David Villa and Paolo Maldini, both world champions and winners of the FIFA Club World Cup with Barcelona and Milan, respectively, were two of the stars in the pre-events held this past Sunday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where this year's edition will be held between December 12 and 22.

Wales-Finland, Israel-Iceland, and Bosnia and Herzegovina-Ukraine are the three pairings drawn on Thursday in Nyon. With this, the path is set for the teams seeking the three remaining spots in UEFA EURO 2024.

Such has been the dominance of North African teams in Africa over the past quarter of a century that only eight of the 27 editions of the CAF Champions League since its inception have failed to produce a winner, and only two finals have been contested without the presence of a North African side.

Real Sociedad-Benfica in Group D and Napoli-Union Berlin in Group C are the two early kick-off matches scheduled at 6:45 PM in the fourth round of the Champions League group stage. Both matches hold significant implications.

At 6:45 PM, the fourth match day of the Champions League kicks off with two games: Borussia Dortmund vs. Newcastle and Shakhtar vs. Barcelona. These matches open the day, especially the latter, to be played in Hamburg due to the war, with Barcelona looking to secure passage to the knockout stage with a win. If successful, it will end a dry spell in recent seasons where the Blaugrana failed to progress beyond the group stage.

In a ruling dated November 2, which Inside The Games has accessed, the Commercial Court No. 3 in Madrid has granted the interim measures requested by the Spanish Association of Football Agents against FIFA and RFEF for the FIFA Regulations on Working with Intermediaries (FIFA RWI). 

A spectacular free-kick goal by Rebeca Bernal secured Mexico the gold medal in women's football, defeating hosts Chile 1-0 at the XIX Pan American Games. The final will be remembered for the fact that the Chilean team had to field an outfield player as goalkeeper since they didn't have any of their natural goalkeepers available. 

The iconic 'Ballon d'Or' has dominated headlines and online pages as Argentina's Leo Messi won it for the eighth time in history, extending his lead over his rivals. Spain's Aitana Bonmatí also secured the first win of her career.

Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, confirmed through a post on his Instagram account that the 2034 World Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia, a country whose declaration of interest to host the event was submitted yesterday, Tuesday.

The Russian Football Union (RFU) has sent mixed signals about what continent it wants to be a member of after discussing pledging commitment to both Europe and Asia.