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Premier League

Aït-Nouri scores on debut as Wolves go third

Teenage defender Rayan Aït-Nouri marked his Wolves debut with a goal as the Midlands club beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Molineux on Friday to move up into third place in the Premier League.

Pele wishes 'great friend' Maradona a happy 60th birthday

Fresh off celebrating a milestone birthday of his own, Brazilian football great Pele wished his fellow legend Diego Maradona a happy birthday Friday as the mercurial Argentine celebrated his 60th.

Eredivisie

VIDEO: Sir Alex Ferguson wishes van der Sar a happy 50th birthday

Ajax CEO Edwin van der Sar was given a surprise 50th birthday present after receiving montage of messages from former team-mates. Among them was one from his former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

Premier League

"Bale is no longer the same player, but neither is Cristiano and Messi"

Gareth Bale is gradually finding his way into Tottenham's groove, but he still produces very low-key performances like the one he gave in Antwerp. Questioned by him, Jose Mourinho came out in defense of the Welshman and acknowledged that may not be the same player who left in 2013, but Cristiano and Leo Messi have also changed.

Serie A

VIDEO: Dejan Stanković's hat-trick in victory over Parma

Back in the 2010-11 season, Dejan Stanković scored a stunning hat-trick in Inter's 5-2 victory over Parma.

La Liga

Zidane plays down spat between Benzema and Vincius Jr.

The spat between Real Madrid's star strikers Karim Benzema and Vinicius Jr, which started during the Champions League game at Moenchengladbach is "over", coach Zinedine Zidane said on Friday.

MLS

Matuidi calls on World Cup spirit for Miami playoff chase

Blaise Matuidi will summon inspiration from France's 2018 World Cup triumph to help Inter Miami from ending their debut Major League Soccer season in failure.

Danish Superliga

VIDEO: Rilwan Hassan’s incredible long-range effort v Brondby

Rilwan Hassan netted a brilliant opening goal during Midtjylland's victory over Brondby in July 2014.

Danish Superliga

VIDEO: Onuachu’s hat-trick defeats Nordsjælland

Paul Onuachu netted a treble as Midtjylland thrashed Nordsjaelland 4-1 at home in October 2018.

CAF Champions League

CAF reveals new Champions League semi-final and final dates

The CAF Champions League semi-final second leg between Zamalek of Egypt and Raja Casablanca of Morocco in Cairo has been rearranged for November 4, the organisers announced Friday.

UCL

Messi overtakes Cristiano as best penalty taker

Recent data from Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have highlighted a new trend: the Argentinian has scored 55% of his post-pandemic goals from 12 yards and has scored the last 12 penalties he has taken. Meanwhile, the Portuguese player has only scored two in a row and has missed a couple over the course of the health crisis.