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Manchester United's trip to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday was billed as the last chance saloon for United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but it turned out it was opposite number Nuno Espírito Santo who was being kicked out of the swinging doors on Monday.

Antonio Conte, the former Juventus and Chelsea manager, who was, according to some media reports, about to take over from Solskjaer at United, is now the favorite to be the new Spurs boss.

Barcelona striker Sergio Aguero has been taken to hospital after he suffered chest pain and complained about feeling dizzy during his side's 1-1 LaLiga draw with Alaves on Saturday.

"Sergio Aguero was struggling with chest pain for much of the first half and was replaced by Philippe Coutinho at halftime and then taken to hospital for cardiac analysis," Barcelona said in a statement.

NEWCASTLE — Thomas Tuchel said in the build-up to Chelsea's trip to Newcastle United that winning the Premier League title was like running a marathon, but after a 3-0 win, and with their rivals dropping points, his side stole a march in the race on Saturday.

Even with a long list of players unavailable, including all their recognized forwards, Chelsea showed a clinical edge with three goals in 16 minutes after the break to ease to victory.

PARIS — Angel Di Maria showed his worth as he set up the first and scored the winner to give Paris St Germain a 2-1 win against champions Lille in Ligue 1 after Lionel Messi limped off injured on Friday.

In the absence of Kylian Mbappe, who is suffering from an infection, Di Maria shone throughout the game, providing captain Marquinhos with the equaliser after Jonathan David's opener before finding the back of the net two minutes from time.

Christian Eriksen is not permitted to play in Italy this season as a result of the cardiac arrest he suffered at Euro 2020, his club Inter Milan said in a statement, with the Serie A champions open to letting the Danish midfielder leave.

Eriksen suffered the on-field cardiac arrest during his country's opening game of the tournament in June against Finland and received life-saving treatment on the pitch.

Rogelio Funes Mori's early goal led Monterrey to a 1-0 win over Club América on Thursday in the championship match of the Concacaf Champions League.

The victory, at Monterrey's home arena in Guadalupe, Mexico, gave the club its fifth CCL title and second in three years. Monterrey also won three consecutive championships from 2011-13. Monterrey improved to 5-0 in CCL finals.

MANCHESTER, England — Host England was drawn alongside Norway, Austria and Northern Ireland for the group stage of the Women's Euro 2022 tournament, while holder the Netherlands was paired with Olympic silver medallists Sweden following Thursday's draw.

The tournament, originally scheduled for 2021, was pushed back a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will run from July 6-31, with London's Wembley Stadium set to stage the final.

⚠️ The groups for next summer's Women's EURO have been drawn!

Tajon Buchanan scored the lone goal and the New England Revolution broke the MLS record for points in a season by notching a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday night at Foxborough, Mass.

Buchanan's tally in the 74th minute helped the Revolution (22-4-7) improve their point total to 73, one more than the mark set by Los Angeles FC in 2019.

Barcelona sacked coach Ronald Koeman after Wednesday's 1-0 LaLiga defeat at Rayo Vallecano, the Catalan club said on Wednesday.

"FC Barcelona have fired tonight Ronald Koeman as the first team coach," the club said on Twitter.

FC Barcelona has relieved Ronald Koeman of his duties as first team coach

Soccer's law-making body on Wednesday recommended that competition organisers should have the option of allowing teams to continue using up to five substitutes per game.

The International Football Association Board's (IFAB) Football and Technical Advisory Panels (FAP-TAP) said the decision on implementing the rule would rest with competition organisers.