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By Andrew Warshaw
February 23 – Grant Wahl (pictured), an American journalist, is planning to stand as “the people’s candidate” against Fifa president Sepp Blatter in FIFA’s Presidential election later this year.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 26 – Yet another twist has emerged in the FIFA Presidential election later this year with the President of the Asian Football Confederation, Mohammed Bin Hammam, revealing he has been asked to stand against Sepp Blatter to lead football’s world governing body.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 21 – FIFA Executive Committee members Amos Adamu and Reynald Temarii have formally appealed against suspensions in the cash-for-votes row that marred the 2018 and 2022 World Cup ballots.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 14 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter appears to be on a collision course with UEFA boss Michel Platini over the possible introduction of goal-line technology.
By Andrew Warshaw in Nyon
January 13 – UEFA President Michel Platini insists goal-line technology will never be introduced – even though football’s lawmakers are giving it further examination.
By Andrew Warshaw in Doha
January 6 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter today denounced what he described as the “envy and jealousy” of the organisation’s critics following arguably the toughest few weeks of his Presidency.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 2 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter has revealed he wants to set up an anti-corruption unit to weed out football’s worst practices.
By Andrew Warshaw
December 30 – Sepp Blatter has laid down the gauntlet to any potential challengers by clearly indicating he aims to continue as FIFA President and be re-elected halfway through 2011 for what would be an unprecedented fourth term.
By Andrew Warshaw
December 14 – London 2012 deputy chairman Sir Keith Mills today ruled out any chance of becoming the new chairman of the English Football Association as the hunt continues to find a permanent replacement for Lord Triesman who resigned earlier this year after being caught up in a newspaper sting.
December 8 – A group of leading international football consultants has acquired Grass Roots Football LIVE, Britain’s premier event of its type held annually at the NEC in Birmingham.
By Tom Degun
November 25 – Tottenham Hotspur have had their plans to redevelop White Hart Lane approved by the Mayor of London Boris Johnson.
By David Owen
November 25 – FIFA has announced the extension of its top tier sponsorship deal with Hyundai-Kia, the South Korean automotive group, by eight years, through to 2022.
By Mike Rowbottom
November 25 – Tottenham Hotspur fans are planning a mass protest against the club’s possible move from White Hart Lane – their home for the last 111 years – to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford after the London 2012 Games are over.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 12 – The most powerful man in Asian football reacted furiously today at suggestions he had fuelled corruption allegations during a recent meeting of the FIFA executive committee.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 5 – Danny Jordaan, the public face of last summer’s World Cup in South Africa, is campaigning for a seat on FIFA’s top table as a member of its Executive Committee.