By Andrew Warshaw
May 7 – For the second time in a few weeks, the Belgian lawyer who helped change the face of European football has warned that UEFA’s Financial Fair Play system may not stand up in court if challenged.
By Paul Nicholson
May 7 – Bayern Munich president and chairman Uli Hoeness, at the centre of a personal tax evasion scandal in Germany, had his offer to stand down rejected by Bayern’s supervisory board yesterday.
By Paul Nicholson
May 6 – Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian announced financial results to 30 June 2012 showing an increased turnover to £8.68m but a loss for the full year of £1.65m, mainly due to the settlement of an HMRC tax investigation of £1.56m.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 6 – In limbo since restructuring plans were kicked firmly into touch, Scottish football is now in further turmoil after 10 clubs announced they were considering quitting the Scottish Football League ahead of next season.
By Mark Baber
May 3 – Monaco are set to return to France’s Ligue 1 this weekend if they win against SM Caen. The club from the Principality has the financial resource to rival Paris Saint-Germain, thanks to their billionaire Russian owner, Dmitry Rybolovlev.
April 3 – “I’m (insert club name) until I die” is a chant heard in many British football grounds most weekends. Now it appears more fans are holding the sentiment after their death. Former Liverpool manager Bill Shankly would likely approve.
By Monica Villar
May 3 – The LFP are to investigate match-fixing allegations in the Spanish Primera match between Levante and Deportivo, played April 13 at the Ciutat de Valencia stadium. The match ended with Deportivo thrashing Levante 4-0.
By Gareth Messenger
May 2 – The doctor at the centre of Spain’s biggest doping scandal has been handed a one-year suspended sentence after being found guilty of endangering public health. But the big winners in the case are the alleged dopers from sports other than cycling, and including football, who will retain their anonymity.
By Monica Villar
May 2 – The new President of the Valencia Foundation, Aurelio Martínez thinks Valencia CF should copy German team Borussia Dortmund’s economic and sporting model.
By Richard van Poortvliet
May 2 – The head of Referee’s Department and Inspectorate for the Russian Football Union, Roberto Rosetti, has announced that he has no plans to invite foreign referee’s to adjudicate matches in the Russian Premier League in the foreseeable future.
By Tom Parsons
April 30 – Henning Berg, the former Blackburn manager, has been awarded £2.25m in compensation from the Championship side after winning his claim against the club in court yesterday.
By Monica Villar
April 29 – International players union FIFPro are to file a complaint with the European Court against FIFA to show their discontent about the current system of transfers.
April 29 – David Beckham tops the Sunday Times sport rich list in the UK, which is based on identifiable wealth, including land, property, other assets such as art and racehorses, significant shares in publicly quoted companies but excluding bank accounts.
April 29 – A Swiss referee is in hot water after using an expletive towards a player during a top-flight league match at the weekend.
By Monica Villar
April 29 – After months of waiting and legal wrangling Spanish Primera club Deportivo at last have access to the funds they say they need to maintain operations.