La Liga president called complaint ‘important step’No intention to challenge body as global regulatorThe La Liga president, Javier Tebas, hailed “one of the most important days in football” after Europe’s domestic leagues joined forces with the global players’ union to file a formal complaint against Fifa’s imposition of the sport’s match calendar.European...

FA reached out to Manchester City manager in summerTuchel believed to have reservations about the roleThe Football Association has identified Pep Guardiola as its dream target but is not hopeful of securing a deal for the Manchester City manager, with Lee Carsley no longer under consideration to become England’s permanent head coach.The FA included...

Updates from the 7.45pm BST kick-off in CardiffBellamy on importance of Wales enjoying themselvesAny thoughts? Share them with Scott via emailHere we go, then; Montenegro kick off. The home fans in full voice.The teams are out! An amazing atmosphere at the Cardiff City Stadium. Wales in red, Montenegro in second-choice white. We’ll be off in a few minutes,...

Nigeria have pulled out of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Libya after being diverted and abandoned for hours in an airport far from the match venue. The Super Eagles were due to play the hosts Libya in the city of Benghazi, where they hoped to seal a qualification berth for the finals in Morocco next year. But after being stranded for more...

Defender claims to be owed £11.5m by his former clubTribunal told Mendy ‘quickly ran out of money’The former Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy was lent money by teammates when the club stopped paying him after he was charged with rape and sexual assault, an employment tribunal has been told.Raheem Sterling, Bernardo Silva and Riyad Mahrez supported...

Assistant Chris Hogg to take over in his absenceClub’s next match at Middlesbrough on SaturdayThe Bristol City head coach, Liam Manning, is taking a period of leave after the death of his baby son, Theo. Manning’s assistant, Chris Hogg, will take charge of the Championship side in his absence.The club said on Monday: “Everyone at Bristol City football...