The Manchester City hitman is the top-ranked footballer in SportsPro's annual rankings, with the great CR7 sliding as he enters the twilight of his glittering career

GOAL sits down with a card collector who has gone to great lengths to capture the Irishman's footballing history on wax

Christian Pulisic marked his new AC Milan deal with a derby goal, while Folarin Balogun and Ricardo Pepi got back on the scoresheet. Cole Campbell scored a stunner, too.

Luciano Spalletti got the better of the club he once led to the Scudetto as Juventus beat Napoli 2-0 at the Allianz Stadium, with Kerim Alajbegovic and substitute Jeremie Boga both scoring from outside the box. The win lifted Juventus above their visitors, who had arrived level on 14 points, and extended their run of home clean sheets against Napoli to four matches.

Juventus produced a clinical second-half display to defeat Napoli 2-0, with goals from Kerim Alajbegovic and Jérémie Boga settling a high-stakes encounter. The Bianconeri showed defensive resilience and tactical flexibility to neutralise a dangerous Napoli attack.

A 14-year-old Coventry City fan has handed himself in to police after using a photograph of the late Bradley Lowery to taunt Sunderland supporters during Saturday's Premier League clash at the Coventry Building Society Arena. Bradley's mother, Gemma Lowery, has called the act heartbreaking but urged people not to direct hate at the boy, who is the same age her son would be now.

Jose Mourinho was back to his provocative best following Real Madrid's clinical 3-0 victory over Racing Santander on Sunday afternoon. Despite a hostile atmosphere, the Portuguese tactician took the opportunity to mock the home supporters for their lack of understanding regarding the laws of the game.

Virgil van Dijk was left fuming after Liverpool were denied a first-half penalty for a shirt pull on Alexander Isak in their 1-0 defeat to Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday. The Dutchman questioned why a striker should need to protest with so many cameras on the pitch, after Kai Havertz's early strike proved enough to send the Gunners three points clear at the top.