Cristiano Ronaldo keeps adding to his insane all-time goalscoring record, with the Portuguese legend scoring perhaps the goal of the weekend.
39-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice for Portugal in their 5-1 Nations League win against Poland on Friday, putting away an amazing bicycle kick to seal yet another incredible night for his national team.
Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo bicycle kick vs. Poland
Italian club Juventus and Paul Pogba announced on Friday that they have mutually agreed to terminate the midfielder's contract on Nov. 30.
The 31-year-old had a deal with the Serie A club until June 2026 but is banned from playing until March next year after testing positive for DHEA, which boosts testosterone levels, in September 2023.
Pogba Juventus split ways
Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended and is now being investigated by UEFA following a video posted by The Sun showing him snorting white powder and then another clip of him making vulgar comments about former Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp.
The video allegedly took place in July this summer while Coote was on duty for Euro 2024 as support VAR. The 42-year-old was staying in a hotel assigned by UEFA.
BERLIN — German Bundesliga club St Pauli said on Thursday it was withdrawing from X because the social media platform had become an 'amplifier of hate' that could influence German politics.
Announcing its reasons for withdrawing, the club said in a statement that X's billionaire owner Elon Musk had turned a space for debate into "an amplifier of hate that was capable of influencing the German parliamentary election campaign."
St Pauli X controversy
England skipper Harry Kane has hit out at several players who withdrew from the national team ahead of their Nations League matches against Greece and Ireland, saying on Wednesday that country must always come before club football.
England play Greece away on Thursday followed by Ireland three days later at Wembley but nine players, some of them regular starters, who were called up by interim boss Lee Carsley have pulled out due to injuries.
Soccer legend and senior AC Milan advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave United States men’s national team star Christian Pulisic tons of praise in a recent interview with the UEFA Champions League magazine.
The Ibrahimovic Pulisic comments saw the Swedish icon compliment the American soccer star on his incredible form with the Italian club.
Pulisic is in his second season with Milan and is by far in the best form of his career. The 26-year-old forward has 12 goal contributions (seven goals, five assists) in just 15 games for Milan across all competitions this season.
The Europa League match between Turkish club Besiktas and Maccabi Tel-Aviv from Israel on Nov. 28 will be contested in a neutral territory in Hungary, UEFA said on Monday.
The match was originally a home game for Istanbul-based Besiktas, but the Turkish government had earlier decided not to host it in Turkey. It will now be played at Nagyerdei Stadium in Debrecen.
Besiktas vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv
MADRID, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr scored a hat-trick to help the LaLiga champions snap a two-game winless run in all competitions with a commanding 4-0 victory over Osasuna on Saturday.
The Brazilian forward opened the scoring in the 34th minute after taking a Jude Bellingham pass in his stride to beat the offside trap and firing an unstoppable strike past goalkeeper Sergio Herrera.
PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain will not face disciplinary proceedings after their fans unfurled a 'Free Palestine' banner before kick-off in Wednesday's Champions League game at home to Atletico Madrid, European soccer's governing body UEFA said.
The 50x20-meter banner was displayed in the Auteuil Kop of the Parc des Princes, prompting France's Interior minister Bruno Retailleau to criticize the Qatar-owned club.
PSG Free Palestine banner
PARIS — France have left Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé out of their squad to face Israel and Italy in this month's two Nations League games, coach Didier Deschamps said on Thursday as his captain's absence now stretches to four matches.
Deschamps did not say whether Mbappe, who played for Real in their Champions League home defeat by AC Milan on Tuesday, was injured, arguing his choice was a "one-off decision" and that the player "wanted to come" and join the team.
Kylian Mbappé France roster exclusion