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Relations between Fifa and Uefa have moved past open dispute and into a demand for Infantino to go. Speaking to club chiefs at the European Football Clubs assembly in Copenhagen, Uefa president…
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Arsenal will spend the rest of the international break waiting on news of their captain's ankle. Martin Odegaard was hurt by a Bernardo Silva challenge during Norway's 2-1 defeat by Portugal. He went…
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Jürgen Klopp has now taken charge of Germany twice without a win. On Sunday, Greece won 1:0 in Augsburg , their first-ever victory over Germany, and went top of the Nations League group. On Thursday…
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England lost at Wembley 3-2 to the world champions, and most of the damage was their own. With the score 2-2 on 51 minutes, Harry Kane hit the crossbar from the spot after VAR penalised Rodri's…
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Jürgen Klopp’s first match as Germany manager ended in a stalemate against the Netherlands, a team he once managed. The match was frantic from the start, with the visitors dominating possession but…
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Football: the main stories of 23.09.2026
Manchester United still owe more than £1bn after Sir Jim Ratcliffe's cost-cutting, and the club has confirmed it has already spent £63.5m on land for a new stadium. The debt has not come down, and…
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Football: the main stories of 22.09.2026
Arsenal have taken the one open question out of their title defence: Mikel Arteta has agreed improved terms and a longer stay with the champions. Fourteen outlets carried it, which puts the deal past…
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Football: the main stories of 21.09.2026
Thomas Tuchel's England squad is losing players before it has met. Cole Palmer was recalled for this window and is now set to withdraw from the Nations League fixtures. Reports describe a minor…
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Football: the main stories of 20.09.2026
Atlético beat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Metropolitano, and the fallout has swallowed the rest of the weekend. Jonathan David scored on 59 minutes — his third goal in three matches, and Julián Álvarez…
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Football: the main stories of 19.09.2026
Barcelona's title lead is now built on one man's finishing. Raphinha scored three at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán to turn a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 win, his second hat-trick inside a week, and Hansi…
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Football: the main stories of 18.09.2026
Nike has lost the most valuable football name on its books. Kylian Mbappé has ended a 20-year association with the American brand and will wear On boots instead, taking a shareholding in the Swiss…
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Football: the main stories of 17.09.2026
Forty-nine team trophies is further than any footballer has gone, and Lionel Messi reached it at 39 by scoring the goal that beat Cruz Azul 2-0 in the Campeones Cup, extending his lead over Cristiano…
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Football: the main stories of 16.09.2026
Chelsea now have one owner. Clearlake Capital has taken full control of the club after the chairman, Todd Boehly, sold his stake along with Mark Walter and Hansjörg Wyss, as ten outlets reported. The…
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Football: the main stories of 15.09.2026
Argentina have called up Lionel Messi for friendlies he had already ruled himself out of, and the squad list reads like a handover. Messi announced the end of his international career after the World…
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Football: the main stories of 14.09.2026
Two goals down at home to Udinese and without Hakan Calhanoglu, Inter scored five to win 5-3, with Bonny getting the last. Roma had already won at Torino, so after 4 rounds the two clubs share top…
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Football: the main stories of 13.09.2026
United lost the Manchester derby 0:1 at Old Trafford, and the officials have now admitted the only goal should not have stood. City had been down to 10 men for more than 70 minutes. Haaland still…
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Football: the main stories of 12.09.2026
Arsenal's 2:0 win at the Stadium of Light turned on 121 seconds. With the game goalless, John Brooks gave Sunderland a penalty on 56 minutes. David Raya saved Enzo Le Fée's kick, and two minutes…
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Football: the main stories of 11.09.2026
West Ham's 6-0 win over Wrexham was a fourth straight league victory and it put the London Stadium side back at the summit of the Championship. The scale of it matters more than the three points: a…
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Football: the main stories of 10.09.2026
Como's first night in the Champions League ended with four goals against RB Leipzig, and the scale of it — 4-1 in Leipzig's face — matters beyond one result. Cesc Fàbregas took a side that had never…
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Football: the main stories of 09.09.2026
Argentina have handed the armband to a centre-back. Cristian Romero succeeds Lionel Messi, TyC Sports reports, and the choice says more about the next cycle than about the ceremony: the side will now…
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Football: the main stories of 08.09.2026
José Mourinho's first European night back at the Bernabéu was not the controlled evening his reputation suggests: 37 shots, thirteen saves shared between the goalkeepers, and Real Madrid holding on…
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Football: the main stories of 07.09.2026
Lazio left Udine with a perfect record: three matches under Gennaro Gattuso, three wins, third place in Serie A. They came from behind, Danilho Doekhi supplied the assist and Albert Gudmundsson…
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Football: the main stories of 06.09.2026
Xabi Alonso has lost his first match as Chelsea head coach, and it came against the champions. Chelsea flew out of the blocks at the Emirates, Jorrel Hato prominent, but Kai Havertz levelled before…
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Football: the main stories of 05.09.2026
Liverpool have lost the man who ran their recruitment for two years, and the destination is the part that will sting: Richard Hughes is off to Al Hilal. The Saudi club already took Gabriel Martinelli…
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