Ilkay Gundogan’s controversial stoppage-time penalty earned Barcelona a 2-1 comeback win at 10-man Las Palmas in an ill-tempered LaLiga match this morning.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been honoured with Globe Soccer’s Maradona Award for Best Goalscorer of the year, recognising his outstanding performances for Portugal and Al-Nassr.

Crystal Palace and Everton will meet again in the FA Cup third round after the Toffees had Dominic Calvert-Lewin sent off in the 79th minute of a 0-0 draw at Selhurst Park this morning that sent the tie to a replay.

The Fiji Football Association has named a 35-member Digicel Kulas squad to assemble for camp in preparation for the Oceania Olympic Qualifiers in Samoa next month.

Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe said he has not made up his mind about where he will play next season as his contract enters its final six months.

Algeria international soccer player Youcef Atal has been handed an eight-month suspended prison sentence and a 45,000-euro fine by a court in Nice for a social media repost about the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Football districts and players need to follow the rules in terms of player transfers.

Former Tailevu Naitasiri mentor Nigel Khan has been appointed as the head coach of Suva for the new season.

Ivan Martin’s stoppage-time goal earned Girona a dramatic 4-3 home win against Atletico Madrid this morning that kept them level on points with Real Madrid at the LaLiga summit.

Antonio Rudiger’s second-half goal earned LaLiga leaders Real Madrid a 1-0 home win over Mallorca this morning, extending their unbeaten league run to 13 games.

Rewa’s quest to play in this year’s OFC Champions League football competition gets going early next month.

Argentine giants Boca Juniors began pre-season training on Tuesday with Diego Martinez as their new coach following the exit of Jorge Almiron.