November 4 – The injury list to key players is mounting just a fortnight before the World Cup, hitting preparations hard and fuelling the debate about staging the tournament in mid-season.
November 4 – Qatar authorities are relaxing strict entry rules during the later phase of the World Cup and will now allow in fans without tickets from December 2 when the group stage ends.
November 3 – The Canadian Premier League formally announced Vancouver FC as the league’s ninth club, ahead of its inaugural season in 2023.
November 4 – Brewer Anheuser-Busch has renewed its official beer sponsorship of U.S. Soccer as the official beer sponsor in a multi-year deal, taking the partnership which began in 1987 beyond 35 years.
November 4 – Lautaro Javier Martinez, an Argentinean native, born on August 22, 1997, is already one of Europe’s most sought-after center forwards. This month he could turn himself into a national icon as the perfect foil for Lionel Messi as the country goes into Qatar 2022 as one of the favourites.
November 4 – Romania and Croatia have been ordered to partially close their stadium for their next UEFA fixtures. They were also slapped with fines following crowd disturbances in September Nations League matches.
November 3 – News has broken in Switzerland of an alleged $387 million intelligence operation funded by Qatar to spy, gather information and destroy the reputations of football executives and who might be contrary to their interests and threaten their ability to complete the hosting of the World Cup.
November 3 – FIFA’s claim that the Qatar World Cup will be carbon neutral has been rubbished by leading climate experts as dangerous and misleading while environment activists have filed complaints with advertising regulators in several European countries over alleged “greenwashing”.
November 3 – In a major move that will reshape the women’s game, UEFA is to launch a Women’s Nations League that will also determine Europe’s three representatives at the Olympic Games.
November 3 – Paris Saint-Germain’s quest for a first ever Champions League crown got potentially tougher on Wednesday when they were relegated to second place in their group despite winning 2-1 at Juventus.
November 3 – Qatar’s health authorities are confident there will be no serious fan incidents at the World Cup where over 1 million spectators are anticipated later this month.
November 3 – The United States Soccer Federation (USSF) have extended their sponsorship deal with insurance company Allstate.
November 3 – Premier League Southampton has named Ecowatt as the club’s Official Training Kit Partner for the remainder of the 2022/2023 season.
November 3 – The 29-team draw for the Round 1 qualifiers for the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup Indonesia 2024 was held today at AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.
November 2 – Qatar has rejected calls for a compensation fund for migrant workers killed or injured during World Cup preparations, reports Agence France Press, with the country’s labour minister labelling the calls for a fund a “publicity stunt”.