By Andrew Warshaw
May 22 – FIFA have indirectly conceded that not all the required stadiums may be ready in time to stage next year’s Confederations Cup, the dry run tournament for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 22 – FIFA has appointed its first female Executive Committee member in a bid to restore credibility after the most scandal-tarnished period in its history.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 22 – Barring a last-minute hitch, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) will name Jeffrey Webb as its new President tomorrow, heralding in a new era of transparency for the troubled region.
By David Gold
May 22 – Montpellier’s first ever French Ligue 1 title was marred as Auxerre fans caused chaos and two delays during the crucial game between the two sides at the Stade de l’Abbé-Deschamps.
By David Gold
May 21 – Samsung Electronics has renewed its sponsorship agreement with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for a further three years.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 21 – UEFA President Michel Platini has reiterated his opposition to goal-line technology – and says his counterpart at FIFA, Sepp Blatter, may yet do the same.
By David Gold
May 19 – World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi has been appointed as manager of big-spending Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande.
By David Owen
May 18 – An analysis by Sport + Markt, the sports marketing consultancy group, has underlined the scale of Chelsea’s task tomorrow when they try to win the UEFA Champions League for the first time.
By David Gold
May 18 – The head of the Australian A-League, Lyall Gorman (pictured left), is to be the new executive chairman of the club in western Sydney joining the league this season.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 17 – Top-flight footballers must be allowed to rest for at least three days between matches to have a better chance of winning key fixtures according to the international players’ union, FIFPro.
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 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 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 David Owen
May 14 – Could this be the start of the German decade – a period of increasing dominance over European football by the Bundesliga?
By Andrew Warshaw
May 14 – Crisis-torn Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers look to have finally been saved from potentially going out of business after a deal to take over the iconic club was struck between the administrators and an international consortium headed by Charles Green, former chief executive of Sheffield United.