Premier League footballer Andros Townsend banned for 4 months for betting misconduct

Tottenham Hotspur (Premier League) midfielder Andros Townsend was handed a four month suspension by the FA's (Football Association) independent regulatory commission on the 04/06/2013, after breaching betting regulations.Townsend, who was also fined €21k (£18k) was charged for breaches of FA Rule…

Hannover 96 want to invest €20m in the construction of a training centre

Hannover 96 (GER, Bundesliga, 9^th in 2012/13) want to invest €20m to transform their reserve team's ground, the Eilenreide Stadium into a state-of-the-art training centre.The German club is currently negotiating the purchase of land adjacent to the stadium but "no agreement has yet been signed,…

Transfers: dates for 2013/14 European transfer windows

According to the schedule published by FIFA's TMS (Transfer Matching Sytem) on the 05/06/2013, the summer transfer window in France (11/06/2013 - 02/09/2013) will close on the same day in England, Germany and Spain. It is for this reason that on the 31/05/2013, the LFP (Professional Football…

Christian Karembeu named strategic advisor at Olympiakos

On the 04/06/2013, it was announced that Christian Karembeu, 42, has been appointed as strategic advisor for scouting and international relations at Greek club, Olympiakos.The former French international (53 caps, 1 goal) will work alongside Pierre Issa, former Marseille player and South African…

MSV Duisburg banned from 2.Bundesliga for 2013/14 season

On the 03/06/2013, Sponsors.de announced that the DFL (Deutscher Fussball Liga, German Football League) had decided on the 28/05/2013, to ban MSV Duisburg from participating in the 2013/14 season in 2.Bundesliga (German second division) due to insufficient economic capacity.According to the…

Barcelona: annual report

Financial fair play: Malaga appear before the Court of Arbitration for Sport

On the 04/06/2013, Malaga (La Liga) appeared before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to appeal for the annulment of the decision made by UEFA's financial supervisory authority who, on the 21/12/2012, disqualified them from entering European cup competitions for the next four years. The…

Chelsea: Mourinho to receive an annual salary of €12m

On the 03/06/2007, Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho was appointed manager of Chelsea FC (Premier League). He has signed a four year deal with the club, where he has already been manager from 2004-2007. He is expected to receive an annual salary of €12m. This amount would represent an increase of 20…

FC Nantes season tickets: "the fans are not just customers" (Florian Le Teuff)

"We recognise that promotion from Ligue 2 to Ligue 1 will have an impact on season ticket prices. What concerns us though, is not the increase, but the scale," Florian Le Teuff, president of the FC Nantes supporters club, told NTF on the 03/06/2013.The club, promoted to Ligue 1, has recently…

Neymar joins FC Barcelona for €57m

On 03/06/2013, Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, or "Neymar", signed a five-year deal with FC Barcelona. The transfer fee is thought to be in the region of €57m. The 21 year old Brazilian striker (33 caps, 20 goals), was signed from Santos FC (Brazil) where his contract was due to end on…