Real Madrid escalated their complaints over scheduling on Saturday, with the club’s official TV channel confirming the team will refuse to play in future if their players aren’t given a minimum 72 hours’ rest between matches.
The Republic of Ireland’s final warm-up match ahead of the Women’s World Cup, against Colombia, was called off after 20 minutes due to it becoming “overly physical.”
Erling Haaland netted a brace with his first goals since his return from injury to lift Manchester City to a 2-0 home victory over relegation-threatened Everton on Saturday.
Heidenheim’s Kevin Müller and Bochum’s Philipp Hofmann were both recovering in hospitals after being injured in their teams’ Bundesliga relegation scrap.