Textor banned for 30 days for red-card rant after Botafogo loss
November 7 – Controversial American businessman John Textor, who owns a number of top-flight clubs, has been suspended for 30 days at one of them, Brazil’s Botafogo.
World Football
Phil Neville set to return to MLS management with Portland Timbers
November 7 – Former Valencia, England women and Inter Miami manager Phil Neville is set to be announced as the new Portland Timbers head coach as the ex-United star returns to MLS after an underwhelming spell in Florida.
England line up fellow world ranking high flyers for pre-Euro warm-ups
November 7 – England will play two friendlies against Brazil and Belgium in March 2024 at Wembley as part of their preparation for their Euro 2024 campaign.
Bulgaria shifts Euro 2024 qualifier to Plovdiv after warnings of violent fan protest in Sofia
November 7 – The Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) has surprisingly decided to move Bulgaria’s upcoming Euro 2024 qualifier against Hungary, to be played on November 16, from the national stadium Vassil Levski in Sofia, to Plovdiv.
Boca Juniors coach Almiron quits club after Copa Libertadores final loss
November 7 – Jorge Almiron has departed as head coach of Argentinian giants Boca Juniors after the club failed to win the Copa Libertadores against Fluminense on Saturday.
Brazil look to youth and Endrick to spark return to world beating form
November 7 – Brazil’s interim coach Fernando Diniz has called up Palmeiras’s Endrick for the first time ahead of the World Cup qualifiers with Colombia and Argentina.
Chelsea’s Emma Hayes quits to take up head coach post of US women’s team
November 6 – Emma Hayes, the longest serving and most successful manager in Women’s Super League history, has agreed to become the United States head coach after a shock decision to leave Chelsea.
Kane breaks scoring records with hat-trick against Dortmund in Der Klassiker
November 6 – Bundesliga new boy Harry Kane netted another hat trick in his debut Der Klassiker this weekend as Bayern Munich ran out 4-0 victors in Germany’s biggest game.
Romania to invest in new €137m stadium in team-less Timisoara
November 6 – The Romanian state is poised to start work on the construction of a new modern stadium. This chairman of the Timișoara County Council, Alin Nika, said the brand new facility will have 32,000 seats, and will cost an estimated €137 million to build.
Fluminense win Copa Libertadores after Boca Junior force dramatic extra time
By Samindra Kunti in Rio de Janeiro
November 5 – Brazil’s Fluminense claimed their first Copa Libertadores title after a dramatic 2-1 extra-time victory against Argentina’s Boca Juniors with substitute John Kennedy getting a 99th-minute winner.
Concacaf sets final dates for inaugural Central America Cup and Caribbean Cup finals
November 5 – Concacaf has confirmed the schedules for the inaugural finals of the 2023 Central American Cup and the 2023 Caribbean Cup. The winners of both finals will receive a bye through to the 2024 Concacaf Tup round of 16.
Brazil’s Rodrigues confirmed as Conmebol rep on FIFA Council
November 5 – The boss of Brazilian football Ednaldo Rodrigues has been ratified as a member of the FIFA Council following a decision at the Conmebol Congress.
Boca Juniors look to break Brazilian grip on Copa Libertadores in the Maracana
By Samindra Kunti in Rio de Janeiro
November 3 – South America’s continental club season will culminate with hosts and favourites Fluminense taking on Boca Juniors in the final of the Copa Libertadores. The Argentinians will seek to become the first non-Brazilian winner in five years.
FIFA’s ‘Best’ not good enough? Ballon d’Or awards to be joint-organised by UEFA
November 3 – Football’s most prestigious awards ceremony, the Ballon d’Or, will be co-organised by UEFA from next year in what smacks of undermining FIFA’s own much-criticised annual prizegiving ‘Best’ awards.
Botafogo owner John Textor explodes with anger over dramatic loss to Palmeiras
November 3 – The Brazilian Confederation of Football (CBF) will reportedly threatening legal action against Botafogo owner John Textor who accused the governing body of corruption in a touchline rant following his club’s dramatic 4-3 defeat to Palmeiras.