The Latest Breaking News from Football

Have any footballers ended their career with more own goals than goals?

Plus: the earliest trophyless seasons, scoring off one’s backside (part II) and the origins of ‘shithousery’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14

Joining Shakhtar as they make base in London: ‘We’re here to show the world that we are alive’

With no ‘home’ games possible in Ukraine, Arda Turan’s side hit the road again, with Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge hosting their Champions League campaign

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14

FIFA proposes €5.5bn football development fund amid Infantino scrutiny

The proposal comes as European football leaders seek a candidate to try to unseat Gianni Infantino as FIFA president.

Euronews · Oct 14

Football regulator chair vows to quit if there is political interference in Man City case

Andy Burnham has received some criticism for his comments regarding Manchester City’s owners

The Independent UK · Oct 13

Independent Football Regulator releases six-point plan to improve clubs’ financial sustainability

The chair of the Independent Football Regulator says the English game must ‘act before it is too late’ to tackle the financial dangers facing it....

The Independent UK · Oct 13

IFR warns English football 'on brink of disaster' in landmark report: 'Act before it is too late'

Stark warnings issued as 94 per cent of clubs in top five divisions lost money last season

Evening Standard · Oct 13

Patrice Motsepe’s Caf presidency under pressure after Afcon U-turn as Eto’o waits in wings

Patrice Motsepe’s leadership of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) is under growing pressure, with officials from across the continent warning they have lost trust in the president

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13

Majority of English football clubs ‘on the edge of financial disaster’, landmark report finds

The independent football regulator said its ‘State of the Game’ report should serve as a ‘wake-up call’ for English football and found the majority of clubs are operating on losses

The Independent UK · Oct 13

Football regulator chair insists he will resign if politically pressured over Manchester City

David Kogan said he would resign if he faced political pressure on how to respond to Manchester City being found guilty of breaching Premier League financial rules

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13

What is card betting? A guide to card betting on football

Learn how card betting works in football and how it might be used as an alternative to match result or goal-related markets

Evening Standard · Oct 13