Alcoholic relief: AB InBev signs on as Club World Cup’s second sponsor
November 26 – FIFA has signed its second sponsor for the 2025 Club World Cup in the US that is now just over six months away.
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Costa Rica’s Alajuelense demands CWC slot saying FIFA is breaking its own club ownership rules
November 22 – One of Costa Rica’s leading clubs has accused FIFA of breaking its own rules and is threatening legal action unless it is given in a slot in next year’s 32-team Club World Cup which is seemingly becoming more contentious with every passing week.
Qatar hosts club visits ahead of Intercontinental Cup finale next month
November 22 – With the noisy discontent around FIFA’s new Club World Cup competition often at deafening levels, it old Club World Cup – rebranded as the FIFA Intercontinental Cup – is gently progressing to its finals stage, December 11-18 in Qatar.
Fifpro warns strike action still on the table if FIFA doesn’t compromise on Club World Cup
November 21 – The world players’ union Fifpro has repeated its warning that strike action cannot be ruled out if the expanded Club World Cup goes ahead amid ongoing concerns about the physical and mental impact on players as a result of an increasingly congested schedule.
FIFA Clearing House distributes $125m in club solidarity transfer fees, further $200m is pending
November 21 – FIFA has announced that more than $125 million has been distributed to clubs around the world from transfers of their former players through its Clearing House system that has now been fully operational for two years.
FIFA renews Pacific Islands climate pledge at COP29
November 20 – FIFA and the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) have renewed their partnership to tackle climate change for an additional four years, furthering efforts to ensure climate-resilient football development and raise awareness about environmental challenges in the Pacific region.
2026 qualifying: Brazil draw chaotically with Venezuela, Argentina lose in Paraguay
November 15 – Venezuela held Brazil to a 1-1 draw with a second-half strike from Telasco Segovia in South American World Cup qualifying. Vinicius Junior missed a penalty.
FIFA’s shiny new Club World Cup gets a 24-carat gold-plated trophy and the hype to match
November 11 – FIFA has unveiled a new trophy for the expanded FIFA Club World Cup, which will debut its new format at next year’s tournament in the United States.
Delivering 2026. FIFA breaks the mould to create the most ambitious World Cup ever
November 14 – FIFA has changed its traditional model of delivering the greatest show on earth, the FIFA World Cup. Rather than working through a national Local Organising Committee, FIFA has mandated an increased level of management and delivery of the first 48-team, 104-match tournament to host cities.
Gianni jets into COP29 with another pledge to combat climate change
November 14 – At COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has once again pledged that his organisation will help combat climate change. His own incessant use of private jets contradicts those claims.
Ticket sales launched for FIFA Intercontinental Cup Qatar 2024 in December
November 13 – Tickets for the first FIFA Intercontinental Cup Qatar 2024 finals – the club tournament to be played annually in the years between FIFA’s new 32-team Club World Cups – will go on sale November 21.
Amnesty calls for 2034 World Cup bid process to stop
November 12 – Growing the chorus of rights groups criticising FIFA, Amnesty International has said that the world governing body must stop the 2034 World Cup bid process because of human rights concerns in Saudi Arabia.
FIFA to run Club World Cup draw as a live studio event in Miami but tournament detail still to come
November 12 – FIFA will draw the groups for its expanded 32-team Club World Cup in Miami on December 5.
AB InBev set to pour into Club World Cup, but Adidas and Coca-Cola still on the fringe
November 11 – Belgian multinational beverage and brewing company, AB InBev, looks increasingly like they’ll come to FIFA’s rescue as a major sponsor for next summer’s World Club Cup.
HRW add voice to growing clamour over FIFA’s blind eyes to Saudi human rights record
November 8 – Following in the footsteps of a clamour of rights groups, Human Rights Watch has warned that a 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia risks widespread labour abuse.