Football

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.

Italian financial police have seized assets from footballers, their agents and club executives as part of a probe into alleged tax evasion in Serie A and Serie B, the top two divisions of the domestic game.

Paraguayan Football Association (APF) president Alejandro Dominguez was today (Tuesday) elected as the new leader of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), as the continental body attempts to embark on a new era after a period dominated by scandal.

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has said he is open to a deal with Uefa general secretary Gianni Infantino in order to become the next leader of Fifa, while Tokyo Sexwale has been asked to explain his low-key campaign for the top job at world football’s governing body.

The Uefa Executive Committee has today (Friday) formally approved the introduction of goal-line technology (GLT) into its major competitions from Euro 2016, as well as giving its full backing to general secretary Gianni Infantino’s bid to become the head of world football’s governing body, Fifa.

Real Madrid has retained its position at the top of Deloitte’s annual Football Money League for an 11th consecutive year, with Spanish LaLiga rival Barcelona having overtaken English Premier League club Manchester United in second place in the rankings.

Chinese manufacturing business Rastar Group has completed its takeover of LaLiga club Espanyol in a move that furthers Asian influence in the top division of Spanish football.

Gestifute, the powerful football agency founded by influential Portuguese agent Jorge Mendes, has entered into a wide-ranging strategic partnership with Foyo Culture and Entertainment, a subsidiary of Chinese investment conglomerate Fosun International.

Uefa general secretary Gianni Infantino today (Tuesday) unveiled his manifesto for the presidency of world football’s governing body Fifa, including the proposal to expand the World Cup to a region-wide hosting model.

European football’s governing body Uefa has referred Galatasaray to its Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) adjudicatory board after the Turkish Super Lig club “failed to comply with the break-even requirement” of its financial fair play (FFP) regulations during the 2015-16 season.

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has fired back at criticism from fellow Fifa presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of the partnership signed between the governing body and the Confederation of African Football (CAF), describing the Jordanian’s comments as starting an “unnecessary spat”.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have strengthened their ties by signing a wide-ranging four year partnership.

Spanish LaLiga giants Real Madrid and Atletico de Madrid have slammed the transfer bans imposed on them by world football’s governing body Fifa, stating they will explore all avenues of appeal in a bid to overturn the punishments.