Cristiano Ronaldo scored a superb free-kick to give Al-Nassr victory over Damac in the Saudi Pro League on Saturday.With the scores level, the Portuguese stepped up and curled a right-footed shot into the top corner from almost 30 yards out to seal a 2-1 win.Former Tottenham winger George-Kevin N'Koudou gave Damac the lead in stoppage time at the end of the first half.Ronaldo then stepped aside fo

Former Barcelona left-back Jordi Alba has urged Luis Suarez to head to Inter Miami to finish his career.WHAT HAPPENED? Former Barcelona superstar Jordi Alba has urged his ex-team-mate Luis Suarez to join him and Lionel Messi at Inter Miami. Alba, who enjoyed a brilliant partnership with Suarez during the duo's time with Barcelona, is hopeful the Uruguayan will make the move.WHAT THEY SAID: “

Manchester City will allow Kalvin Phillips to leave the club in the January transfer window.Despite Pep Guardiola's vague response on Friday to questions about unsettled Phillips, the Premier League champions are ready to listen to offers for the England international. Newcastle, West Ham and German giants Bayern Munich are all interested in the central midfielder as he continues to kick his heels

Man City battle Barca and Real Madrid for Martinez (90min)Manchester City, Barcelona and Real Madrid are in a three-way battle to sign Arnau Martinez from Girona, says 90min.The Spanish defender has impressed in La Liga and caught he attention of several top European sides.While Barca and Madrid want to keep him in Spain, the English team may have the advantage as Girona are part of the City Footb

Liam Sercombe’s early goal was to enough to sink Cambridge 1-0 and earn Cheltenham their first win of the season.The midfielder beat goalkeeper Jack Stevens with a deft chip from 20 yards in the fifth minute.It was only the bottom-placed Robins’ second league goal of the season, but they are already showing signs of improvement under new boss Darrell Clarke.They had picked up a credita

Sean Dyche described referee Craig Pawson’s decision not to send off Ibrahima Konate in the Merseyside derby as “nearly impossible”.Everton were reduced to 10 men late in the first half at Anfield when Ashley Young was shown a second yellow card but Pawson opted not to make the same decision midway through the second half when Konate pulled back Beto.The Toffees had succeeded in

Preston boss Ryan Lowe hailed a hard-earned point as his side snapped their three-game losing streak with a 1-1 draw at home to Millwall.It took just three minutes for North End to get on the scoresheet, as Danish striker Mads Frokjær-Jensen coolly slotted home his third goal of the season.But the Lions, in their first match following the dismissal of Gary Rowett earlier this week, hit back

Mohamed Salah became the first Liverpool player since Peter Beardsley 32 years ago to score in Anfield’s opening four league matches with both goals in a 2-0 victory over 10-man Everton in the 243rd Merseyside derby.Ashley Young, who has played in some of the world’s biggest cross-city clashes in Manchester, Milan and Birmingham, was sent for a second bookable offence shortly before ha

Preston halted a run of three straight defeats with a hard-fought 1-1 draw at home to managerless Millwall.Now without the departed Gary Rowett, the Lions turned in a solid display as the hosts struggled to find a way through their resolute defence.An at-times feisty encounter produced an eye-catching opening half-an-hour, but after that it never really scaled the heights at any point.Preston&rsqu

Walsall manager Mat Sadler praised hat-trick hero Freddie Draper after the teenager equalised for a third time in the sixth minute of stoppage time to earn a 3-3 draw at Newport.County midfielder Bryn Morris thought he had won it for the hosts with goals in the fourth and 67th minutes, while in between Exiles striker Will Evans claimed his 12th strike of the season, but Draper had the final say wi