Koopmeiners leads Atalanta past Milan into Coppa semis
Images from Premier League matches played on Wednesday.
A summary of Saturday's action in the FA Cup.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday night.
The German apologised for his conduct after the game and said that he should have dealt with the situation differently.
Manchester City emerged from a trough of despair to beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 and move to within three points of the Premier League title at Wembley on Saturday.
An own goal and a Sadio Mane strike earned Liverpool a 2-0 victory in their Champions League semi-final first-leg against Villarreal on Wednesday, putting Juergen Klopp's side on course for their third European Cup final in five seasons.
'Merry Christmas everyone! Christmas has always been about togetherness and giving. Let's make it special for the people around us, even in the smallest of ways. Have a blessed one.'
Manchester City needed a second-half penalty from striker Erling Haaland to break the resistance of a dogged Crystal Palace.
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.
Real Madrid through to next round, win 6-2 on aggregate, Liverpool ousted
Liverpool survived a first-half scare to reach the Champions League final with a 3-2 win at Villarreal on Tuesday that secured a 5-2 aggregate victory after the night had threatened to turn sour for Juergen Klopp's side.
Liverpool's new striker Darwin Nunez scored a late goal on his debut as they drew first blood in this season's rivalry with Manchester City after a 3-1 win in Saturday's Community Shield.
Images from Saturday's English Premier League matches.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday
City completed the treble of Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup titles, matching Manchester United's feat in 1999 and drawing comparisons with Guardiola's 2008-09 Barcelona team.
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.
Real Madrid produced a stunning comeback from two goals down to earn a devastating 5-2 victory at Liverpool
A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.
Real Madrid's Karim Benzema, who won the 2022 Ballon d'Or award, is also in the shortlist.
Following Manchester United's 7-0 drubbing at the hands of Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, manager Ten Hag among former players came down heavily on their 'embarrassing' performance.
Manchester United produced an utterly unexpected 2-1 victory over old rivals Liverpool in the Premier League at Old Trafford on Monday to turn fan protests against the club's owners into a rare night of celebration.
Liverpool stayed in the hunt for a top-four Premier League finish with a 1-0 win at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Salah hailed the impact of club captain Jordan Henderson and said he would pick the midfielder as the best player in the league this season.
Manchester City were confirmed as English Premier League champions for the fifth time in six seasons on Saturday without even having to kick a ball.
Diogo Jota's doubled earned Juergen Klopp's side a 2-0 victory over Leicester City
Images from the UEFA Champions League group matches played on Wednesday night.
Bayern will pay a fee in the region of 35 million pounds ($42.71 million) for the signature of Mane
Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah were on target as Liverpool edged Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest 3-2.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Tuesday.
Erling Haaland set another scoring record as Manchester City beat Bayern Munich
Luton pulled one back on the half-hour mark when Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga failed to keep out Jordan Clark's low effort which squeezed between his hand and leg into the net.
A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
Manchester United got their pre-season off to a flying start with a 4-0 rout of rivals Liverpool in Thailand on Tuesday, giving new manager Erik ten Hag a big boost in his first match in charge.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Son Heung-min's touch of class for the winner once again showed why he has been Asian Footballer of the Year seven times and why, with him in their ranks, South Korea will never admit defeat.
Images from Tuesday's action in the Premier League
"When you see world-recognised figures like Juergen Klopp and Pep Guardiola behaving like that, it is then replicated by people in youth football and perpetuates the idea that it is OK to do it," Ref Support UK CEO Martin Cassidy said.
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