Kick Off: Luis Enrique rushes into surgery, France and Italy beat opponents

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OFFICIAL: PSG boss Enrique rushed into emergency surgery after cycling accident

LUIS ENRIQUE was rushed to the hospital after suffering an accident while out on his bike.

Ukraine 0-2 France: Mbappe and Olise score to seal 3 points away

Kylian Mbappe drew level with Thierry Henry as France's second-highest goalscorer as Les Bleus started their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-0 win over Ukraine.

Match Report

Italy 5-0 Estonia: Retegui nets brace as hosts run riot in second half

Gennaro Gattuso started life as Italy head coach with a much-needed 5-0 World Cup qualifying rout of Estonia in Bergamo on Friday.

These Things Happen

Tense moment Man Utd star Casemiro appears to warn off Willian Estevao

CASEMIRO appeared to warn off Chelsea wonderkid Estevao after a “lil bro” moment.

OFFICIAL: Mbappé win the Player of August of Real Madrid

Real Madrid announce that Mbappé is the Player of August, while he scored 3 goals in 3 matches.

OFFICIAL: Barcelona and Oriol Romeu reach agreement to cancel player's contract

Catalan midfielder to leave and the Club wish him the best of luck and every success in the future

Mourinho clears absurd figure in redundancy packages after Fenerbahce sacking

While Jose Mourinho would no doubt rather be in the job, the former Real Madrid manager will have many millions of reasons to look on the bright side after he was sacked by Fenerbahce last week. His dismissal from the Turkish giants brought up a fresh ‘milestone’ for the Portuguese mastermind.

USA coach Pochettino opens up on coaching Messi, Neymar and Mbappé in PSG

Mauricio Pochettino is relishing his role as head coach of the United States men’s national team, where he says he is constantly growing and learning – something he has always sought in every club he has managed.

Real Madrid’s Franco Mastantuono explains why Lionel Messi ‘wanted to kill him’

Real Madrid starlet Franco Mastantuono has admitted that Lionel Messi ‘wanted to kill him’ during their first time playing together. Mastantuono and Messi both started on Thursday night as Argentina beat Venezuela 3-0, with a brace from the latter.

Widow of Diogo Jota takes on special role at FC Porto

Rute Cardoso, the widow of Diogo Jota, will assume a special position at FC Porto. The revelation was made by André Villas-Boas.

Didier Deschamps on difference between Kylian Mbappe a year on – ‘It’s mostly…’

France manager Didier Deschamps has declared that Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe is in a different place to where he was at the start of the year, with the France captain missing games in 2024 in order to rest. Deschamps asserted that mentally he was in a better place.

Ruben Amorim 'met £55m transfer target for dinner' before Man Utd deal collapsed

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has added plenty of attacking talent to his squad in his first summer transfer window in charge but there were some hiccups

Barcelona receive negative updates on injury to Gavi and Lamine Yamal

Barcelona have had a tough week following their 1-1 draw against Rayo Vallecano, with manager Hansi Flick surprising many by calling out his players for being overly egotistical. Since, it has been injury issues that have been concerning the German coach.

Messi commemorates his farewell home game for Argentina on social media

Messi commemorates his farewell home game against Venezuela on social media.

Arsenal allowed £47m of talent leave for just £260k on transfer deadline day

Arsenal spent over £250million on new players in the summer transfer window and sporting director Andrea Berta needed to offload their unwanted players on deadline day

Mainoo shows off body transformation as he tries to force way into Amorim’s plan

MANCHESTER UNITED ace Kobbie Mainoo has undergone a massive body transformation despite falling down the pecking order at Old Trafford.

Estevao scores overhead kick after team-mate raised DOUBT over his physicality

Chelsea teenager Estevao scored an overhead kick in Brazil's win over Chile in Rio de Janeiro.

Jude Bellingham and girlfriend can’t keep hands off each other as kiss on yacht

JUDE BELLINGHAM and his girlfriend Ashlyn Castro could not keep their hands off each other as they cosied up on board a superyacht.

What They Say

Ederson: All my dreams came true with City

Ederson has admitted it is hard to say goodbye to Manchester City.

Parma CEO: We rejected Newcastle offer for Leoni but changed plan for Liverpool

Parma CEO Cherubini told media the club once rejected the Newcastle offer.

Ben Foster: Manchester United's signing of Lammens was a panic buy

Manchester United signed Antwerp goalkeeper Senne Lammens for £18.2m on transfer deadline day after being linked with Emi Martinez, with the move branded as a "panic buy"

'Not going to change' - Phil Jones delivers Amorim verdict at Manchester United

United recently crashed out of the Carabao Cup second round against Grimsby. Amorim admitted that sometimes he wants to "quit", although United sources insisted that comment was tongue in cheek.