Manchester United's Zlatan Ibrahimovic has apologised to fans after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season against Swansea City in the Premier League on Sunday, which rules him out of their next game against Arsenal.

Cristiano Ronaldo signalled his intention to keep playing for 10 more years after rounding off a "dream year" by signing a bumper new five-year contract with Real Madrid on Monday.

Australian great Steve Waugh says the summer Test series against South Africa and Pakistan is shaping up as make or break for Steve Smith's captaincy of the national side.

Eden Hazard believes he has been given more freedom to score goals after being pushed to a central attacking role under Chelsea manager Antonio Conte.

Premier League champions Leicester City must pick themselves up to rediscover the winning habit and get their season back on track, winger Marc Albrighton has said.

Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano extended his contract with the Catalan giants until 2019 on Monday.

Argentina's pain is Barcelona's gain as Lionel Messi returns for the Spanish champions when Deportivo la Coruna visit the Camp Nou on Saturday after being sidelined for three weeks with a groin injury.

The Catalans host Real Madrid at Camp Nou on December 3 and while they may not be ahead of their fiercest rivals in La Liga at the moment, they hold the advantage in economic terms.

Manchester United would be better off having midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger in the side according to Manchester City's Ilkay Guendogan.

Atletico Madrid moved top of La Liga despite missing two penalties as Antoine Griezmann and Kevin Gameiro handed Diego Simeone's men a 2-0 win at Valencia on Sunday.

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri hopes Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante will be given a warm reception when he returns to his old stomping ground for the first time since leaving the English champions.

Cristiano Ronaldo warns Real Madrid will be punished if they don't improve on their performance in an edgy 2-1 win over Sporting Lisbon to start their Champions League defence.

Kelechi Iheanacho said it was "a dream come true" after his goal gave Manchester City a 2-1 victory at Manchester United in

Lionel Messi plays down the seriousness of a hamstring injury which forced him to come home early from international duty with Argentina.

Liverpool's outcast Italian striker Mario Balotelli will have a medical at French side Nice amid transfer deadline day talks between the clubs.

Big spending English clubs shatter the Premier League's transfer spending record after the total splashed out reaches £880 million on Thursday.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic refuses to share his Old Trafford spotlight with Paul Pogba, scoring in each half as Manchester United brush aside Southampton 2-0.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho believes Paul Pogba is the world's best midfielder, but does not expect the France international to produce fireworks every week.

Lionel Messi can do extraordinary things with a football but they have not extended to saving the world - until now.

Minnows Rahmatganj MFS's dream run continues in the JB Bangladesh Premier League as they climb to the top with a 2-0 win over Uttar Baridhara Club.