Interpol suspends anti-corruption agreement with FIFA
By David Owen
June 12 – Interpol has suspended a landmark four-year-old agreement with FIFA following investigations into corruption against world football’s governing body.
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Baskin-Robbins activate Liverpool deal with Indonesia promo
By Tom Parsons
June 12 – The largest chain of ice-cream specialty shops, Baskin-Robbins, are giving Liverpool fans in Indonesia the chance of a lifetime this summer to celebrate the Merseyside club visiting Southeast Asia on their pre-season tour.
Digicel dial in to the City Football global play
By Tom Parsons
June 12 – Digicel have announced a new multi-year partnership with Manchester City and New York City FC to create an array of multi-media content for audiences of both football clubs as well as community coaching in many areas across the globe.
Canada 2015 catches fire as TV audiences break records with hosts leading way
By Samindra Kunti
June 11 – The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup has caught the imagination of the fans and TV viewers, but ultimately the success of the tournament may depend on host nation Canada’s fortunes.
German power play? Niersbach puts forward radical FIFA reform plan
By Mark Baber
June 11 – In an open letter, sent to the 26,000 clubs organised in the German Football Association (DFB) and published on the DFB web site, DFB president Wolfgang Niersbach has put forward a 10-point plan for FIFA reform. With the battle for control of football about to enter a critical phase, Niersbach suggests ending the current system of one member one vote in FIFA decision-making.
Cristiano Ronaldo tops Europe’s ‘Most Marketable’ footballer ranking
By Mark Baber
June 11- The latest study by market research company Repucom has again ranked Cristiano Ronaldo top of the list of European as well as the world’s most marketable football players.
US Department of Justice leaks drive FIFA corruption news agenda
By Mark Baber
June 11 – Whilst former FIFA executive Jack Warner on Tuesday used his own newspaper to blast the US investigation against him, it has become clear that the news agenda on the FIFA corruption crisis is being driven by selective leaking from inside the US Department of Justice.
CONCACAF postpones U15 Boys championship
June 11 – CONCACAF has postponed its U15 Boys Championship originally scheduled to be played in the Cayman Islands and Jamaica this August until further notice.
Jarritos brings sponsorship cheer to Gold Cup roster
June 11 – After a traumatic two weeks, it is almost business as usual at CONCACAF. Today national teams qualified for the Gold Cup announced their provisional 35 player rosters for the July tournament. While on the commercial side the confederation for north and central America and the Caribbean announced a new Gold Cup sponsor.
Blatter prepares Congress for a Christmas trip to Zurich
By Andrew Warshaw
June 10 – A new FIFA president could be in place by Christmas according to the time scale being put in place to replace Sepp Blatter. As developments move on apace in the wake of Blatter’s dramatic decision to step down, reports suggest that mid-December could be the date when football’s world governing body enters a new era at an extraordinary Congress.
FIFA crisis forces vote for 2026 World Cup to be postponed
By Paul Nicholson
June 10 – FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke has said that the vote to award the host country for the World Cup 2026 needs to be postponed in light of the current events circling FIFA.
Joma expands to French ligue 1 with Toulouse deal
By Jaroslaw Adamowski
June 10 – Spanish sports apparel brand Joma has signed a new kit deal with Toulouse FC in a move which marks the manufacturer’s first technical sponsorship contract inked with a French Ligue 1 club.
UEFA ink new sponsorship deals with PepsiCo, Enterprise and Unicredit
By Mark Baber
June 10 – UEFA has signed three new major sponsorship deals covering its European club competitions with PepsiCo, Enterprise Rent-a-car and Unicredit.
Mutko bullish as LOC and FIFA meet over 2018 preparations
By Paul Nicholson in Moscow
June 10 – Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko (pictured) has reiterated that Russia’s bid for 2018 was a clean bid and that there was no corruption. Mutko spoke after a series of meetings between the Russia 2018 Local Organising Committee and a FIFA delegation in the Oblast Government House in Samara.
Valcke says the £10m was not FIFA’s money and was not sent to Warner
By Paul Nicholson in Moscow
June 10 – FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke has given a passionate explanation of why the $10 million that ended up in the hands of Jack Warner was transferred, at South Africa’s request, via FIFA to Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and CONCACAF accounts.