March 30 – After a leaderless period of turmoil, Argentine football now has a new president after Claudio Tapia was elected unopposed and made reducing Lionel Messi’s four-match ban his first priority.
March 29 – Vauxhall is to end its sponsorship deals with the four British nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland at the end of the 2018 World Cup, when its current agreements expire.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 29 – The new head of African football has thrown his weight behind a possible bid by Morocco to stage the 2026 World Cup, potentially a significant irritant to north America which is regarded by many as a shoo-in to host the event.
March 29 – A group of Swiss parliamentarians has written to FIFA urging it to resolve football’s Middle East impasse by banning the six Israeli clubs playing in the occupied territories.
March 29 – Video technology, which FIFA hopes will be used at next year’s World Cup, was used to correct two wrong decisions as Spain beat France 2-0 in a friendly in Paris.
March 29 – Brazil have become the first team to qualify for next year’s World Cup after the five-times champions beat Paraguay 3-0 for their eighth successive win in the South American qualifying competition.
March 29 – Everton fans would be forgiven for getting that sinking feeling over their long-awaited move away from Goodison Park.
March 29 – Premier League Arsenal is expanding its partnership with Chinese firm BNN Technology to support a grassroots public participation programme in the country.
March 29 – Argentina are having to cope without Lionel Messi as they try to forge a path towards next year’s World Cup.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 28 – The head of the body representing the majority of Europe’s leading clubs has radically changed his views about the idea of a breakaway super league now that UEFA has agreed to revamp the Champions League in favour of the biggest and wealthiest teams.
March 28 – In a week of international fixtures that has seen growth in the number of tweets made by Premier League clubs down by more than 50% on the previous week, growth in followers has increased by 11.5%.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 28 – Gianni Infantino’s number two has rejected rumours that FIFA are about to ditch their two top ethics officials whose rulings and judgements have brought down a raft of corrupt bigwigs.
By Samindra Kunti
March 28 – The former CEO of the Belgian FA, the KBVB, Steven Martens will become FIFA’s technical director. His move to the world governing body is an interesting if somewhat peculiar appointment in a global role that currently looks to be lacking in definition and objective.
March 28 – China’s growing thirst for football is starting to set records. The surprise win by the national team over South Korea in World Cup qualifying last Thursday broke viewing and streaming records in the country, as well as ending a more than 40 year and 32 game streak without a win.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 28 – The impasse over football’s Middle East crisis has taken another divisive twist with FIFA reportedly backing the Palestinian cause to the fury of Israeli officials.