Ronald Araujo struck at the death to snatch Barcelona a 2-1 win over Girona on Saturday and lift the champions top of La Liga.

Manchester City's Erling Haaland kept up his torrid scoring pace with two goals in five second-half minutes on Saturday to lift City provisionally top of the table with a 2-0 Premier League victory over Everton. Manchester City's Erling Haaland kept up his torrid scoring pace with two goals in five second-half minutes on Saturday to lift City provisionally top of the table with a 2-0 Premier League victory over Everton.

 Nottingham Forest sacked manager Ange Postecoglou 20 minutes after they suffered a 3-0 defeat by Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday which left the club languishing in 17th place and on the brink of slipping into the relegation zone.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot said Florian Wirtz has been "unlucky" not to register a Premier League goal or assist since his big-money transfer and has called for patience as the 22-year-old midfielder adapts to his new surroundings.

Bradley Barcola gave reigning French and European champions PSG an early advantage at the Parc des Princes, but Strasbourg came roaring back to lead 3-1 thanks to a Joaquin Panichelli double and a Diego Moreira goal.

As a product of the Velez Sarsfield youth academy, he made the move to Benfica in 2024, where he shared the dressing room with Angel Di María and Nicolas Otamendi.

Despite winning their opening seven games of the season in all competitions, the warning signs were there for Slot.

The AFC also recognised Bangladesh's grassroots work in the women's circuit.

Bangladesh’s hopes of reaching the finals of the AFC U-17 Women’s Asian Cup came to an end after suffering a heavy 5-0 defeat against Chinese Taipei in their last qualifying match at the Aqaba Stadium in Jordan yesterday.

Meanwhile, Spain remain world number one, with reigning champions Argentina overtaking France to second, and Germany re-entering the top 10.

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City are heading in the right direction after a significant rebuild, vowing he still has "unfinished business" at the Etihad, nine years into his reign.

Here is a look at how eight of them have fared so far.

 Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim welcomed the backing of co-owner Jim Ratcliffe on Friday but said it did not ease the pressure of needing to turn around his side's fortunes quickly.

Bashundhara Kings centre-back Tariq Kazi has announced the termination of his contract with the club, citing unpaid wages.

Cole Palmer has been ruled out of action for six more weeks, Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said on Friday.

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Liverpool trolled United on social media this week, reminding them of the 7-0 drubbing they dished out in March 2023.

To reach the final round for a third time, Bangladesh must deliver a stronger, more composed performance than against Jordan.

“Didn’t work out as we’d hoped and worked so hard for! But as always so proud to represent Bangladesh and the team!,” Hamza wrote in a social media post after returning to England from Hong Kong.

Fans from 212 countries and territories purchased tickets during the pre-sales period, which opened in mid-September, FIFA said in a statement.