By David Gold
May 6 – Scotland and Glasgow Celtic winger James Forrest would not play for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics if the football tournament clashed with his club commitments.
By David Gold
May 5 – Six cities have been chosen to host matches during the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada at a ceremony in Ottawa.
By David Gold
May 4 – Chelsea have bid to purchase Battersea Power Station with a view to building a 60,000 seater stadium at the venue.
By David Gold
May 4 – The South African Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has confirmed that the host cities for next year’s African Cup of Nations next year will be Johannesburg, Nelspruit, Rustenburg, Port Elizabeth and Durban.
By David Gold
May 4 – Albanian international Besart Berisha (pictured) of Brisbane Roar has been named as the A-League Player of the Year by the Football Media Association (FMA).
By Andrew Warshaw
May 4 – With only six weeks to go before the start of the European Championship finals, the political situation in Ukraine is causing widespread concern, with the joint hosts under increasing scrutiny by both UEFA and the international community.
By David Gold
May 4 – Liverpool FC have made a loss of almost £49.4 million ($81 million/€61 million) for the last financial year ending July 2011, most of which is accounted for by abandoning a plan to move into a new stadium.
By David Gold
May 4 – Newcastle Jets will be competing in next season’s A-League after all, following a meeting between the club’s owner Nathan Tinkler and Football Federation Australia (FFA) chief Frank Lowy.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 3 – The future of Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers moved a step closer to a successful conclusion today when American businessman Bill Miller was granted preferred bidding status by the administrators running the club.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 3 – Robbie Savage, one of Wales’ most flamboyant footballers, has urged his national federation to support any players from his country who want to compete for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 3 – UEFA has refused to change its rules to allow a raft of suspended players to take part in the Bayern Munich-Chelsea Champions League final later this month.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 3 – Six Zambian footballers have had worldwide bans imposed on them by FIFA following a match fixing scandal in Finland where they played.
By David Gold
May 3 – The German Football Federation (DFB) has agreed a three year extension to its long-term partnership with Coca-Cola.
By David Gold at Wembley Stadium in London
May 2 – FIFA’s youngest vice-president, Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein has been honoured for his efforts to overturn the ban on the hijab in football at the inaugural Muslim Women’s Sport Foundation (MWSF) Ambassador Awards, held here tonight.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 2 – Fans travelling to Ukraine for the 2012 European Championships face over-zealous behaviour by an “out of control” police force, an Amnesty International report has warned.