November 13 – Manuel Burga, the Conmebol bigwig acquitted in the United States two years ago for his alleged role in the FifaGate scandal, has been banned for life by FIFA for taking bribes.
November 13 – Theo Van Seggelen, the public face of world players’ union FIFPro who did more than anyone to campaign for his members, is stepping down as general secretary on January 1 and being replaced by Jonas Baer-Hoffmann.
November 13 – Premier League bosses are to meet English football’s head of referees on Thursday in attempt to sort out ongoing confusion over VAR which many pundits believe is wrecking the spirit of the game.
November 13 – Dutch brewer Heineken has doubled up its sponsorship in European football adding the marquee Euro 2020 Championships to a renewal of its long running Champions League sponsorship.
November 13 – CBS Sports who entered into the US battle for control of football (soccer) broadcast rights last week with the securing of the UEFA Champions League TV deal has outlined plans for its coverage.
By Samindra Kunti in Sao Paulo
November 12 – Brazil have set up a mouth-watering semi-final with France following a 2-0 win over Italy in the last eight of the U-17 World Cup. The French demolished Spain 6-1 in their semi.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 12 – Just over a year after being hammered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), Jerome Valcke, the forgotten man of world football mismanagement, is refusing to give up and is reported to be going to the European Court of Human Rights in a final attempt to have his 10-year ban from the game overturned and clear his name.
November 25 – Napoli chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis is reported to be prepared to take the almost unheard-of step of slashing player wages by 25% as a result of the club’s indifferent start to the season.
November 12 – UEFA has announced Takeaway.com as an official partner of the Euro 2020 championship, no value has been given for the deal which will the online food delivery service designated as the ‘Official Food Delivery Services Partner’.
November 11 – Former UEFA president Michel Platini is taking action to obtain substantial amounts of back pay as well as a significant bonus.
By Osasu Obayiuwana
November 11 – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) have told Insideworldfootball that they are in discussions with Pay-TV operator SuperSport, which operates throughout sub-Saharan Africa, to resume the broadcast of CAF-organised matches on their channel.
November 11 – The Nigerian FA says it is favourite to land Africa’s first ever Under-20 Women’s World Cup next year following a visit by a FIFA inspection team back in August.
November 11 – Charlotte look to be in pole position to win the 30th MLS franchise slot, following MLS commissioner Don Garber’s annual State of the League address in Seattle on Friday, before the MLS Cup final.
November 11 – A Brazilian midfielder playing in Ukraine for leading club Shakhtar Donesk was sent off at the weekend and reduced to tears for reacting to alleged racist abuse.
By David Owen
November 11 – The Chilean football league may resume at the end of this week after a near month-long hiatus caused by the street violence and demonstrations that have swept the country.