November 5 – Zamalek scored two late goals as they came from behind to beat Raja Casablanca 3-1 on Wednesday for a 5-1 aggregate victory that sets up a mouth-watering all-Egyptian African Champions League final against arch-rivals Al Ahly on November 27.
November 5 – Sheffield Wednesday have had their points deduction for breaching EFL spending rules halved from 12 to six points.
November 4 – UEFA has moved swiftly to provisionally ban Qarabağ FK communications officer Nurlan Ibrahimov after comments made on social media calling for the killing of all Armenians.
November 4 – More than 100,000 people have so far signed a petition calling for grassroots football to be allowed to continue during the English national lockdown.
November 4 – Austria has postponed domestic cup matches that were scheduled to place this week following the terror attack in Vienna.
November 4 – Italy’s football federation FIGC has launched an investigation into Serie A club Lazio over potential violations of coronavirus health protocols in recent weeks.
November 4 – After it was initially reported that he had been hospitalised purely for tests, Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of three finest footballers ever along with Pele and Lionel Messi, has undergone successful brain surgery for a blood clot in a specialist private clinic, his doctor confirmed.
November 4 – Wales manager Ryan Giggs has been forced to pull out of taking charge of the team for the next three international fixtures amid allegations of assault.
November 3 – Ajax, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Dynamo Kiev have all been hit by coronavirus infections ahead of their Champions League matches this week.
November 3 – Argentine great Diego Maradona has been hospitalised at La Plata, about an hour outside Buenos Aires, to undergo tests not reported to be related to coronavirus.
November 3 – Concacaf is to centralise the final rounds of its Champions League with a final now schedule for December 22. The venue for the matches, which will be in the US, will be announced in the coming weeks.
November 3 – UEFA is considering Russia as the sole host for Euro 2020 according to French newspaper Le Parisien. The governing body have not confirmed the report.
November 3 – Wales manager Ryan Giggs has denied an allegation of assault after British media reported he had been arrested following a disturbance at his home.
November 3 – Serbian coach Ljubisa Tumbakovic insists he will take charge of next week’s winner-takes-all Euro 2020 playoff at home to Scotland despite a one-match touchline ban handed out by UEFA for his team’s late arrival for a Nations League game last month.
By Andrew Warshaw
November 2 – While so-called “elite” football, deemed as the first six levels of the English game from the Premier League downwards, will still be able to continue during the upcoming second national lockdown caused by Covid-19 – albeit behind closed doors – those further down the pyramid face being cast into limbo, not for the first time.