The week in football – Cellino; the Scientology clause; pot-belly of the week; plus why the gates to love are locked

Match of the week: one to watch

Football's fit and proper test, enhanced in 2010, versus Massimo Cellino – 12 months after his last arrest warrant alleged he "shows a total lack of a sense of legality or respect for institutions". Cellino denies wrongdoing.

• Explaining the Leeds deal: GFH head Hisham Alrayes on what drew the Bahraini bank to Cellino's £25m bid for 75%: "It has taken us some time to get the right deal in place with people who truly shared our commitment to, and faith in, the future of Leeds United."

Breakthrough of the week

Coming out unequivocally on discrimination after years of mixed messages: Sepp Blatter, 77: "Imposing an age limit [on sport executives] is an act of discrimination. It is not normal to impose age limits."

Also last week from Zurich

• Fifa marking the conclusion of their sustainability training programme to "improve awareness of sustainable management" among Brazil's stadium operators - two months after their £5.2m 90-minute World Cup draw in a £1.7m temporary tent.

• Plus a setback: Fifa executives told to end their bonus culture by its audit and compliance head, after £20.4m was paid to undisclosed "key management personnel" in 2012 – up 81% since 2008. (Sepp's view on executive pay, expressed in 2011: "I'm not ashamed … We're school kids as far as salaries are concerned.")

Figure of the week

$205bn: The amount Qatar will have spent by 2018 on major pre-World Cup infrastructure projects, being built by migrants on $300 a month.

Lazy journalism news

Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins, 3 Feb, unhappy with reports over Michael Laudrup's future: "When you end up losing matches you get rumours and you get stories. We have had them for many weeks ... There isn't anything to discuss."

Also moving on

• Holland, 20 Jan: Ado Den Haag CEO Piet Jansen, staying resolute on coach Maurice Steijn. "You don't need to keep asking me about him every other day: I'm totally consistent." 5 Feb: Sacks him.

• South Africa, 6 Jan: Chippa United chairman Siviwe Mpengesi says he's ready to settle down after getting through seven coaches in 17 months. "We have the best manager, and we support him." 27 Jan: Makes it 8 in 18 months.

• Plus: Massimo Cellino, sacking and unsacking Brian McDermott inside 24 hours – his fastest switch since telling Cagliari fans to lay off Massimo Ficcadenti. 2 Nov 2011: "There are those who dare pass insults, but for every so-called fan who whistles, 100 show support. We're building with patience and trust. I have those qualities. I'm not even thinking about sacking. He's a good coach, a good man. It's time to be serious, earnest and, above all, level-headed." 9 Nov: Sacks him.

PR News: mixed week for…

Newcastle: facing more credibility-sapping headlines over Joe Kinnear and Willie Donachie, but gaining Papa John's as Official Pizza Partner in "really exciting" news for fans.

Quote of the week

Birmingham International Holdings Ltd, revealing chairman Carson Yeung had resigned "to devote more time to his other personal commitments" - and thanking him for "his foresight, aspiration and clairvoyance".

Clause of the week

Germany: Der Spiegel publishing a leaked Adidas player endorsement contract revealing the forfeit clauses which would cost the unnamed Bayern Munich player his €400,000 deal: being caught taking drugs, or "belonging to any organisation or association which represents the principles of L. Ron Hubbard." Adidas: "Scientology and other such organisations are incompatible."

Respect campaign

Ghana: Premier League referee Otis Oppong passing a fitness test to "silence critics" of his pot-belly: "I hope this puts to bed the numerous calls suggesting I am unfit to be the referee. My belly has never been a problem for me."

Club name of the week

Nepal: Friends Club fined after three of its officials manhandled a referee, leading to bans of up to 12 months. The club says it will take legal action to secure compensation and overturn the bans. "We've suffered a lot."

Most contrite

El Salvador: Atlético Marte coach Romeo Blanco, facing charges after calling a referee "a frustrated homosexual criminal" marked by "boundless arrogance". "I take full responsibility for what I say and do. I said what I said, and I'd say it again." Disciplinary head Luis Iraheta: "We're really tired of this."

Cleanest break

Peru: Model Tilsa Lozano says she's moving on from the public furore that followed her alleged affair with Fiorentina's Juan Manuel "El Loco" Vargas, which he denies, by releasing the video for her new track "I'm single and I do what I want." Lozano: "The gates to my love are padlocked."

Plus: most giving

Former Brazil star Gérson, 73, on why he marked Botafogo's third goal by stripping off in the Maracana's Rádio Transamérica studio and leading fan celebrations. "With that goal, I became crazed – I felt inflamed, so took off my top. These fans deserved it."