Arsenal beat Manchester City 4-1 in a penalty shootout to win the Community Shield on Sunday and strike the first blow in this season’s rivalry between the two clubs.
Carlo Ancelotti said criticism of Real Madrid’s 1-0 Champions League defeat at Lille was “fair” and that the team “shouldn’t look for excuses” after struggling against the Ligue 1 side.
France striker Marcus Thuram expressed his concern on Saturday about the rise of the Rassemblement National, the country’s right-wing populist party, before the election at the end of the June.