Human rights concerns: US senators urge FIFA nations not to award 2034 World Cup to Saudi

November 26 – Two United States senators have urged FIFA not to pick Saudi Arabia as the 2034 World Cup host because of the country’s human rights record.
November 26 – Two United States senators have urged FIFA not to pick Saudi Arabia as the 2034 World Cup host because of the country’s human rights record.
November 26 – Sepp Blatter may be yesterday’s man but from time to time the former FIFA president still gets on his soap box to decry everything that is wrong with the organisation under its current leadership and says the game is being sold out.
November 26 – FIFA has signed its second sponsor for the 2025 Club World Cup in the US that is now just over six months away.
November 26 – As Florentino Perez, Real Madrid president, addressed the general assembly, known as ‘socios’, on Sunday he couldn’t resist going after LA Liga, UEFA, and FIFA in his annual address to the membership.
November 26 – Women’s basketball sensation Caitlin Clark (pictured), who a season ago was playing college basketball and has just finished her first pro-season with the WNBA’s Indiana Fever, has joined the Cincinnati ownership group bidding to bring an NWSL franchise to the city.
November 26 – Liverpool icon Mohamed Salah has stunned fans by raising doubts about his future at the club, saying he is yet to be offered an extension to his contract which expires at the end of the season.
November 26 – United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) head coach, Emma Hayes, has revealed that towards the end of her time coaching the seven-time WSL Champions, Chelsea, she was unwell.
November 26 – Iceland coach Age Hareide (pictured) has called time on his managerial career, the Football Association of Iceland (KSI) said on Monday.
November 26 – The Colorado Springs Switchbacks have reached the mountain top winning their first United Soccer League (USL) title beating Rhode Island FC 3-0.
November 26 – Leila Pereira has been re-elected as president of Brazilian giants Palmeiras for a second three-year term.
November 26 – Vasco da Gama have promoted their technical director Felipe to the role of manager for the remainder of the season after the dismissal of Rafael Paiva (pictured).
November 26 – The Saudi Pro League (SPL) has teamed up with the World Football Summit (WFS) for WFS Asia 2024. Taking place December 2-3 in Riyadh, the summit Is expected to bring together more than 2,000 global football industry leaders.
November 26 – Footballco has joined world players’ union FIFPRO as media partner for the World 11 awards and ceremony and will create content across media brands that have a combined monthly audience of more than 640 million.
November 25 – The French FA has refused to intervene in the increasingly bitter dispute between Kylian Mbappé and his former club Paris St Germain.
November 25 – Argentina’s Racing claimed their first Copa Sudamericana by defeating Cruzeiro of Brazil 3-1 in the competition’s final on Saturday.