'We should be third!’ - Slaven Bilic critical of refereeing decisions

                                       

Slaven Bilic believes West Ham would be third place in the Premier League table were it not for the poor refereeing which has cost his team this season.

The Hammers have been on the end of questionable officiating in the last few weeks, arguably dropping points in each of the last three games due to refereeing decisions.

Manuel Pellegrini hails Manchester City League Cup win over Sunderland

Sergio Aguero celebrates scoring the opening goal from the penalty spot with Aleksandar Kolarov

Manuel Pellegrini said it was important for Manchester City to recover from back-to-back defeats by beating Sunderland.

Mario Balotelli scores first goal since returning to Milan

Mario Balotelli: On target for AC Milan

Mario Balotelli scored his first goal for AC Milan since returning to the club as the Rossoneri edged Udinese 3-2 on Tuesday. 

ARGENTINA DROPS HIGUAIN

Gonzalo Higuain misses Argentina World Cup qualifiers, Paulo Dybala in

 

Gonzalo Higuain scored twice for Napoli against Lazio on Sunday. 

 

Argentina have dropped Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain for their opening two World Cup qualifiers and called up Paulo Dybala for the first time.

Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro has decided to leave the club – six weeks after criticism from manager Jose Mourinho.

Carneiro had her role downgraded after Mourinho said his medical staff were “naive” for treating Eden Hazard during the 2-2 draw against Swansea on 8 August.

CRISTIANO RONALDO SET TO CREATE UNBREAKABLE RECORD

Cristiano Ronaldo is five goals away from overtaking Raul as Real Madrid's all-time leading scorer... and Portuguese can set a new record that may never be broken

• Cristiano Ronaldo scored five goals against Espanyol last weekend
• The Portuguese is now the club's all time top scorer in the league
• Ronaldo is now just five behind Raul's tally of 323 in all competitions
• Real Madrid take on Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League this week 
   

  

  Cristiano Ronaldo hit five goals at the weekend to become Real Madrid's top scorer in the league

After scoring five at the weekend Cristiano Ronaldo will begin his Champions League campaign on Tuesday against Shakhtar Donetsk knowing that just five more goals will make him the club's all-time leading scorer.

Chelsea players fear they have already blown Premier League title defence

• Chelsea have endured horror start to the season and have lost three games
• Blues' latest defeat came against Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday 
• Chelsea denied John Terry and Diego Costa were involved in bust-up
• Stan Collymore later  apologised after making the accusation about the duo

Chelsea players fear they have already blown their chance of retaining the Barclays Premier League title  

Chelsea players fear they have already blown their chance of retaining the Barclays Premier League title as they prepare to start their Champions League campaign on Tuesday.