When the Portuguese received the ball, the Serbian fans started with the ‘Messi’ chants and it continued all throughout the evening. But Ronaldo found the perfect way to silence the crowd. read more

The victory lifted the Portuguese to second place in the group on five points from three games, eight behind runaway leaders Ukraine who have 13 from five matches after their 3-0 win in Lithuania earlier on Saturday. read more

Monaco, who themselves have struggled since the start of last term, have an option to buy in the deal. read more

After completing a clean sweep of domestic trophies last season, Manchester City opened the new campaign by lifting the Community Shield following a shootout victory over Liverpool on Sunday. read more

Bernardo Silva fed De Bruyne for the game’s opener in front of 65,000 fans at Nissan Stadium, just outside Tokyo, as the Belgian cut inside and unleashed a powerful shot with his left foot. read more

Ronaldo sat out the early stages of UEFA’s new competition to save his 34-year-old legs for his first season at Juventus, but returned in time to ride to the host nation’s rescue once more in Wednesday’s semi-final against Switzerland. read more

Pep Guardiola also acknowledged the fact that players want to play and they cannot afford not to play for a long period. read more

No team had the title two years in a row in England since Manchester United claimed three in a row in 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09. City have now managed to win two in a row in a country where six teams are supposedly in with a chance to win the league... read more

While the two major player of the year awards in England went to his City teammate Raheem Sterling and Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk, Bernardo has delivered a sublime season that deserves its own recognition. read more

City forward Sterling has been a key member of the City team which is two wins away from defending their Premier League title and has also been a prominent voice in the campaigns against racism in the game. read more

Manchester City are now clear favourites to win the top flight after moving back to the summit with their 2-0 victory at Old Trafford on Wednesday. read more

City are a point ahead of Liverpool in the race for the Premier League title with both teams having three games left to play. read more

Solskjaer had demanded his players react to their 4-0 loss to Everton on Sunday and United did begin the match with aggression, battling hard until City went ahead through Bernardo Silva in the 54th minute. read more

Bernardo Silva and Leroy Sane struck for the visitors in 12 second-half minutes at Old Trafford to seal a 2-0 win over United, who remain three points adrift of the top four. read more

City have 89 points, one more than rivals Liverpool, with both teams having three games to play. read more