Millions of leaked documents have revealed tax evasion and financial fraud involving some of the world’s biggest names in football. More must be done about this type of fraud, says the FIFA president, but main responsibility should lie with unions and federations.

The English Football Association (FA) council members could be stripped of their decision-making powers due to lack of will to initiate recurrent calls for long overdue governance reforms.

Questionable treatment of immigrants in Italian football was laid bare at the first conference of the new Football Collective in Manchester, England.

Late pay, low wages and forced transfers are among the basic working conditions of footballers, says new report from FIFPro that calls for reforms in the industry.

With the signing of a large, but undisclosed, sponsorship deal and the prospect of Issa Hayatou’s continuous reign, the governance of African football remains in the deep, dark night. Osasu Obayiuwana reports.

The allegations of corruption among FA managers and officials, including former English manager Sam Allardyce, have entailed critique of the FA but also calls for a broader look into the governance of sport.

Compliance is crucial in the fight against match-fixing and corruption, said a line of speakers at the Soccerex convention this week and also agreed that top-down cultural changes are needed.

Both La Liga and Premier League are looking to expand to overseas markets, but expansion could ensue changing dynamics and perhaps end up weakening the domestic leagues.