Brazil no longer rely on superstar Neymar to win games, manager Tite said Sunday, with an Olympic gold medal-winning generation looking to step up at the World Cup.
Former Argentina forward Carlos Tevez, who has been without a club for the past year, announced his retirement from the game on Saturday.
Sadio Mane scored a hat-trick as Senegal overcame Benin 3-1 on Saturday in the first match of their Africa Cup of Nations title defence, and hinted that he will not be at Liverpool next season.
Watch as A tired England side went down to a surprise 1-0 defeat in Hungary in the Uefa Nations League on Saturday.
Watch as Germany needed a Joshua Kimmich equaliser as they came from behind to draw 1-1 with a much-changed Italy team in the UEFA Nations League in Bologna on Saturday.
A tired England side went down to a surprise 1-0 defeat in Hungary in the UEFA Nations League on Saturday, while Germany had to come from behind to draw 1-1 with an inexperienced Italy team.
Catch up with the highlights from an entertaining Friday night of Uefa Nations League action, where Denmark shocked France and Holland produced a footballing lesson against Belgium.
Denmark recovered from conceding to a brilliant Karim Benzema goal to beat France 2-1 on Friday in the Uefa Nations League at the Stade de France, while the Netherlands thumped a full strength Belgium side in Brussels.
Bayern Munich winger Serge Gnabry said Thursday he hopes the Bundesliga champions quickly settle the matter of want-away striker Robert Lewandowski which rumbles on amid reports Barcelona are eager to sign the Poland star.
Neymar scored two penalties to close on Pele's goal record for Brazil as they fired a World Cup warning with a 5-1 thrashing of South Korea on Thursday.