By David Gold
January 25 – Queens Park Rangers chairman Tony Fernandes (pictured) and his Chelsea counterpart Bruce Buck have issued a joint statement calling on supporters to make their FA Cup fourth round tie on Saturday (January 28) “a celebration of football”, following the racism allegations made against John Terry when the teams last met.
By Andrew Warshaw in Nyon
January 25 – Europe’s major professional clubs continue to rack up staggering losses despite warnings of sanctions under UEFA’s financial fair play rules.
By David Gold
January 25 – The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) will tomorrow meet to discuss whether to amend Article 58 of their disciplinary code, a move which could mean that any teams found guilty of involvement in the match fixing scandal in the country would escape relegation.
By David Gold
January 25 – Russian Premier League team Amkar Perm have had their bank accounts frozen due to a $1.1 million (£700,000/€850,000) debt they owe to former club President Valery Chuprakov.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 25 – The controversial President of beleaguered Swiss club Neuchâtel Xamax, Bulat Chagaev, has put his entire squad on gardening leave pending the outcome of an appeal against being kicked out of the Swiss league, according to reports.
By David Gold
January 24 – The former Japan Football Association (JFA) general secretary Takeo Hirata has said that Japan’s rivals will be more wary of the women’s world champions at the London 2012 Olympic Games this summer.
The stereotypical view of Switzerland is a country of chocolates, cuckoo clocks, mountainous beauty, cheese, private bank accounts, watches and rigid efficiency.
Having lived there many years ago, I discovered several other things, both good and bad. Flexibility was never one of the authorities’ great strengths but on the plus side I was struck by the contrast of quiet serenity allied, perhaps surprisingly to some, to a thriving cosmopolitan culture, depending of course which city you are in.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 24 – The infamous ISL files naming high-ranking FIFA officials who allegedly took bribes could be released at the end of January according to FIFA President Sepp Blatter (pictured).
By David Gold
January 24 – La Liga outfit Malaga, one of the richest teams in Spain, have been banned from transfer activity until they have paid back a debt to rivals Osasuna.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 23 – Former FIFA Presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam’s campaign to stop the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) from replacing him as its leader was heard by sport’s highest court today.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 23 – Harry Redknapp (pictured), the most successful English club manager of recent years and the man favoured to succeed Fabio Capello as England boss after Euro 2012, appeared in court today to face accusations of tax evasion.
By David Gold
January 23 – Poland and Ukraine have been urged by UEFA President Michel Platini (pictured right) and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to ease visa restrictions for Russian fans due to attend this summer’s Euro 2012 tournament.
By David Gold
January 20 – The Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, is attempting to save the Russian Premier League outfit Tom Tomsk from bankruptcy.
By David Gold
January 23 – Top African stars competing in this month’s African Cup of Nations, including Barcelona’s Seydou Keita (pictured) and Newcastle’s Demba Ba, have joined forces with Oxfam to call for an end to hunger across the continent.
By David Gold
January 23 – Ghana’s Government has bought the broadcasting rights to the African Nations Cup, as the competition began in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon this weekend.