Kick Off: Dortmund sack Favre; Chelsea set to play Cech

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OFFICIAL: Dortmund sack head coach Lucien Favre

Borussia Dortmund have confirmed Lucien Favre's departure

Chelsea set to play Cech, the club's technical and performance director, in PL 2

Petr Cech is set to make a sensational return to the pitch for Chelsea as he is set to play for the development squad against Tottenham in a Premier League 2 fixture on Monday.

Match Reports

Arsenal 0-1 Burnley: Aubameyang scores OWN GOAL as 10-man Gunners lose at home

ARSENAL suffered a damaging defeat to Burnley at home in the Premier League thanks to a late Aubameyang own goal

Genoa 1-3 Juventus: Ronaldo nets 2 penalties to help Juventus cruise to victory

Cristiano Ronaldo scores two late penalties on his 100th appearance for Juventus as Andrea Pirlo's side move up to the fourth place.

Barcelona 1-0 Levante: Messi scores winner to help Barca secure crucial 3 points

It was tough at times as Barcelona came up against an extremely well drilled Levante side but a flash of brilliance from Leo Messi

Fulham 1-1 Liverpool: Salah equalises late on to earn a point for the Reds

Liverpool rescued a point against Fulham at Craven Cottage thanks to a penalty from Mohamed Salah

Crystal Palace 1-1 Tottenham: Schlupp rescues late draw after Kane's strike

Game is over and the final score is Crystal Palace 1-1 Tottenham. Here is the match report.

What they say

Koeman's accusation of Riqui Puig: You are a mole

It has emerged that in the build-up to Barcelona's presentation game against Elche in the Gamper Trophy in September, Ronald Koeman accused Riqui Puig of leaking information to the press.

Gary Neville insists Solskjaer is WRONG believing Man Utd are title contenders

Gary Neville has offered a blunt assessment of Manchester United's Premier League title hopes after manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said they are genuine contenders.

Van der Vaart: 'Maradona better than Messi'

Rafael van der Vaart has revealed he ‘didn’t get along’ with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and explained why Diego Armando Maradona was better than Leo Messi.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Neymar gets Dragon Ball tattoo on his back

Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar is no stranger to tattoos. and the Brazilian's latest is of Goku, from the animated series Dragon Ball on his back.

Raiola attacks Bild over Pogba report

Mino Raiola has claimed Bild’s report about his deteriorated relationship with Paul Pogba is ‘fake news.’

Real Madrid's 5-0 slap in the face of the crisis

The five dramatic days at Real Madrid - between the losses to Alaves and Shakhtar Donetsk - have made way for eight fantastic days for the club, in which they've won three huge games

Zidane 'pushing' Isco out of Real Madrid

Zinedine Zidane said in the build-up to the derby against Atletico said that Isco does feature in his plans, but the facts speak for themselves as the Spain international is not playing in the big games.

Arteta hints Arsenal outcast Ozil could return for the second half of the season

Mikel Arteta appears to have opened the door for Mesut Ozil to return to the Arsenal squad in January but claims a decision has not been made on the German's future.

Pogba vows to "always fight" for Manchester United

The future of Paul Pogba is murkier than ever following recent comments by his agent Mino Raiola, but he reaffirmed his commitment on Saturday.

In depth

Cristiano Ronaldo: An evergreen icon

Cristiano Ronaldo must feel right at home at The Best FIFA Football Awards™. A winner in 2016 and 2017, runner-up in 2018 and third in 2019, the Portugal star is a familiar face at the prize ceremony