Few things are as inevitable as the ball hitting the back of the net when Lionel Messi sizes up the target before executing a free-kick from 20 yards.

Iran has deployed one of its most powerful weapons – the Sejjil-2. Fired as part of Operation True Promise III, a multi-wave missile campaign targeting Israel, the Sejjil-2 marks a leap in Iran’s use of long-range strategic firepower.

Away from the military maps and talking points, real lives have been reduced to rubble. 

The government pledges to spend £900m on major sporting events and grassroots facilities across the UK as part of a "transformational" investment.

It comes after reports of an internal investigation into allegations of bullying.

Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe is discharged from hospital after being treated for gastroenteritis.