Labasa’s Northpole FC is heading into the Cecil’s National Regional Club Championship with little time to recover, coming straight off their Pacific Cup campaign last weekend.

At just 16, Jason Dau from Tailevu Naitasiri is slowly making his name in football as the youngest player representing Buiduna FC in the Cecil’s National Regional Club Championship.

Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne bagged one goal and set up another in his first start in more than two months as City outclassed Nottingham Forest 3-0 to end their four-game losing run in the Premier League.

Ashley Young became Everton’s oldest ever goalscorer and Craig Dawson twice put the ball into his own net as the Merseyside club thumped Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 in the Premier League at Goodison Park.

Premier League leaders Liverpool had their advantage cut to seven points as Fabian Schar’s late equaliser earned Newcastle United a thrilling 3-3 draw at St James’ Park.

Chelsea’s impressive 5-1 win at bottom club Southampton closed the gap to leaders Liverpool in the Premier League, with the home side having Jack Stephens sent off before half time for a hair-pull on Marc Cucurella.

RB Leipzig’s Lois Openda scored twice in an emphatic 3-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in the German Cup round of 16 to snap their six-game winless run across all competitions.

Jurrien Timber and William Saliba scored from corners to give Arsenal a 2-0 victory over Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium, cutting the gap to Premier League leaders Liverpool and ending Ruben Amorim’s unbeaten start.

Aston Villa survived a jittery second half to end an eight-match winless streak with a 3-1 home Premier League win over Brentford.

Fiji football captain Roy Krishna will be sidelined for the remainder of the Indian Super League season due to an ACL grade 3 injury.

Downtown FC from Nadroga will make a long-awaited return to the Cecil’s National Regional Club Championship after a ten-year absence.

Labasa’s Northpole Football Club is making a long-awaited return to Cecil’s National Regional Club Championship after an eight-year absence, entering the competition as a strong contender for the title.