June 5 - Andros Townsend, one of the most promising young wingers in English football, has been banned from the game for four months, three of them suspended, and fined £18,000 after breaching betting regulations.
By Andrew Warshaw, chief correspondent
By Mark Baber
June 4 - Libya will stage its first competitive home international in over two years on Friday amid boosted security measures. Despite still being embroiled in violence following the 2011 uprising, the country had its ban lifted by FIFA in April and will play the Democratic Republic of Congo in a World Cup qualifier in the capital Tripoli.
June 4 - Brazilian superstar Neymar Jr's management company, NR Sports, has agreed an image rights deal with the newly established Doyen Group until 2017 following the player's move from Santos to Barcelona.
June 4 - South Africa, host of the 2010 World Cup and the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, have seemingly got the bug for hosting big football events.
June 4 – When the official draw for September's FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Tahiti 2013 is streamed lived tomorrow on FIFA.com, the Pacific islanders will take another significant step in the world of international football, putting hosting credentials alongside a growing list of playing achievements.
By Andrew Warshaw, chief correspondent, in Mauritius
June 3 - France's FC Nantes and Ismael Bangoura will have to pay Dubai's Al Nasr Sports Club €4.5 million after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected their appeal and upheld a FIFA sanction from November of last year.