By Tom Degun
October 16 – Manchester United, one of the most popular and successful sports teams in the world, have announced a new three-year partnership with Azerbaijan’s leading telecommunications company Bakcell.
By Tom Degun
October 15 – Italian giants AC Milan have been forced to deny reports that they plan to sell stakes in the club to the Qatar sovereign wealth fund as speculation continues to grow over Silvio Berlusconi’s ownership of the club.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 12 – An independent inquiry into police wrongdoing is to be carried out following the recently released report that highlighted a shocking cover-up relating to the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster.
By Andrew Warshaw at the Leaders in Football Conference at Stamford Bridge in London
October 10 – One of Italy’s most influential football officials, Juventus President Andrea Agnelli, waded into the John Terry racism row today by saying he didn’t understand why the former England captain had to face two separate hearings.
By David Gold
October 10 – Spain’s Marca Television has gained a package of La Liga rights from the Mediapro agency which shares league rights with Canal+.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 9 – After years of delays, postponements and foot-dragging, English football’s new £105 million ($170,000/€130,000) centre of excellence was finally opened today with the aim of revolutionising the game from grassroots to national level.
By Tom Degun
October 10 – A total of 13 of the 17 venues that have been shortlisted for the England 2015 Rugby World Cup are football venues.
By Tom Degun in Glasgow
October 7 – Hampden Park, Scotland’s national football stadium, will be closed for a year from November 2013 when the facility is converted into a temporary athletics venue for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 5 – The head of Kosovan football has backtracked over remarks he made criticising UEFA for ignoring his country’s credentials while allowing Gibraltar partial membership status.
By David Gold
October 5 – Ligue 1 outfit St Etienne has agreed a new two-year sponsorship deal with pet food and accessories chain Rapid Croq.
By David Gold
October 5 – Juventus President Andrea Agnelli is among the last batch of big name speakers who will be participating in the Leaders in Sport Summit next week at Stamford Bridge, the home of Chelsea Football Club.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 4 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter has expressed his disappointment that the Italian footballer made a FIFA ambassador for reporting match-fixing has not been able to find a job since.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 4 – Italy’s match-fixing scandal has taken another embarrassing turn with former Bari defender Andrea Masiello being handed a 22-month suspended prison sentence after admitting scoring a deliberate own goal.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 3 – Kosovan football officials have reacted with dismay at FIFA’s continual foot-dragging over whether to let them play international matches – and at UEFA’s decision to ignore their case while giving Gibraltar partial status.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 1 – UEFA opened a political can of worms today by deciding to admit Gibraltar as a provisional member in a move that is bound to incur the wrath of Spain.