UEFA Nations League

Croatia defender Dejan Lovren has been banned for one international match over comments he made on social media about opponents Spain following his side’s 3-2 Nations League win in November.

It was a result which condemned Germany to relegation from their UEFA Nations League group

Ivan Rakitic will miss Croatia's crunch Nations League clash against England on Sunday with injury, manager Zlatko Dalic has confirmed.

The Borussia Dortmund winger is also doubtful for the former world champions’ UEFA Nations League match against Netherlands next week.

Diego Costa has suffered a foot injury in training for Atletico Madrid and could face a spell on the sidelines.

Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng and Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen are not in the Germany squad to face Netherlands in the UEFA Nations League later this month.

Central defender, Jerome Boateng, was surprisingly left out of Germany coach, Joachim Loew’s squad for this month’s international matches against Russia and Netherlands, but winger Marco Reus was included on Friday.

Despite reports he’d be included, Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out of the Portugal squad to face Italy in the Nations League.

Belgium have edged ahead of France to take outright top spot in FIFA’s world rankings released on Thursday.

Slovenia ended coach Tomaz Kavcic’s brief spell in charge following a dismal run of one win in seven games, the Slovenian Football Association said in a statement.

It also dredged up unpleasant memories of their woeful World Cup campaign in Russia.

The victory helped them to move back into contention in League A Group 4 with their first victory on Spanish soil for 31 years.

The victory further consolidated Bosnia’s place on top of the second-tier’s Group 3.

Their win also sent Iceland down into the second tier.

And defender Danny Rose believes the exchange helped them improve and seal a 1-0 victory.

The decision follows a disappointing 2-1 defeat at home by Ukraine in their UEFA Nations League opener last Thursday and a 5-1 thrashing by Russia in a friendly match on Monday.

Italy forward, Mario Balotelli, widely criticised for his performance in a 1-1 draw against Poland on Friday, has not even made the substitutes’ bench for Monday’s UEFA Nations League match away to Portugal.

Alli, 22, picked up the injury in England’s 2-1 defeat by Spain in Saturday’s UEFA Nations League opener at Wembley Stadium. The Tottenham Hotspur player is set to return to his club for further treatment.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho suffered an embarrassing fall outside of Wembley Stadium on Saturday night.

Spain came from behind to record a 2-1 win over England in their UEFA Nations League opener at Wembley on Saturday night.