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.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 15 – The consultant who spearheaded Sepp Blatter’s media campaign during his recent FIFA presidential election victory has been appointed the organisation’s new communications chief.
By Duncan Mackay
September 15 – Worawi Makudi is the latest member of FIFA’s ruling Executive Committee, to come under the microscope after he was asked explain allegations that money from development grants were spent building facilities on land that he owned.
By David Gold
September 15 – Brazil’s preparations for the 2014 World Cup have been hit after a Federal Court judge ordered work on a new third terminal in São Paulo’s main international airport, Guarulhos, to stop.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 15 – FC Sion are demanding millions of Euros in compensation from UEFA over the refusal by European football’s governing body to allow them back into the Europa League.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 14 – Eastern European clubs are far behind their western counterparts when it comes to the way they treat footballers and the underhand methods that go into drawing up contracts, according to the head of the world players’ union FIFPro.
By David Gold
September 14 – The number of players being fielded by the clubs they trained with in Europe has increased for the second year in a row, according to the Annual Review of the European Football Players’ Labour Market.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 14 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter today denied claims he will stand down halfway through his final term to make way for his opposite number at UEFA, Michel Platini.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 14 – The bitter legal dispute between FC Sion and UEFA has taken another remarkable twist with the Swiss club insisting UEFA President Michel Platini should be punished under Swiss law for refusing to reinstate them in the Europa League.
By David Gold
September 13 – Brazil will spend 200 million reais (£74 million/$118 million/85 million) to ensure that all host cities for the 2014 World Cup have access to fast mobile internet connections.
By David Gold
September 13 – Brazil will spend 200 million reais (£74 million/$118 million/85 million) to ensure that all host cities for the 2014 World Cup have access to fast mobile internet connections.
By David Gold
September 13 – South Africa’s women have qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games football tournament for the first time in history after a 1-1 draw with Ethiopia saw them through 4-1 on aggregate.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 13 – FC Sion’s attempt to be reinstated in this season’s Europa League was thrown out by UEFA today as the legal battle between the sporting authorities and the Swiss civil courts intensified.