November 8 – Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof has condemned anti-semitic attacks on a group of Israeli fans as the war in Gaza spilled perilously into the footballing arena on Thursday as Ajax took on Maccabi Tel Aviv.
November 8 – Following in the footsteps of a clamour of rights groups, Human Rights Watch has warned that a 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia risks widespread labour abuse.
November 8 – It may seem almost unthinkable but Kylian Mbappe has been left out of the France squad for their upcoming Nations league matches against Israel and Italy even though he is apparently fit.
November 8 – Brazilian star Neymar reportedly faces being axed by Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal in January amid continued injury problems.
November 8 – Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis’ appeal against a five-game stadium ban was dismissed in order to “send a clear message” after he “undermined respect for the game of football”, the English FA has explained.
November 8 – Former Club Brugge strongman Vincent Mannaert will reportedly be named the new technical director of the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA).
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.
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.
November 8 – Flamengo’s Bruno Henrique has been included in the latest Brazilian police swoop of individuals suspected of matchfixing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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”.