By Andrew Warshaw
September 18 – UEFA expressed its disappointment and sadness today at the “very serious” latest allegations to strike at the heart of an increasingly discredited FIFA, saying the shock suspension of FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke continued to tarnish the organisation’s image.
By Mark Baber
September 19 – Turkish Football Federation (TTF) Vice President Hüsnü Güreli (pictured) has said that the country’s 18 Super League clubs have managed to amass a debt of TL 3.5 billion ($1.66 billion) whilst money owed to them only amounted to TL 478 million ($160 million).
By Ben Nicholson
September 18 – The official naming of LAFC has been formally decreed. They are to be called, LAFC – Los Angeles Football Club.
By Ben Nicholson
September 18 – MLS newcomers Orlando City SC are looking to establish itself in the women’s game, while, concurrently, Kaka and co continue to build on the success of the men’s side debut season.
By Samindra Kunti
September 18 – The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) is to ask FIFA permission to use television images to help referees during the 2016 season of the Brazilian topflight Brasileirão.
By Jaroslaw Adamowski
September 17 – Poland’s top tier Ekstraklasa has launched an investigation into racist incidents which targeted refugees at several matches played in September at Polish stadiums, and decided to punish several clubs.
By Mark Baber
September 17 – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and Lagos-headquartered Zenith Bank PLC have announced a new partnership for youth football development and capacity building programmes.
September 17 – The vast majority of the €1 billion gambled globally on every English Premier League game constitutes illegal betting, according to one of the world’s leading sports anti-corruption experts.
September 17 – UEFA have refused to confirm or deny reports that they are in discussions to create a third club competition for the first time since the old Cupwinners Cup was disbanded 16 years ago.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 17 – The credibility of FIFA’s already controversial Reform Committee has suffered an embarrassing blow with the revelation that one of the two South American members on the 12-member panel, Gorka Villar (pictured right), has been accused of “pressure and extortion” by eight Uruguayan clubs.
By Mark Baber
September 17 – Wycombe Wanderers’s Sky Bet League Two game against Plymouth this weekend was the unexpected venue for a vigorous debate on players wearing of GPS systems, with the kick-off being held up for seven minutes as Plymouth’s new manager Derek Adams questioned their safety.
September 16 – US Club Soccer, the 500,000 member organisation supporting grassroots clubs in the US, has backed the recent US Soccer federation proposals for a revamp of youth soccer in the country and unveiled the pathway to change for its clubs.
By Ben Nicholson
September 16 – Following the U.S. Senate Hearing on July 15, where the integrity of international governance took center stage, Senator Maria Cantwell (pictured) followed up with questions for the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) regarding training compensation to which USSF has now provided a written reply.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 16 – South America’s football confederation CONMEBOL has approved an anti-corruption reform plan it hopes will herald a new era after a string of its senior officials were caught up in the US probe into alleged widespread fraud.
September 16 – Players in German football’s top two divisions will this weekend put on a collective front by wearing shirts carrying messages supporting the refugees pouring into Europe.