November 21 – The world players’ union Fifpro has repeated its warning that strike action cannot be ruled out if the expanded Club World Cup goes ahead amid ongoing concerns about the physical and mental impact on players as a result of an increasingly congested schedule.
November 21 – UEFA have ordered Kosovo to forfeit their Nations League tie in Romania as punishment for leaving the pitch in second-half stoppage time with the score 0-0 after hearing pro-Serbia chants.
November 21 – The latest CIES Football Observatory analysis charts the Premier League’s staggering net transfer deficit of €11.6 billion over the past decade, in comparison to other leagues worldwide.
November 21 – While the world continues to look on at the horrors being committed by Israeli military forces in Palestine, their football team, who were in camp outside the country when the Israelis began their invasion, continue to defy the odds.
November 21 – FIFA has announced that more than $125 million has been distributed to clubs around the world from transfers of their former players through its Clearing House system that has now been fully operational for two years.
November 21 – The AFC’s road to 2026 qualifying groups closed off 2024 with Japan, South Korea and Iran leading their six-team groups ahead of the final four qualifying fixtures to be played in the March and June international windows in 2026.
November 21 – A report published by Belgian University Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) and commissioned by global football players’ union Fifpro, has found that professional football is breaking legally required safety standards at both European and global level.
November 21 – Indonesia stunned Saudi Arabia 2-0, a result that left Group C in the third round of Asian World Cup qualifying wide open.
November 21 – Australia’s World Cup hopes remain in doubt after a 2-2 draw with Bahrain in Group C in the third round of World Cup qualifying.
November 21 – After winning the Major League Soccer (MLS) Supporter’s Shield with a record points tally, Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino has resigned as the head coach of Inter Miami citing personal reasons.
November 21 – AS Monaco have unveiled a new partnership with Apollo Tyres, which will see its premium tyre brand Vredestein feature on the club’s jersey sleeve for all Ligue 1 matches during the 2024-25 season.
November 21 – The Sky Bet EFL Building Foundations Fund has opened for applications from EFL Club charities, marking its second year of operation. The initiative, launched as part of a £6 million commitment by Sky Bet, seeks to improve community wellbeing through football and broader social initiatives across England and Wales.
November 21 – The owner of Bulgaria’s Botev Plovdiv, Russian Anton Zingarevich, has spoken publicly for the first time after information appeared in the Bulgarian media he had been banned from entering Bulgaria for ten years.
November 21 – Just 48 hours after the English Football Association announced that Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur would serve a seven-match domestic ban for comments made about his teammate Son Heung-min, the North London outfit has appealed against the length of the ban.
November 21 – With the Concacaf Nations League having reached the final four, the 14 qualifiers for the Gold Cup Prelims have been matched for the home and away series to be played in March 2025.