Gymnastics judges would no longer answer to officials in their own countries under the latest effort to remove politics from the sport.
Corinthians defender Marquinhos said on Tuesday that he had received death threats after a double blunder in the 3-1 defeat by Sao Paulo at the weekend.
Spain's sports minister Jaime Lissavetzky has promised a radical approach to combating racism in football with tough action against the ultra groups that encourage racist behaviour.
English club Wigan Athletic manager Paul Jewell was charged with improper conduct by the FA on Tuesday for his behaviour towards referee Phil Dowd after their 2-1 defeat at Arsenal on Sunday.
It is a tale of two widows. Both Sicilian, both lost policeman husbands to violence -- one to the Mafia, one to a soccer mob. Both funeral speeches moved a nation inured to violence and sparked calls for change.
Santos coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo has launched an extraordinary public attack on former player Marcelinho Carioca during a television programme.
A Brazilian match was interrupted in the first half when fans clashed with police and tear gas floated across the pitch on Sunday.
Romanian football must crack down on its own violent supporters to avoid a repeat of the scenes which shocked Italian soccer last week, national team captain Cristian Chivu said on Sunday.
Stadiums which fail to adopt tougher anti-hooliganism measures could be banned from staging matches next season, Italy's top sporting body said on Sunday following the death of a policeman on Friday.
Manual Jose, the Portuguese coach of Egyptian and African champions Al Ahli, apologised on Sunday for starting to undress in public in protest against a referee's decision.
Italy indefinitely suspended the country's international and domestic soccer matches on Friday after a policeman was killed during clashes at a derby game between Sicilian clubs Catania and Palermo, authorities said.
Ronaldo's move to AC Milan has left fans of the Serie A club distinctly unimpressed with many believing his return to the city has more to do with commercial reasons than his ability on the pitch.