By Andrew Warshaw, Chief Correspondent
March 8 – When football’s lawmakers rubber-stamped the long-overdue introduction of goalline technology last week, it hardly made global sporting headlines.
By Osasu Obayiuwana at the CAF Congress in Marrakech
March 8 – Slim Jdidi, the Tunisian referee at the centre of the controversial 2013 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final between Ghana and Burkina Faso is unlikely to receive further sanctions from the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the continent’s governing body.
March 8 – Bloomberg Sports has launched an update to its match prediction software that will update its projections in-play and every minute across five major European football leagues.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 8 – One of the candidates bidding to become the next Asian football chief has described as “crazy” Michel Platini’s idea that Qatar share the 2022 World Cup with its neighbours.
March 8 – On International Women’s Day (Friday March 8) FIFA.com has published interviews with the four candidates who at the FIFA Congress in Mauritius in May will stand for election to the FIFA Executive Committee.
Exclusive – By Andrew Warshaw, Chief Correspondent
March 7 – Exclusive: At least one of the three west Asian candidates bidding to replace Mohamed bin Hammam as head of Asian football looks set to drop out of the race in the next month to reduce the chances of handing the Continent’s power base to Thailand’s controversial Makudi Worawi.
By Paul Nicholson
March 7 – Sunil Gulati (pictured), president of the US Soccer Federation, has his sights set on international committee work and giving the US a bigger voice at confederation and FIFA level.
By Mark Baber
March 7 – The Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ) has filed a lawsuit at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to appeal against the decision by FIFA that the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Romania on 22 March be played without spectators.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 7 – UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Manchester United following their highly contentious Champions League defeat by Real Madrid on Tuesday.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 7 – Football’s use of the London 2012 Olympic stadium has been plunged into uncertainty once again – just when it seemed on the verge of being resolved.
By Osasu Obayiuwana in Marrakech
March 7 – With Issa Hayatou guaranteed re-election to the presidency of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the spotlight at the CAF Congress, in Marrakech this weekend, now falls on the battle for CAF executive committee places.
By Tom Parsons
March 6 – FIFA ambassador for fair play Simone Farina has admitted he has “no regrets” in refusing to take a bribe during a Coppa Italia match in 2011 and says “we must protect this beautiful sport with all means necessary”.
By Mark Baber
March 6 – Sudan’s qualification campaign for FIFA World Cup 2014 took a body blow when it had its win over Zambia turned into a loss after the country was found to have fielded an ineligible player.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 6 – Brazil’s World Cup preparations – or lack of them – have once again been called into question by FIFA, with Rio’s iconic Maracana stadium the biggest worry.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 6 – The future of Portsmouth, the stricken English club locked in administration for over a year with debts of about £60m, could finally be resolved next month – to the relief of the fans’ consortium hoping to take over.