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Luis Suarez reflected on a special night after overtaking Lionel Messi as the top-scoring player in South American World Cup qualifiers during Uruguay s win against Chile.

The Atletico Madrid striker scored an impressive bicycle-kick to open the scoring in Tuesday s contest before Federico Valverde added a late second in the 2-0 victory.

That goal sealed a third-placed finish for Uruguay behind Brazil and Argentina as La Celeste qualified for the World Cup for a fourth edition running, and a fifth time in six attempts.

Suarez has now found the net 29 times for his country in 62 World Cup qualifiers, one goal more than Messi having played two games more.

Next on the list is Bolivia striker Marcelo Moreno, who has 22 goals in 58 games, followed by Chile s …

Another milestone has fallen in Cristiano Ronaldo s inexorable march to greatness, the Portugal superstar having scored his 400th Real Madrid goal.

Ronaldo notched the landmark strike by netting his side s second against Sevilla on Sunday, as Zinedine Zidane s men sought to boost their hopes of a Champions League and LaLiga double. 

A hat-trick during a stellar performance in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Atletico Madrid early this month saw the 32-year-old edge closer to the achievement.

Madrid claim Ronaldo had already registered 400 Blancos goals, the club having attributed a 2010 free-kick against Real Sociedad, deflected into the net off Pepe s back, to the Portuguese.

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Days after a disappointing loss to their biggest rivals, the Los Angeles Galaxy will return to Dignity Health Sports Park to face Minnesota United on Sunday.

Earlier this week, the Galaxy dropped to third place in the MLS Western Conference after a 2-1 defeat against Los Angeles FC, while the Loons were beaten 3-1 by the Vancouver Whitecaps.

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Thursday s match at the Rose Bowl delivered an electric atmosphere, offering everything except the desired outcome for Galaxy supporters.

Before the game, Greg Vanney s side were level with LAFC on 40 points and had a chance to claim the top spot in the Western Conference. Instead, they now find themselves trailing both LAFC and Real Salt Lake, with both teams ha…

Champions League holders Real Madrid will face Borussia Dortmund in a rematch of last season s final following Thursday s revamped draw.

The new league phase format sees each of the 36 teams play eight games, four at home and four away.

And Madrid, who beat Dortmund in the final at Wembley in June, will go up against BVB at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Carlo Ancelotti s team are also set to face Liverpool at Anfield in one of the headline clashes of the new-look draw, while they will play Milan and Europa League winners Atalanta.

Liverpool have failed to win each of their last eight meetings with Madrid (D1 L7), their longest winless run against an opponent in European competition.

Manchester City and Arsenal will both go up against Paris Sain…

Juventus forward Paulo Dybala and Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski are among the big names to have missed out on the 2018 Ballon d Or after the announcement of the 30-strong list of nominees.

Both players were in contention for the 2017 award after title-winning seasons with their respective clubs, but, despite retaining those crowns and enjoying fine campaigns, they were overlooked by the journalists and national team coaches and captains who took part in France Football s 2018 vote.

While the likes of Karim Benzema, who scored just five league goals in 32 appearances for Real Madrid last season, are in the running for this year s award, some of Europe s finest talents know that they will not be named the world s best player in December.

Here are 10 of t…

Harry Kane is determined to shine a light on human rights abuses in Qatar with the help of captains from other national teams after expressing misgivings at the Gulf state hosting the World Cup this year.

The England captain mentioned his Tottenham teammates Hugo Lloris and Son Heung-min – who captain France and South Korea respectively – and former clubmates such as Gareth Bale – the captain of Wales, who are hoping to qualify – as he looked to rally strength in numbers to drive lasting social change.

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Kane and his England teammates were briefed at St George’s Park on Tuesday about the issues surrounding Qatar’s hosting of…