By Andrew Warshaw
March 18 – Qatar’s winning 2022 World Cup bid has been plunged into renewed controversy – just when FIFA are about to be given an update about the treatment of migrant workers employed on its stadium projects.
March 18 – The digital media revolution continues to reshape the sports advertising and sponsorship landscape with more targeted advertising opportunities at matches for the global broadcast audiences. La Liga is the latest of Europe’s big leagues to embrace the technology available with an extension of its deal with digital billboard replacement specialist Supponor via sports advertising agency Umedia.
By Andrew Warshaw, chief correspondent
March 18 – The man who has been running Asian football for just under a year faces a revolt from within his own Confederation amid accusations of trying to increase his power base by unconstitutionally changing the statutes.
By Jaroslaw Adamowski
March 18 – A group of investors from Qatar is considering to invest in Ruch Chorzow. The club could be the first in Poland with an owner from the Middle East.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 17 – Qatar’s World Cup organisers, buffeted by constant attacks about the country’s human rights record, have gone on the offensive by branding the latest report into the mistreatment of workers as a smear campaign “riddled with factual errors”.
March 17 – Adidas boss Herbert Hainer is to take over as the new chairman of Bayern Munich following the resignation of Uli Hoeness in the wake of his tax evasion scandal.
March 17 – Former French international striker Nicolas Anelka faces an uncertain future following the latest development concerning his infamous ‘quenelle’ gesture that landed him with a five-match ban and a hefty fine from the English Football Association.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 17 – African football chief Issa Hayatou says it’s time the Continent provided at least one World Cup semifinalist.
March 17 – CONCACAF has introduced a set of Competition Integrity Measures to tackle match-fixing. They are now being conducted before every CONCACAF tournament and competition.
By David Owen
March 17 – The head of Asian football has given his support to a modification to the World Cup qualifying system that would see the fifth-placed team in Asian qualifying play off against the top team in Oceania for a place in FIFA’s flagship tournament.
By David Owen
March 17 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is considering electoral reforms that would see the next elected President secure an automatic place on FIFA’s Executive Committee.
By David Owen
March 17 – The man heading the task force charged with settling on the best date for the 2022 World Cup has confirmed that no decision will be taken for at least a year.
By David Owen
March 15 – The top two tiers of English football are in discussions aimed at establishing “proportionate linkage” between their respective sets of financial sustainability rules, Premier League boss Richard Scudamore has revealed.
By David Owen
March 14 – The world’s biggest football confederation by population covered and the football league with arguably the biggest international following have signed a mutual cooperation agreement.
I haven’t wanted to criticise the Europa League. Honestly I haven’t.
I loved the Cup Winners’ Cup and UEFA Cup. I have soft sports for many clubs who play at Europa League level. And there is undoubtedly something heartwarming about a club breaking through to play in Europe. The potential for fans to dream, to follow team over land and sea. From my country England it’s been Wigan and Swansea this season and you won’t find their fans complaining about European football,