Football

The United Arab Emirates is reportedly planning to bid for this year’s Italian Super Cup against rival bidding hosts China.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has rejected French club Nantes and its player Ismael Bangoura’s appeal over a transfer dispute.

FIFA member associations have approved the anti-racism and discrimination resolutions proposed by the football governing body’s newly-formed task force during its Congress held in Mauritius.

David Beckham has stepped up his efforts to invest in a Major League Soccer (MLS) team after meeting with key political leaders in Miami.

Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti is reportedly prepared to sell a stake in the Serie A club to Indonesian billionaire Erick Thohir, according to Italian media.

The German Football Association (DFB) has announced that it has received bids from Berlin and Munich for consideration to be host cities of UEFA Euro 2020.

Spanish football club Real Madrid has announced that Florentino Perez will serve a fourth term as president following no opposition for elections that were due to take place later this month.

FIFA has today announced the appointment of Lydia Nsekera to its executive committee, the first woman to do so in the football governing body’s history.

The Qatar 2022 supreme committee has appointed design consultants AECOM and project managers KEO for the Al Wakrah Stadium to be used in the FIFA World Cup.

Brazilian football clubs may face point deductions or relegation, following a new agreement proposed by the government to help ease debts in the domestic game.

UEFA president Michel Platini has expressed his frustration at the removal of age limit proposals from today’s FIFA Congress agenda, and suggests its president Sepp Blatter is to blame for the decision.

Scottish Premier League club Rangers has appointed former team manager Walter Smith as its new non-executive chairman, following weeks of dispute with predecessor Malcolm Murray.

Several trade unions will be protesting at the FIFA Congress tomorrow in Mauritius, in response to the football governing body awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.

Uefa has confirmed new broadcast rights deals in the United States, Latin America and Turkey for the qualification competitions to Euro 2016 and the 2018 Fifa World Cup.

Emirates has further bolstered its position in the football shirt sponsorship market after finalising a five-year deal with Real Madrid.

English Premier League football club Southampton has entered into a “long-term” kit partnership with Adidas.