AC Milan target India with three academy centres in Kerala
November 30 – Italian giants AC Milan have followed the expansion route of city rivals Inter and opened three new academy centres in India.
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Norway look for perfect group stage record against Iceland
July 10 – Norway take on Iceland in their final Group A match, looking to clinch a 100% record at EURO 2025 so far.
Football Australia launches men’s and women’s team accounts on TikTok
November 30 – TikTok has further expanded its presence in football stiking a deal with Football Australia for the men’s and women’s senior teams, the CommBank Matildas and Subway Socceroos.
In denial? Qatar 2022 chief Al-Thawadi says construction deaths figure is 400-500 on all sites
November 29 – World Cup boss Hassan Al-Thawadi has said 400-500 migrant workers have died as a result of work done on construction projects, and is sticking by the figure of just three work-related deaths on World Cup projects.
Agnelli and Juve board resign over criminal probe in to alleged hidden player payments
November 29 – In a bombshell move, the entire board of Juventus, including chairman Andrea Agnelli, has resigned en masse, plunging one of the world’s most famous clubs into crisis.
Rainbow flag makes its entry at Lusail via protesting pitch invader
November 29 – A pitch invader with a rainbow flag interrupted the World Cup match between Portugal and Uruguay.
Scots act on brain injury fears to ban heading the day before and after matches
November 29 – The Scottish Football Association (SFA) is to bring in a ban on professional footballers heading the ball in training the day before and the day after a game.
Dutch to host 2023 Nations League finals in Rotterdam and Enschede
November 29 – The 2023 UEFA Nations League finals will be hosted in the Netherlands and played in Rotterdam and Enschede next summer.
Spanish federation to launch Copa del Rey video-based NFTs with RealFevr
November 29 – The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has struck a deal with Portuguese-based video NFT specialist RealFevr to create digital collectibles of historic and iconic moments of the Copa del Rey.
Crypto winter casts chill over FIFA’s deal with Algorand and CBF’s Bitci agreement
November 28 – The cryptocurrency winter is biting deep, including into football sponsorship with two of the biggest commercial scalps – FIFA and Brazil’s CBF – being hit with non-payment issues right when a World Cup is in full flow.
Casemiro delivers Brazil into last 16, but ghost of Neymar haunts a misfiring performance
November 29 – Five-time world champions Brazil marched on to the knockout phase of the World Cup with a laboured, but ultimately deserved victory against a limited Swiss side with Casemiro delivering the winning strike in the 83rd minute.
Four things you probably didn’t know about Samir Handanovic
November 29 – How well do you know Samir Handanovic, one of Inter Milan’s finest? Inter’s captain goalkeeper isn’t on duty in Qatar, but he is a special talent and both he and his club are catching the eye, especially with US investors.
Qataris get political, reminding Germans of Özil protest and showing support for Palestine
By Samindra Kunti in Al Khor
November 28 – Qatari fans staged a protest of their own, targeting Germany by holding pictures of the former Germany player Mesut Özil while covering their mouths during the match against Spain.
World Cup riot: Morocco win sparks violence in Belgium and Holland
November 28 – Following Morocco’s surprise 2-0 victory against Belgium, rioting broke out in Brussels as well as in various Dutch cities as celebrations spilt out of control.
Silver Lake buys second tranche of CMC shares in Man City owner City Football Group
November 28 – US private equity investor Silver Lake has boosted its shareholding in Manchester City’s parent company City Football Group (CFG) to more than 18%.
Manchester court sentences 39 violent anti-Glazer protesters
November 28 – A total of 39 football fans have been sentenced for disorder over the protest against the Glazer family at Old Trafford that saw fans break into the stadium.