Said & Done: Spurs giving back; Fifa news; plus Colombia’s ‘gay contagion’
Tottenham's deal of the week; the football family; Colombia's 'gay contagion'; plus Grandpa's two-match banDeal of the week• £27m: Public money now committed to keeping Spurs in Tottenham – £9m from Haringey council, plus £18m from London's riot...
David Bernstein’s calmness helps FA make right decision on captaincy
Chairman emerges with credit after bypassing Fabio Capello and grasping the nettle of John Terry's court caseThis is unusual territory for the Football Association in more ways than one. The governing body finds itself in the unfamiliar position of bei...
FA could strip England captaincy from Terry
• Pressure grows on board to make decision today• 'Insulted' Rio Ferdinand talks of 'bad taste in mouth'David Bernstein, the Football Association chairman, is facing increasing pressure from inside the organisation to remove the England captaincy f...
Top law firm calls for football agents to have kitemark scheme
• Kitemark to provide a 'level of trust' in unregulated industry• Scheme to replace Fifa's 'unworkable' list of registered agentsA kitemark system for agents has been proposed after research by a leading law firm revealed that two thirds of English...
Said & Done: Model news; Bin Laden in Romania; plus why football is not for oxen
Man of the week; transparency news; Bin Laden in Romania; plus why football is not for oxenMan of the weekEquatorial Guinea's PR team say the $1m bonus paid to the squad by minister Teodorin Obiang was "a personal gesture", not public funds. "There is ...
FA in talks with Premier League over avoiding Cup final fixture clash
• FA would like Cup final day to itself in schedule• 5 May showpiece moved to 5.15pm kick-offThe Football Association is in talks with the Premier League in an attempt to avoid a repeat of last season's scheduling clash between the FA Cup final and...
Said & Done: Fifa in Brazil; shaman of the week; plus the keeper too drunk to move
Fifa in Brazil; number crunching; shaman of the week; Adriano news; plus the goalkeeper too drunk to moveMan of the weekHeadlining in Brazil last week: 1) A government pledge to increase wealth redistribution after figures showed 16 million Brazilians ...
Villas-Boas: Premier League clubs should have B teams in Championship
• Chelsea manager Villas-Boas wants shakeup of youth system• Spanish model lets Barcelona B play in Segunda DivisiónAndré Villas-Boas has denounced the current system of youth development in England as uncompetitive and called for reserve teams o...
Fifa official criticises Brazil’s slow preparations for 2014 World Cup
• Not a single stadium is ready, says general secretary Valcke• Fifa pushing for Budweiser to be able to sell beer at groundsFifa's secretary general has again criticised Brazil for being behind schedule in its stadium preparations for the 2014 Wor...
Sepp Blatter and Fifa facing a moment of truth – or another whitewash | David Conn
Fifa's independent governance committee faces a defining decision on Thursday, whether to examine the organisation's past or ignore serious and credible corruption allegationsFootball's world governing body, Fifa, could from Thursday face a watershed i...
Said & Done: Fifa’s Nobel peace prize; Gigi Becali news; plus the naked referee
Fifa's Nobel peace prize contender; Big Society latest; Gigi Becali on jihad; plus the naked refereeMan of the weekJoão Havelange – nominated for the Nobel peace prize for pushing a "social justice" agenda at Fifa in the 90s. João Ricardo Moderno, ...
FA gang of four smoothly see off Capello without McClaren seven’s rage | Rob Bagchi