Serie A players mark elimination of violence against women day
November 27 – Players and coaches across Serie A had red marks painted on their faces to promote a campaign for the elimination of violence against women at the weekend.
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Spanish prosecutors seek 10-year jail term for Alves’ alleged night club rape
November 24 – Prosecutors are seeking a nine-year prison sentence for Brazilian star Dani Alves, one of the most decorated players in world football, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman last year.
Tetovo in North Macedonia give go ahead for new stadium that will host national team games
November 24 – The North Macedonian government is continuing to invest in sports facilities in the country, with the mayor of Tetovo, Bilall Kasami, announcing that the municipality will construct a €9.7 million new stadium in the city.
French players demand calendar rethink after spate of injuries on international duty
November 23 – France’s players union (UNFP) has called for an overhaul of the football calendar after a spate of players suffered serious injuries including during the recent international break.
Kosovo heads to US to scout for national team youth talent
November 23 – The Football Federation of Kosovo (FFK) is looking to recruit young players with Albanian roots to represent the country’s national team in the future.
Infantino and Morocco’s Walid Al-Rakraki honoured at Dubai’s MBR Creative Sports Awards
November 23 – Three of the major honours at Dubai’s 2023 MBR Creative Sports Awards went to football at the awards ceremony in Dubai this week.
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.
Dutch hand sex-pest Overmars 2-year ban, but he can still work in Belgium
November 17 – Former Dutch international Marc Overmars has been banned from football in his homeland for a year after admitting to sending inappropriate messages to female colleagues “over a period of time”.
AC Milan’s Florenzi investigated for illegal betting
November 17 – AC Milan’s international defender Alessandro Florenzi has reportedly become the latest Italian player to be investigated by authorities over alleged illegal gambling activities.
El Ghazi takes Mainz 05 to court for being sacked over pro-Palestine post
November 16 – Anwar El Ghazi, a Dutch international winger of Moroccan descent, is taking legal action against Bundesliga club Mainz 05 for wrongful dismissal over a pro-Palestine social media post.
Turkey’s Artas Holding opens talks with Romanian club Universitatea Cluj
November 16 – Turkish company Artaș Holding will invest in the Romanian elite FC Universitatea Cluj, though terms for the partnership are unclear.
Spanish keeps Dani Alves locked up as sexual assault case heads for courts
November 15 – Former Brazil and Barcelona defender Dani Alves is to stand trial in Spain for alleged sexual assault.
With ECJ ruling close, Reichart keeps fire lit under prospect of a European Super League
By Paul Nicholson in Miami
November 15 – Bernd Reichart, CEO of A22 Sports, which was established to create and promote the European Super League project, said that if they win their case at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) they will progress to setting up a 60-80 team European club league structure.
England pay tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton, one of their greatest ever
November 14 – Former England World Cup winner Sir Bobby Charlton was remembered both as one of English football’s finest players and a “humble” and “fantastic” man as thousands of fans and a string of dignitaries bid him a final farewell on Monday.
Party for one? Real Madrid’s Perez launches new attack on UEFA and LaLiga in bid to ‘save football’
November 13 – Real Madrid president Florentino Perez launched a barrage of attacks on LaLiga and UEFA in his speech to the club’s ordinary general assembly on Saturday.