December 12 – Kosovo’s FC Llapi has begun a €2 million reconstruction of its Zahir Pajaziti Stadium in the town of Podujevë. The renovation funds have been provided by the state.
December 3 – Real Madrid and the Community of Madrid have signed a collaboration protocol to create the Madrid Innovation District (MID), a vast technology-driven development zone that will occupy 85 hectares surrounding Ciudad Real Madrid.
December 1 – In the midst of the strongest season for Gabrovo football in three decades, OFC Yantra has been left without financial support by the Bulgarian city’s Municipal Council.
December 1 – Dutch club, Go Ahead Eagles striker Victor Edvardsen has been fined after mocking the appearance of Stuttgart midfielder Angelo Stiller, who was born with a cleft lip. During their Europa League match on Thursday, Edvardsen made gestures toward Stiller’s nose, an area often affected by cleft-lip surgery.
November 28 – The label ‘English fans – handle with caution’ used to be common across Europe in the 70s and 80s, when aggressive policing was the norm. Supporter behaviour has improved dramatically since those days, but the policing clearly hasn’t kept pace. Newcastle United have become the latest club to see their fans on the wrong end of heavy-handed tactics from the very people meant to keep them safe.
November 28 – Norwegian club, Valerenga, is calling on global anti-doping authorities to update research and understanding of artificial pitches after a bizarre case where a banned stimulant leaked out of the surface and triggered a failed drug test for one of their women’s players.
November 26 – The Kings League – Gerard Piqué’s fast-growing, tech-heavy twist on small-sided football – has launched a nationwide search for three players to represent Team USA at next year’s Kings World Cup Nations in Brazil.
November 26 – Chelsea and England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton has been voted BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year 2025, a clear sign of how far the profile of goalkeepers has risen in the women’s game. A position that once delivered the line “put the slow kid in goal” is now producing some of the sport’s biggest and juiciest storylines, and Hampton has been front and centre over the last year.
November 23 – For the first time since 1998, Scotland is going to the World Cup finals, and the joy of the fans has literally rattled the country. The Tartan Army’s spiritual home, Hampden Park, is known for the ‘Hampden Roar’ and on Wednesday night in their dramatic 4-2 win over Denmark, they celebrated with such force that the British Geological Survey picked it up like a tiny earthquake.
November 24 – LaLiga’s Villarreal CF has launched its first official academy in North Macedonia.
November 21 – Claiming ‘unprecedented interest’, UEFA’s joint venture commercial arm UC3 has unveiled a raft of new deals and broadcasters (preferred bidders) for its club competitions in Europe’s top five markets of UK, Germany, Spain, Italy and France.
US media powerhouse Paramount is set to become a major player in the UEFA Champions League in the UK and Germany from 2027. In Spain telecoms giant Telefonica have scooped up rights to all UEFA’s club competitions,
November 19 – The Bosnia and Herzegovina FA (NS/FS BiH) has confirmed the completion of the conceptual design for the National Stadium in Zenica. This development marks the official start of the realisation phase for one of the most significant infrastructure projects in the association’s history.
November 19 – Women’s Super League referee Lisa Benn has told an employment tribunal she lost her place as an international official after speaking up about an incident involving a senior Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) coach/instructor.
November 12 – The Spanish Football Association (RFEF) has expressed “surprise and concern” after FC Barcelona blindsided the national team with news of Lamine Yamal’s groin procedure that led to the player’s release from the squad.
November 12 – Greek referee Alexandros Tsamouris, has withdrawn from a third-tier national league (Gamma Ethniki) match after receiving threats, including a package containing live bullets, local media reported.