Former AFCON champions Ghana bow out

Leicester City striker Jordan Ayew scored for Ghana in a 1-1 draw with Angola on Friday, but could not prevent the four-time champions becoming the biggest casualties of 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying.

Portugal rout Poland to reach Nations League last-eight

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal staged a second-half supershow to crush Poland 5-1 and reach the Nations League quarter-finals on Friday.

Spain shuts down illegal football streaming

Spanish authorities said Friday they had shut down the country’s biggest illegal streaming platform Cristal Azul, which had been offering La Liga and second division football matches online for free.

Ranieri has ‘no time for mistakes’ on Roma return

Claudio Ranieri admitted Friday that he needs to hit the ground running in his third spell as Roma coach with his boyhood club languishing near the Serie A relegation zone.

I will ‘cherish’ Man Utd memories – Van Nistelrooy

Ruud van Nistelrooy said Friday he would “cherish the memories” of his time at Manchester United in an emotional farewell message days after he left the Premier League club.

40 arrests made at France-Israel Nations League match

Police made 40 arrests at a tense football match between France and Israel in Paris but the city’s police chief said on Friday the huge security operation had “worked very well”.

Watch: Premier League’s best counter-attack goals

The 24/25 Premier League campaign has seen some incredible goals scored through swift counter-attacks. Watch the bestcounter-attacking goals of the season so far.

Watch: Van Dijk and Konaté defensive partnership this season

Under Arne Slot’s guidance, the team has allowed only six goals in their opening eleven Premier League matches, largely due to the formidable partnership between Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konaté.

Watch: Best of Mazraoui’s debut season

Following a summer move from Bayern Munich, Noussair Mazraoui hit the ground running in 17 appearances at Manchester united and has become a fan favourite at Old Trafford.

England ignore star absences to sink Greece

England’s understudies ignored the controversy over Harry Kane’s criticism of the team’s absentee stars as they beat Greece 3-0 on Thursday to keep alive their hopes of Nations League promotion.