By Mark Baber
January 10 – The Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ) is to appeal the January 8 sanction imposed by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee which will see the national team play its next home World Cup qualifier against Romania behind closed doors.
By Mark Baber
January 10 – President Vladimir Putin submitted a draft law to the Russian parliament on Wednesday containing a raft of measures to stamp out football match-fixing.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 10 – The scourge of global match-fixing has once again come under the spotlight with FIFA extending worldwide the life bans of 41 South Korean players.
By Andrew Warshaw
January 10 – No sooner have plans been announced to revolutionise Scottish football’s league structure than one of the country’s two most famous names has poured scorn on the new proposals.
By Andrew Warshaw, Chief Correspondent
January 9 – FIFA has made further progress in a move to help clubs deal directly with each other during transfers rather than employ agents.
By David Owen
January 9 – David Bernstein, the English Football Association (FA) chairman, is to step up his involvement with Ted Baker, the well-regarded fashion group.
Let us get this right. Luis Suarez is no more a cheat than most football players. I agree with those that argue that the moral spasm his handball goal has evoked is way over the top if not a touch hypocritical. I wonder if the critics have been to many football matches or if they have perhaps been too busy with other things to concentrate on what they are seeing.
If we are saying Suarez was cheating,
By Andrew Warshaw
January 9 – Saudi investors have pulled out of a plan to take a majority stake in Panathinaikos following opposition from shareholders of the stricken Greek giants.
By Mark Baber
January 9 – North Korean striker Jong Tae-Se (pictured) is moving from 1. FC Köln to South Korean K-League club Suwon Samsung Bluewings. He has reportedly signed a contract worth 400 million won and the Koreans have paid 1. FC Köln €300,000.
By Mark Baber
January 9 – The Africa Cup of Nations (ACON), which kicks off in 10 days time, is struggling to meet ticket sales targets, but organisers say sales are picking up as the tournament nears.
By Andrew Warshaw, Chief Correspondent
January 9 – Scottish football looks set to enter a new era after agreement was reached between the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League for a total overhaul of the professional league structure.
By Andrew Warshaw, Chief Correspondent
January 9 – In what could be construed by some observers as a clear message to its European counterpart to crack down harder on racism, FIFA have taken strong action against Bulgaria and Hungary for the behaviour of their fans.
January 8 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter in his speech at last night’s FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala addressed the importance of taking risks and accepting defeat gracefully, the racist issues that have dominated the news, and concluded with a reminder of the significance of the game globally.
By Andrew Warshaw, Chief Correspondent
January 8 – Kevin-Prince Boateng, whose anti-racism stance by leading his AC Milan team off the pitch gained worldwide publicity, says he’d have no hesitation in doing it again if he is subject to further abuse.
By Mark Baber
January 8 – The All India Football Federation (AIFF) is organising a first of its kind FIFA-AFC Football Medicine Regional Course – Central and South Region, starting January 14, 2013.