American investors rumored to be closing in on Espanyol
November 15 – US investors are turning their attention to Spain with reports that Chen Yansheng, president of RCD Espanyol, is sales talks with an investment fund.
Man Utd launch free NFT’s for fans on Tezos blockchain platform
November 15 – Manchester United have launched their first official non-fungible token (NFT) collection which will be given away to fans around the world.
Top 5 players who will not be at the Qatar World Cup
November 15 – FIFA champions its World Cup as the most elite football competition in the world. However, only some elite players get to compete for the most coveted title in world football.
Thuram fills last place in French squad for Qatar 2022
November 15 – Marcus Thuram has been handed the last spot in the France squad that will defend its World Cup title in Qatar while the uncapped Axel Disasi was also called up on Monday after Presnel Kimpembe had to pull out with injury.
Concacaf extends HBS broadcast deal with focus on talent development
November 15 – Concacaf has extended its partnership with Host Broadcast Services (HBS) for the next four years until December 2026 to provide broadcast coverage for its it major competitions including the Gold Cup, W Gold Cup, W Championship, Nations League Finals and Champion’s League.
All happy-clappy in FIFA-land as legends launch Football Unites the World campaign
November 15 – Never mind the reported 5,000+ dead bodies that have created the infrastructure for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, or the reported $385 million spent on Qatari espionage campaigns to discredit and/or buy influence, or the unwelcome LGBTQ folk (you can come but we’d rather you didn’t you poor mentally afflicted people), or even the gagging order on all you stupid players that might have the power of independent thought…(we own you even if we don’t pay for you).
Ecuador drop Colombian-born Castillo from Qatar squad ‘to avoid future problems’
November 14 – In an ironic twist, Byron Castillo, the player at the centre of the bitter, long-running dispute over his World Cup eligibility, has been left out of Ecuador’s squad for the finals tournament.
Saudis cut Al-Mulwallad from Qatar 2022 after WADA go to CAS to extend doping ban
November 14 – Saudi Arabia has been forced to pull one of its leading World Cup players because of an ongoing doping case.
German World Cup winner Lahm says World Cup 2022 ‘doesn’t belong’ in Qatar
November 14 – Germany’s 2004 World Cup-winning captain Philipp Lahm (pictured) has re-iterated his stance that Qatar should never have been allowed to host the World Cup and is boycotting the tournament.
Taxi for Ronaldo? Superstar says Man Utd ‘betrayed’ him and he has no respect for ten Hag
November 14 – Cristiano Ronaldo’s long relationship with Manchester United appears to be drawing to a close after the Portuguese superstar publicly accused the club of betrayal by not playing him.
Commonwealth Bank signs on for WWC2023 as official supporter
November 14 – Australia’s Commonwealth Bank has signed as a Women’s World Cup 2023 Official Supporter. The tournament will be joint hosted by Australia and New Zealand next summer.
Fernandes and Eriksen express reservations over Qatar 2022 but are ready to play
November 14 – Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes has expressed his reservations about the winter World Cup in Qatar, which kicks off next weekend with the hosts playing Ecuador in the tournament’s curtain raiser.
FIFA boosts data provision to enhance World Cup viewing experience
November 14 – Under the auspices of FIFA’s global football development chief Arsène Wenger, the world federation will roll out a new set of insights, metrics and performance data to enhance the experience of the World Cup’s global audience.
EA Sports hooks up with love.fútbol for ‘Thread The Future’ promo
November 14 – EA Sports has inked what it is describing as a ‘special collaboration’ with non-profit organisation love.fútbol to help raise awareness of safe play and to engage communities and promote the universal social values of sports.
Lack of form for countries in England’s World Cup Group B keep bookies wary
November 14 – With the World Cup kicking off in just six days, some of the groups are packed full of teams that are in good form. That’s not the case in Group B where England take on the USA, Iran and Wales.