February 23 – With pressure growing on UEFA to shift the Champions League final away from Saint Petersburg over the Russian invasion in Ukraine, Poland has demanded that FIFA clarify the fate of their World Cup playoff against Russia.
February 23 – In yet another crackdown move to try and reduce fan violence, supporters’ clubs are being shut down in Greece for five months, triggered by the murder of a 19-year-old who was stabbed and beaten to death by hooligans in the northern city of Thessaloniki.
February 23 – Roma boss Jose Mourinho has been slapped with a two-match touchline ban and a €20,000 fine after he was sent off during Roma’s 2-2 draw with Verona on Saturday.
February 23 – Have ball will travel … peacefully. UEFA is partnering with the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) to promote the benefits of sport and sports tourism “for development and opportunity for all”.
By Andrew Warshaw
February 22 – UEFA are coming under mounting pressure to strip St Petersburg of the Champions League final due to Russia’s military incursion into eastern Ukraine which has been widely condemned in the west.
February 22 – England’s Professional Footballers’ Association says the current rules relating to concussion are not working and “are failing to prioritise player safety” following an injury sustained by Leeds United’s Robin Koch in Sunday’s defeat to Manchester United.
February 22 – Eredivisie giant Ajax and Abdelhak Nouri’s family have reached a settlement of €7.85 million to care for the brain-damaged former player.
February 21 – After initially denying reports they were selling, Atalanta have become the latest Italian top-flight club to do a deal with American investors – this time led by Boston Celtics co-owner Stephen Pagliuca.
February 21 – Manchester City say they are “shocked and appalled” by an attack on their young England forward Phil Foden and his family backstage at a high-profile boxing match on Saturday.
February 21 – Manchester City defender Kyle Walker has had his appeal against a three-match Champions League suspension turned down.
February 18 – A study in Norway has revealed that repeated heading and accidental head impacts in football can alter the blood structure of the brain.
February 18 – La Liga can return to packed stadiums after Spain’s health minister said that health authorities have decided to allow football stadiums and other sports venues to operate at full capacity again.
February 17 – The professional leagues of Northern and Western Europe see teams playing more ‘openly’ that the leagues in South and East of the continent, according to data from the CIES Football Observatory.
February 17 – Italian authorities have issued an international arrest warrant for Robinho, the former Brazil star who was convicted of rape in Italy.
February 16 – A former Portuguese referee is under investigation for allegedly receiving up to €1.9 million from Benfica which could, if proven, reportedly lead to the Lisbon club being sensationally relegated.