By David Gold
June 10 – UEFA has confirmed the agreement of broadcast rights with partners across 130 countries worldwide for this summer’s European Under-21 Championship, which kicks off in Denmark tomorrow.
By David Gold
June 9 – Five players from Mexico’s Gold Cup squad have been sent home after testing positive for the banned substance clenbuterol, which the general secretary of their football federation blamed on bad chicken or beef.
By Andrew Warshaw in Warsaw
June 8 – On the day that marked exactly a year before Euro 2012 gets under way in Poland and Ukraine, eradicating fan violence was identified as a key concern for the tournament, the first ever major football event to be held in Eastern Europe.
By Emily Goddard
June 8 – Eight of Europe’s strongest nations will compete in Denmark for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2011 – the biggest sports event on Danish soil so far.
By David Gold
June 8 – UEFA has given its backing to the 2012 European Championship preparations just a day after Poland’s Supreme Audit Office raised doubts over the country’s transport infrastructure.
By Duncan Mackay
June 7 – New FIFA vice-president Prince Ali of Jordan promised today that he will try to find a solution to the row which has seen the chances of Iran’s women’s Olympic football team competing at London 2012 because of their refusal to stop wearing their Islamic headscarf.
By Andrew Warshaw in Kiev
June 7 – Kiev officials went firmly on the defensive as it emerged the venue for the final of next year’s Euro 2012 Championships is lagging well behind schedule.
By Andrew Warshaw in Donetsk
June 6 – Organisers of Euro 2012 in Ukraine and Poland are cranking up the publicity machine a year ahead of the finals with an intensive show of force aimed at showcasing the positive elements of the controversial joint hosts.
By Duncan Mackay
June 6 – Australia will host both legs of their Olympic football qualifier against Yemen later this month because of the political turmoil in the Middle Eastern state, Football Federation Australia (FFA) announced today.
By Duncan Mackay
June 5 – Iran’s women’s football team are involved in a new row over their dress after they were banned from playing their second qualifying round of the London 2012 Olympics against Jordan in Amman because, it was claimed, they were wearing “inappropriate” clothing.
By David Gold
June 1 – Olympique Lyonnais have finally been given the all clear to begin the process of building their new stadium, the Stade des Lumiéres, which is to host games during the 2016 European Championships.
By David Gold
May 31 – St. Etienne and Toulouse missed out as the French Football Federation (FFF) confirmed the nine cities to host games during the 2016 European Championships, which will include new stadiums in Lille and Lyon.
By David Gold
May 31 – CONCACAF has confirmed that the women’s football qualifying tournament for the London 2012 Olympic Games will take place at the BC Place Stadium in Vancouver from January 19 until 29 next year.
By David Gold
May 11 – Japan looks set to withdraw from the Copa America for a second time, with Costa Rica to take their place at the tournament, being held in Argentina this July, according to FOXSports.
By David Gold
May 4 – Thailand has been expelled from qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Games in London after fielding a suspended player during the first qualifying round.