By David Gold
May 17 – The German Football Association (DFB) has launched an investigation into crowd disturbances during the relegation playoff between Hertha Berlin and Fortuna Dusseldorf this week.
By David Gold
May 17 – José Maria Marin, Ricardo Teixeira’s replacement, has said he is confident the Brazil 2014 World Cup will fill the nation and South America with pride.
By Mike Rowbottom in Athens
May 17 – Sebastian Coe, chairman of London 2012, has denied that any pressure has been brought to bear upon Stuart Pearce, coach of the Team GB football squad for this summer’s Games, to include David Beckham, who will be here at the Panathenaic Stadium for the Olympic Flame Handover Ceremony tonight.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 16 – The omission of Manchester United stalwart Rio Ferdinand was the major surprise of the England squad for the 2012 European Championship announced today by new manager Roy Hodgson.
By David Gold
May 16 – The FIFA and Russia 2018 delegation touring potential Host Cities for the World Cup in six years’ time has paid its latest visit to Yekaterinburg.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 16 – UEFA, European football’s governing body has bizarrely refused to identify those countries who have expressed an interest in hosting the 2020 European Championship.
By David Gold
May 16 – Angry Fenerbahçe fans were involved with clashes with police following their crucial title decider with champions Galatasaray on the last day of the Turkish season.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 16 – Goal-line technology could be used in the Premier League halfway through next season if approved on July 2, according to Richard Scudamore, England’s top flight chief executive.
By David Gold
May 16 – Wales manager Chris Coleman has revealed that he has an idea which of his players will be selected in the Team GB squad for London 2012 by coach Stuart Pearce.
From Andrew Warshaw at Westminster in London
May 15 – Referees at the 2012 European Championship will, for the first time, be given the green light to sanction players for racial abuse, following the publication of new UEFA guidelines.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 15 – Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland have formally informed UEFA they would like to jointly bid for the 2020 European Championship – as revealed exclusively by insideworldfootball.
By David Gold
May 15 – Brazil’s iconic Maracanã is to be powered by solar energy through a partnership with World Cup sponsor Yingli Solar, who will place 1,500 photovoltaic solar modules at the top of the stadium.
By David Gold
May 15 – Qatari side Al Sadd have clinched the signing of Spain’s former international star Raúl on a reported one-year contract.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 14 – Scotland and Wales are considering launching a joint bid to stage the UEFA European Championship 2020, going head-to-head with Turkey, insideworldfootball has learned.
By David Owen
May 14 – Could this be the start of the German decade – a period of increasing dominance over European football by the Bundesliga?