Zidane penalised for Real’s rotation policy in Valencia
November 9 – Zinedine Zidane’s rotation policy backfired once more after his Real Madrid slid to a dispiriting 4-1 defeat at Valencia, missing a chance to go top of the table in La Liga.
Europe
UEFA positive on its Covid testing protocols as it delivers more than 500 matches
November 6 – UEFA says it has overseen 61,859 Covid-19 tests since August, allowing more than 500 European matches to be played and making football one of the safest environments in the world.
Hands-on Ceferin calls for change to hand-ball law and a return to the ‘spirit’ of the game
November 6 – Aleksander Ceferin has written to FIFA, asking for a change to the handball rule, which the UEFA boss says has caused “growing frustration and discomfort”.
Coronavirus: Belgium’s Mouscron are postponed again as battle to control virus continues
November 6 – Covid-19 continues to play havoc with the Belgian Pro League schedule with Mouscron vs OH Leuven being postponed because of infections at the Walloon club. It’s the third Mouscron game that will require rescheduling.
British government calls in PL, EFL and FA to break rescue funding deadlock
November 5 – British parliamentarians have asked to quiz the orchestrators of Project Big Picture, the controversial plan that would have handed power to the big six Premier League clubs in return for a £250 million Covid-19 bailout for lower-league clubs, but which never got off the ground.
Sheffield Wednesday have points deduction halved
November 5 – Sheffield Wednesday have had their points deduction for breaching EFL spending rules halved from 12 to six points.
UEFA bans Qarabağ’s Ibrahimov after call to ‘kill’ all Armenians
November 4 – UEFA has moved swiftly to provisionally ban Qarabağ FK communications officer Nurlan Ibrahimov after comments made on social media calling for the killing of all Armenians.
Petition tops 100K as anti-lockdown calls grow louder from football’s grassroots
November 4 – More than 100,000 people have so far signed a petition calling for grassroots football to be allowed to continue during the English national lockdown.
Austria postpone cup games as country mourns those killed in terror attack
November 4 – Austria has postponed domestic cup matches that were scheduled to place this week following the terror attack in Vienna.
Covid confusion at Lazio prompts FIGC to investigate test results
November 4 – Italy’s football federation FIGC has launched an investigation into Serie A club Lazio over potential violations of coronavirus health protocols in recent weeks.
Wales stand Giggs down for 3 matches while assault charges investigated
November 4 – Wales manager Ryan Giggs has been forced to pull out of taking charge of the team for the next three international fixtures amid allegations of assault.
Positive tests impact Ajax, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Dynamo Kiev ahead of CL ties
November 3 – Ajax, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Dynamo Kiev have all been hit by coronavirus infections ahead of their Champions League matches this week.
Russia in the frame as possible single host of revamped Euro2020, reports
November 3 – UEFA is considering Russia as the sole host for Euro 2020 according to French newspaper Le Parisien. The governing body have not confirmed the report.
Giggs denies assault after police called to domestic incident
November 3 – Wales manager Ryan Giggs has denied an allegation of assault after British media reported he had been arrested following a disturbance at his home.
Serbian coach Tumbakovic refusing to take the fall for team’s late pitch entry
November 3 – Serbian coach Ljubisa Tumbakovic insists he will take charge of next week’s winner-takes-all Euro 2020 playoff at home to Scotland despite a one-match touchline ban handed out by UEFA for his team’s late arrival for a Nations League game last month.