May 4 – The Uralmash stadium in Yekaterinberg, scheduled to be a training base for the 2018 World Cup is, according to local reports, 80% complete and once landscaping is complete will open this summer.
By Andrew Warshaw at the Dead Sea, Jordan
May 4 – Back in his comfort zone after being made to feel more than a little marginalised by his own confederation which clearly views his bid for the FIFA presidency as a unwanted distraction, Jordan’s Prince Ali bin al-Hussein pulled no punches about the need for greater democracy among his colleagues when he opened the Soccerex Asian forum here today.
May 4 – The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Sportradar have the signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that is intended to beef up the co-operation and information sharing in the war on match-fixing.
May 3 – Stoke City have unveiled their new kit for the 2015-16, the first kit that will be produced by New Balance. Last month New Balance unveiled Liverpool’s new strip for next season as it expands its brand presence in British football.
By David Owen
May 3 – AFC Bournemouth’s remarkable promotion to the English Premier League will assure the south-coast club of at least £130 million of extra revenue, according to Deloitte, the business advisory firm.
May 2 – Manchester United have added a third date in a third country for their United: LIVE travelling roadshow that takes the Man Utd experience to fans outside England with a mix fanzones, live entertainment, appearances by club legends and ending with the screening of a live match from the Premier League.
By Mark Baber
May 2 – Newly crowned Bundesliga champions, Bayern Munich, have announced a ten year extension of their deal with kit supplier Adidas. The new deal extends the current deal, which had been due to run until 2020, up until 2030.
By Andrew Warshaw in Bahrain
May 1 – UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino has reiterated that his organisation will not hesitate to carry out its threat to suspend Greece from its competitions if there are no concrete moves, by the end of next week, to stop government interference in football.
May 1 – The UEFA Champions League generates nearly £170 million for the European transport and tourism industry, according to research by travel website GoEuro.co.uk and app onefootball.com.
May 1 – Speaking in Qatar, Danny Jordaan, CEO of the 2010 FIFA World Cup and now president of the South African Football Association, drew parallels with Qatar’s plans for 2022 and the first edition of the finals tournament on the African continent in 2010.
By Andrew Warshaw in Manama, Bahrain
May 1 – The head of Palestinian football insists his association will not give in to any pressure to withdraw its proposal calling for Israel to be thrown out of the sport at the FIFA Congress later this month. Palestinian Football Association president Jibril Rajoub says nothing has changed for the better in the West Bank and Gaza in terms of the free movement of players and equipment since a year ago when he was persuaded to drop a similar proposal.
By Mark Baber
May 1 – Following reports in the Spanish media, suggesting Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid will face FIFA sanctions for breaching the regulations on the signing of foreign minors, both clubs have issued statements dismissing the reports and denying any wrongdoing. FIFA say their investigations are ongoing.
By Matt Scott
May 1 – Knuckledusters, clubs, grenades and bombs have been the weapons of choice as a match-fixing cartel terrorises Greek football. That is the shocking finding of an Insideworldfootball special investigation into the deepening corruption crisis in the Hellenic Football Federation [HFF] and several of the Super League clubs under its jurisdiction.
By Paul Nicholson
May 1 – The soft face of news from Russia on World Cup 2018 preparations, met the harder of face football’s geo-politics this week. As the 2018 organisers launched a competition to create the mascot for the 2018 World Cup, the organisers were pushed into defending the possibility of housing teams in 2018 in the volatile North Caucasus regions, including Chechnya.
By Matt Scott
May 1 – Twenty-six club owners, staff and Hellenic Football Federation officials now stand accused by the courts in the corruption scandal sweeping through Greek football.