By Andrew Warshaw in Istanbul
March 21 – Over-ambitious clubs who try to flout Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules by taking UEFA to court were warned to think again today after the European Commission confirmed the regulations were legally compliant.
By David Gold
March 21 – Filling stadiums at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations is the top priority for the tournament, being held in South Africa, according to the man responsible for organising the competition.
By David Gold
March 21 – The Brazilian Government has taken another step towards passing the 2014 World Cup bill after meeting with the opposition in the country’s Congress, though it still faces hurdles before it becomes law.
By Andrew Warshaw in Istanbul
March 21 – The 2014 Champions League final will be staged at the home of Benfica, one of the great evocative names of European football.
By David Gold
March 21 – Fabrice Muamba has held a “brief” conversation with his Bolton Wanderers manager Owen Coyle as he continues to show positive signs after suffering a cardiac arrest during an FA Cup tie last weekend.
By David Gold
March 20 – FIFA will make a decision on which cities will host matches at the Russia 2018 World Cup this September, it was confirmed today.
By David Gold
March 20 – The turf for the new Welsh National Football Centre has been cut for the first time at the Newport International Sports Village.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 20 – FIFA reiterated today that it will be up to the game’s South American Confederation, CONMEBOL, to replace Brazil’s Ricardo Teixeira (pictured) on the world football governing body’s Executive Committee.
By David Gold
March 20 – Papua New Guinea, Fiji and Vanuatu are all through to the semi-finals of the Oceania men’s football qualifiers for London 2012, but hosts New Zealand are yet to seal their last four spot.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 20 – Russia 2018 were forced into revisiting the issue of racism today but continued to deny it was a serious problem despite yet another widely reported incident.
By David Gold
March 20 – Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets (pictured) will be able to compete at the London 2012 football tournament for Spain after their Olympic coach, Luis Milla, reached an agreement with the Catalan club.
By Andrew Warshaw
March 20 – FIFA secretary general Jérôme Valcke (pictured) has been given a crucial lifeline after being cleared to carry on running the organisation’s 2014 World Cup programme.
By Duncan Mackay
March 20 – David Magliano, the marketing director of England’s disastrous bid to host the 2018 World Cup, has joined the Co-operative Group as its new brand director, it has been announced.
By Duncan Mackay
March 20 – Ricardo Teixeira has resigned as a member of FIFA’s ruling Executive Committee, a week after he quit as the President of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and Brazil 2014.
By David Gold
March 19 – D-day for Indonesia’s embattled Football Association (PSSI) is looming with no sign in sight of a resolution to its conflict with the breakaway domestic league.