Jose Mourinho is out to spoil unbeaten Liverpool's party when he takes Manchester United to Anfield hoping to deal the Premier League leader its first defeat.
For the second straight weekend, French championship leader Paris Saint-Germain will not play after several league games were postponed at the request of authorities.
Jose Mourinho's dire need for a top-quality center back at Manchester United will be brought into sharp focus when his team comes up against a defender whose presence has laid the foundations for Liverpool's Premier League title challenge.
The race to finish as the French league's top scorer was supposed to be a three-way contest between Paris Saint-Germain forwards Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani, but unheralded forwards Emiliano Sala and Nicolas Pepe are keeping pace.
Still only 18 but with one Bundesliga goal from one Bundesliga match, United States forward Josh Sargent is already being touted as a possible heir to Claudio Pizarro.
Southampton's Maya Yoshida and Salzburg's Takumi Minamino have been included in a Japan squad that will be missing Shinji Okazaki and Shinji Kagawa at next month's Asian Cup.
The A-League will expand to 12 clubs over the next two seasons after Football Federation Australia decided to award licenses to new teams based in western Melbourne and southwest Sydney.
An embarrassing own-goal by Manchester United defender Phil Jones proved decisive as Valencia beat the English club 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Lyon clinched the final qualifying spot for the Champions League's knockout stage as Juventus, Manchester City and Bayern Munich secured top spot in their groups and likely an easier draw in the round of 16.
Nicolas Tagliafico scored a stoppage-time equalizer as Ajax salvaged a thrilling 3-3 draw against Bayern Munich that saw the German champion top Champions League Group E.
7-year-old girl Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja left players and fans stunned with her rendition of the national anthem before the LA Galaxy hosted the Seattle Sounders on September 23.
