By Andrew Warshaw
July 13 – Scottish giants Rangers were sensationally ordered to start life in their new guise in the lowest tier of Scottish football today, the ultimate humiliation for one of most iconic names in European football.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 11 – Yet another Middle East venture is investing in English football with the news that Nottingham Forest has been taken over by Kuwait’s Al-Hasawi family.
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 David Gold
July 7 – A former Israeli Health and Justice Minister, Haim Ramon, has taken over Hapoel Tel Aviv.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 6 – The Court of Arbritation for Sport (CAS) has dismissed an appeal by 13-time Turkish champions Besiktas against their exclusion from next season’s Europa League.
By David Gold
July 6 – Vitaly Mutko, Russia’s Sports Minister, has hit out at the “irresponsible” decision to relax the rules over how many foreign players can play in the country’s Premier League.
By David Gold
July 5 – Juventus coach Antonio Conte has been called to appear before the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) prosecutor next week as part of the match-fixing investigation in the country.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 4 – After weeks of protracted negotiations Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers today lost their fight to remain in the Scottish Premier League (SPL), and now wait to discover which division they will be forced to join in their new guise next season.
By David Gold
July 2 – Laurent Blanc has left his role as head coach of the French national team following its quarter-final exit in the 2012 UEFA European Championship – with World Cup-winning captain Didier Deschamps primed to succeed him.
By David Gold
July 2 – Fenerbahçe chairman Aziz Yıldırım has been handed a six-year, three-month jail sentence after he was convicted for his role in the Turkish match-fixing scandal by a court in Çağlayan.
By Andrew Warshaw
July 2 – UEFA is doing its best to prevent football’s lawmakers, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), from finally giving the green light this week to goal-line technology.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 28 – Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has repeated his stance that the country should ditch the idea of a traditional autumn-spring season and revert back to playing through the summer.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 26 – Restructured Scottish giants Rangers look certain to start life in the lower leagues after six Scottish Premier League (SPL) clubs said they would vote against the 54-time domestic champions being allowed entry into the top flight.
By David Gold
June 26 – The President of the Russian Football Union (RFU), Sergey Fursenko, has quit following his country’s early exit from the 2012 European Championship.