Robert Lewandowski scored twice as Barcelona comfortably dispatched Barbastro to reach the last 16 of the Copa del Rey.
Scott McTominay scored his fourth goal of the season to help Napoli sweep aside Fiorentina and go top of Serie A.
Newcastle United are looking to pour more misery on struggling Tottenham Hotspur when they visit north London on Saturday.
Manchester City and West Ham United will be desperate for three points when they lock horns at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
With leaders Liverpool not playing until Sunday, Arsenal have the chance to close the gap to the top when they travel to the Amex Stadium to face Brighton on Saturday.
After ending 2024 with three straight wins, Serie A co-leaders Napoli can claim first place outright on Saturday evening, when they visit Fiorentina at Stadio Franchi.
While the Viola have started to drop points and slip down the standings, their visitors are intent on seizing top spot while Atalanta BC take part in the Supercoppa Italiana.
However with the Blaugrana assuring the matter would be resolved on Friday, it has been reported that La Liga have no intention of registering Olmo or Victor, leaving them as free agents.
City, who have won the Premier League title for the past four years and in six of the past seven, are 14 points behind leaders Liverpool.
The very public breakdown of Levy’s relations with Antonio Conte in 2023 came not long after the Italian failed to get what he wanted in the January sales. Tension boiled, too, with José Mourinho during the same month’s window.
They got the memo just in time to oust an unfortunate Valencia in Carlos Corberan’s first match.
The Bianconeri had looked in complete control in Riyadh for the Supercoppa Italiana semi-final, taking the early lead through a Kenan Yildiz scorcher into the near top corner.
The Egypt forward has entered the final six months of his deal and can now hold talks with non-English clubs over a free transfer when it expires this summer.
Amorim confirmed the club’s decision at a news conference, saying: “I spoke with him this morning and I told him he has to improve on the pitch, we need him a lot.
Spanish champions Real Madrid will be bidding to move to the top of the La Liga table when they head to Mestalla on Friday night to tackle a Valencia outfit that are currently down in 19th position.
Los Blancos are second in the division, one point behind the leaders Atletico Madrid and two clear of Barcelona in third, while Valencia are level on points with 20th-placed Real Valladolid after a difficult first half of the campaign.
As per Marca, Valencia are to pay a small tribute to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez before kick-off, which they will do because of Los Blancos’ contribution to helping the victims of the Storm DANA devastation.
Two Calcio giants clash in Friday's second Supercoppa Italiana semi-final, as Juventus meet AC Milan in Riyadh.
The Coppa Italia holders will take on last season's Serie A runners-up, with new Milan manager Sergio Conceicao aiming to defeat his son's side.
The dramatic events of last week saw the Rossoneri sack Paulo Fonseca to bring in Conceicao, so this will be his debut on the Diavolo bench.
Everton will run three test events to obtain the licence and safety certificates required to operate at full capacity next season. The first will be held on Monday 17 February when the club’s under-18s will play a friendly in front of 10,000 spectators. The opponent has yet to be announced.
New head coach Carlos Corberan has been tasked with guiding Los Che away from trouble, although he will require help on the transfer front for this.
The German, 51, was confirmed as the Three Lions boss in October, replacing Gareth Southgate, before officially starting his role on 1 January.
It was at this stage of last season that Arsenal took the opportunity to decamp to Dubai for a week of warm-weather training and the results were spectacular, even if still not enough to beat Manchester City to the title.
The Serie A winners faced the runners-up of the Coppa Italia at the Al-Awwal Park Stadium in Riyadh, though a lot had changed since the Nerazzurri won 4-0 back in August.
Ianis Hagi early on, then Robin Propper and Danilo after the break, produced the decisive moments as the hosts overwhelmed their opponents in front of a raucous home support.
Battling it out for a place in the Supercoppa Italiana final. Lombardy rivals Inter Milan and Atalanta BC will meet in the unfamiliar surrounds of Saudi Arabia on Thursday evening.
The sides' semi-final takes place at Riyadh's Al-Awwal Park, with the Serie A champions facing off against this season's league leaders.
2025 kicks off with a bang in the Scottish Premiership as Rangers host Celtic in the Old Firm derby.
Regarded as one of the fiercest rivalries in world football, these two clubs have battled for decades at the summit of the Scottish game but the fixture has been distinctly one-sided in recent times.
Butland, 31, played in Rangers' recent 2-2 draw with Motherwell, external but was subsequently admitted to hospital for treatment, and has now been ruled out of the visit of Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic.
Bryan Mbeumo put the hosts ahead, but Gabriel Jesus equalised with his sixth goal in four games.
After the New Year's Eve celebrations have drawn to a close, fireworks should continue to fly at the Gtech Community Stadium, where London rivals Brentford and Arsenal play the first Premier League game of 2025 on January 1.
