(Reuters) - Bastian Schweinsteiger has been left out of Manchester United's Europa League squad by coach Jose Mourinho, as the midfielder continues to be marginalized at the club.

(Reuters) - Trinidad and Tobago qualified for the final CONCACAF World Cup qualifying round on Friday after a 2-2 draw with Guatemala, and the United States will almost certainly join them after demolishing St Vincent and the Grenadines 6-0.

(Reuters) - American defender Matt Besler scored his first international goal on Friday just hours after learning his wife had gone into labor two weeks early and he had become a father.

BUENOS AIRES, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi's triumphant Argentina comeback has been tempered by a groin injury that has forced his withdrawal from Tuesday's World Cup qualifier in Venezuela.

LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has been banned for three matches after being found guilty of violent conduct, the Football Association said on Friday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Yaya Toure has been left out of Manchester City's Champions League squad by coach Pep Guardiola, further undermining the Ivorian's position at the club.

MENDOZA, Argentina (Reuters) - Lionel Messi’s triumphant Argentina comeback has been tempered by a hint he may not be fit to play in Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier in Venezuela.

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MENDOZA, Argentina, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi marked his retirement about face with a goal to give 10-man Argentina a 1-0 win over Uruguay on Thursday that lifted them to the top of the South American qualifying group for the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia.