By Andrew Warshaw
May 6 – FIFA’s crack new anti-racism body was meeting for the first time today with a view to setting up concrete proposals for stronger sanctions.
As Task Force members gathered at FIFA headquarters, Kick It Out chairman Lord Ouseley urged them to come up with an effective package to put forward to the FIFA Congress in Mauritius later this month.
By Mark Baber
May 6 – Relatives of Ricardo Portillo held a candlelight vigil on Sunday in memory of the 46 year old Salt Lake City referee who died on Saturday night, a week after being punched by a 17-year old to whom he had given a yellow card.
By Mark Baber
May 6 – David O’Leary has won a $5.2m claim before the FIFA Players’ Status Committee, following his dismissal by Dubai club Al Ahli FC in 2011. The sum represents the full amount due under his contract.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 6 – Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner, who resigned as a politician in his native Trinidad following explosive revelations about the way he ran football as head of CONCACAF, is refusing to go without a legal fight.
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 Krzysztof Baranowski
May 6 – The cash-strapped Polish league has agreed a record breaking new title sponsorship for its top division with telecommunications company T-Mobile.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 3 – Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung failed in his final bid to avoid facing money laundering charges today – then heard the prosecution claim that huge amounts of cash had gone through the ex-hairdresser’s bank accounts.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 3 – Almost forgotten amid the hullabaloo of Sheikh Salman’s Presidential victory was the appointment of three women to the executive committee of the Asian Football Confederation.
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.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 3 – Twenty-four hours after being sworn in as the new leader of Asian football, Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa followed up his election victory with a call to the warring factions to put an end to all the sniping and backbiting and come together for the common good. But festering resentment still remains.
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 Mark Baber
May 3 – On the pitch, Manchester United won the 212-13 Premier League title with four games to spare. Off the pitch financial results for the three and nine month periods ended 31 March 2013, announced yesterday, which show record third quarter revenue of £91.7m, sponsorship revenue increasing by 52.2% and adjusted EBITDA increasing 22.5% to a third quarter record of £25m.
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 Andrew Warshaw, chief correspondent
May 3 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter, with typically deliberate timing, has re-opened the prickly debate over World Cup slots by promoting Asia’s case for more representation.