David Ornstein | The Athletic

Cristiano Ronaldo has announced that he has decided to leave Portugal’s national team camp following a “crisis” meeting.

Spanish team Eldense have announced that the club has been purchased by Lionel Messi. The deal is subject to authorisation by the Spanish High Council for Sports. The Athletic reported last month that the Argentina legend had reached an agreement in principle to acquire 100 per cent of the club, who play in the Segunda Division, the second tier of Spanish football, with Messi expected to take an active role in the running of the club.

Arsenal forward Christos Tzolis is set to return to the club for further assessment after sustaining a suspected muscle injury while on international duty with Greece. Tzolis was forced off in the 18th minute of the nation’s 2-2 draw with the Netherlands on Thursday and replaced by Giorgos Masouras. The 24-year-old is now expected to miss Greece’s game against Germany on Sunday.

Arsenal have ruled out a move to significantly expand the Emirates Stadium beyond its current capacity of 60,704. In 2024, the north London club set up a working group led by the chief executive, Richard Garlick, to examine the possibility of extensive additions to its home stadium. It has now been decided that the club are committed to ‘continued evolution’ of the Emirates rather than a ‘huge-scale masterplan’. This would mean a focus on improvements on hospitality, retail, visitor facilities and the wider fan matchday experience.

Canada national team coach Jesse Marsch has said that FIFA’s decision to suspend a ban for United States forward Folarin Balogun is one that would “never happen in any other country” in the world and an example of Americans believing the country deserves to be “treated differently”.

⚽️ Romania ⚽️ Poland ⚽️ Bosnia and Herzegovina ⚽️ Romania Viktor Gyokeres has scored in all of Sweden's Nations League matches during the international break. Can he carry on that form when he returns to Arsenal?