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• Switzerland goalkeeper Sommer announces international retirement

  Yann Sommer has announced his retirement from international football after a 12-year career representing Switzerland.

  The Inter goalkeeper made his international debut in 2012 and has since racked up 94 caps and kept 33 clean sheets.

  Sommer was ever-present during Switzerland’s impressive run to the Euro 2024 quarter-finals in Germany, where they lost to eventual finalists England on penalties.

  Euro 2024 marked his fifth major tournament with the Swiss national team having also received call-ups for Euro 2016 and 2020 and the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

  The 35-year-old will now focus solely on domestic football as he continues his career in Serie A.

  "After careful consideration, I have decided to end my career as a goalkeeper for the Swiss national team," Sommer posted on Instagram.

  "With the conclusion of another great final round at the European Championship in our neighbouring country Germany, where I previously spent unforgettable years in the Bundesliga, the time has now come to say goodbye."

• Neville praises 'clinical and brutal' Slot in Liverpool triumph

  Gary Neville praised Liverpool head coach Arne Slot for his ruthless approach in their win against Ipswich Town on Saturday. 

  Slot, who was taking charge of his first competitive fixture as the new Reds boss, watched on as his side struggled in their Premier League opener at Portman Road.

  Liverpool registered an expected goals (xG) total of 0.09 from their three shots on target, winning 47.4% of the 97 duels they contested in the opening 45 minutes. 

  The Dutchman chose to withdraw Jarell Quansah for Ibrahima Konate at half-time, with his side improving after the break as Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah struck to secure the triumph. 

  Quansah won four of his eight contested duels, while also being successful in two of his four aerial duels, something Slot said was a key factor in his substitution. 

  "The first thing I said (at half-time) is that we don't need to speak about tactics if you lose so many duels," Slot told TNT Sports. 

  "And that's what we did, not that Jarell (Quansah) lost every duel - many of us lost too many duels but I think we needed Konate to win these long balls through the air from their number nine."

  Speaking on the Gary Neville Podcast after Manchester City's 2-0 win over Chelsea on Sunday, the former defender delivered his verdict on the decision. 

  "I thought Arne Slot was quite tough on Quansah," he said. "It is [a big call]. I mean subbing someone at half-time is big and I do not think it is done lightly by managers.

  "It was the way after the game as well, he was quite blunt about the way he answered it and there was no holding back.

  "So, I think there is an element of him being quite clinical and brutal and he was reacting to the game and what was happening.

  "He felt like they needed to win the duels, that was his main thought behind the decision.

  "It worked, you have to say, Liverpool were a lot better in the second half and it was a good win for them."

• Ancelotti bemoans 'lack of balance' in Real Madrid's LaLiga opener

  Carlo Ancelotti criticised his Real Madrid side for having a lack of balance as they started their LaLiga title defence with a 1-1 draw against Mallorca on Sunday. 

  Madrid took the lead in the 13th minute through Rodrygo's fine finish, only for Vedat Muriqi to level eight minutes into the second half. 

  Ancelotti boasted an attack of Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappe, Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham, with the quartet all playing a role in the opening goal of the game. 

  But Los Blancos struggled in front of goal, registering an expected goals (xG) total of 0.6 from their 13 shots, compared to their opponents' 0.96. 

  Ancelotti bemoaned his side's defensive display, going on to say that his players lost focus after taking an early lead at the Estadi Mallorca Son Moix. 

  "Today I am not happy. I think we could have been done much better," said Ancelotti.

  "We need to be more concentrated, work better as a group... It's not a fitness problem, it was mental.

  "I don't want to make excuses for anything. We had to do better and show more attitude.

  "We can learn a lot from this match, it's a match where you can see clearly where we can end up having problems."

  Madrid's draw saw them fail to win their first game of the season for the first time in six campaigns under Ancelotti's stewardship. 

  The Italian suggested that Madrid could have easily lost the encounter due to their own mistakes and urged his star-studded squad to learn fast from their blunders.

  "We started the game well, we took the lead and we had chances to score the second, but in the second half we lacked balance," Ancelotti said.

  "It was a game we could have lost because we didn't have balance. It wasn't a good game.

  "We are a very attacking team and defensive balance is a fundamental part of the way we are built.

  "We struggled to steal the ball, to press after losing the ball. When we talk about defending, we are talking above all about collective commitment.

  "The balance is found with the players thinking about the same thing. When we have to win the ball back we have to think about it all together.

  "It's a problem for everyone, not the strikers, the midfielders or the defenders.

  "It is a problem of a team that did not understand that this was a key aspect of the match."