Brazil forward Neymar is recovering well from the knee surgery he had after suffering an injury last month but there is still no forecast of when he will be able to return to action, national team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said on Monday.

Uruguay’s record scorer Luis Suarez is back in the squad for the first time since the World Cup after being called up on Monday for their next two qualifiers, but Edinson Cavani is out injured.

A brace from Amirbek Saidov and an own goal from Richard Chukwu secured Uzbekistan a convincing 3-0 win over Canada and a first FIFA U-17 World Cup™ finals victory since 2013.

Arkhan ‘Kaka’ Purwanto’s second-half header earned Indonesia a priceless draw in a closely-contested clash with Panama in Surabaya on Monday.

Australia aim to top World Cup qualifying in their Asia groups and avoid another tricky route to the 2026 finals in North America after needing to grind to reach Qatar and Russia, defender Aziz Behich said.

Chelsea’s rip-roaring 4-4 draw with Premier League champions Manchester City sent a resounding signal that Mauricio Pochettino’s new-look side are finally finding their feet after a faltering start to the season.

Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool maintained their 100% winning record at Anfield this season with a 3-0 victory over Brentford on Sunday, their sixth successive Premier League win at home.

Nimfasha Berchimas scored twice as USA beat Korea 3-1 Republic in a pulsating Jakarta clash.

France kicked off their FIFA U-17 World Cup™ campaign with a 3-0 victory over Burkina Faso in an entertaining clash in Jakarta.

Captain David Martinez and substitute Leenhan Romero were on target as Venezuela edged out New Zealand to secure their first-ever win at the FIFA U-17 World Cup™.

Brazilian duo Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo put on a show at the Bernabeu Stadium as they both scored twice to lead Real Madrid to a 5-1 thrashing of Valencia in LaLiga.

Iran completed one of the most extraordinary comebacks 3-2 in World Cup history coming from two goals down to beat Brazil on a night of high drama in Jakarta.