- The draw means Barcelona's fate rests in the hands of already-eliminated Viktoria Plzen, with the Czech minnows needing to take points off Inter on October 26 for Barcelona to have any chance of surviving in the competition.
- Benzema is expected to win the prize, given out by France Football magazine, at the ceremony on Monday in Paris, after helping his team win the Champions League and La Liga last season.
- But, with Kenya suspended by world football governing body FIFA due to government interference, the sport is at standstill in the country leaving the referees in the cold.
- Napoli's unbeaten start to season and their run of nine straight wins took almost everybody by surprise as they appeared to be a club in deep turmoil over the summer.
- It is the latest absence for the 34-year-old, who was set to return to Serie A action following a two-match suspension and had already been injured twice since arriving as a free agent in the summer.
- Shujaa are in pool D alongside Argentina, Ireland and Canada in the opening leg of the series slated for November 4 to 6 this year in Hog Kong, and Shimenga expects McGrath to assemble the best squad possible having worked with a large pool of players since his arrival mid last season.
- Qatar is expecting an unprecedented 1.2 million visitors during the month-long tournament, more than a third of the Gulf Arab state's population of about 3 million.
- Currently, the stadium does not have a single seat and most of the fans watch from the outside since the erected mesh-wire fence cannot allow more than 200 people inside.
- But the rumour was, according to several sources, started by the entourage of the player in order to put pressure on PSG because their number seven feels let down by the club.
- Bayern Munich, Napoli and Club Brugge, Bayern Munich, Napoli, for the first time since the inaugural group stage in 1991-92 -- all booked places in the last 16.
- Mohamed Salah came off the bench to score the fastest hat-trick in Champions League history as Liverpool thrashed Rangers 7-1 on Wednesday to put one foot in the Champions League last 16.
- Saul Niguez had a goal ruled out for offside against Correa in the build-up, and the Argentine soon fired narrowly wide himself, as Atletico began to dominate.
- Napoli got off to a typically fast start and had the capacity crowd on their feet with just three minutes on the clock, Piotr Zielinski's dinked ball over the top guided home by Lozano's header which left Remko Pasveer completely stranded.
- It is however unclear if Bunyore will indeed be relegated as the returning FKF officials have vowed to ignore any development under the outgoing Transition Committee.
- Lady Bucks and Lakeside have been using Manyatta Arabs Primary School ground for their home matches, a facility which has been a challenge to use especially for training as it is a priority for the pupils learning there.
- This year's championship was overshadowed by an unvaccinated Djokovic being deported from Australia on the eve of the Grand Slam after a high-stakes legal battle over his visa status.
- Series champions Australia are in pool A which has New Zealand, Samoa and hosts Hong Kong while South Africa are in Pool B with France, Great Britain and Uruguay.
- He agonisingly noted that most of their fans were looking forward to watching their home matches at the Wang’uru Stadium, which is the main Kirinyaga County Sports facility.
- She has therefore pleaded with Sports Cabinet Secretary nominee Ababu Namwamba to prioritise Kenya’s readmission to international football by FIFA once he takes over from outgoing CS Amb. Amina Mohammed.
- Okoth, 39, represented Kenya in 16 international competitions from 2008 and won seven medals but in October this year he decided to finally hang his gloves after the African championship in Maputo, Mozambique where he won a silver medal.
- It came after various media reports in Spain and France earlier in the day suggested Mbappe would seek to leave PSG in the January transfer window, despite only signing a new three-year contract at the end of last season.
- Pep Guardiola had rested several starters, including Erling Haaland, with an eye to the weekend's meeting with Liverpool, and his team failed to score for the first time in 24 games, but the coach was content.
- The rivalry between Roma coach Jose Mourinho and his Real Betis counterpart Manuel Pellegrini has simmered down over recent years, but Thursday night's clash in the Europa League is a potential flashpoint.
