Lionel Messi's World Cup scoring streak ended against Switzerland on Saturday, but he still made an impact with an assist in Argentina's 3-1 victory.
Manchester City has kept the pressure on Arsenal at the top of the Premier League after beating Brentford 3-0.
Manchester United’s Matheus Cunha blew the Premier League title race wide open with a stunning winner as his team beat Arsenal 3-2.
Liverpool and Manchester City have been stunned by late goals to drop points in the Premier League.
Ruben Amorim has experienced another roller-coaster of emotions as Manchester United manager as Bruno Fernandes converted a stoppage-time penalty to secure a 3-2 win over Burnley in the Premier League and maybe keep his coach in a job.
An expanded Club World Cup marked by empty seats, slashed ticket prices, searing heat, weather-delayed matches and a criticized field surface ended in a surprise victory by Chelsea, the fourth-place team in the Premier League.
Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernández heads into Sunday’s Club World Cup final wary of the weather, along with Paris Saint-Germain.
João Pedro scored twice against his boyhood team in his first start for Chelsea, leading the Blues over Fluminense 2-0 and into an all-European Club World Cup final.
Chelsea scored the go-ahead goal on Malo Gusto’s 83rd-minute shot that went in after a pair of deflections, beating Palmeiras 2-1 for a spot in the Club World Cup semifinals.
The race for Champions League qualification has gotten even tighter in the Premier League after Chelsea beat recently crowned champion Liverpool 3-1 and Newcastle dropped points at Brighton with a 1-1 draw.
Defending champion Argentina qualified for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday even before kickoff against Brazil.
Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca has defended his decision to give midfielder Enzo Fernandez the captain’s armband for the team’s opening game of the season despite the Argentina international being filmed singing a racist chant this offseason.
The French soccer federation has pledged to file a complaint with FIFA over “racist and discriminatory remarks” by Argentina players in post-match chants about France’s team after their Copa America title win.
