Algeria join Senegal in qualification for AFCON 2021 (in January 2022) in Cameroon
November 17 – Algeria became the second nation to qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon after a 2-2 draw with Zimbabwe in Harare.
Coronavirus: Travelling Norwegian players put club rules before country advisory
November 17 – European clubs with Norwegian players, who had been ordered to quarantine for ten days by their government, will seemingly defy that self-isolation rule in favour of their own regulation.
Hollywood duo buy Wrexham with promise to put them on a global stage
November 17 – One of the most unusual takeovers in club football is to go ahead after Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds (pictured left) and Rob McElhenney (pictured right) won approval from supporters to buy Wrexham AFC, the oldest professional club in Wales and the third oldest in the world.
Arsenal warm to lead role on fighting climate change
November 17 – Arsenal have become the first English Premier League club to make a commitment to climate change after signing the United Nations Sports for Climate Action Framework.
Barca set presidential election for Jan; Favourite Font casts doubt over Koeman’s future
November 17 – Barcelona have been given the green light by the local Catalan authorities to hold their presidential election on January 24 following the recent resignation of Josep Maria Bartomeu.
Senegal’s Augustin Senghor is fifth entrant into the race for CAF presidency
By Andrew Warshaw
November 16 – The race to become the most powerful figure in African football is now a five-man contest after Senegal Football Federation president Augustin Senghor just beat last Thursday’s deadline to submit his candidacy.
Ahmad hands CAF reins to Omari as he takes 20-day leave for covid-convalesence
November 16 – Already facing a multi-pronged challenge to his power base, Ahmad Ahmad, President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has temporarily handed over the reins to CAF first vice president Constant Omari while he completes his convalescence after contracting Covid-19.
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, India, Iran and Uzbekistan confirmed as 2027 Asian Cup bidders
November 16 – Qatar, Saudi Arabia, India, Iran and Uzbekistan will move into the next stage of the bidding race for the 2027 Asian Cup after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) received the necessary Letter of Undertaking from all five countries.
Platini quizzed again over the CHF2m ‘disloyalty’ cash
November 16 – The infamous CHF2 million “disloyalty payment” that helped bring down both Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini is back in the news with Platini due to appear today before the Swiss judiciary for the third time in two and half months and the fourth time in all.
RB Leipzig agrees a passage to India with ISL’s FC Goa
November 16 – RB Leipzig, the football equivalent of a challenger brand in Germany’s Bundesliga, has taken a step outside the general European club comfort zones with a strategic partnership with Indian Super League club FC Goa.
Tebas calls for rethink of Spanish betting ban that will cost LaLiga clubs €90m
November 16 – La Liga president Javier Tebas has again spoken out of the damage a ban on betting sponsorships will have on club and their ability to trade solvently, especially with the covid crisis preventing fans in stadia for what is likely to be until at least the end of the current season.
Covid-confined Norway send a second squad to Austria for Nations League decider
November 16 – Norway will play Austria after all in their final Nations League group game on Wednesday after the team forfeited their match against Romania following a government travel ban due to a covid-19 case in the squad.
Puma buys into US pro leagues with 3-year USL deal
November 16 – The United Soccer League, which runs second and third tier professional leagues in the US, has signed a three-year deal sports leisure brand Puma.
Liverpool goalkeeping legend Ray Clemence dies, aged 72
November 16 – Former England, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Ray Clemence, who won every major European and domestic honour, has died aged 72.
San Marino create history with back-to-back draws
November 16 – November 14 will go down in history for European football minnows San Marino.