Råsunda stadium plays host to emotional last match
By David Gold
August 16 – Brazil has bid farewell to the famous stadium where they announced their arrival as a world football force at the World Cup in 1958.
Europe
Ribéry and Benzema to face judge over teen prostitution allegations
By David Gold
August 16 – French stars Franck Ribéry and Karim Benzema are to be called before a judge to answer allegations that they paid a 16-year-old for sex.
Prosecutor launches appeal against Pepe and Bonucci acquittals
By David Gold
August 16 – The prosecutor in the Italian match-fixing scandal has appealed against the decision to acquit Juventus players Simone Pepe and Leonardo Bonucci.
Spanish La Liga season will begin as planned after rows of television rights
By David Gold
August 15 – The La Liga season will get underway again as planned this weekend after an emergency meeting between league clubs angry at the state of television rights in Spain.
Portsmouth set for liquidation as Chainrai withdraws bid
By David Gold
August 15 – English League One side Portsmouth are on the brink of liquidation after Balram Chainrai withdrew a bid to takeover the cash strapped team.
Spanish league calls clubs meeting over threats to delay start to season
By David Gold
August 14 – Following a threat by 13 La Liga teams to delay the start of the season, the Spanish league has called a meeting of all first and second tier teams to take place today.
Pesoli chains himself to FIGC headquarters to protest over match-fixing ban
By David Gold
August 13 – Verona’s Emanuele Pesoli, who has been banned for three years as part of the Italian match-fixing scandal, has chained himself to the gates of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) headquarters in Rome.
Conte hit with 10-month ban following match-fixing disgrace
By Andrew Warshaw
August 10 – Antonio Conte, who led Juventus to the Serie A title last season without losing a single game, has been banned for 10 months for his role in the Italian match-fixing scandal.
Fox International invest in Dutch football league broadcaster
By David Gold
August 9 – FOX International (FIC) has bought a majority stake in Eredivisie Media and Marketing CV (EMM), which holds Dutch league football broadcast rights.
TV row threatens to delay kick-off to Spain’s La Liga campaign
By David Gold
August 8 – The start of the new La Liga season could be postponed for the second successive year due to a row between 13 clubs and television broadcasters.
Stellini resigns from Juventus amid Italian match fixing scandal
By David Gold
August 7 – Juventus coach Antonio Conte has suffered another blow after his assistant Cristian Stellini resigned from his position due to the ongoing investigation into match fixing in Italy.
UEFA to investigate Europa League tie match-fixing claims
By David Gold
August 6 – UEFA is to look into allegations of match fixing in a match between Aalesunds and Albanian side Tirana (pictured) in the Europa League qualifiers.
Blackburn’s friendly against NEC Nijmegen called off following fan violence
By Andrew Warshaw
August 6 – A pre-season friendly between Blackburn Rovers and Dutch club NEC Nijmegen (pictured left) was called off on Sunday because of the threat of fan violence.
Prosecutor in Italian match-fixing scandal seeks lengthy ban for Bonucci
By David Gold
August 5 – Leonardo Bonucci is facing a ban of up to three and a half years following a request by the prosecutor in the Italian match fixing scandal.
McCammon wins racism case against Gillingham
By David Gold
August 3 – Former Barbados international Mark McCammon has won an employment tribunal case against Gillingham after his dismissal last year for alleged misconduct, claiming the club treated black players differently from their white counterparts.