Vincent Mannaert lined up for Belgium technical director’s job
November 8 – Former Club Brugge strongman Vincent Mannaert will reportedly be named the new technical director of the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA).
Women’s Nations League draw pitches Spain and England into same group
November 8 – Two of the best women’s teams in the world will reignite their rivalry as current World Champions, Spain, will meet current European Champions, England in League A, Group A3 of the UEFA Nations League.
Get Trained, Save Lives campaign trains more than 176,000 people in CPR
November 8 – More than 176,000 people across Europe have been trained in CPR since UEFA launched their ‘Get trained, save lives’ campaign with the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) in November 2023.
Police raid 12 addresses linked to Flamengo’s Bruno Henrique in spot-fixing probe
November 8 – Flamengo’s Bruno Henrique has been included in the latest Brazilian police swoop of individuals suspected of matchfixing.
Draw for 2025 U20 Asian Cup China held in Shenzen
November 8: The draw for the 2025 AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2025 has seen the China PR, champions in 1985, drawn with Australia, Kyrgyz Republic and Qatar in Group A.
BBC boosts Premier League output with audio commentary rights win
November 8 – BBC Radio 5 Live continues to be the gold standard when it comes to match commentary and to the delight of thousands of listeners, the platform has retained the Premier League audio commentary rights until the 2028/29 season in a new four-year deal.
Volkswagen test drives Bulgarian Cup sponsorship
November 8 – German car maker Volkswagen is a new sponsor of the Bulgarian Football Cup tournament, though bookmaker Sesame remains the tournament’s main sponsor.
Leverkusen integrate Fanzone into BayArena south stand
November 7 – Fresh off completing the first-ever unbeaten campaign in the Bundesliga, current champions of Germany, Bayer Leverkusen 04 are upping the stakes off the pitch for the Werkself faithful with a brand new Fanzone.
Man City ordered to pay rape-cleared Mendy up to £11m of withheld wages
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.
Israeli warmongering issues heat up in France as PSG fans unveil ‘Free Palestine’ banner
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”.
It started with a kiss. A Spanish revolution
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.
America’s most wanted: A safe pair of hands
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.
Out of tune with the anthems, UEFA fines English and Irish
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.
FIFA and Hawk-Eye evolve partnership into jointly-business, Football Technology Centre AG
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.
Match day 10: Man Utd and Forest hit new season attendance highs, Saints and Wolves sag
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.