By Tom Degun at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry
September 19 – London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe claimed today that he is confident tickets for the football tournament at the Olympic Games next year will sell-out.
By Emily Goddard
September 19 – Queens Park Rangers has announced a multi-million pound shirt sponsorship deal with Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia – whose owner, Tony Fernandes, also completed a takeover of the English Premier League newcomers last month, that now sees him working alongside the Mittal family, who have retained their 33 per cent stake.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 19 – The eagerly awaited hearing into 15 Caribbean officials charged for their alleged involvement in football’s most infamous cash-for-votes scandal is expected to take place between October 10 and 14, insideworldfootball has learned.
By David Gold
September 19 – A deal has been agreed between the Chinese Football Association (CFA) and French Ligue 2 side Le Mans as part of the “Future Star” programme, which looks to give Chinese teenagers the chance to hone their skills abroad.
By David Gold
September 18 – World Cup referee Mark Shield has been appointed by the Football Federation Australia (FFA) as its new director of referees, as it looks to overhaul refereeing in the country under its new Referee Development initiative.
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So David Beckham is wanted by Paris Saint-Germain, according to a BBC headline.
It is an arresting story, but would it make sense?
Well, yes, actually, I think it would – though the reasons have little to do with the former England captain’s capacity for delivering pinpoint crosses from the right touchline.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 17 – The court injunction won by FC Sion against UEFA should invalidate Atletico Madrid’s 2-0 win over Celtic, as well Udinese’s 2-1 victory over Rennes, in Thursday night’s opening Europa League group games, according to the Swiss club.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 18 – FIFA Executive Committee member Worawi Makudi has threatened legal action over reports that money from development grants were spent building football facilities on land that he personally owned in and around Bangkok.
By David Gold
September 18 – Tesoro Tours has been appointed as the exclusive sales agent of hospitality programmes in Colombia for the 2014 World Cup, taking place in Brazil.
By David Gold
September 18 – UEFA President Michel Platini has reiterated his warning that football is in “mortal danger” as a result of the threat that match fixing poses, following an explosion of such cases this year.
By David Gold
September 16 – Manchester United’s partial flotation on the Singapore Stock Exchange has received the go ahead, following the confirmation by the club last month that they intend to raise capital through selling shares.
By David Gold
September 17 – Britain’s Olympic football teams will be staying at the Athletes’ Village during the London 2012 Games, ditching their usual pre-match home of the Grove hotel in Watford, The Football Association has announced.
By David Gold
September 16 – FIFA has clarified that North Korea’s women’s football team can compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games despite not being able to qualify for the next World Cup as sanctions placed on the country after some of its players tested positive for banned substances are meant to apply only to that competition.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 15 – Mohamed Bin Hammam’s legal team confirmed today that his quest for justice in the wake of the infamous cash-for-votes scandal would be taken all the way to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
By Andrew Warshaw
September 15 – Mohamed Bin Hammam’s appeal against his life ban for allegedly taking bribes was, as expected, rejected today by FIFA’s Appeals Committee.