By Samindra Kunti in Rio de Janeiro
November 3 – South America’s continental club season will culminate with hosts and favourites Fluminense taking on Boca Juniors in the final of the Copa Libertadores. The Argentinians will seek to become the first non-Brazilian winner in five years.
November 3 – Football’s most prestigious awards ceremony, the Ballon d’Or, will be co-organised by UEFA from next year in what smacks of undermining FIFA’s own much-criticised annual prizegiving ‘Best’ awards.
November 3 – The Brazilian Confederation of Football (CBF) will reportedly threatening legal action against Botafogo owner John Textor who accused the governing body of corruption in a touchline rant following his club’s dramatic 4-3 defeat to Palmeiras.
November 3 – The AFC Women’s Club Championship will see eight teams across two centralised venues begin play on Monday.
November 3 – The US-based Binnie family, through their Carlisle Capital investment vehicle, have taken an initial 55% stake in Danish second tier side AC Horsens for DKK27 million (£3.1 million).
November 3 – Rangers have renewed their partnership with Douglas Laing that will see the Scotch Whiskey distiller, blender and bottler remain the 55-time Scottish champions’ official Spirits partner until the end of the 2024/25 season.
November 3 – Colombia’s government says that the guerrilla group National Liberation Army was responsible for holding the father of Liverpool striker Luis Díaz.
November 3 – Brazilian star Neymar is set to be out of the game for six months following surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus damage suffered during a national team match last month.
November 3 – FC Barcelona youngster Yamine Lamal has been ranked as the best dribbler in the Big 5 European leagues in the under-23 category, according to new data from the CIES Football Observatory.
November 3 – Following the partnership between UEFA and the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) announced earlier this year, both parties combined to launch the ‘Get trained, save lives’ CPR campaign at the ERC’s annual congress in Barcelona.
November 3 – The North Macedonian FA (FFM) have boosted their medical support to teams with the provision of defibrillators to all 16 clubs in Macedonia’s second division. Last year, similar donations were made to clubs in the Macedonian first division.
November 2 – Residents of the Colombian town of Barrancas have held a candle-lit march to demand the release of the father of Liverpool forward Luis Díaz.
November 2 – US sports investor Bill Foley, majority owner of Premier League Bournemouth, has reportedly held provisional takeover talks with Scottish Premier League club Hibernian.
November 2 – The Gold family is seeking potential buyers for an undisclosed portion of their 25.1% stake in West Ham United. Vanessa Gold, now the club’s joint-chair following her father David’s death earlier this year, has appointed Rothschild & Co to explore the potential share sale.
November 2 – Ajax, currently at the bottom of the Eredivisie, have been sanctioned with a €25,000 and a stadium ban for the club’s hardcore fans for their next home match, following the abandonment of their league match with Feyenoord in September.