Barcelona have signed Portuguese full back Joao Cancelo from Premier League champions Manchester City on loan until June 2024, both clubs said on Friday.

Retired Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho Gaucho denied an accusation of involvement in a scam that has drawn national attention for deceiving victims with promises of profitable cryptocurrency investments.

Lionel Messi will lead world champions Argentina in their opening World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Bolivia, the captain’s first internationals since joining Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland and manager Pep Guardiola won UEFA awards for the best men’s player and coach of the year as women’s winners Aitana Bonmati and Sarina Wiegman addressed the turmoil in Spanish soccer in their speeches.

The Fiji Football Under-23 side is using their two-day break to rejuvenate and prepare accordingly for their next OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifier match.

Newcastle United will play European giants Paris St-Germain, Borussia Dortmund and AC Milan in Group F of the 2023-24 Champions League.

Spanish women team’s coach Jorge Vilda, who faced down a player mutiny to steer his team to World Cup glory, is to be sacked in the increasingly acrimonious fallout from a kiss scandal involving his boss, according to a football federation source.

The ten men of Solomon Islands impressively saw off Samoa in their second Group B match to all but secure their place in the semi-finals at OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifier in Auckland.

Vanuatu have kept their hopes live of qualifying for the semi-finals at the OFC Men’s Olympic Qualifier after a 3-0 win over Tonga at The Trusts Arena in Auckland.

The Fiji Football Men’s coach, Rob Sherman, is hopeful that the players will perform strongly in their last pool game against Papua New Guinea on Saturday.

Chelsea beat AFC Wimbledon and Everton eventually overcame Doncaster Rovers but both Premier League sides survived scares, coming from behind to claim 2-1 wins over their fourth-tier opponents in the League Cup second round.

The Fiji Under-23 head coach is content that Fiji will come out stronger in their last pool game against Papua New Guinea on Saturday.