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Former Barcelona midfielder Vidal accused of sexual assault

Chilean media said the alleged assault took place in the early hours of Monday at a Santiago night club.

5h ago

'Guardiola best coach in the world', says Amorim before Man United move

Sporting Lisbon coach Ruben Amorim, who will take over at Manchester United next week, hailed Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola as the best in the world on Monday.

8h ago

'Hard to talk about football': Ancelotti after floods

Los Blancos' La Liga match against Valencia on Saturday was postponed because of the situation in the east of Spain, where at least 217 people have died and many more are missing.

10h ago

Mourinho lays into 'man of the match' VAR after Fenerbahce's win

Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho said the Video Assistant Referee went from being the invisible man to the most important man on the pitch after several controversial decisions went against his side in their 3-2 Super Lig win at Trabzonspor on Sunday.

15h ago

Liverpool's Konate downplays injury, says he won't miss game time

Liverpool centre back Ibrahima Konate said the arm injury he sustained against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday is not as bad as initially feared and that he will be ready for the Premier League leaders' next game.

17h ago

AFC president Sheikh Salman hails North Korea 'pipeline of future stars'

They beat Spain on penalties Sunday in the Dominican Republic to clinch a record third Women's World Cup at under-17 level, adding it to their title in the under-20 version in September.

19h ago

Fernandes apologised to Ten Hag after Man Utd sacking

Ten Hag won two trophies in his two full seasons in charge, but departed with United 14th in the Premier League and without a win in their opening three Europa League games of the campaign.

19h ago

Simeone praises son Giuliano's improvement after first Atletico goal

"He's working well, he's training well... it's important for his growth. As long as there is humility, the heart always responds," Simeone told Movistar, while giving credit to Nahuel Molina's pass that led to Giuliano's goal.

20h ago

Martinez's header gives Inter a 1-0 win over Venezia

Inter are now in second place in the table with 24 points, one behind leaders Napoli, while Venezia are 18th.

21h ago

BFF to seek help from govt for women’s football

Since Bangladesh's maiden triumph in SAFF Women's Championship two years ago, there have been strong recommendations for taking necessary initiatives to take the country's women's football beyond the South Asian region, a demand that has only been strengthened following the successful title defence in Nepal a few days ago.

22h ago

Caicedo's strike ruins Man United's celebrations in 1-1 draw with Chelsea

Moises Caicedo's blistering second-half strike cancelled out a penalty from Bruno Fernandes as Chelsea salvaged a 1-1 draw with Manchester United on Sunday, spoiling United's celebrations in their first Premier League game since the sacking of manager Eric ten Hag.

1d ago

Olmo double helps Liga leaders Barca to derby win over Espanyol

Dani Olmo struck twice for Barcelona on his first start after an injury absence as they beat local rivals Espanyol 3-1 on Sunday to move nine points clear at the top of La Liga.

1d ago

Lookman double helps Atalanta to 3-0 win at leaders Napoli

Forward Ademola Lookman scored twice inside the first half to help Atalanta to an emphatic 3-0 win at Serie A leaders Napoli on Sunday as the visitors moved second in the standings.

1d ago

Howe hails players' focus as Newcastle revive Premier League fortunes

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe praised his team's hard work and mentality as they beat Arsenal 1-0 at home after taking an early lead on Saturday.

1d ago

Bangladesh have 'good young players' who can play in Europe

Bangladesh SAFF Women's Championship winning coach Peter Butler believes some young Bangladeshi players have the ability to play and do well in Europe.

1d ago

City defeat about more than mounting injuries: Guardiola

The defeat dropped City to second spot, two points behind Liverpool who recovered to beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1.

1d ago

Motta's Juventus up to third with 'important' Udinese win

The record 36-time champions trail second-placed Inter Milan on goal difference after Maduka Okoye's own goal and Nicola Savona's effort.

1d ago

Atlanta late show stuns Messi and Miami

Portuguese winger Xande Silva blasted home a sensational winner for Atlanta in the fourth minute of stoppage time in front of 68,455 home fans at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium to level the best-of-three postseason series 1-1 and set up a winner-take-all game three in Miami next Saturday.

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