Barcelona confirm €40m deal for Paulinho

Barcelona have struck a €40-million deal to sign Brazilian midfielder Paulinho from Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao.

Guardiola warns midfielders over rotation

Manchester City’s midfielders must accept rotation this season as Pep Guardiola picks through an enviable raft of alternatives in central areas.

Lebese, Manyisa replacing Dolly and Modise – Mosimane

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane was pleased with the showing of debutants Oupa Manyisa and George Lebese, despite their loss against Maritzburg United in the MTN8 quarter-finals.

Watch: Ndlovu scores and assists for Qarabag

Bafana Bafana striker Dino Ndlovu bagged a goal and an assist during Qarabag’s 3-1 victory over Neftci in the Azerbaijan Premier League on Friday.

Watch: Bafana’s Veldwijk on target for Groningen

Watch Bafana Bafana striker Lars Veldwijk net a goal, as Groningen came back to secure a 3-3 draw with Heerenveen in the Eredivisie on Sunday.

Chelsea treated me like a criminal – Costa

Exiled Chelsea star Diego Costa has given a withering assessment of head coach Antonio Conte and accused the Premier League champions of treating him as if he were a “criminal”.

Ronaldo may land 12-match ban

Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo could be hit with a 12-match ban after shoving the referee in Real Madrid’s 3-1 win over Barcelona.

Highlights: Neymar scores on PSG debut

Neymar celebrated his Paris Saint-Germain debut in style with a goal and an assist for Edinson Cavani in a 3-0 win over Guingamp.

Bafana were unlucky – Baxter

Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter insists that they didn’t throw the game away, but were unlucky following their 2-2 draw against Zambia in their CHAN qualifier on Saturday.

We were unfortunate – Mosimane

Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane believes his side ‘will find themselves’ after their elimination in the MTN8 on Sunday.