Premier League stick with Panini for new multi-year term
November 16 – The Premier League has agreed a multi-year extension to its Panini sticker and trading card license agreement that was first granted in 2019.
Man City add 3KEY as new regional partner
November 16 – Manchester City have agreed a new regional partnership with decentralised finance (DeFi) advisory business 3KEY.
Kenyan FA chief Mwendwa arrested as government probes FKF finances
November 15 – The crisis enveloping Kenyan football has deepened further with the arrest of the federation’s president Nick Mwendwa.
Coronavirus: Dutch protest new 3-week stadium lockdown
November 15 – Football behind closed doors is back in the Netherlands after the government ordered a three-week partial lockdown on Friday.
South Africans accuse ref of match-fixing after Ghana loss knocks them out of Qatar 2022
November 15 – South African officials suspect match-fixing was at play in Sunday’s crunch 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat to Ghana and want FIFA and the Confederation of African Football to investigate the conduct of the officials.
European Parliament backs FIFA and demands increased regulation of player agents
November 15 – The Committee on Culture and Education of the European Parliament has called for regulation of football agents, backing FIFA’s plans to reform the agents’ industry.
Serbia stun Portugal in last minute, Croatia send Russia to play-offs
November 15 – On a night of high drama, Serbia and Croatia booked automatic places in next year’s World Cup finals on Sunday, condemning Portugal and Russia to the playoffs.
Former Bayern boss Hoeness attacks PSG, Man City and their ‘s***ty money’
November 15 -Former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has launched an astonishing attack on Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City for having not won a single Champions League trophy between them despite being back by Middle East fortunes.
Real Madrid launch €4.5m start-up fund
November 15 – Real Madrid have founded an investment vehicle with the objective of financing 30 start-up businesses.
Pulisic and McKennie goals put US in 2022 qualifying control, Canada lurk close
November 15 – Goals from Chelsea star Christian Pulisic and Juventus’ Weston McKennie saw the US take control of Concacaf’s final group stage of 2026 World Cup qualifying with a 2-0 win over rivals Mexico.
Jordan’s Amman Club take AFC Women’s club title in West zone test tournament
November 15 – Jordan’s Amman Club won the AFC Women’s Club Championship 2021 Pilot Tournament (West) title beating Iran’s Shahrdari Sirjan 2-1 at the Aqaba Development Corporate Stadium in Jordan on Saturday.
UEFA head back to Greece as officials threatened and HFF lurches back into financial crisis
November 15 – Greek football, forever living in a state of chaos, looks once again to have spiralled out of control with rumours that a UEFA mission is set to land in the country this week in attempt to straighten out a federation administration that is mired in controversy, multiple accusations of corruption and now physical intimidation of officials opposed to its decision making.
Italy become third national federations to sign up for crypto-based fan token launch
November 14 – Italy have become the third national federation, Europe’s second, to jump on the blockchain-based Fan Token ‘cryptocurrency’ with Socios.com.
Japan back in 2022 contention as Aussies and Saudis draw
November 12 – Japan dragged themselves back into contention for an automatic qualification place for Qatar 2022 with crucial 1-0 away win in Vietnam.
Brazil are first Conmebol nation to book Qatar 2022 passage
November 12 – Brazil have become the first South American country to qualify for the 2022 World Cup after a 1-0 victory against Colombia to maintain their proud record of having participated in every single World Cup.