Contract talks between the Italian football players' association and top professional league Serie A have stalled. This again raises the possibility of a playing strike.
Championship club Portsmouth has finally got new owners Hong Kong businessman Balram Chainrai, his brother Deepak Chainrai and business partner Levi Kushnir.
Premier League club Liverpool's board of directors have announced the sale of the club to New England Sports Ventures (NESV) despite opposition from American co-owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks.
A big story in the financial pages in the past week has been the state of the Irish economy and whether it can continue to fund its debts given the state of some of the country's banks in the aftermath of the collapse of the 'Celtic Tiger' boom.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the NFL team run by the Glazer family who also own Manchester United, suffered a TV "blackout" on Sunday, their 17-14 victory over Randy Lerner's Cleveland Browns prohibited from being broadcast on local television because they failed to sell all the tickets.
Tom Hicks is making a bid to secure control of Liverpool. An opportunity has arisen because his business partner George Gillett was at risk of defaulting on a personal loan from Mill Financial. However, some sources are reporting that Gillett is in talks to extend the loan.