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Guardiola warns Man City players: Im going to weigh them on Christmas Day
Pep Guardiola has warned his players ahead of the festive period. Man City’s squad will get a few days off to spend time with family and friends, but they are expected back in top shape on Christmas Day. Guardiola has scheduled a weigh-in and is strict: putting on too much weight means you will not travel to Nottingham Forest.
Argentina faces Spain in the run-up to the World Cup on historic ground
Argentina and Spain will meet in the run-up to the World Cup as part of the Finalissima. The match will take place on March 27 in Qatar, a special location for the world champions.
Davide Ancelotti leaves Botafogo after one season
Botafogo confirm Davide Ancelotti’s departure after one season, with reports linking the split to a dispute over fitness staff changes and injury concerns during the 2025 season.
Giménez and Baena, in their countdown
Baena and José María Giménez completed individual ball work at Cerro del Espino as they enter the final phase of their recoveries, set to miss Girona but aiming to return for Real Sociedad and reach peak form for the Saudi Super Cup.
Udinese are reduced to ten men and concede five goals
Fiorentina claimed their first league win of the season with a 5-1 rout of ten man Udinese at the Franchi, sparked by an early red card for Okoye and powered by goals from Mandragora, Gudmundsson, Ndour and a Kean brace.
Salah is a grown man and can say whatever he wants
Mohamed Salah apologised to Liverpool team-mates after publicly criticising the club and head coach Arne Slot, with Curtis Jones describing the apology and Liverpool managing the fallout through a short omission and swift reintegration before Salah joins Egypt for the Africa Cup of Nations.
This is how Mainz will go straight into the round of 16 on Thursday
Mainz 05 have already secured a place in the Conference League play-offs ahead of the final matchday of the league phase. But the Bundesliga bottom side would like to avoid the extra round and knows what scenarios would make that possible.
Nico González suffers a muscle injury and is a doubt for the Spanish Super Cup
Nico González is set to miss the next few weeks with a right thigh muscle injury picked up against Girona, casting serious doubt over his availability for the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia.
FC Porto is backing Pal after Farioli: This is a crisis of confidence
FC Porto has issued a statement about the quality of refereeing in Portugal. Earlier, head coach Francesco Farioli strongly criticised the referee in the match between FC Porto and Famalicão. Porto fully supports his view and believes there is a bigger problem.
Harry Kane breaks record in the Bundesliga
The Bayern Munich striker became the fastest player ever to directly contribute to one hundred goals in the German league by scoring against Heidenheim.