Russia's future in the World Cup is teetering on a knife-edge after Fifa's plan to allow them to play on neutral territory were dismissed as "unacceptable" by rivals, plunging the qualifying process for football's showpiece event into chaos.
Manchester City opened up a six-point lead over Liverpool at the top of the Premier League this weekend but Manchester United dropped more points in their push for a top-four place.
Jurgen Klopp has challenged his Liverpool players to chase a historic quadruple after the Reds won the League Cup final in a dramatic penalty shoot-out against Chelsea on Sunday.
Orlando Pirates suffered the worst possible start as Royal Leopards raced to a 0-2 lead in the opening seven minutes, but the Buccaneers produced a stunning comeback to walk away as comprehensive 6-2 winners.
Liverpool won the League Cup final in dramatic fashion as Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga missed the decisive penalty to give the Reds an 11-10 shoot-out victory after a pulsating 0-0 draw at Wembley on Sunday.
Al Ahly head coach Pitso Mosimane admitted his side are now in a tough spot after their 1-0 defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns in Cairo on Saturday adding that he was disappointed to lose a game after wasting so many chances.
Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick said he did his job after the Red Devils wasted a number of chances to draw 0-0 at home to Watford, watch the German coach’s post-match presser here.
Chelsea's Russian owner Roman Abramovich said Saturday he was handing over the "stewardship and care" of the Premier League club to the trustees of its charitable foundation.
Thapelo Morena scored just four minutes after coming off the bench to give Mamelodi Sundowns of a massive 1-0 triumph over Pitso Mosimane’s defending champions Al Ahly in Cairo on Saturday. Catch the highlights here.
Mamelodi Sundowns recorded a memorable 1-0 victory over Al Ahly in their CAF Champions League Group A clash at the Cairo International Stadium on Saturday evening.