By Duncan Mackay
January 14 – A third person has been arrested in connection with allegations that Premier League Tottenham Hotspur spied on officials last year during their failed bid to take over the Olympic Stadium after London 2012.
By Andrew Warshaw in London
January 13 – FIFA’s newest vice-president, Prince Ali bin Hussein of Jordan, has fiercely defended his controversial proposal to allow female Muslim footballers to wear the hijab during matches, claiming he has the support of many European experts.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 12 – UEFA are following FIFA’s lead by linking up with Interpol to clamp down both on match fixing and stadium violence.
By Emily Goddard
January 12 – Robin Petersen (pictured), the chief executive of the South African Football Association (SAFA), has revealed that his organisation is partnering with the Premier Soccer League (PSL) to urge the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to adhere with the European footballing calendar.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 13 – British Olympic Association (BOA) chairman Colin Moynihan says it is still preferable that football plays a vital part in the use of the Olympic Stadium after the London 2012 Games to prevent it becoming a white elephant.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 11 – English Premier League chief executive, Richard Scudamore, claims the recent racism cases have done nothing to undermine the fair play reputation of English football.
By Duncan Mackay
January 11 – The Mail on Sunday paid £50,000 ($77,000/€60,000) to the mistress of the former English Football Association chairman, Lord Triesman, for the exclusive story that led to him having to step down as the head of England’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup, it was revealed today.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 11 – Lennart Johansson (pictured), the former UEFA chief humbled by Sepp Blatter for the Presidency of FIFA 14 years ago, has called for an independent investigation into allegations that Blatter promised to sell World Cup television rights in return for election backing.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 11 – Damien Hughes has been appointed acting general secretary of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) by the Steering Committee attempting to restore the credibility of the entire region.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 11 – The boss of Israeli football Avraham Luzon (pictured) insists the country is not one of those caught up in the scourge of global match fixing.
By Duncan Mackay
January 11 – Match-fixing will be a criminal offence under new legislation set to be put before the Russian Parliament, the country’s Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has revealed.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 10 – The Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) has turned down Namibia’s bid to take Burkino Faso’s place at the forthcoming African Cup of Nations, which starts on January 21.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 10 – FIFA’s head of security has once again cranked up the publicity machine in the war against match fixing with fresh evidence of the scale of the problem worldwide.
Liverpool should be very careful that the club does not allow its handling of the Luis Suárez affair to get out of control. It is one thing playing the victim card as it has been on this issue. But situations like these acquire a momentum that makes what seems like a carefully planned journey to get sympathy turn into a train crash. Liverpool is perilously close to that and the events in the match against Oldham on Friday are a further warning of the consequences of the present Liverpool behaviour.
By David Owen
January 10 – You cannot help but admire the boldness of some of sports goods company Puma’s football initiatives.