11:20 AM ET Tammy Abraham scored two goals as Roma put on a counter-attacking clinic to stun Atalanta with a 4-1 win in Bergamo on Saturday and climb to fifth place in Serie A. Jose Mourinho’s side finished the game with 29% possession and eight shots to Atalanta’s 17, but they were far more efficient

8:38 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Carlo Ancelotti has said he now does not consider Barcelona “a direct rival” for the LaLiga title, with Real Madrid top of the table and Barca 18 points behind them in eighth place. Madrid have won 10 consecutive games in all competitions — including against top four contenders

5:37 PM ET Danny Lewis The summer transfer window was unlike any other. See all the major deals and check out how we graded the biggest signings. And just because the window is shut until January, that doesn’t mean the rumours won’t keep coming. Here’s the latest gossip and speculation. TOP STORY: Aubameyang summer move

12:35 PM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Xavi Hernandez has admitted that turning things around at Barcelona is proving harder than he thought and said some players don’t understand the style of football he wants to play. Barca won two of their first three games under new coach Xavi, who replaced Ronald Koeman in November,

9:47 AM ET The Premier League is about to embark on its busiest period of the season, with 40 games — plus all four Carabao Cup quarterfinals — due to be played in the space of 17 days starting this Saturday. But a resurgence of COVID-19 is threatening to wreak havoc on the fixture list.

6:09 PM ET Luke Thrower The summer transfer window was unlike any other. See all the major deals and check out how we graded the biggest signings. And just because the window is shut until January, that doesn’t mean the rumours won’t keep coming. Here’s the latest gossip and speculation. TOP STORY: Barça, Juve talk

1:23 PM ET The new president of Brazilian club Palmeiras appealed to fans to stop sending money to her personal bank account on Thursday, a day after the details were revealed at her inauguration ceremony. Leila Pereira, who was last month elected Palmeiras’ first female president, was surprised when her social security number and home

3:00 AM ET Alexis Sanchez could be set for a second spell at Barcelona starting this summer. Nicolò Campo/LightRocket/Getty Images The summer transfer window was unlike any other. See all the major deals and check out how we graded the biggest signings. And just because the window is shut until January, that doesn’t mean the rumours

10:47 PM ET Atletico-MG confirmed the inevitable on Wednesday, romping to an emphatic 6-1 aggregate Copa Do Brazil win to seal a dominant domestic Double. HEULER ANDREY/AFP It wasn’t even close. A few days after winning the Brazilian league title, by a whopping 13 point margin, Atletico Mineiro completed the domestic double by claiming the cup

4:45 PM ET Juventus are in the news for the police investigation into player trading, with 42 of 62 ‘suspicious transactions’ under scrutiny involving the Serie A giants. Visionhaus You may have heard the term “player trading.” You sign a player for a million, he does well, appreciates in value, and you let him sign with