November international football call-ups and player updates
Several prominent European football players have received international call-ups for the upcoming November matches. Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. has been selected for the Portugal U17 squad for their Euro U17 qualifying matches against Andorra on November 11, Bulgaria on November 14, and Serbia on November 17. The 16-year-old forward, currently playing for the Al-Nassr academy, has already represented Portugal 13 times at lower levels.
In other developments, AEK Larnaca player Ivan Pankov has earned his first call-up to the senior Bulgarian national team for Nations League matches against Iceland on November 13 and Estonia on November 16, effectively ending speculation about him representing Cyprus. Meanwhile, Tasos Bakasetas has returned to the Greek national team roster after a period of absence. Head coach Ivan Jovanovic selected the APOEL midfielder for the upcoming fixtures against the Netherlands on November 13 and Serbia on November 16.
The Greek national team roster also sees the return of Konstantinos Mavropanos and Lazaros Rota, while Ilias Koutsoupias has received his first-ever call-up. Conversely, Giannis Konstantelias and Christos Mouzakitis will miss the upcoming matches due to injuries, while Zafeiris and Saliakas are suspended for the encounter with the Netherlands.