The Englishman lasted 31 games, winning only 12, before the owners pulled the trigger.
A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Haaland now has an astonishing 42 goals for City since joining from Borussia Dortmund last June.
This is the first time a player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the list in eight years.
A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Real Madrid swatted aside Granada 4-1 on Thursday to ensure the La Liga title race will go down to the wire.
A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Bayern come from behind to beat gutsy Mainz 2-1 and widen gap.
Norway last qualified for the World Cup in 1998.
A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
England begin their World Cup group campaign against Iran on November 21.
Images from soccer matches played across Europe on Saturday.
Bayern Munich eased past title rivals Borussia Dortmund 3-1 on Saturday to secure their 10th consecutive Bundesliga crown in front of a sold-out home crowd and with three games to spare, while Paris St Germain secured a record-equalling 10th French top flight title after stuttering to a 1-1 home draw by 10-man RC Lens.
Seven times reigning winner Lionel Messi was not nominated for this year's Ballon d'Or for the first time since 2005 and nor was his Paris Saint-Germain team mate Neymar.
If Aubameyang's transfer to Chelsea goes through, he would return to the English top flight after seven months, having played for Chelsea's London rivals Arsenal for four years.
If two or more clubs are level on points at the end of the group stage, a number of criteria will be taken into consideration to decide the qualifiers for the next round, starting with the head-to-head record among the teams in question. It then goes to superior goal difference and then goals scored in those matches.
Images from the international friendly and Euro qualifying football matches played on Tuesday.
Playing white in a Tarrasch variation, former World champion Anand settled for a draw in 40 moves, to win the match 2.5-1.5.
Leon Goretzka's 86th minute goal gave Bayern Munich a 2-1 victory over visitors Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday, meaning they need to win just one of their last three matches to secure the Bundesliga title.
England, who are gunning for their second World Cup title, have the most valuable squad in Qatar with Jude Bellingham topping a list of over 800 players.
Werder Bremen's Niclas Fuellkrug made his Germany debut at the age of 29 this week, scoring the winner in their warmup match against Oman on Wednesday after coming on as a substitute.
Former World champion Viswanathan Anand played out a draw against Russian Grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik in the second game of their four-game match for the Sparkassen Trophy in Dortmund on Thursday.
The flying wingback is one of the key players in the north African outfit whose last-16 match in the Qatar World Cup against Spain, at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, gives them a chance to reach the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time.
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Wednesday.
Cristiano Ronaldo marked his 600th league appearance with his 20th Serie A goal of the season as Juventus beat Spezia 3-0 on Tuesday to move within three points of second-placed AC Milan.
A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Images from the matches played across football leagues in Europe on Sunday.
Ghana had always been expected to struggle at this World Cup after an unconvincing qualifying campaign in which a Nigerian goalkeeping howler saw them win a fortunate place in Qatar.
Real Madrid moved into the semi-finals of the Champions League after their makeshift defence held on for 0-0 second-leg draw with Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday to complete a 3-1 aggregate win.
The German football body will decide on the criteria for the distribution of the solidarity fund.
Giroud, at 36, brings experience and guile to France's attack, while Mbappe, 23, is blessed with pace
Chelsea confirmed on its website that they had parted company with the German coach
Jude Bellingham has become one of the most sought-after signatures in football
Moukoko won a surprise call-up this month after having scored six goals in the league for Borussia Dortmund.
Players who have been ruled out or are doubtful for the 2022 World Cup.
IMAGES from Europa League matches played on Thursday.
Chelsea have topped the spending list with Manchester United not far behind, but West Ham United's business epitomises the TV riches which give all Premier League clubs spending power that only the elite teams in Spain or Germany can dream of.
The games sounded more like Sunday kickabouts or high-intensity training sessions than the return to action of highly-paid professionals in the world's best attended football league with normally an average of about 42,000 spectators per game.
Barcelona will face a struggling Galatasaray team who are 13th in the Turkish top-flight.
Lazio, having endured a miserable start to the season, had high hopes of victory at Genoa, who were languishing in the relegation zone at the start of the day.
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