Superstar Lionel Messi and Inter Miami FC will continue the team’s pursuit of the Supporters’ Shield on Saturday afternoon when they visit struggling New York City FC at Yankee Stadium.

The first edition of the annual FIFA Intercontinental Cup for club teams from around the world will have five matches, with European Champions League winners Real Madrid to play in the final on Dec. 18 in Doha, the world soccer body said on Friday.

Leeroy Jennings is the headline act in the Digicel Fiji Bula Boys squad that has been named for the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Fiji men’s senior football side is now ranked 150 on the latest FIFA World Rankings, up three places from the last ranking.

The Matchday 1 drama continued to the last as Monaco beat ten-man Barcelona that also saw wins for Atleti, Benfica, Leverkusen and newcomers Brest.

Germany’s ‘Invincibles’ Bayer Leverkusen opened their Champions League campaign with a resounding 4-0 away win over Feyenoord, after running riot in the first half.

Sisilia Kuladina’s decisive free-kick secured Fiji a 1-0 victory over the Solomon Islands, earning them 5th place at the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship this afternoon at HFC Stadium in Suva.

The bronze medal is the best the Americans can do at the Under-20 World Cup after falling 1-0 to North Korea in the semi-finals today.

Inter Milan escaped Etihad Stadium with a surprise 0-0 draw against Manchester City in the Champions League this morning, exacting a small measure of revenge for their narrow loss to Pep Guardiola’s side in the 2023 final.

The Futsal Whites briefly threatened the biggest upset in the tournament’s 25-year history early on before ultimately succumbing 7-1 to powerhouse Spain at the Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan.

Bologna were held to a 0-0 draw by visitors Shakhtar Donetsk, who missed an early penalty, in a lacklustre Champions League game.

Former Italy striker Salvatore Schillaci, a star of the 1990 World Cup on home soil, has died at the age of 59, his former clubs Inter Milan and Juventus said.