European football stakeholders sign landmark agreement tightening up player contracts
By Andrew Warshaw
April 20 – The main stakeholders in European football have joined forces to tighten up the rules over contracts for professional players.
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Manchester United top Forbes football rich list for eighth successive year
By Andrew Warshaw
April 20 – Four English Premier League teams are among the 10 most valuable clubs in world football according to the latest Forbes rich list, with Manchester United once again out on top for the eighth successive year.
Bin Hammam faces uneasy two month wait to learn result of life ban appeal
By Andrew Warshaw
April 20 – Former Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam faces a nervous two months before discovering whether he has won his appeal against being banned for life for alleged bribery.
England skipper Faye White to miss London 2012 after announcing pregnancy
By Andrew Warshaw
April 19 – Britain’s chances of winning an Olympic women’s football medal at London 2012 have suffered a disappointing blow with the news that experienced England skipper Faye White will miss the Games after announcing she is expecting her first child.
Ronaldinho’s brother handed five year prison sentence for money laundering
By David Gold
April 19 – Roberto Assis Moreira, the brother and agent of Brazilian star Ronaldinho, has been sentenced to five years and five months in prison for money laundering.
Beckham receives London 2012 boost as he appears on Team GB shortlist
By Andrew Warshaw
April 19 – David Beckham’s hopes of playing for Team GB as one of three overage players at the London 2012 Olympics have received a timely boost after he was named among the 80 players who have made the latest shortlist.
Premier League chief pushes for goal-line technology after contentious FA Cup semi-final
By Andrew Warshaw
April 19 – English Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore has reiterated his support for goal-line technology in the wake of Juan Mata’s controversial goal for Chelsea in last Sunday’s (April 15) FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham Hotspur.
African players to benefit from enhanced medical and administrative support
By David Gold
April 19 – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is to supply medical equipment and administrative support accessories to its national associations.
England’s smaller clubs to enjoy Euro Women’s Championship limelight
By David Gold
April 18 – England’s lower league clubs will bask in the international spotlight when they host matches in the 2014 UEFA European Women’s Under-17 Championship.
Racism in Russian game is new disease, laments former Spartak Moscow player
By David Gold
April 18 – A former Spartak Moscow footballer, Andrey Tikhonov, has claimed that racism in Russian football did not exist a few years ago.
Tottenham Hotspur defender Ryan Nelsen to lead New Zealand at London 2012
By David Gold
April 18 – Tottenham Hotspur defender Ryan Nelsen is to captain the New Zealand football team at the London 2012 Olympic Games, it has been revealed.
talkSPORT secures landmark global broadcasting deal with English Premier League
By Andrew Warshaw
April 18 – British commercial radio station talkSPORT has struck a groundbreaking deal to secure English Premier League commentary rights of all 380 league games to countries outside Europe, broadcasting live in English, Spanish and Mandarin.
Rangers’ administrators launch £25 million damages claim against former lawyers
By Andrew Warshaw
April 18 – The crisis facing Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers has taken another damaging twist with the news that the administrators currently in charge of the club are to sue the club’s former lawyers.
Bundesliga strikes €2.5 billion media deal with Sky
By David Gold
April 18 – Sky Deutschland has won the rights to show Bundesliga football live for four years starting from 2013, in a deal worth €2.5 billion (£2 billion/$3.3 billion).
Banned former Asia chief Bin Hammam makes last-ditch attempt to clear name
By Andrew Warshaw
April 17 – Former Asia football supremo Mohamed Bin Hammam makes a final attempt to regain his credibility when he tries to overturn his lifetime FIFA ban for corruption tomorrow.