The World Cup hopes of the last two European champions are on a knife edge with Portugal and Italy on a collision course in decisive qualifying play-offs over the next week.
Veteran defender Pepe will miss Portugal’s World Cup playoff semi-final against Turkey after testing positive for Covid-19, the Portuguese football federation announced on Monday.
Mamelodi Sundowns duo Thapelo Morena and Teboho Mokoena have been named in the Caf Champions League team of the week for their performances over the weekend, while Mokoena also picked up the goal of the week award.
Christian Eriksen's return to the Denmark team, nine months after suffering a cardiac arrest playing for his country, will be slightly delayed because he has Covid, the federation announced Sunday.
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has reiterated that he is looking to lift the standards of his side and that is why he has asked for difficult friendly matches.
Manchester City have topped Deloitte's Football Money League for the first time in their history after emerging from the coronavirus crisis in a stronger position than their rivals.
Paulo Dybala will leave Juventus at the end of the season after the Serie A club confirmed on Monday that it would not renew the Argentine's contract which expires in the summer.
Italy are aiming for World Cup glory despite having to navigate a treacherous play-off path in order to get the 2022 tournament, with North Macedonia the first barrier standing in their way.
After being taken off at half-time of Al Ahly’s Caf Champions League win on Friday night, Percy Tau has been forced out of the Bafana Bafana squad for the upcoming friendlies against Guinea and world champions France.
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said on Saturday "the doors are open" to Lionel Messi.