Football

The Russian Premier League has launched a “closed competition” to draw up a development strategy for the top division of Russian football.

Alex Horne, the general secretary of the Football Association, the sport’s governing body in England, believes ‘fixing’ matches is not a widespread occurrence in the English game, but has warned against complacency in the fight against corruption.

Spanish Liga football club Barcelona expects to make a definitive decision on the future of its Nou Camp stadium in January, with officials currently studying the viability of two separate development proposals.

The All India Football Federation has “put in a request” to host the 2015 Fifa Club World Cup, according to president Praful Patel.

Brazil-based footballers have warned that a strike is “imminent” after the Brazilian Football Confederation governing body failed to meet their demands for changes in the domestic game, according to the Reuters news agency.

Fifa has announced the rescheduling of seven 2014 World Cup matches, with three games in Manaus and Recife having their kick-off times pushed back.

Fifa president Sepp Blatter has called for calm as football’s world governing body continues to look at alleged abuses of the rights of migrant workers in Qatar, which will host the 2022 World Cup.

Jose Maria del Nido, the president of top-tier Spanish Liga football club Sevilla, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for embezzlement and corruption.

Fifa, world football’s governing body, confirmed a record pot of prize money for the 2014 World Cup and announced a swathe of event hosts following its executive committee meeting on Thursday.

The German Football League (DFL) has announced that it will make a decision over the introduction of goal-line technology (GLT) in the top-tier Bundesliga and second-tier 2.Bundesliga by the end of the current season.

Brazil’s Deputy Sports Minister Luis Fernandes has insisted that four stadia that are set to host 2014 World Cup games will be delivered to Fifa, football’s world governing body, in January.

Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber has identified Miami and Atlanta as targets for expansion, but warned that the league will not bend its rules to accommodate a David Beckham-led team in the Florida city.

Sepp Blatter, the president of football’s world governing body Fifa, insisted today that he has the “utmost confidence” that Brazil and its stadia will be ready to host the 2014 World Cup.

Uefa president Michel Platini has hinted that he may reverse his long-standing opposition to goal-line technology and introduce a system for France’s staging of the Euro 2016 national team tournament.

When it comes to groups of highly-paid professionals for which people have little sympathy, footballers are sure to be near the top of the list. Matt Wright believes French footballers could have avoided a super tax proposal if they were seen to be more socially responsible.

Italian Serie A football club Inter Milan has announced a strategic partnership with US Major League Soccer outfit D.C. United, with both teams owned by Indonesian businessman Erick Thohir.