By Andrew Warshaw
March 10 – Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have reacted strongly to the police raid on the headquarters of the French Football Federation as part of the Swiss criminal investigation into the infamous “disloyal payment” that led to both men being banned by FIFA’s ethics committee.
By David Owen
March 10 – High-flying Leicester City, the shock Premier League leaders, are not just a transformed proposition on the pitch. Their financial prospects suddenly look as bright as Riyad Mahrez’s revelatory forward play or manager Claudio Ranieri’s post-match demeanour.
By Paul Nicholson
March 10 – CONCACAF have appointed a new director of refereeing following a review of its Refereeing Department earlier in the year.
By Paul Nicholson
March 9 – The long running battle between clubs and fans over the price of tickets for away matches has found a league-wide solution with Premier League clubs having unanimously agreed to cap away tickets at no more than £30 each. The agreement will last for three seasons.
By Paul Nicholson
March 9 – The call from interim FIFA president Issa Hayatou last week following the election of Gianni Infantino as the new president was for the whole of FIFA to unite behind him in impletenting the reforms and a bold and positive new future.
By Paul Nicholson
March 9 – Regulation of the runaway Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) business in the US took a step closer in Virginia this week, but a ruling is still awaited in New York over whether DFS games operated by DraftKings and FanDuel are illegal or not.
By Mark Baber
March 9 – A new Women in Football (WiF) survey, the results of which were published on Tuesday, presents a worrying picture of sexism in the workplace within UK football, including significant rises in those who have personally suffered bullying and sexual harassment.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 9 – The FifaGate corruption scandal that has already snared 41 individuals and entities allegedly involved in more than $200 million of bribes and kickbacks has widened still further after Miguel Trujillo (pictured), a Florida-based consultant licensed to arrange official matches between member associations, admitted charges against him when he appeared in a Brooklyn court.
March 9 – FIFA has imposed worldwide bans on ”several officials and players” linked to match-fixing and illegal betting in Italy.
March 9 – The chief executive of Premier League club Sunderland, Margaret Byrne (pictured), has resigned over her role in the child sex case involving former England wide midfielder Adam Johnson, one of the most distasteful off-the-field episodes in recent English football history.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 9 – The Swiss criminal investigation into Sepp Blatter’s activities has taken a dramatic turn with the news that the offices of the French football federation in Paris have been raided at the request of the Swiss authorities.
By Paul Nicholson
March 8 – The investigation into the German 2006 World Cup bid is dragging in more big names with former FIFA general secretary Urs Linsi (pictured) the latest to be tied to the irregularities.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 8 – Hiring more women to take on decision-making roles must be made a priority by new FIFA president Gianni Infantino if he wants to restore the organisation’s tarnished image. That was the message shouted from the rooftops at the second FIFA women’s football and leadership conference this week.
By Mark Baber
March 8 – The retirement of Alex Ferguson as Manchester United manager was lamented by fans as the “end of an era” – and how true that has proved to be as media and sponsors slowly adjust to United’s loss of dominance.
March 8 – Former World Cup referee Pierluigi Collina has lent his support to the introduction of video technology trials to assist officials, saying it will end years of frustration.