Ten Hag admits he was warned off ‘impossible’ Man Utd job

Erik ten Hag said he was warned off taking on the “impossible job” of Manchester United manager but admitted he could not resist the challenge at Old Trafford.

Brazil football boss stripped of post in court ruling

The president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), Ednaldo Rodrigues, one of the sport’s most powerful figures in football-mad Brazil, was stripped of the job by a court ruling Thursday amid a messy legal battle.

West Ham battle back to heap pain on wasteful Spurs

Early-season Premier League pacesetters Tottenham slipped to a fourth defeat in five matches on Wednesday, going down 2-1 to West Ham after throwing away the lead yet again.

Everton stun Newcastle to move out of Premier League relegation zone

Everton struck three times in the final 11 minutes to climb out of the Premier League relegation zone despite a 10-point deduction as Newcastle were stunned 3-0 at Goodison Park on Thursday.

Messi, Argentina to face old foe Chile in Copa America

Lionel Messi and Argentina will get the chance to avenge their defeats to Chile in the 2015 and 2016 Copa America finals after being grouped with their old rivals in the draw for next year’s tournament on Thursday.

Watch: Why Man City are losing control of matches

Following a recent 1-0 thrashing at Aston Villa, Manchester City has conceded more goals in the past five games than they did during their entire treble run-in which began in March.

Suarez fires farewell double to end Brazilian adventure

Luis Suarez scored twice in his farewell match for Gremio as the Brazilian side defeated Fluminense 3-2 at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday.

Man City’s De Bruyne named in Club World Cup squad despite injury

Manchester City’s injured midfielder Kevin De Bruyne was a surprise inclusion in the treble winners’ squad for the FIFA Club World Cup on Wednesday.

Brazilian Ribeiro strikes as Mamelodi Sundowns win 10 in a row

Brazilian Lucas Ribeiro scored to earn Mamelodi Sundowns a 1-0 win over AmaZulu on Wednesday, and a record-extending 10th straight South African Premiership victory since the season started.

Marseille beat Lyon in game rearranged after bus attack

Marseille eased to a 3-0 win over beleaguered Lyon on Wednesday in a Ligue 1 game that was rescheduled from October after the away team bus was stoned on its approach to the Velodrome.