July 14 – Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (pictured centre) has hit out at critics of the country’s preparations for the 2014 World Cup after it was claimed that they were already facing facing serious delays.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
July 13 – South Africa will bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics after the outstanding success of the FIFA World Cup, they announced today.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 12 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter got at close as he possibly could today to laying the blame for Sunday’s fiery World Cup final directly at the feet of the vanquished Dutch.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
July 12 – A new study released today claims that if Australia is chosen to host the 2022 World Cup it will be worth $35.5 billion (£20.6 billion) for the country’s economy – more than four times the amount generated by the Sydney Olympics.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 10 – Keisuke Honda, Japan’s outstsanding player at the World Cup, is the latest signing by the country’s bid team seeking to win the right to host the 2022 finals.
July 9 – Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has revised plans for a flagship store it wants to build at Ashton Gate which holds the key as to whether Bristol will be able to build the new stadium it needs to if it wants to hold World Cup matches if England’s bid to host 2018 is successful.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
July 8 – Danny Jordaan (pictured), the organiser of South Africa 2010, will not have any opportunity to rest after the end of the tournament as he will be jetting off a 11 nations tour as part of the FIFA inspection team who will evaluate the nine bidders to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup.
July 8 – Former Football League chairman Brian Mawhinney (pictured) has been appointed as a special advisor by the international arm of the National Football League (NFL) as the sport looks to continue to establish its presence in Britain.
July 6 – England’s disastrous World Cup campaign appears to have cost the Football Association another multi-million pound sponsor after Nationwide revealed that it will not renew its current deal when it expires at the end of this month.
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By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
July 6 – Defamation proceedings by Football Federation Australia (FFA) against The Age newspaper are underway in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, they announced today.
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By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
July 5 – Lord Triesman is set to talk about being forced to step down as the head of England’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup and chairman of the Football Association for the first time on Friday (July 9).
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
July 5 – Senior senators have called for the dismissal of FIFA Executive Committee member Vitaly Mutko (pictured) as Russia’s Sports Minister following revelations he charged for five breakfasts a day during the Vancouver Olympics and a new survey ranked him as the country’s second most disliked Government official.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
July 5 - John Coates (pictured), the architect behind Sydney’s successful bid to host the 2000 Olympics, has warned that the Australian media have been manipulated by ”sinister forces” into trying to undermine the country’s campaign to stage the 2022 World Cup.
July 4 – Pressure is growing on FIFA Executive Committee member Vitaly Mutko (pictured) to resign as Russia’s Sports Minister after it emerged that he claimed expenses for the equivalent of five breakfasts a day while he was attending the Olympics in Vancouver earlier this year, where the team had its worst ever performance.
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By Duncan Mackay in London
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
July 4 – England’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup could fail because FIFA hates the fact that the sport in this country is “poisoned” by money, the former Culture Secretary Andy Burnham (pictured) has claimed.