Puma keeps ball in play at LaLiga with early multi-year renewal
November 21 – Puma are extending their five-year official ball sponsorship with LaLiga with a new multi-year deal starting with the 2024/25 season.
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Romanian FA builds national team brand with Lagardère retail deal
November 22 – The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) has signed a long term agreement with retailer Lagardère which will sell national team merchandise across 22 different stores, mainly located in Romanian airports.
EA Sports crosses into real world with EA Futures $10m grassroots funding project
November 22 – Electronic Arts, the developers of the EAFC football simulation game, has launched its FC Futures $10 million fund that will provide money for infrastructure projects at community-level football.
Liverpool MP calls Everton sanction ‘unjust’ and motions for immediate establishment of regulator
November 21 – Everton’s 10-point deduction by the Premier League has reached the UK Parliament after being described as “grossly unfair”.
Bill Foley buys Australian A-League’s new Auckland franchise
November 21 – Australia’s A-League has confirmed that a new Auckland-based franchise will feature in the league next season, heralding the return of professional club football to New Zealand.
Mendy chases Man City for unpaid wage deductions while on trial for rape
November 21 – Former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has launched a “multi-million-pound” claim against the club over unpaid wages.
Vinicius Jr steps up anti-racism efforts with Brazil poster campaign
November 21 – Vinicius Junior has launched a campaign to combat racism in Brazil under the slogan ‘Racism, don’t pretend you don’t see it’.
Sotheby’s to auction Messi’s World Cup winning shirts
November 21 – Six shirts worn by Lionel Messi during Argentina’s winning run at last year’s World Cup are to be sold at auction and could become the most valuable collection of sports memorabilia.
USA and Panama book Concacaf Nations League and Copa America slots
November 21 – The United States and Panama booked their slots in the 2023-24 Concacaf Nations League Final semi-finals. The US going through despite a 2-1 defeat to Trinidad and Tobago in the second leg of their League A quarterfinal at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Copa America 2024 to open in Atlanta with final in Miami
November 20 – Copa America 2024, to be played in the US next summer, will open in the 71,000-capacity Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta and close in 65,300-capacity Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
Bulgarian prosecutors open probe into FA president Borislav Mihaylov
November 21 – Bulgarian prosecutors have begun an investigation into the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) and its president Borislav Mihaylov (pictured).
Mexico stunned by Honduras, Panama brush Costa Rica aside as CNL quarter finals heats up
November 30 – The old order of Concacaf took a body blow in the opening legs of the Concacaf Nations League 2023/24 quarter finals.
Clubs pay the price for FIFA’s winter World Cup as player injuries rocket upwards
November 20 – Injury severity among players in Europe’s top leagues increased radically following the first ever winter World Cup in Qatar last year, new research has revealed.
LaLiga’s clubs boost learnings with UK factfinding trip
November 20 – The Boost LaLiga initiative, introduced in 2021, has seen €2 billion pumped into Spanish league clubs via investors CVC, with the aim of improving overall stadium use across matchday and non-matchday events in order to maximise off-field profits.
Albanians celebrate Euro 2024 qualification, Denmark also through
November 20 – Ranked 59th in the world, Albania qualified for Euro 2024 with a 1-1 draw away to Moldova in Group E on Friday – only the second time in their history that they have reached the finals.