Football

United manager was criticised after Pogba failed to convert a penalty for fourth time in a year

24-year-old winger arrives from PSV Eindhoven where he won the Dutch title in 2018

Eight-time holders Juventus begin their title defence and Napoli will be looking for their first Scudetto in 30 years

Juventus start the season without Sarri who will miss the Parma game and Napoli in Turin on August 31 with pneumonia

The Croatian coach said his compatriot Perisic had better chances of making a first start for Bayern on Sunday

When the striker tweaked his calf, it was assumed an attacking roster of Suarez, Griezmann and Dembele would cope.

The nine tackles he made in the 1-1 draw at Wolves were the most by a player in a single game to date this season

There is an early opportunity for David Luiz to make his mark by halting the trio of Mane, Firmino and Salah

The 34-time Belgian champions finished sixth last season, 20 points behind champions Genk, who they face this Friday

Spanish midfielder Dani Ceballos, on loan from Real Madrid, has made the biggest impression

Juve say the evening kickoffs in Italy reduce the scope to attract viewers in Asia

Lewandowski, who had repeatedly called for reinforcements if the club were to remain competitive

The Bayern CEO expressed sympathy for Sanches, who has made just 17 starts for Bayern since arriving three years ago

Paul Pogba was the third footballer to suffer racial abuse in a week, the others being Tammy Abraham and Yakou Meite.

Antoine Griezmann, the 120 million summer signing from Atletico Madrid, is the only fully-fit forward, with Rafinha

China, currently ranked a lowly 71st in the FIFA rankings, have reached the World Cup only once

The club will begin the campaign play in 2022, in a new stadium

Four-time Champions League winners dominated possession and created a string of promising situations

Runners-up have not held the Scudetto aloft since Argentine legend Diego Maradona inspired them in 1987 and 1990

French midfielder was targeted after his penalty was saved in United's 1-1 draw at Wolves on Monday

Juventus star had to deal with rape allegations after former model Kathryn Mayorga filed a complaint in September

Chelsea's Tammy Abraham and Championship side Reading's Yakou Meite have suffered similar abuse in the past week

The award, which was established in 2009, is named after the legendary Hungary and Real Madrid striker Ferenc Puskas

The midfield has been strengthened with PSG's Adrien Rabiot and former Arsenal star Aaron Ramsey

Zouma has started the club's first three games of the season and Lampard has shown faith in the 24-year-old Frenchman

Dembele's injury layoff is another blow for Barca coach Valverde after forwards Messi and Suarez are both injured

Sarri, a chain-smoker 60-year-old who was appointed in June as Head Coach of Juventus, went down with flu last week

The French midfielder wasted a chance to give United their second successive Premier League win

Bundesliga champions will pay a loan fee of 8.5 million euros and pay the Brazilian’s wages

Maguire is expected to shore up a defence that conceded 54 Premier League goals last season

Simeone’s 126 million euro signing Joao Felix also showed great signs who looked right at home

French champions were without forward Neymar for a third successive game this term

Champions Manchester City were held to a 2-2 draw by Tottenham due to an intervention of VAR

41-year-old is still waiting for his first win as Blues manager after Wilfred Ndidi gave Leicester a 1-1 draw

Cole won 13 major trophies and is one of just nine men to have made more than 100 appearances for England

The riot is believed to have started when a bus carrying Motagua players was attacked

Former Arsenal star, who signed a four-year deal in February worth a reported seven million euros a season

Spurs finished 27 points behind City last season, on Saturday 27 was the difference in the shot count as well

Blues failed to win for the first time in 16 Premier League games dating back to last season

Only last month Los Blancos manager said it would be "best for everyone" if the Welshman was sold

Favre’s side received a boost when the champions dropped two points against Hertha Berlin in the season opener

Blues were denied again when Gabriel Jesus saw a stoppage-time winner disallowed on review for a handball by Laporte

Forward saw his penalty saved by Liverpool goalkeeper Adrian as the European champions won a shootout 5-4 in Istanbul

Blues have won five of the last six meetings between the teams and finished 27 points above them in the league

Madrid’s manager was keen for the Welshmen to be sold but Los Blancos cancelled a deal with Chinese club

Brazilian’s departure could also have implications for Catalan’s hopes of re-signing Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain

Questions over Kovac's tactics and relentless criticism of the club's transfer policy had also unsettled in the club

Aduriz threw himself into the air and acrobatically volleyed past Marc-Andre ter Stegen

Belgian will miss the start of the season after sustaining a thigh injury in training

Chilean international has scored just five goals in 45 appearances for the club