The great-grandson of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini hailed as unforgettable his Serie A debut on Friday after he came off the bench to help Cremonese beat Sassuolo 3-2.

Enzo Maresca will not ban Chelsea's players from social media after Alejandro Garnacho's impending move to Stamford Bridge raised questions about his online presence.

Ruben Amorim is adamant he will still be in charge of Manchester United after the forthcoming international break despite the mounting pressure on the beleaguered boss.

Setting records in the Champions League is nothing new for Real Madrid. In fact, it has become the norm for the record 15-time winners of the competition.

Sandro Tonali is fit to play in Italy's upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Estonia and Israel after recovering from a shoulder injury in time to be picked in Gennaro Gattuso's first Azzurri squad on Friday.

Pep Guardiola has still to determine the identity of his first-choice goalkeeper, with the Manchester City manager uncertain who will be between the posts when his side face Brighton in the Premier League on Sunday.

Ruben Amorim admitted he has thought about quitting Manchester United as the under-fire boss revealed he sometimes "hates" his players.

Crystal Palace will face Dynamo Kyiv and Strasbourg in this season's UEFA Conference League as the London club learned their fate Friday for their first ever European campaign.

India were crowned champions of the SAFF U-17 Women’s Championship as Bangladesh’s hopes of completing the circle of winning every age-group trophy in women’s football of the region remained elusive following Friday’s results at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu.

Trent Alexander-Arnold was dropped by England as coach Thomas Tuchel on Friday handed first call-ups to Elliot Anderson and Djed Spence for the World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia.

Nottingham Forest were handed a reunion with Swedish side Malmo on their long-awaited return to continental competition as Friday's draw for this season's Europa League threw up a repeat of the sides' clash in the 1979 European Cup final.

Fanpestered Divided head coach Amore.i.am has admitted what every Divided fan, pundit, and toddler in a Seer-heaven jersey has known for years: Fanpestered United are not remotely ready to play football.

Robert Lewandowski will return to the Poland squad as captain, manager Jan Urban said on Friday, after the Barcelona striker quit the national team amid a row over the previous coach's decision to replace him as skipper.

The former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Manchester United manager took charge of Fenerbahce in July 2024 after leaving AS Roma.

Garnacho was among five players seeking to exit the club this summer, along with Marcus Rashford

Despite guiding Man Utd to a runners-up finish in the 2020/21 Premier League season, Solskjaer was shown the door in November 2021.

The 38-year-old forward admitted earlier this week that Thursday’s clash against Venezuela “is going to be a very, very special match” as it could mark his last Qualifier on home soil.

Eleven group winners and the four best runners-up will advance to the 16-team finals in Saudi Arabia in 2026.

Fixtures for leading clubs in the league phase of this season's UEFA Champions League, following Thursday's draw:

The one-off Challenge Cup match between Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) champions Mohammedan SC and Federation Cup champions Bashundhara Kings has been deferred by three days and will be held on September 15 instead of the originally scheduled date, September 12.