By Andrew Warshaw
July 11 – The next stage in cleaning up FIFA after the most tarnished year in its history takes place next week when football’s world governing body appoints two figures who will play key roles in trying to banish corruption.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 11 – Former England manager Fabio Capello and ex-Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola are among 13 candidates being touted as the new Russia national team coach as the country looks ahead to the 2018 World Cup.
Poor Michel Platini. Do you not feel sorry for him? A wonderful footballer, he exchanges his shorts for a suit and becomes an administrator. Under his Presidency, UEFA hosts a European football competition that everyone says is one of the best in recent memory, if not the best ever.
The fears that it will lead to racist violence, and that players might even walk off during a match if they are racially abused,
By David Gold at Westminster in London
July 10 – Richard Scudamore, the chief executive of the English Premier League, today gave a vigorous defence of the regulation of their clubs, despite the excessive debt still swirling around the English game.
By David Gold
July 10 – A strong Uruguay squad for the London 2012 Olympic tournament will feature Liverpool duo Luis Suárez and Sebastián Coates as well as Edinson Cavani of Napoli.
By David Gold
July 10 – Russian state-owned gas company Gazprom will be a UEFA Champions League sponsor for the next three years.
By David Gold
July 10 – Younès Belhanda has been left out of Morocco’s squad for the London 2012 Olympic football tournament, a significant blow for the North African country.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 9 – The John Terry racism case opened today with his alleged victim, Anton Ferdinand, saying he would have been “very hurt” if he had heard the England defender use unacceptable language.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 9 – Russia’s hopes of hiring Roberto Mancini as their national coach in succession to Dick Advocaat were scuppered today when it was announced that the Italian, who led Manchester City to the English Premier League title for the first time in 44 years, had signed a new five-year agreement with the club.
By David Gold
July 9 – Didier Deschamps has been confirmed as the new coach of the French national team, taking over from Laurent Blanc.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 9 – Reports from Russia and Italy say Roberto Mancini could quit his role as manager of Manchester City to take over the Russian national team on a six-year contract that would cover the period of the country hosting the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 9 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter believes his counterpart at UEFA, Michel Platini, will finally see the light and embrace goal-line technology.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 9 – England defender John Terry, watched by millions of fans at the European Championship finals, is due to stand trial today accused of racially abusing a fellow professional last season.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 8 – The new President of CONCACAF, Jeffrey Webb, is remaining coy over details of a possible joint tournament with CONMEBOL in 2016 that would pit together North and South America.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 8 – Ryan Giggs, who retired from international football five years ago, will captain Team GB at London 2012, it was announced today.