November 10 – The pressure on Israel’s participation in international competition is building with the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) passing a resolution at the weekend to submit a formal motion to UEFA urging it to ban Israel from European club and international competitions.
November 10 – Bernd Neuendorf has been re-elected as the president of the German FA, the DFB.
November 10 – After nearly 900 days of dust, cranes, hard hats, and local council hurdles, FC Barcelona finally reopened its home, the Spotify Camp Nou.
November 10 – LaLiga is embracing AI via a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with computer software business Globant which will develop a programme based on agentic Artificial Intelligence.
November 10 – Concacaf has crowned Jonathan David of Canada and Haiti’s Melchie Dumornay as the 2024/25 Men’s and Women’s Players of the Year.
November 10 – Concacaf has announced the dates and venues for the 2025 Caribbean Cup Final, featuring Mount Pleasant FA of Jamaica and O&M FC of the Dominican Republic. The first leg will take place on Tuesday, November 25, at Estadio Cibao FC in Santiago de los Caballeros, with the second leg set for Tuesday, December 2, at Jamaica’s National Stadium in Kingston.
November 7 – The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) and broadcaster SuperSport have agreed a deal for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in English and local languages across Sub-Saharan Africa.
November 7 – Lionel Messi has responded pointedly to Cristiano Ronaldo’s claim that winning the World Cup does not define greatness – calling the triumph “the ultimate achievement” for any footballer – as the Messi vs Ronaldo debate rears its head once more.
November 7 – Racism reared its ugly head again this week as Chelsea’s academy side was subjected to alleged abuse during a UEFA Youth League match against Qarabag in Baku.
November 7 – What do you give to the man who has everything? In the case of Lionel Messi, it’s the keys to the city of Miami.
November 7 – National Women’s Soccer League club, Gotham FC has added more business savvy to its front office, appointing former San Francisco 49ers chief marketing officer Alex Chang as chief revenue officer. His move reflects a growing trend of NFL executives crossing into the ‘other’ football, bringing the know-how of America’s most popular sport to America’s fastest emerging sport.
November 7 – UEFA’s Foundation for Children is keeping up the pace of its support for vulnerable children worldwide with the board of trustees approving a new portfolio of 104 projects.
November 7 – The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) has announced the creation of the NWSL Advisory Board, a new council of investors, cultural icons, and soccer legends designed to accelerate the league’s expansion and cultural reach.
November 6 – The Football Federation of North Macedonia (FFM) has made a donation of kit and training equipment to 23 clubs competing in the country’s women’s championships.
November 5 – UEFA has renewed its memorandum of understanding with law enforcement agency Europol which is focussed on battling Europe’s organised crime gangs behind match-fixing and other money laundering activity through football.