November 2 – After a lengthy period in the footballing wilderness, Kuwaiti clubs have elected the head of a new-look federation that hopes to win back recognition from FIFA and end a ban from international tournaments over alleged government interference that has crippled the sport in the Gulf country.
November 2 – The head of the Iraqi Football Association, Abdulkhaliq Massoud, has confirmed his country’s participation in the Gulf Cup scheduled to be held in Doha in December and January.
November 2 – Arsenal are to increase the number of premium seats by 780 at their Emirates Stadium over the next two years, boosting the overall capacity to 60,600.
November 2 – FIFA have concluded a five-year TV deal with public broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) for rights to all its events starting with the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and concluding with the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
November 2 – FIFA says it is waiting for information over a Delhi High Court ruling which has booted out the Indian football federation’s (AIFF) Praful Patel as the body’s president.
November 2 – Guangzhou Evergrande, the Chinese Super League’s leading club with seven straight league titles, is to launch a co-branded credit card in China with the Shanghai Pudong Development (SPD) Bank.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 1 – Tokyo Sexwale, the under-fire South African official who headed FIFA’s doomed Israel-Palestine mediation effort, insists he did exactly what was asked of him and has questioned why his eagerly awaited report was thrown out by FIFA’s all-powerful Council headed by Gianni Infantino.
By Paul Nicholson
November 1 – Costas Takkas (pictured) became the second defendant in the FIFA corruption case to be sentenced in the US, receiving a 15-month jail sentence and being ordered to pay a share of $3 million in restitution to the Caribbean Football Union (CFU).
November 1 – South African Football Association President Danny Jordaan has broken his silence over rape allegations against him, denying the accusations are true.
By Samindra Kunti in New Delhi
November 1 – Just as Indian football was celebrating the successful hosting of the U17 World Cup, controversy has struck with the Delhi High Court issuing an order to “set aside” the election of AIFF president Praful Patel over election irregularities and nominating SY Quraishi as interim administrator to ensure new elections within five months.
November 1 – Hong Kong has been issued a warning by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) after their fans booed the Chinese national anthem during a recent AFC Asian Cup qualifying win over Malaysia.
November 1 – Fears that a government review of the on-line betting and gaming industry could result in dramatic falls advertising and sponsorship revenues for football have been averted with the government leaving this part of the gambling sector alone in a review published yesterday.
By Mark Baber
November 1 – Across the top Europe leagues, club trained players have hit a new low, with only 18.5% of players trained by the club they are currently with, expatriate players are at a new high of 39.7% and the percentage of new signings in each squad has hit a new high of 44.8%.
November 1 – Malaysia has been fined US$30,000 by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) after the national team’s fans described both Singapore and Brunei fans as “dogs” during matches at the South-East Asian (SEA) Games.
November 1 – War-ravaged Somalia is celebrating the prospect of having its own federation premises after having operated in rented offices for over half a century.