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.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 4 – World football’s governing body has asked for further clarification over reports that one of its key sponsors, Emirates Airlines, is considering whether or not extend the current agreement between the two parties.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 4 – FC Sion President Christian Constantin has vowed to keep fighting to get his club reinstated in the group stage of the Europa League describing UEFA boss Michel Platini as a “king’s jester”.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 4 – Umberto Gandini, the AC Milan operations director and one of the most prominent voices in European football, has entered the debate over the rights and wrongs of clubs wanting to sell their television rights individually.
By David Gold
November 3 – FIFA’s exclusive hospitality programme rights holder MATCH Hospitality has appointed Jet Set Sports as the exclusive sales agent for Norway, Sweden, Russia and Australia for hospitality packages at the 2013 Confederations Cup and 2014 World Cup, both being held in Brazil.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 3 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter will make one of his first appearances since announcing his anti-corruption drive when he takes centre stage at the International Football Arena (IFA) on Monday (November 7).
By Andrew Warshaw
November 3 – Thailand’s Worawi Makudi is edging closer to becoming the latest FIFA powerbroker to face possible scandal despite denying he used development funds for his own purposes.
By David Gold
November 3 – LA Galaxy star David Beckham has again used a high-profile opportunity to continue to push his dream of competing for Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 2 – The fallout from the unprecedented FIFA bribery scandal has extended as far as one of the organisation’s major sponsors, with Dubai’s Emirates Airlines undecided whether to renew its multi-million dollar deal after 2014.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 2 – Alexey Sorokin could be forgiven for taking the rest of the year off, putting his feet up and patting himself on the back for a job well done.
By David Gold
November 2 – The Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee has reiterated its call for FIFA to conduct a full independent investigation into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, awarded to Russia and Qatar respectively in December 2010.
By David Gold
November 2 – Orange has reaffirmed its commitment to African football with plans to take the mobile platform Football Fan Club to a number of new countries.
By David Gold
November 2 – FIFA has donated $300,000 (£188,000/€218,000) to efforts to boost football infrastructure in Christchurch, where a devastating earthquake struck the Canterbury region earlier this year.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 2 – New York Cosmos, once the most glamourous name in United States soccer which even lured Pele out of retirement, wants to become a major force once again – possibly with Arab money.
By David Gold
November 2 – Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has followed Gareth Bale’s example and reiterated his desire to play in the Great British football team at next year’s Olympic Games by posing in a limited edition British Olympic Association (BOA) football supporters shirt.