European Leagues body slams ‘franchised’ Super League as threatening professional game
November 7 – A breakaway European Super League would have “serious and lasting implications” according to organisation representing Europe’s major leagues.
Murky picture: Monoco’s Russian owner Rybolovlev arrested
By Andrew Warshaw
November 7 – Eliminated from the Champions League on Tuesday with two rounds to go and in trouble near the foot of the French league, Monaco have been rocked off the pitch with the news that their Russian billionaire owner has been taken into in custody.
Liverpool extend Kunming, China, coaching partnership
November 7 – Premier League Liverpool has extended its youth coaching partnership in the southwest Chinese city of Kunming with Kunming Municipal Bureau of Education.
IFAB opens discussion on handball rule, but shuts door on ending stoppage time subs
November 7 – The International Football Association Board, the game’s rulemaking body, discussed the handball rule at an interim meeting on Tuesday and how it could be made clearer.
Barça double Chinese academys to six with Yunnan Baiyao partnership
November 7 – Barcelona have entered into a three-year regional sponsorship deal with Chinese pharmaceutical brand Yunnan Baiyao with a focus being the opening of three Barça Academys.
PSG go on the attack turning to CAS with appeal against renewed UEFA probe
By Andrew Warshaw
November 6 – In a landmark case that is potentially pivotal to UEFA’s efforts to force clubs to balance their books or suffer the consequences, Paris St Germain’s ongoing dispute with European football’s governing body over financial fair play is going all the way to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Man City under fire for flouting FFP rules and alleged deception of UEFA
November 6 – More damaging allegations about financial impropriety have emerged from Germany’s Der Spiegel news magazine, this time pointing the finger squarely at Manchester City in the first of a four-part instalment about the club’s activities.
Adidas and Real Madrid close in on €1.1bn sponsorship renewal
November 6 – Reports from Spain indicate Real Madrid are on the verge of signing a €1.1 billion sponsorship renewal with Adidas.
Mbappé leapfrogs Kane to become most valuable player in the world
November 6 – The transfer value of French and PSG star Kylian Mbappé just keeps on rising, having now overtaken Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane and his Brazilian club mate, the most expensive player in the planet, Neymar.
AFC backs Palestinian FA ‘sovereignty’ after Israeli military raids on Jerusalem club
November 6 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has expressed its concern over an alleged Israeli raid on a meeting at Silwan FC, a Palestinian club based in East Jerusalem.
Zimbabwe’s Chiyangwa takes leaf from FIFA’s African playbook and bans rivals
November 6 – African football is heading for another disputed internal electoral process after challengers to the regime of Zimbabwean strongman Philip Chiyangwa (pictured right with FIFA president Gianni Infantino) and his deputy Omega Sibanda were controversially barred from contesting polls for the Zifa executive committee set for December 1.
Business as usual for Subies at RFEF after Spanish police release him without charge
November 6 – The Spanish FA has decided to keep Andreu Subies (pictured) in his post as vice-president despite the fact that he was recently arrested as part of the same police operation that also saw the federation’s former president and FIFA powerbroker Angel Maria Villar resign on corruption charges.
Bayern target Latin America with Spanish-language online shop
November 5 – Bayern Munich has taken a deeper step into the Spanish-speaking Latin American market with the launch of a Spanish language online shop.
Football Leaks: Super League talk rattles Europe; Infantino says it is just a smear campaign
By Andrew Warshaw
November 5 – European football has been rocked by fresh revelations of a proposed breakaway super league to start in 2021 while FIFA president Gianni Infantino has separately been accused of secretly helping two of Europe’s most affluent elite clubs gain more lenient sanctions for breaching financial fair play rules.
Football clubs are a safe playing field for criminals and money launderers, finds report
November 5 – Club football is wide open to criminal ownership, money launderers, third party ownership groups and sports betting fraudsters, according to a report published last week.