Indonesian takeover ensures Brisbane will continue to roar
By David Gold
February 5 – Australian champions Brisbane Roar have been fully taken over by Indonesia’s Bakrie Group, who had purchased a 70 per cent share in the club last October.
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USA clinch last four slot with penalty win over Costa Rica
USA 2 Costa Rica 2 (USA win 4-3 on pens)
June 29 – You’d hate to use the word ‘sterile’ to describe a Concacaf Gold Cup quarter-final, but following the drama and passion of Guatemala versus Canada, it all felt a little flat as the United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) and Costa Rica kicked off for the right to face Guatemala in St. Louis. After 90 minutes and the drama of penalty kicks,
Blatter faces another setback as ISL dossier is delayed by Swiss Supreme Court case
By Andrew Warshaw
February 6 – The long awaited release of documents detailing FIFA’s dealings with its former marketing agency ISL looks set to be further delayed, this time by several months, after appeals to block publication and keep the file secret were sent to Switzerland’s Supreme Court.
Blatter moves to reinstate Egyptian Football Association Board
By Andrew Warshaw
February 5 – Just days after Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri sacked the entire Egyptian Football Association (EFA) Board in the wake of the Port Said riots in which 74 people died, FIFA President Sepp Blatter (pictured) is taking immediate steps to reinstate the relevant officials.
Lord Triesman backs decision to strip England captaincy from John Terry
By Andrew Warshaw
February 5 – Former Football Association chairman Lord Triesman (pictured) has backed the decision to strip John Terry of the England captaincy over racism allegations levelled against him.
Terry should keep the England captain’s armband, insists Capello
By Andrew Warshaw
February 5 – The John Terry (pictured left) saga has taken a new twist with England coach Fabio Capello publicly criticising his bosses at the English Football Association for stripping his skipper of the national team captaincy over the racism affair.
Court demands end of strike by Brazil 2014 World Cup stadium workers
By David Gold
February 3 – A court has ordered workers involved in the construction of a stadium in Recife for the 2014 World Cup to end a strike which has lasted more than a week.
Chelsea defender John Terry stripped of England captaincy by the FA
By David Gold
February 3 – Chelsea defender John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy by the England Football Association (FA) chairman, David Bernstein, days after it was announced he would stand trial for allegedly racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand in July.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter requests violence report from Egyptian FA
By Andrew Warshaw
February 3 – FIFA President Sepp Blatter has requested a full report from Egyptian authorities over the violence that left 74 people dead and over 1,000 injured.
Lennart Johansson calls for FIFA President Sepp Blatter to step down
By Andrew Warshaw
February 3 – Former UEFA boss Lennart Johansson (pictured left) has called for FIFA President Sepp Blatter (right) to step down and hand over the reins now rather than at the end of his four-year term in 2015.
Prime Minister disbands Egyptian FA after deadly riots
By Andrew Warshaw
February 2 – The entire board of the Egyptian Football Association has been dissolved by the Government in the wake of the riots on Wednesday in which 74 people died and over 1,000 were injured, reports said.
David Gold: There are so many compelling reasons for the watching the London 2012 football tournaments
Football at the Olympics is greeted with a shrug here in Europe. Sales of tickets for this summer’s Games in London demonstrate that point illustratively. A total of 1.5 million tickets for the football went back on sale at the end of November, months after the mad dash for seats in the original ballot. With 8.8 million tickets overall for the Olympics, this represents a significant share given that it is one of only 26 sports.
Brazil 2014 World Cup stadium workers threaten strike
By Andrew Warshaw
February 2 – Workers at yet another of the 2014 World Cup stadiums, the Arena Fonte Nova (pictured) in Salvador, Brazil, have threatened to go on strike.
Burrell breaks silence on cash-for-votes scandal
By Andrew Warshaw
February 2 – Horace Burrell (pictured), President of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), who was banned for six months – including three suspended – as part of last year’s cash-for-votes debacle, has broken his silence by admitting he failed to cooperate with the official investigation.
Lynch resigns from Visa head of global sponsorship marketing role after 16 years
By Tom Degun
February 2 – Michael Lynch, the Visa head of global sponsorship marketing, has resigned following a successful 16-year career with the American multinational financial services corporation.
Former London 2012 marketing executive forced out at Tottenham Hotspur
By Andrew Warshaw
February 2 – Tottenham Hotspur executive director Charlie Wijeratna, hired little more than a year ago from London 2012 with a brief to bring in fresh sponsorship, has left the club.