AC Milan looks to build in the east with Dubai office opening
November 13 – AC Milan has opened an office in Dubai to reinforce its ties with key partners in the Middle East while tapping into commercial opportunities in the area.
UEFA holds first forum for club and national team youth coaches
November 13 – UEFA hosted its inaugural Youth Football Forum last Friday, marking the first event tailored for technical and academy directors and youth coaches of both clubs and national teams.
Women’s Leagues Forum will give professional game a stakeholder voice in global football
November 12 – The World Leagues Forum has formalised the establishment of the Women’s Leagues Forum, which will provide professional women’s football leagues worldwide with a group platform to share information and best practise and to crucially lobby governing bodies on issues facing the development of the women’s professional game.
Upbeat Rapinoe exits with an injury as Krieger’s Gotham lift NWSL Championship
November 12 – US superstar Megan Rapinoe had an early exit on six minutes from the NWSL Championship game at the Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego that signified the end of the global football icon’s playing career.
Kipsta to take over from Molten as Europa and Conference Leagues’ official ball
November 12 – French football brand Kipsta has made its first entry into the pan-European market with a three-year licensing deal to be the official ball sponsor of UEFA’s Europa League and the Europa Conference League.
Lyon fury over Marseilles venue for postponed Ligue 1 clash
November 10 – The Ligue 1 clash between Olympique de Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais, rescheduled for December 6 after being postponed due to an attack on the Lyon team bus, will still be played at Marseille’s Stade Velodrome, the French League (LFP) have announced, prompting an angry response from Lyon.
Cameras keep rolling as CAF and BeIN Sports settle $415m differences
November 10 – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and global sports broadcasting network BeIN Sports are reported to have ended a long-running dispute that came to a head with CAF’s unilateral termination of their $415 million contract in September.
Armenia and Hungary to host Israeli women’s ‘home’ matches in Nations League
November 10 – UEFA have announced the ‘home’ venues for Israel for their upcoming UEFA Women’s Nations League matches as conflict continues in the Gaza strip.
Textor looks to offload NWSL’s OL Reign to MLS’s Seattle Sounders
November 10 – Seattle Sounders are reportedly in advanced talks to buy Seattle-based NWSL outfit OL Reign as the side looks ahead to its first ever shot at the NWSL Championship title against Gotham FC at the weekend.
EFL sponsor Sky Bet earmarks £6m for grassroots fund
November 10 – The English Football League and its naming rights partner Sky Bet have unveiled plans to inject £6 million in funding into an array of community projects throughout England and Wales through the newly introduced Building Foundations Fund.
Kidnappers release Luis Díaz’s father
November 10 – The father of Liverpool’s Colombian international striker Luis Díaz was released Thursday by members of a guerrilla group who had kidnapped him, ending a 12-day ordeal for the family.
Europa League: Toulouse surprise Liverpool, Bayer dominant, Seagull soar against Ajax
November 10 – Thursday night saw a host of upsets and deciding moments as the UEFA Europa League Group Stage enters its final chapters.
World Leagues Forum gathers women’s pro-leagues in San Diego ahead of NWSL season close
By Paul Nicholson in San Diego
November 10 – This weekend the NWSL closes its season with its Championship Final between OL Reign and NJ/NY Gotham FC at the Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego. It will also close out the careers of two US footballing legends, Megan Rapinoe and Ali Krieger.
NWSL inks record $240m US broadcast deal
November 10 – The National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) in the US has unveiled what will be a financially game-changing set of domestic broadcast deals worth $60 million per season for the next four years.
USL League One expands with launch of Brooklyn FC for 2025 debut
November 10 – The growth of the men’s professional club game in the US has not peaked. The USL’s third tier League One announced new franchise Brooklyn Football Club will begin play in the 2025 season.