By Paul Nicholson
November 28 – German and Chinese governments have signed the equivalent of a football trade deal – the first of its kind between two governments – China’s vice-premier Liu Yandong and German chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel signed the partnership which will run for an initial five years.
November 28 – The English Football Association has confirmed it is investigating allegations of sexual abuse in youth football after more ex-professionals came forward with stories of their suffering.
November 25 – English football has been rocked by revelations of sexual abuse inflicted on a raft of ex-professionals who have come forward to provide details of their suffering when they were children at the hands of youth coaches.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 23 – In an unprecedented ruling that has stunned officials in France and led to a quick reaction from UEFA, Paris St-Germain full-back Serge Aurier has been refused entry to the United Kingdom because of a recent criminal conviction and will miss tonight’s crucial Champions League match against Arsenal which will decide which of them tops their group.
November 21 – Two late goals that relegated Swedish club Helsingborgs sparked a pitch invasion win which coach Henrik Larsson and his son, Jordan were abused and attacked by fans. Jordan Larsson, who had earlier scored to put Helsingborgs in fronts, had his shirt ripped off.
November 21 – A former top-flight Syrian goalkeeper now based in the UK has given a heartfelt and graphic description of how life was before fleeing his homeland.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 18 – The entrance to an insurance company headed by under-fire Cyprus Football Association (CFA) boss Costakis Koutsokoumnis has been bombed in the latest ugly protest against his leadership.
November 18 – So now we know. After delaying a ruling in a mysterious disciplinary case involving CSKA Moscow and Finland midfielder Roman Eremenko, UEFA have banned him for two years after he tested positive for cocaine.
November 16 – The biggest shake-up in the English professional football pyramid since the Premier League was set up in 1992 has been scrapped because of a calendar clash between the various parties running the national game.
November 16 – UEFA has delayed a ruling in a mysterious disciplinary case involving CSKA Moscow and Finland midfielder Roman Eremenko (pictured).
November 15 – German and English clubs are among the most stable workplaces for players in Europe, coming in the top three of a ranking of 31 top division European national leagues.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 14 – The role of women in senior football administration has taken a significant leap with Nathalie Boy de la Tour (pictured) becoming the first female president of the French Professional Football League (LFP), one of the biggest in the European game.
By Matt Scott
November 10 – Greek football’s terminal descent into chaos was complete on Wednesday when the Hellenic Football Federation (HFF) announced league football in the country was to be suspended.
By Samindra Kunti
November 10 – England and Scotland will meet in their opening Women’s Euro 2017 game after they were paired together in Group D at the draw ceremony in Rotterdam.
By David Owen
November 8 – A fifth-tier English football club has chosen a design by the celebrated Zaha Hadid Architects for its new stadium.