November 14 – Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes has expressed his reservations about the winter World Cup in Qatar, which kicks off next weekend with the hosts playing Ecuador in the tournament’s curtain raiser.
November 14 – Under the auspices of FIFA’s global football development chief Arsène Wenger, the world federation will roll out a new set of insights, metrics and performance data to enhance the experience of the World Cup’s global audience.
November 14 – EA Sports has inked what it is describing as a ‘special collaboration’ with non-profit organisation love.fútbol to help raise awareness of safe play and to engage communities and promote the universal social values of sports.
November 14 – With the World Cup kicking off in just six days, some of the groups are packed full of teams that are in good form. That’s not the case in Group B where England take on the USA, Iran and Wales.
November 11 – The Danish FA (DBU) have said that FIFA has rejected their request to train at the World Cup in shirts with the words ‘human rights for all’ – a protest at Qatar’s controversial rights record.
November 11 – FIFA’s plea that World Cup teams concentrate purely on football without referencing Qatar’s human rights record and treatment of migrant workers is likely to be ignored, according to England manager Gareth Southgate.
November 11 – Hit like many countries by a number of injuries, especially in defence, England unveiled their World Cup squad on Thursday with manager Gareth Southgate (pictured) optimistic he has struck the right balance.
November 11 – Israelis and Palestinians will be allowed to travel together to the World Cup following an agreement brokered by FIFA who met with representatives from the Qatar 2022 organising committee, and from Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Culture and Sport.
November 11 – Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has added his voice to those who believe Iran should be kicked out of the World Cup because of the country’s brutal crackdown against anti-government protests.
November 11 – The European Club Association (ECA) is to host its first workshop on financial sustainability next week with more than 130 delegates expected in Geneva, Switzerland.
November 11 – The CIES Football Observatory has completed an analysis of 100 players outside the big-5 who have not yet turned 25 with the highest estimated transfer value.
November 11 – Premier League Tottenham Hotspur has agreed a three-year licence agreement with outdoor product brand YETI.
November 11 – There are mixed opinions about the World Cup being held in late November and December. It’s created a domestic league situation the likes of which we haven’t seen. Even countries that haven’t qualified for the finals are being affected and are seeing their domestic league seasons fractured.
November 11 – European Club Association chair and PSG boss Nasser Al-Khelaifi, speaking at the UEFA Convention – Future of European Football, the day after European stakeholders met with Super League breakaway protagonists A22, gave a hard-hitting assessment of the group who he said “proved yesterday that they just don’t understand football and itsecosystem”.
November 10 – Qatar’s World Cup organisers have again strenuously denied claims by a former whistleblower that the country offered cash for votes in order to land the tournament.