By Tom Degun at the Sport Accord Convention in Québec City
May 25 – International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge has dismissed the threat posed to a successful Istanbul 2020 Olympics and Paralympics bid by the European Championship finals bid from Turkey insisting that only the bid for the Games has the support of the Turkish Government.
By David Gold
May 25 – Brazil’s Ministry of Sport has revealed its latest assessment of preparations for the 2014 World Cup, with Minister Aldo Rebelo claiming that “most projects will be completed in 2013”.
By Andrew Warshaw in Budapest
May 25 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter opened the main business of the 62nd FIFA Congress today with a speech that called for unity after a year of unprecedented scandal and damaging splits.
By David Gold
May 25 – ONE World Sports (ONS) has signed a three year extension to its coverage of Japanese, South Korean and Chinese football in the United States.
By Andrew Warshaw in Budapest
May 24 – FIFA’s 62nd Annual Congress officially opened here today with the usual pomp – and a note of controversy provided by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 24 – Goal-line technology is to be tested at England’s friendly against Belgium at Wembley Stadium on June 2, the clearest sign to date that football’s lawmakers are serious about implementing it worldwide.
By Andrew Warshaw in Budapest
May 24 – The Asian-led campaign to lift the ban on women footballers wearing the Islamic headscarf suffered a serious setback today when FIFA’s leading medical expert said he was still not satisfied by progress made.
By Andrew Warshaw in Budapest
May 24 – FIFA’s medical experts have called on every footballing nation to be more vigilant in reporting cases of cardiac fatalities to try to work out why they are occurring with such regularity.
By Andrew Warshaw in Budapest
May 24 – Serbian football authorities have angrily denounced FIFA’s decision to allow Kosovo to play international friendlies against established countries, warning the move was against the rules and would have “harmful” effects on the region.
By Andrew Warshaw in Budapest
May 24 – Referees could in future face the same kind of dope tests as professional footballers, FIFA medical experts disclosed today.
By Andrew Warshaw in Budapest
May 24 – UEFA President Michel Platini has once again reiterated that Turkey will not be allowed to host the European Championship finals in 2020 if Istanbul is awarded the Olympics and Paralympics the same summer.
By Andrew Warshaw in Budapest
May 23 – Just when it hoped to enter a new era of honesty and integrity, world football’s CONCACAF region was plunged into unprecedented bloodletting today as yet more stunning allegations of corruption burst into the public domain.
By Andrew Warshaw in Budapest
May 23 – Jeffrey Webb was formally elected the new President of FIFA’s scandal-hit Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) region today, saying he was “truly humbled and honoured” to lead the organisation and promising a new era of accountability and transparency.
By David Owen
May 23 – Kosovo’s first officially-sanctioned football international could take place as soon as this autumn, accompanied by what the head of the territory’s football federation believes will be “a big party” in the Balkan province.
By David Gold at the SportAccord Convention in Québec City
May 23 – Don Hardman, the vice-president of venues for the Canada 2015 Women’s World Cup, told insideworldfootball here today that there was plenty of interest in the country for the tournament.