By Andrew Warshaw
September 25 – Referee Mark Halsey has complained to Greater Manchester Police about receiving abusive tweets following Liverpool’s high profile 2-1 defeat by Manchester United on Sunday (September 23).
By Andrew Warshaw
September 25 – Roma have been awarded a 3-0 walkover win over Cagliari for the Serie A match postponed at the weekend due to safety issues.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 25 – Russian national team captain Igor Denisov has lashed out at the extravagant salaries paid to new signings Hulk and Axel Witsel at his club Zenit St Petersburg in the latest spat over Russia’s role as the cash-rich new player on the global transfer stage.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 24 – The English Football Association (FA) will propose Wembley Stadium to host the semi-finals and final of the 2020 European Championship if UEFA President Michel Platini’s plan to hold the tournament across Europe comes to fruition, FA chairman David Bernstein revealed today.
By David Gold
September 24 – Valencia President Manuel Llorente has reaffirmed the club’s commitment to building a new stadium despite being plagued by a new set of problems in the construction of the ground.
By David Gold
September 24 – Barcelona could leave their famous Nou Camp home after the club’s members approved a referendum on the future of the stadium.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 23 – Former England captain John Terry sensationally announced his retirement from international football tonight at the age of 31 – just as another hearing into allegations of racism against him is about to begin.
By David Gold
September 22 – UEFA has appointed Kuoni as its official accommodation agency for the next European Championship in 2016.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 23 – Former Barbados Chief Justice Sir David Simmons has been appointed to chair the newly formed Integrity Committee of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) in an attempt to improve the organisation’s credibility after 18 scandal-tainted months.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 22 – UEFA has begun disciplinary proceedings against Italian club Lazio for “improper conduct” by supporters during Thursday’s (September 20) Europa League tie at Tottenham Hotspur.
By David Gold
September 21 – A petition in Brazil calling for a “more democratic” choice of names for the mascot of the 2014 FIFA World Cup has attracted over 23,000 signatories.
By David Gold
September 21 – José Mourinho and Real Madrid are taking legal action against a journalist for the Madrid sports daily Marca after comments he made about the Portuguese coach this week.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 21 – UEFA is coming under pressure to investigate the latest claims of racism in European football, this time by visiting Lazio fans at Tottenham Hotspur’s North London White Hart Lane stadium during last night’s Europa League game, which ended goalless.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 21 – Sebastian Coe, the face of this summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games as the London 2012 chairman, has been signed up as one of the speakers for the inaugural Doha Goals forum on December 10-12, Qatar’s latest initiative to put itself on the sporting map.
By Andrew Warshaw
September 21 – Mexico is planning to put in a bid for a record-breaking third FIFA World Cup in 2026, Mexican Football Federation (FMF) President Justino Compeán has revealed.