November 7 – Former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy won a partial victory in his case against the club on Wednesday when a UK judge ruled he should be paid the majority of £11.5 million in unpaid wages that were withheld after he was charged with and later acquitted of sexual offences.
November 7 – French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau has branded the unveiling of a giant ‘Free Palestine’ banner at Paris Saint Germain’s Champions League tie against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night as “unacceptable”.
November 7 – Netflix has long been known to tackle controversial subjects, while Spanish football has had an uncomfortable relationship with it’s all-conquering women’s team. Now these two meet in an explosive documentary, It’s All Over: The Kiss That Changed Spanish Football will have certain sections of football squirming.
November 7 – The USA has built a reputation in producing goalkeepers, however, over the last decade that production line has dried up. This month, the ECNL (Elite Club National League) has announced events designed for keepers that they hope will revitalize that famed production line.
November 7 – UEFA have fined the English and Irish FAs after the national anthems of both countries were booed ahead of their the Nations League game in Dublin in September.
November 7 – FIFA has teamed up with Hawk-Eye Innovations to establish the Football Technology Centre AG, a joint venture aimed at advancing tech solutions in football, particularly through the development of algorithms that automate in-game event detection.
November 7 – Premier League Matchday 10 achieved a 97.65% stadium capacity across all ten fixtures, reflecting an average turnout while recording both season-high and season-low attendance figures for teams up and down the division.
November 7 – After months of uncertainty, Belgian club Deinze has been rescued following a takeover by the Luxembourg investment group, AAD, with former press officer Céline Mawet stepping up as CEO.
November 7 – After three months, CEO Thorsten Theys has departed top tier Belgian club Beerschot, local media report.
November 7 – Premier League side Aston Villa have agreed a multi-year partnership with Vodka brand Nemiroff as the club’s new Official Vodka Partner.
November 7 – During the 2010-11 season, FC Barcelona was the greatest team in world football. Under the guidance of La Masia graduate, Pep Guardiola, and prompted by the GOAT, Lionel Messi, another product of the famed academy, the Catalans were unstoppable, but then, the production line faltered.
November 6 – The ongoing dispute over player workload and burnout has hardly been eased by rules just announced by FIFA for next summer’s expanded Club World Cup.
November 6 – Dutch FA general secretary Gijs de Jong has said the 2030 and 2034 World Cups may be awarded by acclamation.
November 6 – FIFA has confirmed the appointment of Elkhan Mammadov as the organisation’s chief member associations officer with Gelson Fernandes stepping in as his deputy.
