* Roma's American owner James Pallotta said he was “disgusted” after the Serie A giants plunged further into crisis with a 2-0 defeat in Bologna on Sunday (Sep 23), piling the pressure on under-fire coach Eusebio Di Francesco.
* More than a dozen people have been arrested after supporters of a rival team clubbed an Indonesian football fan to death with iron bars and planks, police said Monday (Sep 24). The deadly incident happened on Sunday before a match between host club Persib Bandung and Persija Jakarta, bitter rivals in Indonesia's top professional league.
* Frank Lampard is relishing the chance to pit his wits against former manager Jose Mourinho when Manchester United host Derby in the League Cup at Old Trafford on Tuesday (Sep 25).
* La Liga’s plan to host a game in the United States suffered another blow on Monday when the Spanish Football Players’ Association (AFE) announced they were against the idea. The league's ambition to stage Jan. 26’s Girona verses Barcelona fixture in Miami have been met with resistance from the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF)
* Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish, who was linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur in the close season, has signed a new five-year deal to stay at the Championship side until 2023, Villa said on Monday.
* Australia’s Daria Gavrilova beat 10th seed Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-4 in the opening round of the Wuhan Open on Monday, while Spaniard Garbine Muguruza beat her Wimbledon conqueror Alison Van Uytvanck 6-4 6-0. Next up for Gavrilova and Muguruza will be second-round clashes against Czech Barbora Strycova and Viktorija Golubic, respectively.
