By Andrew Warshaw
July 30 - With the European pre-season spending spree in full swing despite the apparent advent of financial fair play, the president of La Liga in Spain has made it clear his country is prepared to out-muscle the Premier League when it comes to financial clout.

July 30 - Jamaica's Reggae Girlz have turned to crowdfunding to make up the shortfall in their budget as they prepare for the 8-team 2014 CFU Women's Caribbean Cup finals in Trinidad and Tobago, August 17-27.

By Andrew Warshaw
July 30 - Asian football is stepping up its collective effort to tackle match-fixing by distributing a detailed booklet to member federations throughout the Continent highlighting the dangers of being drawn into manipulation.

By Ben Nicholson
July 30 - ESPN's pundit Alexi Lalas, ex-US national team player, spilled MLS commissioner Dan Garber's beans over Miami Beckham United. Lalas shared a conversation he had with Garber, in which Garber said, "MLS will not expand to Miami unless we have a downtown site for the stadium."

July 30 - FIFA President Sepp Blatter has re-iterated that any expansion of the World Cup finals beyond the current 32 teams would be impractical and may reduce quality of play.

July 30 - CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb, who leads FIFA's anti-discrimination body, has issued a further hard-hitting rebuke in response to comments made by Italian Football Federation (FIGC) vice-President Carlo Tavecchio who described African players as "banana-eaters".

July 30 - Kevin Sammut, one of the most influential players in Malta's fledglng footballing history, has had his 10-year ban for match-fixing extended globally by FIFA.

By Paul Nicholson
July 29 – With Russia and its 2018 World Cup hosting having become a focus of political comment in the West, in the East the Russians have remained focused on their task of delivering 2018. In recent days new stadia have been started and the debate over whether the number of host cities has intensified with sports minister Vitaly Mutko (pictured) currently on the road visiting the cities under threat.

By Mark Baber
July 29 - The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has granted the Indian Super League (ISL) permission to delay the start of the competition for a third time, whilst the signing of the 40-year old Robert Pires generates more enthusiasm.

By Ben Nicholson
July 29 - The noise is increasing for change in the USA's college soccer system from a three-month stint to a year-long calendar season. The proposal recommends splitting the season between the fall and spring semesters. The proposal is for a 25-game season with conference championships being played in May, and the NCAA College Cup happening in June.

By Mark Baber
July 29 - Borussia Dortmund (BVB), main challengers to Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga, are looking to take on another two major investors as strategic partners to sharpen their challenge to the Bavarian dominance.

July 29 - Manchester City Women's Football Club (MCWFC) have partnered with Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation (WSFF) to launch a scheme aimed at getting more women and girls involved in sport.