France defender Lucas Hernández will not spend time in prison for violating a restraining order after successfully winning an appeal in Spain on Wednesday.

The Bayern Munich player had his six-month prison sentence turned into a fine of 96,000 euros ($111,000), a Madrid court said. He can't commit another crime in the next four years for the ruling to remain valid.

Walter Smith, the Scottish football coach who won 21 trophies over two spells with Rangers and restored respectability to his national team in a brief stint in charge, has died. He was 73.

Smith had been "battling illness," Rangers chairman Douglas Park said Tuesday in a statement from the Glasgow team announcing the death.

Real Madrid, Real Sociedad and Sevilla are the ones getting things done in the Spanish League.

After the first 10 matches, it's close at the top with six teams within three points of the lead. Madrid is the powerhouse looking the best as defending champion Atlético Madrid stutters because of its unusual defensive problems and Barcelona continues to struggle without Lionel Messi.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was utterly devastated, at his lowest ebb at Manchester United. Humiliated by a 5-0 loss to Liverpool, the manager still had to reach his car to leave Old Trafford.

After hearing his team booed off the field two hours earlier, the dozens of fans loitering near the team cars looked foreboding. But as Solskjaer tentatively approached, the chants of "We love you Ole" grew louder. He flashed a thumbs up back to an appreciative fan, then left the ring of security stewards to approach the barriers where autograph hunters were waiting.

Bayern Munich soccer star Joshua Kimmich has found himself at the center of a debate in Germany over the merits of vaccination against the coronavirus.

The 26-year-old Kimmich, tipped as a future Germany captain for his leadership qualities, confirmed over the weekend that he is yet to be vaccinated against COVID-19 because of his own concerns about "a lack of long-term studies" into the effects of the vaccines.

Angry fans surrounded Ronald Koeman's car and shouted insults at the Barcelona coach as he tried to leave Camp Nou on Sunday following his team's latest painful loss since the departure of Lionel Messi.

Barcelona slumped to a 2-1 home defeat to Real Madrid in front of 86,000 spectators back for Camp Nou's first "clásico" match without crowd restrictions since the pandemic.

Of all Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's miserable moments as Manchester United manager, losing 5-0 to Liverpool felt the lowest.

Especially when it came at Old Trafford against United's greatest rival in the season when the team should be challenging for the title after so much more spending.

Paulo Dybala returned to rescue Juventus as it snatched a 1-1 draw at Inter Milan in the Derby d'Italia on Sunday.

Dybala converted a penalty a minute from time to cancel out Edin Džeko's first-half opener for Inter.

Lionel Messi's first "Classique" ended in a 0-0 draw between Marseille and 10-man Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday.

The stalemate between the two bitter rivals reduced PSG's lead over Lens at the top of the French league to seven points after 11 rounds.

A banner protesting the Saudi takeover of Newcastle by Crystal Palace supporters is being investigated by Britain's Metropolitan Police on suspicion of racism.