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Cristiano Ronaldo says Erik ten Hag's attitude is too negative, urging the Manchester United manager to target the Premier League title even though the club need to "rebuild from the bottom".... more »

Former England manager Gareth Southgate said on Wednesday he is in no rush to return to management and could even step away from football for his next job.... more »

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard could miss Norway's Nations League matches in October after injuring his ankle, the Norwegian team doctor said Wednesday.... more »

The draw for the league stage of the new-look UEFA Champions League took place on Thursday, throwing up a series of heavyweight fixtures including a trip for holders Real Madrid to Liverpool and a repeat of last season's final between the Spanish giants and Borussia Dortmund.... more »

Fixtures for leading clubs in this season's new-look UEFA Champions League, in which all 36 participants will compete in a single league and each play eight different opponents:... more »

Filip Ugrinic's late penalty gave Young Boys a 3-2 first-leg win over Galatasaray in the Champions League play-off round on Wednesday.... more »

Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior has called for Spain to be stripped of its 2030 World Cup hosting duties unless it makes progress on the issue of racism in stadiums.... more »

Kylian Mbappe answered his critics in style as he netted his first La Liga goals to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win over Real Betis at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday which sends them second in the table.... more »

Brazil winger Raphinha scored a hat-trick as Barcelona thrashed Real Valladolid 7-0 on Saturday to make it four wins from four in La Liga under new coach Hansi Flick.... more »

Napoli outcast Victor Osimhen has agreed a season-long loan with Galatasaray without an option to buy, the Turkish champions and the Italian club confirmed on Wednesday.... more »

Inter Milan thrashed Atalanta 4-0 on Friday to move provisionally top of Serie A, while Torino snatched a late 1-0 win at Venezia to continue their positive start to the campaign.... more »

AC Milan and Roma exchanged Alexis Saelemaekers and Tammy Abraham on Friday as both players switched Serie A clubs in season-long loan deals.... more »

Former Borussia Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp said his return to the club's dugout in Saturday's testimonial match was "like a school reunion," nine years after his last match as club coach.... more »

Bayern Munich veteran Thomas Mueller scored on the day he became the German giants' all-time record appearance maker in a 2-0 Bundesliga home win over Freiburg on Sunday.... more »

A toothless and ill-disciplined Borussia Dortmund were held to a 0-0 draw at Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga on Saturday, while Stuttgart blew a two-goal lead in a 3-3 draw against Mainz.... more »

Manchester United will travel to Turkish giants Fenerbahce, now coached by Jose Mourinho, among their eight games in the league phase of the new-look Europa League, the draw for which took place in Monaco on Friday.... more »

Atalanta were given a hero's welcome on Sunday as the Europa League winners strolled past Torino 3-0 in a festive homecoming after their stunning triumph over Bayer Leverkusen in Dublin.... more »

Ademola Lookman scored a stunning hat-trick as Atalanta ended Bayer Leverkusen's 51-match unbeaten run to win the Europa League final 3-0 on Wednesday and claim their first trophy for 61 years.... more »