By Andrew Warshaw
June 22 – Damning evidence emerged today that Jack Warner resigned as FIFA’s most senior vice-president·because he was about to be found guilty for his role in the biggest ever bribery scandal to hit football’s world governing body – and that Asian football chief Mohamed Bin Hammam was equally culpable.
By David Gold
June 21 – A report by University of Barcelona professor José Maria Gay into the state of Spanish football finances shows that debt in La Liga has reached €3.5 billion (£3.1 billion/$5.1 billion), as the league’s President confirmed plans to control spending.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 21 – Jack Warner resigned from FIFA for fear of being banned for life and having his political career wrecked in the process, according to reliable sources close to world football’s biggest ever bribery scandal.
By David Gold
June 19 – FIFA has suspended Belize from international football and postponed its World Cup qualifier with Montserrat this weekend, as a result of perceived Government interference with the country’s football federation.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 17 – European football’s governing body broke new ground today when it appointed a woman as a member of its decision-making Executive Committee.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 17 – European football’s governing body today gave FIFA three months to clean up its act and implement “concrete” changes following the recent spate of bribery allegations.
By David Gold
June 16 – European and Spanish champions Barcelona will keep the UNICEF logo on the club shirt for the 2011-2012 season, but on the back, beneath the name and number of each player, they have announced following criticism that it was being removed from the front.
By David Gold
June 15 – FIFA could be on a collision course with major European leagues if it presses ahead with plans to increase the number of international friendlies from 12 to 17 in seasons where there is no European Championships or World Cup.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 15 – Yet another twist in the ongoing FIFA bribery scandal emerged today when it was revealed that CONCACAF general secretary Chuck Blazer has been questioned by FIFA’s Ethics Committee after complaints were made against him by Caribbean associations.
By David Gold
June 14 – South Korea is extending a period of plea-bargaining to enable more players guilty of match fixing to come forward in exchange for reduced punishments.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 13 – At least four more Caribbean countries have admitted they were offered thousands of dollars in cash as the plot thickens into the most explosive bribery scandal in the history of FIFA.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 11 – The investigation into the FIFA bribery scandal has been switched from Miami to the Bahamas after Caribbean members refused to travel to the United States.
By David Gold
June 10 – Barcelona, who won the Champions League last month, have announced a pre-tax loss of €21 million (£18 million/$31 million) in the year leading up to June.
By David Gold
June 10 – The Football League has agreed in principle to adopt the new UEFA financial fair play system, which requires clubs to balance their books and break even each year, after a meeting in Cyprus.
By David Gold
June 8 – Spain’s Real Zaragoza have applied to go into voluntary administration to deal with their perilous financial position.