SOCCER

BORUSSIA DORTMUND HIT FOUR AGAINST ATHLETIC CLUB TO CLAIM A CONVINCING VICTORY

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Borussia Dortmund secured their first win in the current UEFA Champions League (UCL) league phase with a 4-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao, who are now winless in their last six games (D1, L5).

SPANISH GREAT SERGIO BUSQUETS TO RETIRE AFTER MLS SEASON ENDS

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Former Spain and Barcelona captain Sergio Busquets will bring an end to his playing career when the Major League Soccer season concludes in December. The 38-year-old Inter Miami midfielder leaves behind a remarkable legacy after winning 32 major trophies during 18 years with Barcelona, including nine La Liga titles and three Champions League crowns. Internationally, Busquets earned 143 caps for Spain and played a key role in their golden era, helping the national side lift the 2010 World Cup and the 2012 European Championship.

PSG WIN HARD-FOUGHT BATTLE WITH BARCELONA THROUGH LAST-MINUTE WINNER FROM RAMOS

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Paris Saint-Germain claimed a 2-1 win over Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League to make them the first club in history to beat the Catalans in three successive European away games.

ASTON VILLA GRAB FIRST WIN OF SEASON WITH EUROPA LEAGUE TRIUMPH OVER BOLOGNA

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Aston Villa recorded their first competitive win of the season by beating Bologna 1-0 in their opening game in the league phase of the UEFA Europa League (UEL), as the Italians’ winless run against English opposition stretched to six matches.

NAPOLI LEAVE IT LATE TO EARN AN IMPORTANT HOME WIN OVER SPORTING CP

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SSC Napoli bagged their first win of the league phase of the UEFA Champions League (UCL), as a Rasmus Hojlund double inspired them to a narrow 2-1 victory over Sporting CP at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

ATLETICO WASTING BRIGHT STARTS AS TORRID SEASON WORRIES SIMEONE

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Atletico Madrid are having a torrid start to the season, with just one win, three draws, and two defeats in six matches so far, having opened the scoring in five of them, which makes them the European outfit that capitalise least on breaking the deadlock.

FIFA NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR GEOPOLITICAL ISSUES, INFANTINO STATES

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A United Nations commission of inquiry concluded last month that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The issue of Israel's participation in football was not on the official agenda of a Fifa council meeting held on Thursday, but president Gianni Infantino addressed it briefly in his opening remarks at the organisation's headquarters in Zurich.