By Mike Rowbottom
February 3 – The majority of Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United fans are opposed to their clubs taking over the Olympic Stadium site once the London 2012 Games are over, with Spurs fans almost 10-1 against, according to an extensive poll by the Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF).
By Mike Rowbottom
February 4 – Support for West Ham United and Newham Council’s joint proposal for the Olympic Stadium and its legacy has spread across the nation.
By Andrew Warshaw
February 3 – Ukraine has heeded UEFA’s threat to strip of them of Euro 2012 co-hosting rights by dropping calls for the departure of their federation’s long-time President, Hrigory Surkis (pictured).
By Andrew Warshaw
February 3 – A surburban English publican has won a crucial stage in her claim to screen unauthorised live Premiership football in a landmark case described as potentially the Bosman of broadcasting.
February 3 – The German Football Federation (DFB) is planning to cash in on hosting the Women’s World Cup in June with a football version of the children’s doll Barbie wearing the national team’s colours.
February 3 – The League Managers Association (LMA) and Yahoo! have announced the launch of an online media partnership that will see video and print content from some of the biggest names in football management published across Yahoo!’s UK media platforms and social media channels.
By Andrew Warshaw
February 2 – UEFA has issued a fresh reminder about overspending following the record-breaking January transfer window in the Premier League, including Fernando Torres’ £50 million ($81 million) move from Liverpool to Chelsea.
By Mike Rowbottom
February 2 – England Athletics, the official representative body for all English athletics clubs, has attacked the endorsement of Tottenham Hotspur’s bid for the Olympic Stadium by the Association of British Athletics Clubs (ABAC), claiming the body has “no legitimacy”.
By Andrew Warshaw
February 1 – The staggering £225 million spent by Premier League clubs in the January transfer window, including the £35 million Liverpool paid to buy Andy Carroll (pictured) from Newcastle United, beat the previous record in 2008 by £50 million, according to report by accountants Deloitte.
By Duncan Mackay
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February 1 – Amos Adamu claims that he is confident of being cleared when he appears before the FIFA Appeals Committee in Zurich tomorrow over corruption claims.
By Andrew Warshaw
February 1 – The architect who wrote the original Olympic Park study over a decade ago insists that ground-sharing is the only solution after next year’s London Games and that the Government must step in to resolve the ongoing dispute over the future of the site.
February 1 – The cost of tickets for Euro 2012 matches in Ukraine and Poland will cost from €30 (£26/$41) to €600 (£513/$828), UEFA revealed today as they launched the details of how fans could buy them.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 31 – English football wants to scrap the mid-season January transfer window so that clubs can compete more fairly.
By Duncan Mackay
January 30 – Leyton Orient today pleaded not to be “steamrollered out of existence” and blasted the Premier League and Football League for refusing to listen to their appeals about West Ham United or Tottenham Hotspur being allowed to take over the Olympic Stadium after London 2012.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 30 – Tottenham Hotspur icon Gary Mabbutt (pictured) has entered the increasingly bitter Olympic Stadium debate by warning the North London club would struggle to play Champions League football if they do not move to a bigger ground.