Former Barcelona and Brazil defender Dani Alves will face trial in Spain on charges of sexual assault of a woman in a Barcelona nightclub last December, a Spanish court said.

First-half goals from Claudio Echeverri and Valentino Acuna and a late strike by Agustin Ruberto helped Argentina stoke their FIFA U-17 World Cup™ flame and beat a spirited Japan side 3-1 in Bandung.

A stunning 90th-minute goal from Joel Ndala earned England a 2-1 comeback win over Iran in Jakarta.

Brazil hit back from their shock opening-game defeat to IR Iran with a resounding 9-0 win over New Caledonia in Jakarta.

Senegal are within touching distance of a place in the Round of 16 after Idrissa Gueye scored three times in a 4-1 victory over Poland.

Villarreal have appointed Marcelino as manager following the departure of Jose Rojo Martin just two months after taking charge, the Spanish club said.

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.