The French coach has hinted that the Wales star will be unavailable for the weekend but he will be part of the squad in Abu Dhabi Gareth Bale will travel with Real Madrid to Abu Dhabi for the Club World Cup as he looks to get his injury-hit campaign back on track, Zinedine Zidane has confirmed. The Wales international has endured a torrid time with injuries over the last year and suffered another setback after his most-recent return in the Copa Del Rey draw with Fuenlabrada – Bale having a hand in both goals as Madrid progressed 4-2 on aggregate. Despite his impressive display from the bench, Bale was absent…

The 19-year-old striker can join the German champions at the end of the current campaign or wait for another season before making the switch Bayern Munich will sign 19-year-old forward Jann-Fiete Arp from Hamburg, it has been confirmed. The German sides reached an agreement for the Under-19 international, but will let the player decide when he makes the move. Arp can either team up with the Bundesliga side after the current season ends or spend another year with Hamburg and become a Bayern player in 2020. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa…

Four of Bayern Munich’s key first-team players were back in training on Sunday after injury absences. Bayern Munich manager Niko Kovac will be buoyed by the return of four senior players to training on Sunday. Manuel Neuer, Thiago Alcantara, Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben all missed Saturday’s 3-1 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen, but could return to the squad soon. Neuer had played ever league game all season for the German champions before being forced to sit out Sunday’s game due to a hand injury. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea…

The Peruvian striker netted what may be the most important goal in the world this wekeend It didn’t win his team a title, but Raul Ruidiaz scored a goal with as much importance as just about any other goal in the world this week.  The Peruvian striker netted in the 90th minute to give Morelia a 2-1 win over Monterrey. A late winner is always big, but the implications for this goal were massive.  Chiapas relegated from Liga MX Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent…

Cristiano Ronaldo makes his home debut for the Italian champions against Lazio, with Paulo Dybala on the bench Cristiano Ronaldo is set to make his home debut for Juventus following his sensational move from Real Madrid over the summer on Saturday, with manager Massimiliano Allegri confirming that he will face Lazio in their second league game. The 33-year-old did not quite have the dream debut against Chievo in the season opener, failing to score and his side only managing a win in the dying minutes of the game. Lazio will be looking to bounce back following a disappointing 1-2 loss against Napoli, and will be eager to repeat the performance from last year’s…

Werder Bremen captain Max Kruse scored the decisive penalty to book a place in the last eight Borussia Dortmund have been knocked out of the DFB-Pokal, the Bundesliga leaders losing a penalty shoot-out to Werder Bremen following a thrilling 3-3 draw in which Marco Reus was substituted with a suspected injury. Reus’ free-kick shortly before half-time ensured Dortmund went into the break in Tuesday’s last-16 tie level after Milot Rashica gave the visitors a fifth-minute lead at Signal Iduna Park. The Dortmund captain was substituted at the break, with Paco Alcacer replacing him, but there were no further goals and the tie went to extra-time. Article continues below Editors' Picks…

The striker is attracting interest from across Europe, and the Anfield stars would love to see him join them in Jurgen Klopp’s squad Liverpool duo Naby Keita and Sadio Mane are keen for Timo Werner to make the move to Anfield from RB Leipzig. Werner’s deal with the Bundesliga club is due to expire at the end of the 2019-2020 season and he is yet to decide on his long-term future. That has led to rumours that Leipzig could cash in on their prized asset in the next transfer window to avoid losing the Germany striker in a cut-price deal or on a free transfer. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve…

The defender says his future remains undecided after confirming he was subject to a bid this winter, which reportedly came from Bayern Munich Lucas Hernandez will hold talks with Atletico Madrid over his future before the end of the season as the defender confirmed he was subject to a bid this past January. The France international was strongly linked with Bayern Munich during the January transfer window, with the Bundesliga champions reportedly ready to trigger his €80 million (£70m/$91m)release clause. However, Atletico’s executive director Miguel Angel Gil Marin insisted Lucas could not leave in January and Bayern instead completed a move for fellow France international Benjamin Pavard, who will join from Stuttgart after…

Buy tickets for the FIFA Club World Cup online now. Tickets for the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in UAE has been launched. Fans can buy their tickets online with the tournament running from December 6 to 16. The tournament will be the 14th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup as the six continental club champions clash. Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as league leaders Liverpool put on a five-star show Lukaku sends reminder that his Man Utd career is far from…

The Bavarians narrowed the gap on the Bundesliga leaders to five points with a win over Schalke that left the manager pleased Niko Kovac said Bayern Munich’s midweek exploits in the DFB-Pokal took their toll during Saturday’s 3-1 win over Schalke and suggested the cup could be to blame for Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund dropping points earlier in the day. Goals from Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnabry followed a Jeffrey Bruma own-goal and an Ahmed Kutucu equaliser to ensure Bayern bounced back from a 3-1 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen with a victory at Allianz Arena on Saturday. The win came after an extra-time victory over Hertha Berlin four days earlier…