Manchester City moved ahead of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table with a dominant 4-0 win over Fulham, with Josko Gvardiol scoring twice at Craven Cottage.

Pep Guardiola s champions knew a victory in Saturday s early kick-off would pile the pressure on Arsenal ahead of their trip to Manchester United on Sunday, and they made no mistake.

Gvardiol scored in both halves to make it five goals in his last seven games across all competitions, while Player of the Season candidate Phil Foden netted his 25th of the campaign as City ate into Arsenal s superior goal difference.

Julian Alvarez then added a late fourth from the penalty spot after Issa Diop received his second yellow card, and City know two further victories over Tottenham and West Ham next week wi…

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Getting their Champions League campaign underway on Tuesday night, Liverpool will travel to the San Siro when they meet Italian giants AC Milan.

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Starting with the hosts, managing to make a crucial return to winning ways over the weekend as they stormed their way to a 4-0 romp against Venezia, AC Milan will be desperate to use that performance as a platform to build on. However, while some around the San Siro might have dreaming of the chance to mount a genuine Serie A title charge this season, the Italian heavyweights are seeking some much-needed stability. Getting proceedings underway with an action-packed 2-2 stalemate at home against Torino on August 17th, Paulo Fonseca’s side have shown some extended issues on either sid…

Lionel Messi believes that Valentin Carboni has the ability to follow in his footsteps as Argentina s next star following their 4-1 victory over Guatemala.

Messi scored twice to take his international total to 108 goals as La Albiceleste concluded their Copa America preparations with a comfortable display in Maryland.

Argentina came from behind to secure the triumph after Lisandro Martinez s own-goal gave Guatemala their first-ever goal against their opponents inside the opening five minutes.

It cost us the first few minutes, Messi began. We faced a team that was well positioned at the back. It was an opponent that was difficult to get into, but we were able to find a way around, Messi began.

It is going to be more and more difficult for us; nothing is…

Marcus Rashford s poor form for Manchester United meant he could have no complaints about being left out of England s Euro 2024 squad, believes his club boss Erik ten Hag.

Along with Manchester City s Jack Grealish, Rashford was a surprise omission from Gareth Southgate s party for the tournament in Germany.

Anthony Gordon, Eberechi Eze and Jarrod Bowen were among the wide players preferred to Rashford, who had been a mainstay in the Three Lions squad since making his first tournament appearance at Euro 2016.

Rashford scored just seven goals in 33 Premier League appearances in 2023-24 as the Red Devils limped to an eighth-place finish – their lowest in the competition s history.

Only in 2015-16, 2016-17 (both five) and 2021-22 (four) has Rashford scored…

With all eyes falling on Wembley this weekend, Real Madrid made more European history as they were crowned Champions League winners thanks to a dramatic 2-0 victory against Borussia Dortmund.

While Los Blancos might have arrived in north London tipped as a runaway contender by many across the continent, it was the German giants who dominated large spells of the first-half.

Dortmund s Karim Adeyemi missed two first-half chances and striker Niclas Fullkrug hit the post, with recalled Real keeper Thibaut Courtois also providing a formidable barrier.

However, while Carlo Ancelotti’s side might have struggled to find any kind of fluidity prior to the half-time break, the Spanish record-breakers demonstrated why they are Europe’s ultimate poster boy.

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Nigeria and Portugal became the first teams to qualify for the Olympic men s football tournament quarter-finals, while hosts Brazil were held again. 

The 2008 runners-up Nigeria backed up their thrilling 5-4 win over Japan with a 1-0 victory against Group B opponents Sweden, courtesy of Sadiq Umar s first-half goal. 

Portugal, who defeated Argentina in their Rio 2016 opener, made it two wins from two in Group D on Sunday with a 2-1 come-from-behind triumph against Honduras. 

Neymar s Brazil are still without a goal from their opening two Group A games of the tournament, held to another 0-0 draw, this time by Iraq.

Denmark boosted their chances of progression to the next round with a tense 1-0 win against South Africa, while Argentina got off the mark …

The Euro 2024 knockout stages are well underway as England and Spain edged into the quarter-finals on Sunday.

Gareth Southgate s side were saved by Jude Bellingham s brilliance and an extra-time finish by Harry Kane to defeat Slovakia in Gelsenkirchen.

Spain were at their usual best, despite an early scare, as they swept aside Georgia to continue their impressive start to this European Championship.

With more last-16 action around the corner, we take a look back at the day s best bits across social media.

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Bellingham proved England s hero in Gelsenkirchen, levelling after 94 minutes in their last-16 clash with Slovakia.

The Real Madrid midfielder crashed in a remarkable overhead-kick equaliser, leaving supporters, tea…

Brazil s greatest footballer, Pele, described the country s historic first Olympic men s football triumph as the perfect ending to the Rio Games.

Pele played an integral role in three of Brazil s five World Cup triumphs, but the nation had never tasted Olympic glory prior to Saturday s meeting with Germany at the Maracana.

After Neymar s free-kick had been cancelled out by Max Meyer, a penalty shootout was required to separate the men s finalists.

Yet it was Brazil who eventually prevailed, talisman Neymar converting the winning kick from 12 yards after Nils Petersen s effort had been saved by Weverton.

Success for the home nation prompted a huge outpouring of joy at the Maracana, with Neymar part of the team that lost the 2012 Olympic final to Mexico in …

Either Spain or Sweden could wrap up a place in the Euro 2008 quarter-finals if they emerge triumphant from the pair s Group D meeting here on Saturday.

Both won their opening matches with Spain particularly impressive in dismantling Russia 4-1 while Sweden defeated the holders Greece 2-0.

Those results put the pair in pole position to qualify from the group and a victory for either one on Saturday would virtually assure their progress to the next stage.

And while Sweden were gritty and controlled in breaking down the negative Greeks, thanks in no small part to the continued brilliance of veteran forward Henrik Larsson and a moment of magic from Inter Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Spain sizzled in their destruction of Guus Hiddink s Russia.

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England captain Harry Kane believes the Three Lions will face a difficult task when it comes to stopping Spain wonderkid Lamine Yamal in the Euro 2024 final.

England will face La Roja in their first major final on foreign soil on Sunday, after Ollie Watkins 90th-minute strike helped them past the Netherlands in the semi-finals.

Opponents Spain have arguably been the most impressive team in Germany, with Barcelona winger Yamal in contention for Player of the Tournament honours.

Yamal has one goal and three assists at the tournament, with his overall tally of four goal involvements only bettered by team-mate Dani Olmo (three goals, two assists).

Having turned 17 on Saturday, Yamal is set to become the youngest player to ever feature in a World Cup or Europe…