Fantasy football
To say that 2020 has been a strange year for sport would be an understatement. It is the first year that Liverpool were crowned champions of England in 30 years for a start, although rival fans will point to the English Premier League before and after its COVID-19 pause being completely different and asking for an asterisk on that title.
Perfect partners
"With Kane and Son, what Mourinho has done has been incredible," former Spurs striker Jermain Defoe said on a recent episode of the Mennie Talks Podcast.
Real win again
Real Madrid were made to toil by the 10 men of Athletic Bilbao but eventually won 3-1 on Tuesday thanks to two strikes from Karim Benzema to go level on points with La Liga leaders Real Sociedad.
PSG to face Barca
Paris Saint-Germain, last season's beaten finalists, will face Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions League while Liverpool were paired with RB Leipzig in Monday's draw.
Chinese football leagues to implement strictest ever salary cap next season
The strictest ever expenditure and salary cap will be implemented in all levels of professional leagues next season, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) revealed Monday.
Messi saves Barca
Lionel Messi saved Barcelona from another embarrassing result by scoring the decisive goal in a 1-0 win over lowly Levante, while Real Sociedad returned top of La Liga on Sunday.
Ronaldo hits brace
Cristiano Ronaldo marked his 100th game for Juventus with a pair of penalties in a 3-1 success over Genoa on Sunday, as the champions closed the gap on Serie A leaders AC Milan who were held at home against Parma.
Real back in title race
Real Madrid reignited their La Liga title push on Saturday beating leaders Atletico 2-0 as their city rivals suffered a first league defeat of the season.
Honors even
Manchester United and Manchester City did their Premier League title ambitions few favors in a drab 0-0 draw at Old Trafford as Chelsea's challenge also suffered a setback in a 1-0 defeat at Everton on Saturday.
Farewell Pablito
Paolo Rossi, a hero of Italian football who fired the Azzurri to victory in the 1982 World Cup, has died aged 64, prompting an outpouring of grief and tributes.
Real, Atletico into last 16
Karim Benzema sent Real Madrid through to the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday alongside their rivals Atletico, while Neymar scored a hat trick as Paris Saint-Germain beat Istanbul Basaksehir in a match that had been delayed for 24 hours over a racism row.
It spells disaster
Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher has made the most of the absence of the club's first-choice goalkeeper Allison Becker.
Clasico clubs in crisis
They are the two biggest teams in Spain and arguably European - if not world - football.
The Pogba problem
"There's no use ignoring it," were the words of Paul Pogba's agent Mino Raiola earlier in the week. "I can say that it's over for Paul Pogba at Manchester United."
Man Utd bow out
Manchester United were knocked out of the Champions League after a 3-2 defeat by RB Leipzig on Tuesday, while Paris Saint-Germain's qualification for the last 16 was overshadowed by a racism row involving a match official that caused their game against Istanbul Basaksehir to be suspended for 24 hours.
Iniesta shines again
Andres Iniesta and Daigo Nishi struck either side of the break as Vissel Kobe edged out Shanghai SIPG 2-0 to reach the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League on Monday.
France handed awkward draw
Holders France were handed an awkward draw in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup on Monday, with Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina standing in their way on the road to the finals in Qatar, while England will face Robert Lewandowski and Poland in their group.
Spurs back on top
Liverpool turned on the style for their returning fans on Sunday, beating Wolves 4-0 to join Tottenham at the top of the Premier League, only behind Spurs on goal difference, after another episode of the Son Heung-min and Harry Kane show.