By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
September 25 – Ilhan Mansiz, a member of the Turkish side that finished third at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, has claimed that he wants to compete in figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 18 – Peace appears to have broken following an unsavoury row over match-fixing allegations between UEFA and German giants Bayern Munich.
September 11 - The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) have launched an appeal against the decision that they must pay country’s 2006 World Cup squad, including Stern John, multi-million dollar bonuses they claim they were promised.
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By Andrew Warshaw in Geneva
September 7 – European clubs today urged the sport’s governing bodies to start paying out insurance premiums to cover highly prized players injured on international duty.
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By Andrew Warshaw in Geneva
September 7 – European clubs, led by Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, today called on FIFA to scrap worthless internationals and stop forcing clubs to release their players for meaningless fixtures.
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September 6 – Thomson Sport has been appointed as an Official Travel Partner of the Scottish Football Association (Scottish FA) and an Official Travel Partner of the Scotland Supporters’ Club, it was announced today.
By Andrew Warshaw in Geneva
September 6 – The man charged by European football with making sure clubs spend within their means has re-iterated they could be thrown out of European competition if they fail to balance the books.
By Andrew Warshaw in Geneva
September 6 – European clubs will hold discussions tomorrow over whether to demand insurance payments for players injured on international duty.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
September 6 – Jim Boyce, the former President of the Irish Football Association (IFA), who will soon be the UK’s most senior football politician, today urged an end to the in-fighting that is overshadowing the sport there.
September 3 – Ghana’s President John Evans Atta Mills (pictured) has sought permission from Sepp Blatter to set-up a special enquiry to investigate how the Ghana Football Association (GFA) uses funds given it by the Government.
September 3 – Syria, currently 92nd in the FIFA world rankings, have turned to Sheffield United, who are 17th in the Npower Championship, to help them develop the sport there and to qualify for the World Cup.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
September 3 – Trinidad and Tobago’s football officials, including FIFA vice-president Jack Warner, will refuse to accept a court judgement that they must pay the country’s 2006 World Cup squad multi-million dollar bonuses they were promised, goalkeeper Kelvin Jack has predicted.
September 1 - Sports kit company Umbro has signed a deal with the Football Association that will see it make the England kit for the next two World Cups.
By Duncan Mackay in Munich
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
September 1 – Bayern Munich are set to reopen the debate about whether clubs should receive compensation from FIFA and UEFA if its players, like Arjen Robben (pictured), are injured representing their country.
By David Owen
August 31 – Gross transfer spending by top-flight football clubs across Europe is down sharply from a year ago, as the global economic crisis takes its toll on the finances of the continent’s biggest sport.