By Andrew Warshaw at the Dolder Grand in Zurich
November 7 – FC Barcelona President, Sandro Rosell, painted a dire picture today about the state of Spanish football, warning that several clubs faced demotion from La Liga or even extinction as a result of the financial squeeze.
By Andrew Warshaw at the Dolder Grand in Zurich
November 7 – Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay warned today that moving to a new stadium was “imperative” but that there was no chance of entering the debate to take over the Olympic arena in Stratford.
By David Gold at the Dolder Grand in Zurich
November 7 – Marcos Motta, partner of the Brazilian law firm, RBMF Advogados, has defended the third party ownership structure that exists in Brazil which allows venture capitalists to invest in players and receive a portion of their transfer fees when they are transferred.
By David Gold at the Dolder Grand in Zurich
November 7 – FC Lorient President Loic Fery has reiterated his desire to see a salary cap based on each league’s income from television revenues to prevent football from financial disaster, as revealed first on insideworldfootball last week.
By David Gold at the Dolder Grand in Zurich
November 7 – Speaking at the International Football Arena conference in Zurich, the President of FC Zurich, Ancillo Canepa, has criticised male footballers for being disloyal and “spoilt” and said that women are naturally fairer and more sporting.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 6 – Martin Kallen (pictured) is not a household name when it comes to the big personalities at football’s governing authorities, but, in seven months’ time, he will be under the spotlight like never before.
By David Gold
November 6 – Jochen Rotthaus, the managing director of Bundesliga side TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, has told insideworldfootball the club is proud to be the first team in one of Europe’s top-flight leagues to have a solar-power provider as its shirt sponsor.
By David Gold
November 4 – A police force has been permanently posted to a favela near the Maracanã stadium (pictured) in Rio de Janeiro, which will host the final of the 2014 World Cup and the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2016 Olympic Games.
By David Gold
November 3 – Stephen Keshi (pictured) has been named as the new coach of Nigeria and told to take the country to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
By David Gold
November 5 – FC Lorient President Löic Féry has called for a salary cap based on each league’s income from television revenues to prevent football from financial disaster, saying UEFA’s financial fair play initiative was a positive step, but did not go far enough.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 5 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter has promised to leave no stone unturned and, for the first time, name names as part of his anti-corruption drive at the heart of world football.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 5 – FIFA have been quick to launch a clarification after war veterans condemned them for refusing to allow the England team to wear poppies on their shirts when they play world champions Spain at Wembley Stadium on November 12 – on the eve of Remembrance Sunday.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 5 – Under-fire FIFA Executive Worawi Makudi has once again denied any wrongdoing as the net closes in around him for allegedly using development funds for his own use.
Dear readers of insideworldfootball
On the occasion of the 13th edition of the International Football Arena (IFA) conference in Zurich, on November 7 and 8, I will present updates and reflections that underline our road towards a different FIFA. The 200 opinion leaders from around the world, gathered at the IFA, will witness our determination to remedy the ills of the past, and how we intend to improve the way we do business.
By David Gold
November 4 – Philipp Hasenbein (pictured), the managing director of SPORTFIVE Germany, claims that the building of new stadia has been a key driving force behind the growth of the Bundesliga and German football in recent years.