Football

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has today (Friday) received a significant boost in his campaign to become the next president of Fifa after receiving the backing of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Major League Soccer (MLS) has started a search for a new stadium in St. Louis ahead of the potential addition to the North American club football competition of an expansion franchise in the Missouri city.

French Football Federation (FFF) president Noel Le Graët has hailed a verdict from the country’s highest court, the Conseil d'État, that will retain the status quo in terms of the promotion and relegation system for Ligue 1, the top tier of the domestic club game.

U.S. Soccer, the governing body for football in the United States, has moved to sue the union that represents the country’s women’s national team over fears players could strike ahead of this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has announced a new revenue sharing agreement for the Copa Libertadores in a move that is set to head off the threat of a boycott of its leading club competition.

International footballers’ union FIFPro has openly criticised proposed reforms put forward by football’s global governing body Fifa, suggesting that the sport’s “monopolistic structure will be further entrenched” under the new measures.

Fifa presidential candidate Tokyo Sexwale is set to make a final effort to revive his troubled election campaign at a Confederation of African Football (CAF) meeting on Friday after his bid emerged intact following a gathering of the South African Football Association (SAFA).

Fifa has blocked $20m (€18.5m) in funding to the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) and Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) in the latest blow to the governing bodies at the centre of the corruption scandal that has enveloped the world game.

The expenditure of English Premier League football clubs in a single season has surpassed £1bn (€1.3bn/$1.4bn) for the first time ever, business advisory firm Deloitte has revealed.

Noël Le Graët, president of the Fédération Française de Football, told Frank Dunne why this summer’s Euro 2016 competition is so important for France – and not just French football.

Fifa’s decision to take media and marketing rights in-house was a fatal move in its descent into a mire of proven and alleged corruption, according to former high-ranking Fifa rights agent Dominik Schmid.

Taking commercial rights in-house compounded Fifa’s troubles and its proposed reforms don’t go anywhere near far enough. These are the thoughts of Dominik Schmid, a former industry insider who managed the federation’s commercial rights at agencies ISL, KirchSport and Infront Sports & Media.

Swiss prosecutors investigating football’s global governing body Fifa and its suspended president Sepp Blatter have said a whistleblower has given evidence that has brought authorities “markedly forward” in the case.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has extended its partnership with sports and betting-related services company Sportradar in a bid to further clamp down on the threat of match-fixing.

The German Bundesliga, the top division of football in the country, has posted record cumulative turnover of €2.62bn ($2.84bn) for the 2014-15 campaign, extending the league’s financial growth into an 11th consecutive season.

London-headquartered sports marketing agency SportQuake has announced the opening of new Hong Kong and Beijing offices as part of its expansion into the Chinese market.