Football

Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) president Marco Polo Del Nero has stepped down from his position on Fifa’s Executive Committee, the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) confirmed yesterday (Thursday).

Doyen Sports Investments, a subsidiary of private investment fund Doyen Group, has hit out at the leaking of sensitive commercial documents relating to its involvement in football’s third-party ownership (TPO) market, with the president of Dutch Eredivisie club FC Twente resigning in connection to the emergence of the information.

French and Russian authorities have outlined plans to step up security at fan zones for the Uefa Euro 2016 and 2018 Fifa World Cup national team football tournaments following this month’s attacks in Paris.

The lawyer for Uefa president Michel Platini has hit out at the “total lack of credibility” of Fifa’s Ethics Committee after disclosing that it has requested a life ban for the French official, a move that would rule him out of the race to succeed Sepp Blatter as head of world football.

The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has stated it is yet to receive a formal application amid multiple reports suggesting a deal is close to being agreed for a top-tier Premiership match between Dundee and Celtic to be staged in the United States next year.

English Premier League football champion Chelsea posted a loss of £23.1m (€32.8m/$34.9m) during the 2014-15 season, according to its latest annual results through to June 30 of this year.

The investigatory chamber of the ethics committee at football’s world governing body Fifa called on Saturday for sanctions to be imposed against president Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, who was long thought to be the favourite to replace the incumbent chief.

Organisers of the Copa America Centenario have today (Thursday) confirmed that 10 American cities will host the historic staging of the national team football tournament next year.

A senior Fifa official has warned that corruption in football is “systemic” and the sport’s leaders should not ignore its prevalence, as world football’s governing body today (Thursday) hit back at a report issued by the Transparency International (TI) organisation.

The Chilean Football Association (ANFP) has confirmed the resignation of president Sergio Jadue amid local media reports that he has travelled to assist US authorities in their investigation into the corruption scandal surrounding world football’s governing body Fifa.

Fifa has today (Wednesday) rejected appeals by its president Sepp Blatter and Uefa president Michel Platini against their provisional bans from all football-related activity.

European football is in a state of high alert after the cancellation of last night’s international friendly match between Germany and the Netherlands, with a security meeting set to take place today (Wednesday) to discuss measures for the Spanish LaLiga game between Real Madrid and Barcelona on Saturday.

Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has entered into a wide-ranging endorsement deal with telecommunications firm Altice.

Football’s European governing body Uefa has confirmed that the Euro 2016 national team tournament will take place in France next year despite the devastating terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday.

David Nakhid has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over a decision by Fifa to exclude him from its presidential race, while football’s global governing body has also issued bans to officials from Laos and Nepal.

Uefa Euro 2016 organising committee president Jacques Lambert has pledged that France will not be forced to cancel its staging of the national team football tournament in the wake of the attacks in Paris, while International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach said the capital’s bid for the 2024 Olympic Games will not be affected by the events that unfolded on Friday evening.