By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
October 20 – Almost five months after being elected for a final term as FIFA President pledging zero tolerance, it’s D-Day for Sepp Blatter who now has to put his money where his mouth is – if you will excuse the unfortunate choice of phrase.
By Mike Rowbottom at Wembley Stadium
October 20 – Stuart Pearce and Hope Powell were today confirmed officially as respective managers for the GB men’s and women’s football teams at the London 2012 Games, as revealed first on insideworldfootball.
By David Gold
October 20 – The Czech Republic is planning to bid for the European under 21 championship in 2015 rather than the European Championships in 2020, insideworldfootball has learnt.
By David Gold
October 20 – The Forum of Armenian Associations of Europe (FAUE) has asked UEFA President Michel Platini for the crucial European Championship qualifier between the Republic of Ireland and Armenia to be replayed after the Irish controversially won their encounter in Dublin earlier this month.
By Mike Rowbottom
October 19 – Stuart Pearce and Hope Powell are set to be named as respective managers for the Team GB men’s and women’s football teams at London 2012, nine years after they studied alongside each other to earn UEFA Pro Licences.
By David Gold
October 19 – The Football People Action Weeks is currently underway, featuring activities for fans, community groups, players, clubs and local authorities to help unite the football community against discrimination and celebrate diversity.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 19 – UEFA boss Michel Platini (pictured right) took the unusual step of appearing in a Swiss court today over why UEFA has not yet implemented a ruling to reinstate Sion in the Europa League.
By David Gold
October 19 – A delegation from China, including the Chinese Football Association (CFA) chief Wei Di, is in Japan to try to learn from its neighbours’ success on the football field.
By David Gold
October 19 – Highlights from this week’s Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League semi-finals will be available to watch on a new YouTube channel, it has been announced.
By Tom Degun in Guadalajara
October 19 – Pressure has continued to mount on under fire Brazilian Sports Minister Orlando Silva after further evidence of alleged corruption emerged in the scandal that has left him fighting desperately for his position.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 19 – Chuck Blazer, the FIFA official who blew the whistle on the biggest bribery scandal in the organisation’s history, has launched a strongly worded rebuttal of a full-scale attack on him by former colleague Jack Warner, describing it as “garbage” and “an amazing work of fiction”.
By David Gold
October 18 – Argentine Football Association (AFA) President Julio Grondona has won a record ninth term in office following an Extraordinary Congress of the organisation.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 18 – Premier League chairman Sir Dave Richards is the latest high-profile figure to denounce Liverpool’s demand for a greater share of overseas broadcasting revenue.
By David Gold
October 18 – An inquiry has been opened into the affairs of under fire Brazilian football chief Ricardo Teixeira, over allegations that he was involved in money laundering, the chief of the country’s fraud squad confirmed today.
By David Gold
October 18 – LA Galaxy’s David Beckham has reiterated his desire to play for Britain at the London 2012 Olympic Games, and has his sights firmly set on gold.