By Andrew Warshaw
May 23 – Kosovo’s bid for international recognition on the world stage has been handed a massive boost after FIFA gave its 208 member countries permission to start playing friendlies against the Balkan province.
By David Gold
May 22 – Montpellier’s first ever French Ligue 1 title was marred as Auxerre fans caused chaos and two delays during the crucial game between the two sides at the Stade de l’Abbé-Deschamps.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 21 – UEFA President Michel Platini has reiterated his opposition to goal-line technology – and says his counterpart at FIFA, Sepp Blatter, may yet do the same.
By David Owen
May 18 – An analysis by Sport + Markt, the sports marketing consultancy group, has underlined the scale of Chelsea’s task tomorrow when they try to win the UEFA Champions League for the first time.
By David Gold
May 17 – The German Football Association (DFB) has launched an investigation into crowd disturbances during the relegation playoff between Hertha Berlin and Fortuna Dusseldorf this week.
By David Gold
May 16 – Angry Fenerbahçe fans were involved with clashes with police following their crucial title decider with champions Galatasaray on the last day of the Turkish season.
By David Owen
May 14 – Could this be the start of the German decade – a period of increasing dominance over European football by the Bundesliga?
By Andrew Warshaw
May 14 – Crisis-torn Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers look to have finally been saved from potentially going out of business after a deal to take over the iconic club was struck between the administrators and an international consortium headed by Charles Green, former chief executive of Sheffield United.
By David Gold
May 14 – English Championship club West Ham United will have to wait until London 2012 kicks-off to find out if they can move into the Olympic Stadium, after the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) extended the bidding process by eight weeks.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 11 – Craig Whyte, owner of beleaguered Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers, has agreed to transfer his 85 per cent majority shareholding so that the administrators running the club can move forward with finding new buyers.
By David Gold
May 11 – The two teams who will take part in the Ultimate Champions Match during the UEFA Champions Festival in Munich next week have been revealed.
By David Gold
May 10 – Violence marred the end of the Russian Cup final between Rubin Kazan and Dynamo Moscow, after hundreds of fans ran onto the pitch at the end of the game.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 9 – Italian football has been further disgraced by yet another serious match fixing development with the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) confirming that 22 clubs and 61 individuals – including 52 active players and three coaches – have been placed under investigation.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 8 – The future of Glasgow Rangers, one of the most iconic clubs in Europe, was plunged back into disarray today when American businessman Bill Miller withdrew his bid for the beleaguered Scottish giant.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 8 – Turkish football has come under further scrutiny by FIFA and UEFA after clearing a raft of clubs, including Fenerbahçe, of involvement in a widespread match fixing scandal that has cast a dark shadow on the country.