Stung by missing out on major tournaments in the past, Socceroos attacker Brandon Borrello is driven to play a key role in Australia’s path to 2026 World Cup qualification.

Chelsea and Arsenal shared the spoils in a tense 1-1 battle at Stamford Bridge, keeping the London sides level in the Premier League but still nine points adrift of leaders Liverpool.

Newcastle United striker Joelinton scored his first goal since August as they came from behind to defeat Nottingham Forest 3-1 in their Premier League clash at the City Ground, ending the fine run of their hosts in recent weeks.

Ipswich Town secured their first Premier League victory of the season when they deservedly beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 away thanks to first-half goals by Sammie Szmodics and Liam Delap and climbed out of the relegation zone.

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes bagged one goal and created two more in his team’s spirited 3-0 Premier League victory over Leicester City, a victorious send-off for Ruud van Nistelrooy in his finale as interim manager.

Liverpool opened a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League as breakaway goals by Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah sealed a 2-0 win at home to Aston Villa this morning.

Winger Bradley Barcola has scored twice to reach 10 Ligue 1 goals as Paris Saint-Germain won at Angers 4-2 to maintain their six-point lead over second-placed Monaco.

Tailevu Northland’s women’s futsal team has secured a spot in the IDC Women’s Futsal Tournament, topping defending champions Suva Women’s Futsal in the Southern National Futsal League points table.

Manchester City slumped to a fourth successive defeat as Brighton & Hove Albion hit back from a goal down to beat the struggling Premier League champions 2-1 at home this morning.

Vincius Junior scored a hat trick to steer Real Madrid to an emphatic 4-0 win over Osasuna in a much-needed victory that was dampened by a serious injury to team-mate Eder Militao.

Amsterdam banned demonstrations for three days from Friday after overnight attacks on Israeli soccer supporters by what the mayor called “antisemitic hit-and-run squads”, and Israel sent planes to the Netherlands to fly fans home.

Mexico’s most-capped player Andres Guardado said he is retiring from football at the end of the season.