Only one of the capital outfits managed to take home three points in their final encounters of 2024, as the Gunners made hard work of Ipswich Town on December 27, the same evening that the Bees and Brighton & Hove Albion shook hands on a bore draw.
Arsenal head into Wednesday’s game in third, nine points behind Arne Slot’s men at the top of the Premier League.
Arsenal began what will be a lengthy spell without the injured Saka on Friday when they beat Ipswich 1-0 at the Emirates. Saka has undergone hamstring surgery and as he faces up to a minimum of two months out, there was a focus on Arsenal’s right flank where Timber in the full-back position had Gabriel Martinelli ahead of him.
Rooney was appointed by Plymouth in May on a three-year contract but has departed after ending the year with his side bottom and four points from the last safe spot at the halfway stage of the season after a winless run of nine games that included six defeats.
The Brazil striker was charged with misconduct after he elbowed a member of the Ipswich staff before snatching his glasses off his face.
The full list includes more than 1,200 people in politics, sport, the arts or community service to be awarded honours ranging from Member, Commander or Officer of the Order of the British Empire (MBE, CBE or OBE) up to knighthoods and damehoods.
It leaves United in 14th place on 22 points at the halfway stage of the Premier League season, seven above the drop zone. The defeat came after first-half goals from Alexander Isak and Joelinton and is United’s fourth consecutive loss in all competitions and the first time three consecutive home league matches have been lost since 1978-79.
And not since Sir Matt Busby's days, in September 1962, have Manchester United lost five times in the league in a calendar month.
The draw extended Brighton's seven-match winless run, despite the Seagulls scoring first in the 12th minute through Simon Adingra's curling effort on the break.
Liam Delap did the damage, winning a penalty he clattered home, then laying up Omari Hutchinson for the second, a barnstorming performance. If Ipswich won hope in their battle against relegation, then Enzo Maresca’s targets for Chelsea are being redrawn to remaining in the top four.
Chelsea finish 2024 by making their first trip to Portman Road to face Ipswich Town since 2002 in the Premier League on Monday.
Aston Villa are looking to put their Boxing Day nightmare behind them when they face Brighton in their final game of 2024.
Ruben Amorim could do with stopping the rot when Manchester United face Newcastle in the Premier League on Monday night.
“AC Milan announces that Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro da Conceição has been appointed as the Head Coach of the men’s First Team until 30 June 2026,” the Rossoneri said in a statement.
Amorim was appointed as United manager in November after Ten Hag was sacked following a poor run of results.
The coach had been forced to speak to DAZN and sit at a press conference answering questions about his imminent dismissal, insisting that he had not been informed of anything regarding his future. All the while, multiple media sources all knew for hours that Sergio Conceicao had been lined up to replace him.
A steamrollering 5-0 win at West Ham put Liverpool eight points clear at the top of the Premier League table, the same day that reports surfaced in Spain suggesting Trent Alexander-Arnold is now close to formalising a much-discussed move to Real Madrid when his contract expires in the summer.
In the process Alexander-Arnold did at least provide a moment of cartoon drama, performing a slightly embarrassed silencing-the-chatter celebration, one hand raised to his ear.
“We always tried to attack to score the third goal. We had to score the third to kill off the game, but we left them the chance to remain in the game,” he told Sky Sport Italia
Savinho and Erling Haaland gave the floundering defending champions just a second win in their last 10 Premier League games.
Wolves took an early lead when the unmarked Hwang Hee-chan swept the ball low into the corner from the edge of the box after the Spurs defence had switched off at a free-kick.
The Premier League leaders round off 2024 away from home as they take on West Ham on Sunday evening.
The Reds continue to boast a healthy buffer at the summit and they can extend their advantage over second-place Arsenal to nine points if they win in east London. (Source: 90min.com)
Liverpool fans couldn’t have hoped for more this Christmas after moving seven points clear at the top of the Premier League, but they’ll now be looking to end 2024 on a high against West Ham.
After securing their fourth consecutive league title in May, Pep Guardiola's all-conquering Cityzens looked set for a run at five after making an excellent start to the 2024/25 season. However, the perennial champions have since slumped to a level Guardiola has never overseen in his managerial career. (Source: 90min.com)
Manchester City‘s troubles continued over the festive period, but Pep Guardiola will be eyeing a positive finish to the year when they travel to Leicester City on Sunday.
Ange Postecoglou was once heralded as the man capable of rekindling the highs of the Mauricio Pochettino era in north London, but many are starting to question whether the Australian is capable of spearheading a sustainable Premier League project. (Source: 90min.com)
Tottenham close out a forgettable 2024 on home soil this weekend as Wolves make the trip to N17.
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru's first-half goal for the hosts looked to have Lazio on course for victory before Brescianini scored in the 88th minute.