By Andrew Warshaw in Zurich
November 19 – Domenico Scala, the FIFA-appointed troubleshooter who has been at the forefront of efforts to clean up the organisation, painted a grim picture today of just how deep corruption runs in football, implying those preaching the opposite message were simply in denial.
By Mark Baber
November 19 – Everton have announced a £4.1 million loss for 2014-15 on a record turnover of £125.6 million, largely due to a deficit on player trading. The results leave the club with an overall net debt of £31.3 million.
By Paul Nicholson
November 19 – FIFA president Sepp Blatter responded robustly and swiftly to the turning down of his first appeal for a lifting of his suspension by the FIFA Appeal Committee yesterday.
November 19 – Premier League club Liverpool have ramped up their Christmas merchandise programme with the launch of what is calling its ‘Signature Collection’ – a limited edition selection of garments and luxury leather accessories.
By Paul Nicholson
November 19 – The financial crisis that engulfed the Russia’s Football Union (RFU) and saw Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko return as federation president in September, eased slightly with the announcement of gas company Novatek coming on board as a main sponsor. No figure was announced for the deal which will go through until the end of 2018.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 19 – Describing himself as the only “world candidate”, the Jordanian prince who took on Sepp Blatter and lost in last May’s FIFA presidential election believes his chances of success second time round are far better now that national federations no longer feel forced into voting for the veteran Swiss.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 18 – Domenico Scala, the official who has taken centre stage amid the unfolding corruption crisis at Fifa, and Alexei Sorokin, ceo of Russia’s 2018 World Cup organising committee, are the standout speakers at the annual International Football Arena conference in Zurich tomorrow.
November 18 – Liverpool have teamed up with club sponsor Standard Chartered to support the Positive Living Around the World campaign, designed to promote education and reduce stigma around HIV and AIDS ahead of World AIDS day on 1 December 1.
By Mark Baber
November 18 – German discount supermarket chain Lidl, which has been rapidly expanding its operations in the UK, has signed partnership deals with The Football Association (the FA), the Football Association Wales (FAW) and the Scottish Football Association (Scottish FA) in a major deal that lasts until 2018.
By Samindra Kunti
November 18 – Belgian club KRC Genk have suffered a record €14.9 million loss after missing out on European football and falling revenue from both outgoing transfers and season ticket sales.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 18 – Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, both of whom insist they are innocent, have lost their respective appeals against being banned for 90 days for financial wrongdoing.
November 19 – Qatar may still have critics of their right to host the 2022 World Cup but on the field the Gulf state has struck a significant blow by becoming the first side to book a spot at the 2019 Asian Cup and the next round of 2018 World Cup regional qualifiers.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 18 – It isn’t often that home fans belt out the opposition national anthem but supporters of England and France staged an unprecedented display of emotion and unity Tuesday in a prestige friendly at Wembley where the football itself took very much a back seat.
November 17 – CONCACAF director of sports integrity Dr Laila Mintas (pictured) is leaving the confederation. Mintas, one of the world’s most experienced experts in the battle against match-fixing, set up the integrity department in probably the world’s most challenged confederation when it comes to integrity.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 18 – In what could be a huge embarrassment to their most influential sports supremo and FIFA executive committee member Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, Kuwait face the prospect of being thrown out of World Cup qualifying after failing to resolve a case of government interference in the running of the sport domestically.