November 12 – Russia and Croatia each recorded big wins in World Cup qualifying Thursday to set up a weekend winner-takes-all encounter for an automatic spot at next year’s tournament.
November 12 – While the pandemic managed to kill-off clubs’ match-day revenue streams, a report by KPMG Football Benchmark reports “cautious optimism” for sponsorship income with two of Europe’s Big5 football leagues even reporting year-on-year growth in league-wide commercial revenues.
November 12 – Kenyan football, mired for months in political turmoil, has been dramatically disbanded by the government totally against FIFA rules, prompting instant intervention by world football’s governing body.
November 12 – In an enforced first for English football, the Premier League will pause in mid-November next season and resume on Boxing Day six weeks later in order to accommodate the first ever winter World Cup.
November 19 – Two Europe-wide fans groups have teamed up with leagues across the Continent in an effort to protect domestic competition.
November 12 – Former Bayern Munich CEO Karl Heinz Rummenigge has defended the club’s dealings with Qatar as fan protests continue.
November 12 – With the imminent downsizing of Ligue 1, the majority of players in Ligue 2 have come out in favour of maintaining the status quo and keeping a league of 20 clubs in the second tier of French football.
November 12 – LaLiga has signed off on a new eight-season TV deal with Mexico’s Sky Sports that has reportedly doubled in value to $70 million per year.
November 11 – Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has purchased a minority stake in West Ham United, the latest overseas investment in a Premier League club.
November 11 – Aston Villa have appointed Steven Gerrard as manager on a three-and-a-half-year deal, ending his three-year reign at Scottish giants Rangers for his first taste of management in the Premier League.
November 11 – Aminata Diallo, a French international midfielder with Paris St. Germain’s women’s team, has been arrested by police as part of an investigation into an attack on at least one teammate on November 4.
November 10 – Nike have agreed a record long term deal with the U.S. Soccer Federation, reported to be a 10-year agreement and one of Nike’s largest commitments to a national federation.
November 11 – A ranking of clubs by ‘sustainability’ has found that Manchester City and Liverpool are teams that are built to last and predicts they will dominate for some to come yet.
November 11 – The UK government has said the Premier League will be allowed to renew its current domestic broadcast agreements, without having to undertake a tender process for the rights.
November 11 – The Canadian Premier League (CPL) has announced a new expansion team in Vancouver that will start play in 2023.