By Andrew Warshaw
October 18 – British Sports Minister Hugh Robertson has written to UEFA President Michel Platini demanding “tough sanctions” against Serbia following allegations of provocation and racial abuse meted out to England players and officials during Tuesday’s (October 16) ill-tempered under-21 international.
By Mike Rowbottom
October 17 – Rio’s doping control laboratory, expected to play a major part in Brazil’s hosting of the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals and the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has been reinstated by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) following its partial suspension on January 18.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 17 – Dominic Grieve, Britain’s Attorney General, is applying to have the verdicts of “accidental death” for the 96 fans killed in the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster quashed.
By Tom Degun
October 17 – FIFA general secretary Jérôme Valcke has expressed his concern that Brazil’s six stadiums for the 2013 Confederations Cup will not be ready on time due to the slow pace of preparations.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 17 – The English Football Association (FA) has reported its Serbian counterparts to UEFA after worrying scenes marred the 2013 Under-21 European Championship playoff fixture between the sides last night.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 16 – The World Cup qualifier between Poland and England was dramatically called off tonight and rescheduled for 5pm local time tomorrow following unrelenting rain that made the £400 million ($646 million/€493 million) national stadium in Warsaw unplayable.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 16 – Egypt’s football association has delayed the rest of the domestic season indefinitely, saying it has not been given sufficient security guarantees by the Government in the wake of the Port Said tragedy.
By Mike Rowbottom
October 16 – Singapore will be getting live coverage of Barclays Premier League matches for the next three seasons, starting in August 2013, following a deal in which telecommunications company SingTel has acquired broadcast rights.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 16 – Former FIFA Presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam has lodged a fresh appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the latest episode of the long-running saga to clear his name.
By Mike Rowbottom
October 16 – The decision over whether West Ham United will move into the London Olympic Stadium has been postponed, the club has confirmed.
By Tom Degun
October 16 – Domenico Scala, the chairman of the FIFA Audit and Compliance Committee, believes the reforms his team are making to football’s world governing body are helping to make it more clear and transparent.
By Tom Degun
October 16 – Manchester United, one of the most popular and successful sports teams in the world, have announced a new three-year partnership with Azerbaijan’s leading telecommunications company Bakcell.
By Andrew Warshaw
October 16 – Fabrice Muamba, the footballer who miraculously recovered from a mid-match cardiac arrest, is contemplating a career in football politics and is set to meet FIFA President Sepp Blatter at the end of this month.
By Tom Degun
October 15 – Italian giants AC Milan have been forced to deny reports that they plan to sell stakes in the club to the Qatar sovereign wealth fund as speculation continues to grow over Silvio Berlusconi’s ownership of the club.
By Tom Degun
October 15 – Liverpool have revealed plans to extend the capacity of Anfield to 60,000 rather than build a new ground on Stanley Park.