By Andrew Warshaw
May 11 – Craig Whyte, owner of beleaguered Scottish giants Glasgow Rangers, has agreed to transfer his 85 per cent majority shareholding so that the administrators running the club can move forward with finding new buyers.
By David Gold
May 11 – The World Cup law for Brazil 2014 has moved another step closer to being authorised after the country’s Senate approved the Bill, which passed through the lower house of Parliament in March.
By David Gold
May 11 – Manchester United forward Javier Hernández will not be part of the Mexico squad for this summer’s Olympic Games, according to his club manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
By David Gold
May 11 – Slaven Bilić will leave his post as Croatia coach at the end of the European Championships this summer, after six years in charge.
By David Gold
May 11 – The two teams who will take part in the Ultimate Champions Match during the UEFA Champions Festival in Munich next week have been revealed.
By Andrew Warshaw at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton
May 10 – After a string of false dawns and broken promises, the crucial final phase of testing for goal-line technology got under way today attended by a select panel of scientists and footballing lawmakers.
By David Gold
May 10 – Violence marred the end of the Russian Cup final between Rubin Kazan and Dynamo Moscow, after hundreds of fans ran onto the pitch at the end of the game.
By David Gold
May 10 – Argentina has overhauled its league system and will return to having a single champion each season for the first time since 1991.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 10 – UEFA’s refusal to change the rules to allow a raft of suspended players to take part in the Champions League final was entirely correct according to the competition’s leading administrator.
By Duncan Mackay
May 10 – Istanbul have been told by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge that they will not be allowed to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics if Turkey stages football’s European Championships in the same year.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 9 – Roy Hodgson, the new England manager, will name his eagerly awaited squad for the 2012 European Championships next Wednesday (May 16) – three days after the end of Premier League season.
By David Gold
May 9 – Stoke City have agreed a deal which sees bet365 become their shirt sponsor for the next three seasons, replacing Britannia, though their partnership with the club has also been extended.
By David Gold
May 9 – Football fans are being given the chance to have their say on the name and colours of the new West Sydney team in the Australian A-League.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 9 – Zimbabwe has cleared 33 of 90 players accused of being complicit in rigging results.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 9 – Italian football has been further disgraced by yet another serious match fixing development with the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) confirming that 22 clubs and 61 individuals – including 52 active players and three coaches – have been placed under investigation.