November 7 – FIFA has teamed up with Hawk-Eye Innovations to establish the Football Technology Centre AG, a joint venture aimed at advancing tech solutions in football, particularly through the development of algorithms that automate in-game event detection.
November 7 – Premier League Matchday 10 achieved a 97.65% stadium capacity across all ten fixtures, reflecting an average turnout while recording both season-high and season-low attendance figures for teams up and down the division.
November 7 – After months of uncertainty, Belgian club Deinze has been rescued following a takeover by the Luxembourg investment group, AAD, with former press officer Céline Mawet stepping up as CEO.
November 7 – After three months, CEO Thorsten Theys has departed top tier Belgian club Beerschot, local media report.
November 7 – Premier League side Aston Villa have agreed a multi-year partnership with Vodka brand Nemiroff as the club’s new Official Vodka Partner.
November 7 – During the 2010-11 season, FC Barcelona was the greatest team in world football. Under the guidance of La Masia graduate, Pep Guardiola, and prompted by the GOAT, Lionel Messi, another product of the famed academy, the Catalans were unstoppable, but then, the production line faltered.
November 6 – The ongoing dispute over player workload and burnout has hardly been eased by rules just announced by FIFA for next summer’s expanded Club World Cup.
November 6 – Dutch FA general secretary Gijs de Jong has said the 2030 and 2034 World Cups may be awarded by acclamation.
November 6 – FIFA has confirmed the appointment of Elkhan Mammadov as the organisation’s chief member associations officer with Gelson Fernandes stepping in as his deputy.
November 6 – While most of the footballing narrative surrounding the Middle East conflict has been widespread condemnation of Israel, two prominent Israeli research institutes have hit back by lodging an official complaint with FIFA against the head of the Palestinian Football Association for allegedly using sports to promote terrorism and violence.
November 6 – European heavyweights Real Madrid and Manchester City both suffered damaging defeats in the Champions League on Tuesday, the latter falling to a third straight loss in all competitions for the first time since 2018.
November 6 – The CIES Football Observatory has unveiled its latest rankings of young players with the highest transfer values, with no surprises at the number one spot.
November 6 – The offices of the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) in Paris and private equity firm CVC Capital Partners were raided yesterday by French fraud investigators following allegations of embezzlement of public funds, active and passive bribery of a public official and illegal taking of interest.
November 6 – Premier League side Southampton FC have partnered up with nutrition experts Hexis in an effort to enhance their players’ performance through ‘tailored nutrition and fuelling strategies’.
