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A Brazilian footballer was arrested after kicking a referee in the head during a second division game, knocking him unconscious, authorities said.

William Ribeiro kicked referee Rodrigo Crivellaro twice during Monday’s match between Sao Paulo de Rio Grande and hosts Guarani de Venancio Aires, the second time when the official lay on the ground.

Manchester United assistant manager Mike Phelan has extended his contract with the club until 2024.

The former United midfielder was also an assistant for Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford, and returned to the club when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was initially appointed caretaker manager in December 2018.

Yaya Toure has offered his services to Barcelona amid one of the deepest crises in the club’s history.

The ex-Manchester City midfielder, who won the Champions League with Barca under Pep Guardiola in 2010, believes his former club will come through a tumultuous period on and off the pitch.

Sir Alex Ferguson believes Cristiano Ronaldo should have started Manchester United’s game against Everton, saying his absence provided the Toffees with a boost as they claimed a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.

Ronaldo began Saturday’s game on the bench, with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer claiming his team needing refreshing after their “physically and emotionally”

Pep Guardiola has insisted James Milner should have been sent off during Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with Man City, while Micah Richards has branded the decision of referee Paul Tierney not to dismiss Milner as “ridiculous” and a “shocker”.

Milner, who had already been booked despite

Paris Saint-Germain suffered their first defeat of the season when they were beaten 2-0 at Rennes on Sunday.

Rennes won thanks to goals by Gaetan Laborde and Flavian Tait either side of the interval to end PSG’s eight-game winning run in the league and inflict their first

Mohamed Salah is performing at a higher level than anyone else in Europe right now and Liverpool must tie him down to a new contract or risk losing him, according to Jamie Carragher.

Salah’s sensational, solo goal was the highlight of Liverpool’s thrilling 2-2 draw with Manchester City at Anfield on Super Sunday as he beat Joao Cancelo,

Joe Hart admits Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou’s football philosophy could be described as “risky” but insists it is based on simplicity.

After taking over in the summer the former Australia manager has a much-changed Hoops side focused on attacking with pace in every game but they go into Sunday’s

Barcelona president Joan Laporta gave coach Ronald Koeman his backing on Saturday, saying the Dutchman deserves time to turn the club’s fortunes around.

Koeman has come under fire after Barca won just one of their last five games in all competitions, including a 3-0 humbling by Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday.