Once we are done with Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, we should have a look at the Football Association. Not for corruption, but incompetence.

An hour after Wales' World Cup campaign had been abruptly terminated, despite their epic exhibition of gallantry at Twickenham, a tearful Jamie Roberts insisted there were no regrets.

The high-profile footballer was filmed by his friend as both men enjoyed a threesome with the woman. The friend passed the clip over Snapchat.

After 11 minutes, Wayne Rooney picked up the ball in a dangerous position at Goodison. There were no boos from the home fans as he drilled in his first away goal in 11 months.

Chelsea are looking into signing Sevilla's Yevhen Konoplyanka, with Jose Mourinho reported to have told a fellow manager that he was checking on his transfer target in Ukraine earlier this week.

CHRIS WHEELER: There was a time when losing Sergio Aguero and David Silva meant big trouble for Man City. But Kevin De Bruyne believes there can be no excuses after a huge summer of spending.

Ander Herrera believes there has never been a better English footballer than Wayne Rooney. The duo both scored as Manchester United beat Everton 3-0 at Goodison Park on Saturday.

CHARLES SALE: Trevor Francis, who has been a regular football pundit on Sky for two decades, is defecting to arch rival BT Sport. Francis's 21-year employment came to an end on Saturday,

JACK GAUGHAN: Tim Sherwood says he is bored by watching his Aston Villa side and has told them they must not be scared to lose. The Midlands side have lost their last five matches.

JAMIE CARRAGHER: Howard Kendall was the man who gave me my first memories in football and provided some of the happiest moments in my life. He was also left me starstruck.

Louis van Gaal has challenged Manchester United to prove they are genuine title contenders by beating their bitter local rivals City next weekend. United beat Everton on Saturday.

Divock Origi has backed himself to produce the goods for Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp faces a striker injury crisis at Anfield. The 20-year-old striker led the line for the Reds against Tottenham.

The Republic of Ireland will have to overcome a tricky play-off draw against Bosnia if they are to reach next summer's European Championship in France. Martin O'Neill's side came up short in Group D.

Promising welterweight boxer Prichard Colon has undergone surgery for a bleed on the brain following his loss to Terrel Williams on Saturday night.

Portland Timbers came from a goal down to cap a thrilling 5-2 win at the home of LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer despite two goals from the home side's star striker Robbie Keane.

For the first time this season, Steve McClaren's smile was not masking a frown. Through eight winless matches the head coach had grinned as negativity descended on him and his team.

Manuel Pellegrini has urged star striker Sergio Aguero to 'listen to his body' and not play for Argentina in their next set of World Cup qualifiers if he hasn't recovered in time.

CHRIS FOY: This was a shattering setback for Scotland as an epic World Cup quarter-final ended in confusion and controversy, unrest and rage thanks to referee Craig Joubert.

Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw was aggrieved by the late penalty which cost his side victory against Australia in the World Cup quarter-final. Scotland were beaten 35-34 and knocked out of the World Cup.

Gutted, totally gutted. That is my over-riding emotion after that incredible 80 minutes at Twickenham on Sunday. Craig Joubert was not consistent and it caused Scotland dear.

Argentina have been the coming team for a while now, improving their all-round skills in the Rugby Championship against Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Argentina - now just four teams remain as the Rugby World Cup reaches its semi-final stage. Here, our experts give you the lowdown on the last four.

Outgoing France coach Philippe Saint-Andre has warned French rugby must change if the national team is to be successful again. The coach said his team's domestic schedule was too hectic.

Celta Vigo joined Spanish heavyweights Real Madrid and Barcelona on 18 points at the top of La Liga after claiming a dramatic 2-1 win at previous leaders Villarreal.

Sam Allardyce believes next Sunday's Tyne-Wear derby has never carried greater significance as Newcastle and Sunderland go head-to-head deep in the relegation zone.

Sportmail looks back over a good weekend for thematch officials and one where only Crystal Palace boss, Alan Pardew, moaned and his complaints were ill-founded.

STUART FRASER IN SHANGHAI: Andy Murray is set to begin his preparation for the Davis Cup final this week as he bids to put comprehensive defeat by Novak Djokovic behind him.

Greg Rutherford continues to add to his ever-growing trophy cabinet after being named the men's European Athlete of the Year in Lausanne.

PAUL NEWMAN IN ABU DHABI: Trevor Bayliss has backed Adil Rashid to extend his England career beyond the spin-friendly pitches of Asia and become a regular fixture in his Test side.

Peyton Manning's apparent decline continued as he was picked off three times but there were enough flashes of the old brilliance to help the Denver Broncos edge out the Cleveland Browns 26-23.

Fantastic effort from Wales and a match they could have won but ultimately the big injuries in their back division finally caught up with them in a defeat by South Africa.

Crestfallen David Denton claimed on Sunday that Craig Joubert's award of a controversial last-minute penalty to Australia had scarred the whole Scottish nation as he reflected on epic defeat.

Diego Maradona has been tipped to continue inspiring Argentina's quest for World Cup glory, whether he jets in for the semi-final with Australia or not.

Jamie Roberts has underlined Wales' desire to reclaim the RBS 6 Nations title after their World Cup dream died at Twickenham. Wales were beaten 23-19 by South Africa in the quarter-finals.

Jose Mourinho has warned Chelsea's performances will not be pretty as he seeks to move on from the tumultuous start to the season. The Blues beat Aston Villa on Saturday afternoon

Jose Fonte believes that fatigue is responsible for Southampton's second-half collapse during Saturday's 2-2 Premier League draw with Leicester.

Stoke manager Mark Hughes is delighted goalkeeper Jack Butland has proved he doesn't need to move to a bigger club to gain England recognition after earning second cap in Lithuania.

Memphis Depay has been receiving help from Ryan Giggs to overcome a poor start to his Old Trafford career and avoid a repeat of Angel Di Maria.

ON THE ROAD: On Saturday, 16-year-old Jake Day travelled 904 miles and even took the away fans' coach just to watch his beloved Carlisle United play Exeter at home.

As Liverpool embark on a new dawn under Jurgen Klopp, Danny Ings reveals how he learned that a cruciate ligament injury would deny him the chance to play under his new manager this season..

DAVID MOYES: I'm really saddened to learn of the death of Howard Kendall. He was someone I looked up to because of his achievements at Everton.

Leeds will begin the defence of their Super League title with a home game against Warrington on February 4 while the Grand Final rematch with Wigan takes place on March 11.

Olympic hero Sir Ben Ainslee's Land Rover BAR endured a frustrating day as Bermuda hosted its first ever America's Cup event.

South Africa beat India by a comfortable 18-run margin in the third one-day international on Sunday to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Quinton de Kock hit 103 off 118 balls for the tourists.

EUROVIEW: A hungry, saturnine, successful, driven young thruster breathing down his neck - not unlike JoseMourinho himself was when he arrived in London in 2004.