Britain’s betting breaches are just the tip of a global iceberg
February 23 – A total of 53 footballers in Britain have been reported over potential breaches of betting rules according to the BBC.
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Sutton’s goalkeeping pie eater lands himself in hot sauce after Arsenal FA Cup game
February 22 – It was the biggest night in tiny Sutton United’s history: a fifth-round FA cup tie against 12-time winners Arsenal – four divisions higher – with the eyes of the world on the most romantic fixture in this season’s competition.
Prosecutors demand jail as Neymar loses fraud case appeal and heads for trial
February 21 – Barcelona’s troubles on the field are being matched by a serious distraction off it with the news that Brazilian star Neymar has lost his final appeal and will stand trial on corruption charges relating to his transfer from Santos to Barcelona four years ago.
Cairo court upholds death sentences for 10 involved in Port Said stadium massacre
By Paul Nicholson
February 20 – Egypt’s top court in Cairo has this morning (Monday) upheld death sentences for 10 men for their part in the violence that left 74 football fans dead in the Port Said stadium disaster in February 2012.
Osasuna match-fixing case lands 18 in court including three former Betis players
February 20 – A total of 18 people, including three players, are to stand trial in the latest match-fixing case to hit Spain. Former Real Betis trio Xavier Torres, Antonio Amaya Carazo and Jordi Figueras are accused of accepting payments to rig results at the end of the 2013-14 La Liga season in an effort to ensure Osasuna avoided relegation.
Beckenbauer under scrutiny over consultancy role in SA’s 2010 bid
February 20 – After weeks of relative silence, Franz Beckenbauer’s much publicised business dealings while he was at FIFA have come under fresh scrutiny, this time over the award of the 2010 World Cup to South Africa.
Yorke is trumped by travel ban and left stranded in Doha over Iranian passport stamp
February 20 – US president Donald Trump’s executive order barring those from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen entering the country – now on hold – has nevertheless had its first high profile impact on a footballer.
ICSS and esports integrity group join for battle against betting fraud
February 17 – The eSports Integrity Coalition (ESIC) and International Centre for Sport Security Europe (ICSS EUROPE) have signed an agreement to work on match-fxing integrity issues facing the esports industry.
FIFA investigators push for life bans for Li and Jimenez
February 16 – FIFA’s ethics committee has opened formal proceedings against two former Central American officials after investigators recommended they be banned for life for alleged corruption.
Doping: England tests 61% of EFL players, Scots test…none
February 14 – Following revelations about lack of drug testing in Spanish football, attention has now turned to the British domestic game with news that at least 39% of players who played in the English Football League last season – the three divisions below the premier League – were not tested by UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) authorities.
WADA raises alarm bells over lack of Spanish doping controls
February 13 – World anti-doping officials have expressed their alarm at the lack of drug testing in Spanish football, saying there have been no tests carried out for the last 11 months.
Welsh and Scots to appeal FIFA’s poppy fines
February 10 – The Scottish FA is appealing against a CHF 20,000 fine imposed by FIFA after their players wore armbands featuring the poppy symbol as an act of remembrance during their Armistice Day match with England on November 11.
FA disputes ‘no confidence’ motion, as Crouch offers lifeline but warns time is running out
February 10 – The English Football Association has been warned “the clock is ticking fast” after a motion of no confidence into its ability to reform itself was passed during a British Parliamentary debate.
No joke: Italian judge throws out anti-Semitic Roma case
February 9 – In a hugely controversial judgement that has caused outrage amongst the Italian Jewish community, two Lazio fans have been acquitted by a judge despite being caught on camera singing explicitly anti-Semitic chants at rival Roma supporters.
Greek court overturns sports committee sanction of Marinakis and Olympiacos
By Paul Nicholson
February 7 – The various charges against Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis – some legally and others through the media – are rapidly dropping away one by one. The latest charge to be reversed was by the Greek Administrative Court of Appeal in support of the positions of Olympiacos and Marinakis.