Some football districts were not eligible to send their club champions to the national meet last week because they didn’t finish their competitions.

Liverpool condemned the damage caused to Manchester United’s bus after a bottle was thrown at it on its way to Anfield ahead of Sunday’s derby.

Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint Germain threw away two points as they were held to a 1-1 draw.

Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric demonstrated his enduring value with a goal and a brilliant assist in a 4-1 home win over Villarreal on Sunday to put his side top of LaLiga but they lost defender David Alaba to an ACL injury in the first half.

Odisha FC’s clinical performance helped it beat Hyderabad FC by 3-0 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar in the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24.

Liverpool missed out on reclaiming the top spot as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Manchester United at Anfield in the Premier League on Sunday — ending their perfect home record this season.

Bayer Leverkusen’s Victor Boniface scored once and helped to set up two more goals for a 3-0 victory over visitors Eintracht Frankfurt as the Bundesliga leaders opened up a provisional seven-point gap.

Arsenal beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 at home with second-half goals from Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz, as the north London side provisionally moved back to the top of the Premier League standings.

National rep Etonia Dogalau scored two goals in the final to help 4R Electric/ VR Builders/ Rooster Chicken Police FC of Ba win the Digicel Fiji National Regional Club Championship at the Fiji FA Academy Ground in Vatuwaqa.

Premier League action was overshadowed by the collapse of Luton Town captain Tom Lockyer who suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch at Bournemouth.

Newcastle United returned to winning ways by putting three second-half goals past 10-man Fulham, including one from 17-year-old Lewis Miley who became the club’s youngest player to score in the Premier League.

Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored in the second half as Napoli eventually broke down Cagliari 2-1 at home in Serie A and moved provisionally up to fourth in the standings.