The Ballon d’Or will be awarded in Paris on September 22, with data and criteria pointing to Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Paris Saint-Germain’s Ousmane Dembélé as frontrunners, though Kylian Mbappé and Viktor Gyökeres also emerge as leading contenders.
With the transfer deadline set for September 22, Mamelodi Sundowns have reached an agreement with Vitória Guimarães SC for the signing of midfielder Nuno Santos.
Bradley Grobler, a 37-year-old forward once dismissed as a ‘has-been’, snatched a dramatic 1-0 win for surprise Betway Premiership leaders Sekhukhune United over Golden Arrows on Saturday.
Orlando Pirates opened their CAF Champions League campaign with a 3-0 win over Lesotho side Lioli FC in the preliminary round first leg in Bloemfontein.
Harry Kane scored his second Bundesliga hat-trick of the new season as Bayern Munich downed Hoffenheim 4-1 on Saturday, while Hamburg won in the top flight for the first time in seven years.
Luca Zidane, the 27-year-old goalkeeper and son of French football great Zinedine Zidane, has switched his sporting nationality from France to Algeria, the Algerian Football Federation said on Friday.
Tottenham manager Thomas Frank said he will ignore the Premier League table until April despite his side’s strong start to the season.
Enzo Maresca insists exiled Chelsea flops Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi have no reason to complain about being forced to train alone.
Kaizer Chiefs’ strong start to the season with three wins and a draw was followed by a heavy 3-0 defeat to Sekhukhune United, raising questions over head coach Nasreddine Nabi’s role and position at the club.
Liverpool manager Arne slot gave an update on Alexander Isak’s recovery ahead of the Merseyside derby stating that, “Alex did feel his body more than maybe ever before, let’s see how he recovers.”