By Andrew Warshaw
April 26 – Brazil icon Ronaldo, one of the main ambassadors at Tuesday’s Olympic football draw at Wembley, has lent his support to David Beckham being selected as a member of the Team GB squad.
By David Gold
April 26 – Team GB Chef de Mission Andy Hunt has told insideworldfootball that he has “no concerns whatsoever” about the prospect of men’s football coach Stuart Pearce also taking charge of the England team at this summer’s European Championships, just weeks before London 2012.
By David Gold
April 26 – The head of the Russian Football Union (RFU) match fixing committee has promised to eradicate match fixing from the country.
By Andrew Warshaw
April 26 – The second tier of English football is adopting UEFA’s break-even model designed to stem haemorrhaging losses and stop clubs spending beyond their means.
By David Gold
April 26 – The former chief of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), Xie Yalong (pictured), has stood trial for allegedly accepting bribes.
By Andrew Warshaw
April 25 – Team GB head coach Stuart Pearce insists he is perfectly capable of combining London 2012 with leading England at the 2012 European Championship finals if asked to do both jobs.
By David Gold
April 25 – Serie A side Genoa has been ordered to play two matches behind closed doors following bizarre scenes at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium when players gave in to demands from fans to remove their shirts during the 4-1 loss to Siena on Sunday (April 22).
By Andrew Warshaw
April 25 – Senegalese football has been thrown into chaos just as the country’s under-23 team bagged the final place at London 2012.
By David Gold
April 25 – Britain’s women’s coach Hope Powell is relishing the prospect of pitting her wits against Brazil at the Olympic Games after the draw was made yesterday.
By Andrew Warshaw
April 25 – Administrators running ailing Scottish powerhouse Glasgow Rangers have hit out at the club being handed a crippling transfer embargo, saying the move could affect the very survival of the 54-time Scottish champions.
By David Gold at Wembley Stadium in London
April 24 – Britain’s women were paired with Brazil in the group stage of the London 2012 Olympic Games, while the men face an intriguing tussle with Copa America champions Uruguay after the draw here today.
By Andrew Warshaw
April 24 – England women’s football head coach Hope Powell believes London 2012 will at last provide a platform for showcasing the sport in a country where it long been male-dominated.
By David Gold
April 24 – Fears over the escalating costs of hotel bookings in Ukraine ahead of this summer’s UEFA European Championships could be assuaged by an agreement with Ryanair that is reportedly close to being completed.
By Andrew Warshaw
April 24 – Sepp Blatter has been accused of sweeping the notorious ISL bribery scandal under the table in a damning new report that heaps fresh embarrassment on the FIFA President and world football’s governing body.
By Andrew Warshaw
April 24 – Disgraced Turkish champions Fenerbahçe is taking UEFA to sport’s highest court seeking €45 million (£37 million/$59 million) in compensation after being thrown out of this season’s Champions League for its role in the country’s ongoing match fixing scandal.