Kick Off: Ronaldo nets brace in Portugal win; Belgium v Sweden abandoned

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Match Reports

Bosnia-Herzegovina 0-5 Portugal: Ronaldo nets brace as Portugal run riot

Cristiano Ronaldo became the top scorer in world football for 2023 after scoring his 40th goal of the year in Portugal's 5-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday evening.

Greece 0-1 Netherlands: Van Dijk scores 93' penalty to seal hard-fought victory

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk scored a 93rd-minute penalty to give the Netherlands a crucial victory against Greece in Euro 2024 qualifying.

These things happen

This year these biggest names in football have decided to hang up their boots

This year these biggest names in football have decided to hang up their boots

BREAKING: Belgium v Sweden abandoned after two people shot dead in Brussels

Belgium's Euro 2024 qualifier against Sweden was abandoned at half-time for security reasons after two Swedish people were shot dead in Brussels.

Sheikh Jassim planned 3 huge transfers to transform Man Utd before quitting

Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani’s dream transfer shortlist has been revealed on the back of his withdrawal from the Manchester United takeover race.

OFFICIAL: Victor Osimhen suffers an injury to his right thigh

Napoli have confirmed that Victor Osimhen suffered an injury to his thigh while away on international duty with Nigeria, ruling him out for the next three matches at a minimum.

OFFICIAL: Nacho's ban shortened to 2 matches & will be available for El Clásico

Nacho's ban shortened to 2 matches & will be available for El Clásico now

Anyone surprise? The current longest-serving players at each PL club

Anyone surprise you? The current longest-serving players at each PL club

Grealish accidentally hits Maguire's face, seems it sums his season up so far😭

Jack Grealish accidentally violated Harry Maguire live on Sky Sports and it just about sums up the Manchester United defender's season so far.

Vinícius Junior to design suit for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

The Real Madrid player is collaborating with PlayStation to produce a Brazil-inspired outfit for the upcoming release.

A Real family affair! Madrid 'send scouts to watch Bellingham's brother, Jobe'

Real Madrid sent scouts to watch Jobe Bellingham - Jude's little brother - play for the England under-19s in the international break, according to a Spanish report.

Milan make €20m offer for Real Madrid's Guler after injury woes

AC Milan have made an offer for Real Madrid attacker Arda Guler after his start to life in Spain did not go to plan, a report claims. 

Romeo Lavia will be out until next month after suffering ankle injury setback

Romeo Lavia has taken a step forward in his comeback bid though is still expected to remain sidelined until late November at the earliest.

Barca warn new signings, the golden era for salaries has ended

It is clear to Barça that they must continue to tighten their belts in terms of salaries. In recent years, Mateu Alemany's work has already been directed in this direction: the former executive insisted that the annual wage bill he had inherited made the club unsustainable. Now, Barça wants to accentuate this dynamic even more.

What they say

Israel goalkeeper attacks ex-Real Madrid star Benzema – ‘Son of a b****’

Former La Liga and Israel goalkeeper Dudu Aouate has abused Karim Benzema on social media, following the Frenchman’s comments about the Israeli attacks on the Palestinian people.

Dani Carvajal pays tribute to Gavi as fake news dies out

Gavi is the great reference point of Spanish football right now. At the age of 19, he has already been capped 25 times and wrote another chapter in his personal history by helping Spain qualify for the 2024 European Championship thanks to his goal against Norway.

Camavinga defends Todibo who was filmed laughing during minute’s silence

Jean-Clair Todibo (23) was filmed laughing during the minute’s silence, in memory of the victim of the Israel-Gaza conflict, as well as a teacher killed in Arras, that preceded France’s 2-1 victory over the Netherlands on Friday. International teammate Eduardo Camavinga (20) has now come to his defence.

Patrick Vieira: “We can’t be blinded by the fact that we’re linked to Chelsea.”

Amidst a poor run of form, RC Strasbourg Alsace manager Patrick Vieira has called for patience in the project during an interview with L’Équipe.

Wags

Meet Italy Wags, including a Neapolitan fashion influencer & a glam psychologist

THE Italians come to Wembley with a point to prove.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Despite muddy penalty shootout, kids tell us Football is all about Happiness

Fixtures of the Day

Euro qualification

England vs Italy 2023/10/17 18:45 UTC

France vs Scotland 2023/10/17 18:45 UTC

WCQ South America

Uruguay vs Brazil 2023/10/18 0:00 UTC

Peru vs Argentina 2023/10/18 2:00 UTC

Friendly

Mexico vs Germany 2023/10/18 0:00 UTC