Andres Iniesta, the silent maestro from Fuentealbilla, a small village in the province of Albacete, Castile–La Mancha, who wowed football fans in the colors of Barcelona and Spain, has called time on an illustrious 22-year career. 

Seven games into the 2024-25 season and as expected, things has happened. Players have started leaving impression on fans, and not all has been positive. Some have lost the trust of their manager, and paid the price with their place in the team. 

Paul Pogba will return back to what he loves doing earlier than previously scheduled after having his four-year ban reduced to 18 months, but what more is there to be loved for a man lost in his own world. 

Premier League action resume one final time this weekend before the players depart for international duties with their respective countries to return later in the month.

UEFA Champions League round two delivered some interesting displays as individuals, some of whom are well-known and some others making their names heard on the big stage for the first time, turned up for their respective clubs under the floodlights in Europe's biggest club competitions.

Bukayo Saka scored from a direct free-kick in the 35th minute of Arsenal's 2-0 win over PSG Paris Saint-German on Tuesday night, the club's first free-kick goal in the competition since November 2002, when Thierry Henry scored in a 3-1 away win over Roma.

Rafael Leao was on media duties ahead of AC Milan's UEFA Champions League meeting with Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday night.