Football news for 4 September 2026
Archive of Sportpul publications and latest material.
4 September 2026
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Football
Argentina to Pause Every Match for Messi Tribute
AFA will stop all matches in the 10th minute nationwide for a minute of applause after Messi announced his retirement from the national team.
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Football
Guendouzi banned four matches for brawl after Lyon win
UEFA fined Fenerbahçe's Guendouzi €50,000 and banned him for a Champions League brawl following the Lyon tie; Greenwood also punished.
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Transfers
Luis Enrique extends PSG contract to 2030
PSG tied manager Luis Enrique to a deal until 2030 and extended five players, including João Neves and Fabián Ruiz, just before facing Monaco.
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Transfers
Martinelli leaves Arsenal for Al Hilal in club-record deal
Al Hilal have signed Gabriel Martinelli from Arsenal for a club-record £60m, after the winger turned down an earlier offer from Galatasaray this summer.
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Transfers
Man City sign Enzo Fernández from Chelsea for £125m
City break their club-record fee for the second time this summer, paying Chelsea a joint-British record £125m for Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernández.
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Football
MLS Clubs Return to U.S. Open Cup in Full for 2027
All 27 U.S.-based MLS clubs will enter the 2027 U.S. Open Cup, joining at the Round of 64 in July, ending the league's partial withdrawal since 2023.
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Transfers
Real Madrid's €260m Mourinho Rebuild
Real Madrid spent around €260m this summer under new boss Jose Mourinho, signing Konate, Bernardo Silva, Cucurella, Dumfries, Espi and Diomande.
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Football
Lionel Messi retires from Argentina national team
After 21 years and 125 goals, Messi ends his Argentina career, revealing he wrote the decision weeks ago, shortly after his father's death.
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Transfers
Iliman Ndiaye eyed as wide reinforcement by Manchester City
City are weighing a move for Everton's Iliman Ndiaye to boost their wide options, with Doku injured and Semenyo their only fit out-and-out winger.
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Results
Elversberg stun Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 on Bundesliga debut
Newly promoted Elversberg beat pre-match odds of 17.9% to defeat Leverkusen, scoring the fastest opening two goals by Bundesliga debutants since 1993.
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Results
Inácio brace sinks HEBC as Dortmund reach last 32
Samuele Inácio scored twice as Borussia Dortmund thrashed fifth-tier HEBC 5-0 in the DFB Cup first round, bouncing back from his red card against Hamburg.
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Football
Sergei Karasev reinstated to referee Baltika vs Lokomotiv
Karasev returns to take charge of Baltika-Lokomotiv on 6 September after missing round 6; Danil Naboka also gets a fresh reserve appointment for Rostov-Fakel.
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Interviews
Hurzeler: Minteh can still fulfil his Liverpool dream
Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler says Yankuba Minteh remains committed after the club rejected Liverpool bids of up to £60m for the winger.
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