November 11 – On Sunday, manager Filipe Luis’s Flamengo side claimed the Brazilian Cup with a 4-1 aggregate victory against Atlético Mineiro. It was a final that descended into chaos after the final whistle as Mineiro fans fought with security.
November 11 – The Canadian Soccer Association says an independent review has confirmed the Paris Olympics drone spy scandal that made sporting headlines across the world was not an isolated misstep.
November 11 – With the Caribbean Cup and Central American Cup winners completing the line-up for the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup this month, Concacaf has released draw details for its top club competition, which is now entering its 60th edition.
November 11 – Football as fashion is becoming the norm, however Italian giants, Juventus and one of the world’s biggest apparel companies, Adidas, are taking it a step further, and adding the element of science.
November 11 – If Jose Mourinho isn’t getting injured by his own players, or involved with on-field spats he’s having a quiet day. However, after putting Turkish football as a whole on blast, the ‘Special One’ has been issued a one-match ban and fined.
November 8 – Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof has condemned anti-semitic attacks on a group of Israeli fans as the war in Gaza spilled perilously into the footballing arena on Thursday as Ajax took on Maccabi Tel Aviv.
November 8 – Following in the footsteps of a clamour of rights groups, Human Rights Watch has warned that a 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia risks widespread labour abuse.
November 8 – It may seem almost unthinkable but Kylian Mbappe has been left out of the France squad for their upcoming Nations league matches against Israel and Italy even though he is apparently fit.
November 8 – Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis’ appeal against a five-game stadium ban was dismissed in order to “send a clear message” after he “undermined respect for the game of football”, the English FA has explained.
November 8 – Former Club Brugge strongman Vincent Mannaert will reportedly be named the new technical director of the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA).
November 8 – Two of the best women’s teams in the world will reignite their rivalry as current World Champions, Spain, will meet current European Champions, England in League A, Group A3 of the UEFA Nations League.
November 8 – More than 176,000 people across Europe have been trained in CPR since UEFA launched their ‘Get trained, save lives’ campaign with the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) in November 2023.
November 8 – Flamengo’s Bruno Henrique has been included in the latest Brazilian police swoop of individuals suspected of matchfixing.
November 8 – BBC Radio 5 Live continues to be the gold standard when it comes to match commentary and to the delight of thousands of listeners, the platform has retained the Premier League audio commentary rights until the 2028/29 season in a new four-year deal.
November 8 – German car maker Volkswagen is a new sponsor of the Bulgarian Football Cup tournament, though bookmaker Sesame remains the tournament’s main sponsor.