By Paul Nicholson May 21 – With 25 days to go to the opening match of the Confederations Cup in Brasilia between Brazil and Japan there is a sense that the people are ready, even if the infrastructure might not be, yet.
By Mark Baber May 21 - UEFA has signed an agreement with the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) which becomes the seventh official sponsor of UEFA's national team competitions, including the UEFA European Football Championships.
By Andrew Warshaw May 21 - As Scottish football prepares to discuss ground-breaking plans to preserve its very future, crisis-torn Edinburgh club Hearts have avoided immediate relegation after the Scottish Premier League decided the club's financial problems had not breached its rules before the end of the season.
By Andrew Warshaw May 21 - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff staged a bullish defence of her country's preparations for the forthcoming Confederations Cup when she officially inaugurated the last of six stadiums being used for the World Cup warm-up event.
By Andrew Warshaw May 21 - Despite renewed efforts from football's authorities to try and eradicate racism, Italy's season ended with yet more examples of discrimination - just a week after FIFA president Sepp Blatter's personal intervention over the issue.
By Andrew Warshaw May 21 - George Becali, outspoken owner of leading Romanian club Steaua Bucharest, has been jailed for abuse of power in his role a member of parliament, according to local reports.
By Andrew Warshaw, chief correspondent May 20 - Monaco are planning to take the French football authorities to court after being refused permission to rejoin the country's top flight in a seething row over tax status. Although a self-contained adjacent principality, Monaco have been playing in the French league for nearly a century and were Champions League runners up in 2004.
By Mark Baber May 20 – In a deal estimated to be worth €25 million per season, newly crowned French champions Paris St Germain (PSG) have officially extended their shirt sponsorship deal with Dubai airline Emirates for another five years until the end of the 2018/19 season.
By Andrew Warshaw May 20 - Activists from several European countries are planning to stage a rally outside this week's UEFA Congress in London protesting against the decision to hand this summer's European Under-21 championship to Israel.