November 1 – In a remarkable move, World Cup organisers have agreed to pay for the flights and hotels of selected fan groups in exchange for promoting the tournament on social media.
November 1 – Japan will target the last eight of the World Cup, the country’s coach Hajime Moriyasu (pictured) said as he named his 26-team squad for the tournament in Qatar.
November 1 – Spain have retained the U-17 Women’s World Cup title defeating Colombia 1-0 in the final to bring the second FIFA tournament ever staged in India to a close.
November 1 – Thousands of goals scored in Danish soccer in November will raise money for migrant workers who helped build World Cup projects in Qatar.
November 1 – After a short VISA pre-sale window for tickets to the Women’s World Cup 2023, FIFA has now opened up the sales window to all fans.
November 1 – Sky Sports UK has renewed its partnership with short-form mobile content platform Snapchat Discover.
November 1 – On average, Manchester City starting lineups for Premier League games fielded playing stock to the value of €605 million in transfer fees.
November 1 – Reigning champions France have suffered another blow ahead of the World Cup with the news that midfielder Paul Pogba will miss the tournament after failing to recover from knee surgery.
October 31 – Jack Warner, football’s most wanted man who is banned for life for corruption, has broken his silence over voting for Russia to stage the 2018 World Cup.
October 31 – Qatar’s World Cup preparations continue to be buffeted by off-the-field political interventions with Germany’s human rights envoy postponing an official visit.
October 31 – Thousands of fans heading to the World Cup risk having their tickets annulled because of the volume being sold on unauthorised websites, cybersecurity experts have warned.
October 31 – Flamengo defeated Athletico Paranaense 1-0 on Saturday to win a third Copa Libertadores title and cement their dominance at the top of the South American club game.
October 31 – The AFC will hold the draw for its U17 Women’s Asian Cup Indonesia 2024 Qualifiers Round 1 this week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
October 31 – Tickets sales have opened for first-ever Women’s Finalissima between England and Brazil at Wembley on April 6.
By David Owen
October 30 – US media conglomerate Comcast has posted a third-quarter loss after including $8.6 billion of impairment charges related to Sky, its UK-centred media and telecommunications business with live rights to Premier League football.