By Mark Baber
May 23 – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has this morning decided to postpone its 7th VFF Congress scheduled for June 5, with a new date to be set at a meeting of the Executive Board on June 11.
By Mark Baber
May 23 – The Greek Football Federation has decided not to issue licenses to eight clubs including AEK Athens, Aris Thessaloniki, Panathinaikos, PAS Giannina, OFI, Kerkyra, Panionios and Panthrakikos. The decision was taken yesterday after a two day meeting examining the records of the Greek Super League.
By Paul Nicholson
May 23 – The difference between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’ in English football was emphasised again by the release by the Premier League of their broadcast payments to clubs for the 2012/13 season just finished. Even within the Premier League, the payments to clubs show a huge gap with Manchester United at the top earning 34% more than bottom placed QPR.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 23 – Malaysian football authorities have pledged to investigate new claims of match-fixing and have urged police to protect players amid death threats from bookies, according to local reports.
EXCLUSIVE: By Andrew Warshaw
May 23 – Turkish Cypriot football officials insist that a landmark agreement aimed at unifying football on the politically divided island is not dead in the water and that a further meeting with the Greek side will be held next month.
Yes, OK, this is the German renaissance – and the juxtaposition of Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich in Saturday’s European Cup final certainly indicates that German football is doing something right.
But, in one small detail, the match is a notable coup for the English game: it is being played at Wembley, the second time in just three years that European club football’s flagship occasion has been staged underneath the now famous arch.
By Andrew Warshaw, chief correspondent
May 22 – German football supremo Christian Seifert today added his voice to the clamour against the 2022 World Cup taking place in Qatar’s scorching summer heat – but warned that switching it to winter could end up in the courts.
By Paul Nicholson
May 22 – Former CONCACAF president Jack Warner has hit back at the confederation’s Integrity Committee report that blackened his name even further following the cash for votes scandal that lead to his resignation from the sport in 2011.
By Gareth Messenger
May 22 – European football’s governing body, UEFA, has confirmed that Malaga have had the second year of their European ban lifted but remain prohibited from playing in next season’s Europa League.
By Mark Baber
May 22 – The Bangladeshi women’ side lost 9-0 against Thailand and Iran lost 6-0 to the Philippines yesterday in the AFC Women’s Asia Cup Qualifiers in Dhaka yesterday. The qualifiers, played in the Bangabandhu National Stadium, are being sponsored by Pizza Hut’s local franchisee, Transcom, a multi-sector company who run a number of Pizza Hut franchises in the country.
By Mark Baber
May 22 – A 20th MLS franchise has been announced for New York – New York City Football Club (NYCFC) – owned by Manchester City and the New York Yankees. The team is expected to make its league debut in 2015.
By Tom Parsons
May 22 – Excitement has been building in London this week with a series of UEFA-backed events in advance of Saturday’s all-German Champions League final between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich.
By Gareth Messenger
May 22 – Gibraltar’s bid to join European football’s governing body as a full member is gathering pace in London ahead of the UEFA Congress this Friday. If elected, Gibraltar’s national team would be allowed to take part in European competitions.
By Mark Baber
May 21 – William Hill has extended its sponsorship of the Scottish Cup until 2016, after agreeing a new two-year seven-figure deal, believed to be £3 million, a year before the existing contract was due to end.
By Paul Nicholson
May 21 – With 25 days to go to the opening match of the Confederations Cup in Brasilia between Brazil and Japan there is a sense that the people are ready, even if the infrastructure might not be, yet.