alumni at the University of Bath in a tribute event at the Sports Training Village that followed his funeral service.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 23 – European champions Chelsea, still reeling from the John Terry racism affair, have been plunged into the spotlight yet again for all the wrong reasons after English football authorities cleared referee Mark Clattenburg of using “inappropriate language” towards the club’s Nigerian midfielder John Obi Mikel.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 22 – Ten Tottenham Hotspur fans – nine British and one American – are recovering after being injured in a violent attack by Lazio supporters ahead of the Europa League fixture between the teams in Rome tonight.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 22 – A UEFA disciplinary hearing into the racist chanting and post-match melee that marred last month’s explosive European under-21 fixture between Serbia and England, due to be held today, has been postponed until mid-December.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 22 – European coaches want more clarification over the handball rule – and most would like to see video technology introduced, instead of just for goal-line incidents.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 22 – English football authorities have made final representations to UEFA over the racist chanting that marred the recent European under-21 play-off against Serbia.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 22 – After two previous failed attempts, another professional women’s soccer league will be launched in the United States next spring.