Player transfer spending by Premier League clubs was around £350m in the summer transfer window,
according to analysis by the business advisory firm Deloitte.

Crystal Palace have confirmed they are out of administration. The acceptance by the Football League of the club's new owners, led by Steve Parish and Martin Long, marks the end of the administration process.

Manchester United's owners the Glazer family have been hit with a steep rise in their annual debt payments after the club exceeded a limit on their overall borrowings which form part of their controversial PIK loans agreement.

6 August 2010

The organizers of the joint Belgian/Dutch bid chasing the rights to host the 2018 World Cup have issued a

statement dismissing concerns voiced by politicians in the two countries over tax privileges given to FIFA.

6 August 2010

Balram Chainrai, seemingly the obvious candidate to buy Portsmouth, has said he remains unsure whether to take control of the club, which yesterday defeated a bid by Her Majesty’s revenue & Customs (HMRC) to prevent the club coming out of administration.

06 August 2010

The China Investment Corporation, the foreign investment arm of the Chinese government, has refuted

claims that CIC is funding Kenny Huang’s bid to buy Liverpool. A CIC told the Financial Times there was "no

way" the fund would get embroiled in any such deal.

THIRD OF DUTCH CLUBS IN FINANCIAL PROBLEMS

5 Auguts 2010-

A total of 13 of the 37 professional football clubs in the Netherlands are in serious financial difficulty and

under the supervision of the national association, the Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbalbond (KNVB).

26 July 2010

FIFA’s team of World Cup inspectors are now in Australia, the third country in their round the world trip to

look at prospective FIFA 2018 and 2022 World Cup venues in eleven countries.

27 July 2010

In a move that has raised recognition of the importance of the ‘voice’ pressures of supporters as club

customers to a European level, UEFA has insisted that from the 2012/13 campaign onwards, all clubs must have an operating supporter liaison officer (SLO) as a new UEFA licensing requirement.

29 July 2010

Subscription television broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has announced the acquisition of exclusive Pay-TV rights for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup Qatar 2011.