Between six and nine senior officials of Spain’s football federation (RFEF) will be invited to leave their jobs or will be sacked as part of a deal to end a threatened player boycott of the national team, a federation source told Reuters.

India head coach Igor Stimac said his second-string men’s team “ran out of gas” in the second half against China but hailed the players as “heroes” despite a 5-1 drubbing in their Asian Games opener on Tuesday.

Spain’s World Cup winning-squad agreed to end their boycott of the national team early after the country’s football federation (RFEF) said it would make “immediate and profound changes” to its structure.

Jude Bellingham scored deep in added time as Real Madrid wore down a resilient Union Berlin to claim a 1-0 win at the Santiago Bernabeu in their Group C opener this morning, spoiling the Bundesliga side’s Champions League debut.

Lautaro Martinez’s late goal salvaged a 1-1 draw for runners-up Inter Milan at Real Sociedad as they kicked off their Champions League campaign this morning.

Bayern Munich struck twice in four minutes in the first half to set them on their way to a 4-3 victory over an embattled Manchester United this morning and make a winning start in Champions League Group A.

Goalkeeper Mary Earps was voted England’s Women’s Player of the Year yesterday.

A lone Ratu Apenisa Anare goal has given Ba a 1-0 win over Nadroga in the Digicel Fiji Premier Football League.

Hosts Tahiti came from 2-1 down to overcome Tonga and clinch top spot in Group A at the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship.

Suva football coach Babs Khan has chosen to resign from his position as the mentor of the Whites.

New Caledonia scored late on to secure a draw against the Solomon Islands but it wasn’t enough to advance to the semi-finals at the OFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2023.

Holders Manchester City recovered from falling a goal behind to outclass Red Star Belgrade 3-1 in their Group G opener with Julian Alvarez scoring twice at The Etihad this morning.