January 25 – In a move that could have a radical impact on viewership, Germany’s Federal Cartel Office wants to introduce a “no single buyer” rule when it awards broadcasting rights for the 2017/18 Bundesliga football season, according to local reports.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 22 – European football will have no leader for the foreseeable future after UEFA today ruled out electing a successor to Michel Platini until the case against its banned president is resolved one way or the other.
By Paul Nicholson
January 22 – Cracks are beginning to appear over UEFA’s supposedly unified stance behind Gianni Infantino’s bid to become FIFA president as a result of his €500,000 campaign fund – understood to be hard cash budgeted for his political push that doesn’t include other costs for campaign services provided by UEFA.
January 22 – Tottenham Hotspur and Stoke City lead the stadium capacity charts for round 21 and 22 of the Premier League season. Round 21 was played mid-week after a weekend of FA Cup fixtures and saw the poorest round of attendance figures so far this season.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 22 – FIFA presidential candidate Gianni Infantino has decided against taking part in next week’s Brussels forum on the future of football’s scandal-tarnished world governing body, leaving only three of the five contenders to tell a global television audience why they should be elected in succession to Sepp Blatter.
January 22 – Almost half of the top 20 highest-earning football clubs in the world play in the Premier League, further evidence – if ever it was needed – of where the commercial clout lies.
By David Owen
January 22 – England’s Football Association (FA) has reported a loss and a reduction in turnover for its financial year ended July 31. The £9.3 million pre-tax loss was attributable partly to £10.4 million of restructuring/reorganisation costs, which in turn included £6.7 million of redundancy costs.
January 21 – The financial and ownership position of leading Chinese Super League (CSL) side Beijing Guoan FC has been clarified with Chinese internet company LeEco (formerly known as LeTV), which operates the Le Sports service, and the club announcing a strategic co-operation.
By Mark Baber
January 21 – A meeting called by Minister of Youth and Sports Solomaan Dalung, aimed at resolving the ongoing dispute between rival claimants to the position of Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) President Amaju Pinnick and Chris Giwa ended in stalemate and came close to descending into fisticuffs according to witnesses.
January 21 – The tax trial of world player of the year Lionel Messi and his father has been set for May 31-June 3 but clashes with the start of the centennial Copa America taking place in the United States with the strong possibility that Argentina’s Barcelona star may not make it in time for his country’s opening game.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 21 – UEFA’s refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina has given his personal backing for using goal-line technology in European competitions, starting with next summer’s Euros.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 21 – The divisions within UEFA over whether to back Gianni Infantino at the forthcoming FIFA presidential campaign have once against been exposed, this time by one of Europe’s most influential powerbrokers.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 21 – Italian football has a history of discrimination issues but it isn’t every day an incident involves a strongly-worded spat between two top-flight coaches.
January 21 – Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has hit out at FIFA after he was left off the shortlist for the Ballon d’Or award and snubbed the recent ceremony in Zurich.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 21 – Gianni Infantino has been given a boost ahead of UEFA’s two-day executive committee meeting that began today by receiving the backing of the German FA in his bid to become FIFA president.