By David Gold
June 24 – The German Bundesliga has set a new attendance record of 12.88 million fans for the 2010-11 season, with an average of 42,101 spectators watching each match.
By David Gold
June 21 – A report by University of Barcelona professor José Maria Gay into the state of Spanish football finances shows that debt in La Liga has reached €3.5 billion (£3.1 billion/$5.1 billion), as the league’s President confirmed plans to control spending.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 17 – European football’s governing body broke new ground today when it appointed a woman as a member of its decision-making Executive Committee.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 17 – European football’s governing body today gave FIFA three months to clean up its act and implement “concrete” changes following the recent spate of bribery allegations.
By David Gold
June 16 – European and Spanish champions Barcelona will keep the UNICEF logo on the club shirt for the 2011-2012 season, but on the back, beneath the name and number of each player, they have announced following criticism that it was being removed from the front.
By David Gold
June 15 – FIFA could be on a collision course with major European leagues if it presses ahead with plans to increase the number of international friendlies from 12 to 17 in seasons where there is no European Championships or World Cup.
By David Gold
June 10 – Barcelona, who won the Champions League last month, have announced a pre-tax loss of €21 million (£18 million/$31 million) in the year leading up to June.
By David Gold
June 10 – The Football League has agreed in principle to adopt the new UEFA financial fair play system, which requires clubs to balance their books and break even each year, after a meeting in Cyprus.
By David Gold
June 8 – Spain’s Real Zaragoza have applied to go into voluntary administration to deal with their perilous financial position.
By David Gold
June 8 – Racing Santandar have been forced to appeal for help from their regional Government and the previous owners as fears grow over the commitment of Indian owner Ahsan Ali Syed.
By David Gold
June 7 – Stewart Regan, the chief executive of the Scottish Football Association (SFA), wants the organisation to vote for groundbreaking changes to the national game today when they hold their Annual General Meeting at Hampden Park in Glasgow.
By David Gold
June 7 – The Scottish Football Association (SFA) has agreed a radical change to its governance and structures, which represents a significant achievement for its chief executive Stewart Regan, who championed the reforms.
By David Gold
June 7 – Johan Cruyff has been elected to the Ajax Board of directors as the club hope to rediscover the glory days of the 1970s.
By Duncan Mackay
June 5 – English Football Association chairman David Bernstein has written to FIFA President Sepp Blatter to reassure him that they want to continue working with the world governing body but also to protest at some of the comments made by senior officials, including Argentina’s Julio Grondona and Spain’s Angel Maria Villar-Llona.
By Andrew Warshaw
June 4 – Jim Boyce, Britain’s new FIFA vice-president, says anyone found guilty of corruption should be thrown out of the organisation and that he will not be afraid to stand up and say it.