By Andrew Warshaw
July 6 – The Court of Arbritation for Sport (CAS) has dismissed an appeal by 13-time Turkish champions Besiktas against their exclusion from next season’s Europa League.
By David Gold
July 6 – Vitaly Mutko, Russia’s Sports Minister, has hit out at the “irresponsible” decision to relax the rules over how many foreign players can play in the country’s Premier League.
By Mike Rowbottom
July 6 – Steve Williams, the double Olympic rowing gold medallist, will be helping to improve the fitness of Ipswich Town players next season as they push for a place in the English Premier League.
By David Gold
July 6 – Clarence Seedorf has become the highest paid foreigner in Brazilian football after signing for Rio de Janeiro outfit Botafogo.
By David Gold
July 6 – A disappointing period for David Beckham has continued after he was banned by Major League Soccer (MLS) for one match after provoking a brawl during a league game.
By David Gold
July 6 – Damien de Bohun has been appointed as the new head of the Hyundai A-League, taking on the role vacated by Lyall Gorman.
By David Gold
July 6 – Brazil’s coach Mano Menezes has named Thiago Silva, Hulk and Marcelo as his overage players in his squad for this summer’s London 2012 Olympic Games.
By David Gold
July 6 – Russia 2018 has been learning from Ukraine and Poland’s ultimately successful hosting of this year’s UEFA European Championship.
By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
July 5 – Muslim women were given a “100 per cent guarantee” by the game’s lawmakers today that they are now free to wear the hijab at senior competitive level.
By David Gold
July 5 – Bayern Munich’s Xherdan Shaqiri is the major absentee from Switzerland’s Olympic men’s coach Pierluigi Tami’s squad for London.
By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
July 5 – After years of foot-dragging, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), the game’s lawmakers, finally gave the go-ahead here today to goal-line technology following a global clamour by fans, players, managers – and even a majority of officials.
By David Gold
July 5 – Three members of the Spain squad which made history at the 2012 European Championship last weekend have been named in the country’s provisional 22 man squad for this summer’s Olympic Games in London.
By David Gold
July 5 – Team GB men’s coach Stuart Pearce has yet to decide on his captain for the London 2012 Olympics, despite having named his 18-man squad for the Games.
By David Gold
July 5 – Juventus coach Antonio Conte has been called to appear before the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) prosecutor next week as part of the match-fixing investigation in the country.
By David Gold
July 5 – Daniel Sturridge is confident of winning his battle with viral meningitis to take his place in the British men’s football team for London 2012.