January 18 – More than 80 of the UK’s professional clubs have committed to take part in a ‘Green Football Weekend’ February 3-5 to highlight issues of climate change. Fans and clubs are being encouraged to get involved with initiatives that will make a positive impact.
January 18 – The English FA’s education arm, England Football Learning, has boosted its learning resources and courses via its learn.englandfootball.com website.
January 17 – Shakhtar Donetsk owner Rinat Akhmetov (pictured) has pledged to give $25 million to help the families of Ukrainian fighters who tried to defend the city of Mariupol when it was attacked by Russian forces in the spring of last year.
January 17 – The Nordic hosting bid for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 is gathering pace with some of the biggest names in football from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden giving it their backing.
January 17 – Flamengo president Rodolfo Landim has said that his club will prioritise the Maracana as the club’s home venue though is not discarding a possible future move away from the iconic stadium.
January 17 – Qatari-owned Paris Saint-Germain are playing hard ball over their Parc des Princes ground, threatening to leave the venue that has been their home for 50 years after city officials refused to sell them the club.
January 17 – The English Football League (EFL) clubs and their community schemes created more than £875 million of social value across England and Wales in the 2020/21 season, according to a new report.
January 16 – Nelson Mandela’s grandson Mandla Mandela has sparked Moroccan outrage and an investigation by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) over his comments “to free” the disputed Western Sahara at the opening ceremony of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Algeria.
January 16 – In a blow to Ukraine’s top club Shakhtar Donetsk, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld FIFA’s decision to allow foreign players and coaches to leave Russian and Ukrainian clubs due to the ongoing war.
January 16 – In a latest boardroom shuffle, Wouter Vandenhaute has taken a step back at Anderlecht, downgrading his role as chairman to non-executive chairman following weeks of turbulence and fan pressure at the Brussels-based club.
January 13 – Defending champions Morocco have withdrawn from the African Nations Championship (CHAN) after hosts Algeria refused the Moroccans a direct flight into the country.
January 13 – Chad are the latest nation to fall foul of the age testing saga rocking African football after being disqualified from the regional Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers due to start on January 12.
January 13 – The number of arrests at English football matches in the first half of the season is up by 10% on the last campaign, including 28 assaults.
By Samindra Kunti in Brussels
January 13 – Eleven Sports Group CEO Marc Watson has said that the creation of a European Super League would not bring more commercial money from broadcasters into the football market.
January 13 – UEFA is expanding the use of video assistant referees (VAR) in the Conference League to all knockout matches, starting with this season’s play-offs.