La Liga President Javier Tebas said of the league's plan to hold a match in Miami in Barcelona, "The objective is a game in the United States, if not this year, next year. We have a right to this and we are going to fight to achieve it" (LIBERTAD DIGITAL, 11/12).
NFF President Amaju Pinnick (right) expressed his support for Gianni Infantino.GETTY IMAGES
One of FIFA President Gianni Infantino's "staunchest allies in Africa" branded the latest allegations against him as "hopelessly weak" and said that his continent "still stands firmly behind" Infantino, who is running for re-election next year. Nigeria Football Federation President Amaju Pinnick "hit out" at Football Leaks, the whistleblowing website whose latest claims were widely reported by Der Spiegel over the past week. Pinnick said, "The leaks are hopelessly weak and it does not affect the fact that Africa sticks with Gianni" (INSIDE WORLD FOOTBALL, 11/12).
Scottish Premiership side Rangers was "hit with a disciplinary charge from UEFA" over its Europa League match against Spartak Moscow last week. Both clubs were cited for the match failing to kick off "exactly on time." The game kicked off two minutes later than the scheduled time (STV, 11/12).
Italian referees will boycott amateur matches in the region of Lazio "after one of them was attacked following a match on Sunday." Riccardo Bernardini, 24, had to be treated at the hospital after "being attacked by at least two supporters" following a match between Virtus Olympia and Atletico Terranova in the Promozione league. The Italian referees’ association (AIA) described the incident as "the umpteenth episode of violence and harm to a referee" (REUTERS, 11/12).
