February 13 – UEFA and the UEFA Foundation for Children, have made an initial donation of €200,000 to support the humanitarian operation following the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
By Andrew Warshaw
February 12 – The umbrella body for Europe’s major leagues is the latest stakeholder to denounce the resurrection of the Super League concept that has made worldwide headlines but which is not actually so super, reportedly being void of any English Premier League clubs.
February 10 – In a benchmarking report, a review of the European football finance landscape, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has warned clubs against ever-growing players wages which risk “compromising their economic sustainability”.
February 10 – Hatayspor have withdrawn from the Turkish Super Lig following the devastating earthquake that has rocked the country.
February 10 – Belgian football presented record losses for the financial year 2022, with the 25 professional clubs collectively losing €156 million, confirming the trend of the last few seasons.
February 10 – Former Ghanaian winger Christian Atsu is still missing following the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria despite earlier reports the 31-year-old had been rescued.
February 9 – The backers of the European Super League have returned with a revamped format proposal that would see 60 to 80 teams competing in a multi-divisional structure.
February 9 – The European Court has ruled against a Barcelona fan group in France that demanded the European Commission investigate whether Paris Saint-Germain unfairly signed Lionel Messi.
February 9 – A bronze medal winner at the 1998 World Cup and a fierce motivator as a coach, Miroslav Blazevic passed away at the age of 87 following a prolonged battle with illness.
February 9 – Succeeding Roberto Martinez, Belgium’s new coach Domenico Tedesco has promised he will not break with the past but simply select quality players.
February 8 – La Liga has filed a complaint with a local court in Mallorca over the racist abuse targeted at Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior.
In December 2014 Insideworldfootball columnist Matt Scott wrote the column re-published here. It was somewhat prophetic and shed light on a deep fear facing football at the time. Man City later survived UEFA’s financial interrogation and sanctions following an appeal to CAS. Matt will file a new column on the Premier League charges against the club later this week. Meanwhile the ‘what goes around comes around’ epithet springs to mind. And for Man City it looks to have come around again.
February 7 – Ghanaian international Christian Atsu, who plays for Hatayspor in Turkey, has been rescued from the rubble of the devastating earthquake that has hit the country.
February 7 – The four Nordic countries bidding to host the 2025 UEFA women’s championship have had their joint bid reinforced, again, by unequivocal support from their governments.
February 7 – Spanish prosecutors are opposing an appeal by Dani Alves’ defence team for him to be freed on bail while an investigation continues into sexual assault accusations against the Brazilian international.