November 11 – Chinese clubs Beijing Guoan and Guangzhou Evergrande have refused to release their players for South Korea’s upcoming international friendlies in Austria.
November 11 – Qatar and Bangladesh will play the only fixture of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 in over a year, in December.
November 11 – UEFA is opening up a tender process for what it is calling its ‘sports category’ for its women’s competitions 2021-25. The category includes official match ball, sports equipment and apparel.
November 11 – Following widespread accusations of greed and self-interest from fans’ groups, the English Premier League has finally agreed to scrap its controversial pay-per-view scheme imminently.
November 11 – Despite growing calls for the concept to be re-examined, a return to five substitutes per team in the English Premier League this season is unlikely, according to chief executive Richard Masters.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 10 – Greg Clarke sensationally resigned today as chairman of the English Football Association after four years in the job over offensive language used when addressing a group of British parliamentarians about inclusion and diversity.
By Samindra Kunti
November 10 – The race for the leadership of African football is picking up with Mauritania’s Ahmed Yahya becoming the fourth candidate to announce his intentions to run in the presidential elections for the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in March 2021. On Monday, Ivory Coast’s Jacques Anouma and South African mining magnate Patrice Motsepe announced their candidacy.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 10 – Patrice Motsepe’s challenge for the presidency of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) needs to be supported because there is gaping hole in terms of leadership, according to the head of Sierra Leone football.
November 10 – Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters has defended the organisation’s Covid-19 bail-out offer for the three English Football League (EFL) divisions below the top flight, saying “scarce resources” is a reason for deadlock.
November 10 – The English Premier League, the only major top-flight division in Europe to reject the concept of five substitutes, may stage a u-turn before the end of the season.
November 10 – United States star and World-Cup winner Megan Rapinoe has criticised the lack of investment in women’s football, singling out Manchester United who she said were “disgraceful” for taking so long to form a professional women’s team.
November 10 – England and Iceland could end up playing their Nations League clash on November 18 more than 1,000 miles away in Albania.
November 10 – Real Madrid (43), Barcelona (32) and Lyon (31) head a ranking of clubs in the Big 5 European leagues who have trained the most players active in 31 top divisions of UEFA member nations.
November 10 – Sports broadcast platform Eleven has acquired live streaming company MyCujoo and its Live Services streaming technology for an undisclosed sum.
November 10 – Former Manchester United, Fulham and France striker Louis Saha will lead the line at a special ‘SIGA Champions’ session on November 18.