December 2 – A match in Guinea’s second-largest city, Nzérékoré, turned deadly as violent clashes led to a stampede, resulting in at least 56 fatalities on Sunday, according to government reports.
December 2 – FIFA World Cup bid evaluation report has, remarkably, awarded Saudi Arabia’s bid for the 2034 World Cup the joint highest bidding score ever. Human rights groups, however, have slammed FIFA for “whitewashing” the country’s human rights record and called out glossing over environmental concerns.
December 2 – In a new low for FIFA and president Gianni Infantino’s administration, FIFA have ignored a key recommendation by its own subcommittee on human rights and social responsibility to compensate migrant workers in Qatar.
December 2 – Football organisations are set to face increasing scrutiny over their environmental and social impact, driven by a younger, sustainability-conscious generation of supporters, according to a new survey by Carbon Responsible focusing on UK football fans.
December 2 – Football is to resume in Lebanon from early next year – days after Israel and Hezbollah announced a ceasefire in their ongoing war.
December 2 – UEFA has announced that Swisscom has become the Official National Telecommunications & Connectivity Partner for next summer’s Women’s Euros.
December 2 – Premier League stadiums once again showcased near-capacity crowds, with match week 14 averaging an impressive 98.53% attendance – the third best of the season behind match weeks 1 and 11. Here’s how the weekend unfolded.
December 2 – Ten-man Botafogo clinched their first-ever Copa Libertadores with a 3-1 win against Atletico Mineiro in a gripping final in Buenos Aires on Saturday.
December 2 – Implicated in the Canadian drone-spying scandal that has already cost Canadian women’s coach Bev Priestman her job following the Paris Olympics, John Herdman has resigned as coach of Toronto FC, though his resignation has not been directly linked to that scandal.
December 2 – Fiorentina midfielder Edoardo Bove is in intensive care in hospital after collapsing on the pitch during his side’s Serie A match against Inter Milan on Sunday.
December 2 – Illegal streams of professional football have long been a thorn in the side of broadcasters. In France that has been taken to a new level according to stark new findings presented by LFP Media, the commercial entity of the Professional Football League (LFP).
December 2 – Soccerex will hold the next edition of its conference and exhibition format in association with Sports Expo in Egypt in February 2025.
December 2 – Just over a month ago, the dream match-up of New York and LA squared off for a world title as the Yankees lost to the Dodgers in Major League Baseball World Series. On Saturday the two cities will meet again in Carson for the right to be called MLS Cup Champion.
December 2 – Bulgaria’s Botev Plovdiv have confirmed that the club’s owner Anton Zingarevich (pictured) has been issued with a government ban on entering the country for a period of ten years. The club said that the Bulgarian authorities had confirmed the ban, but did not give any reasons for the decision.
December 2 – At 37-years-young, Luis Suarez is proving that age is indeed a number as he signed a contract extension with Major League Soccer’s (MLS), Inter Miami, that will see him remain in Florida until the end of the 2025 season.