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• West Ham cut loose to hit Wrexham for six and go top of Championship

  11-09-2026 23:24 via theguardian.com
  West Ham secured their fourth league win in a row as they returned to the top of the Championship with a thumping 6-0 win over Wrexham at the London Stadium. It was a marvellous display of attacking football from Nuno Espírito Santo’s side, who swept to victory with room to spare and six different scorers.Jarrod Bowen got the ball rolling after 28 minutes, Joël Piroe made it two before the break, then Konstantinos Mavropanos, Taty Castellanos, Mohamadou Kanté and Manor S
  
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• Kobbie Mainoo moves from outsider to main man after summer of hurt

  11-09-2026 21:00 via theguardian.com
  England reached World Cup semis yet midfielder did not play a minute. But he is key to Manchester United in derbyIt was a sight the England press pack became increasingly used to seeing after the team’s World Cup matches over the summer. Kobbie Mainoo was invariably the first to leave the dressing room, walk through the mixed zone – eyes dead ahead, features impassive – and board the bus.It was as if he could not get out of the stadiums quick enough and the further En
  
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• Ballon d’Or shortlist shows up Premier League’s attacking failings – but tide could be turning

  11-09-2026 21:00 via theguardian.com
  English top flight’s forwards are not well represented on the list, reflecting a season of set-piece grapple, but 2026-27 already looks brighterPremier League representation is low when it comes to the 16 attacking players on this year’s Ballon d’Or shortlist. Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes and Manchester City’s Erling Haaland are there but Cole Palmer, one of the nominees in 2025, is out after an injury-hit year and English football’s shift towards physi
  
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• US Open tennis finals, the Manchester derby and Solheim Cup – follow with us

  11-09-2026 17:59 via theguardian.com
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• Football Daily | Mikel Arteta hits upon a new psychological wheeze for his champions

  11-09-2026 16:13 via theguardian.com
  Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!The use of psychological stratagems and pitchside or locker-room sabotage has long been employed by football managers trying to give their teams an edge over visiting rivals. Whether it’s placing the pegs too high or the seats too low, painting the walls an aggression-lowering shade of pink or deliberately moving the advertising hoardings to prevent long throws, there are apparently no stones conniving coaching staff will leave unturned if
  
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• Champions League opening data shows English dominance and too few shocks

  11-09-2026 15:29 via theguardian.com
  The numbers from the first round of the league phase point to Italian teams struggling even if Inter impressed in defeat at Real MadridThe 2026-27 Champions League is under way. There are still 126 matches to play until we know which 24 teams will feature in the knockout phase but that doesn’t mean we haven’t learned anything yet. Here are the key data talking points from week one. Continue reading...
  
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• Perfect start for the Premier League in Europe and is it crunch time for Spurs already? Football Weekly Extra – podcast

  11-09-2026 14:39 via theguardian.com
  Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen and Nedum Onuoha to round up the week’s Champions League action, and look ahead to the weekend’s Premier League fixturesRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts and join the conversation on email.On the podcast today: Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Lars Sivertsen, and Nedum Onuoha to round up the week’s Champions League action.Liverpool defeat Atlético Madrid and Manchester United see off Sabah to compl
  
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• Champions League review: Irish heroics, rejected resignations and Mourinho’s return

  11-09-2026 14:30 via theguardian.com
  The league phase has begun. From Olise’s brilliance to Sabah’s pub cleaner turned quiz contestant turned manager, there was plenty to talk aboutThe league phase has been previewed as Barcelona’s first step toward reclaiming a crown last lifted in 2015, with disappointments aplenty since. Lionel Messi claiming just one Champions League title in the last decade of his time at Camp Nou is the starkest statistic. The player anointed as Messi’s successor, Lamine Yamal, is alre
  
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• Olid’s United on back foot due to late business and unforgiving WSL start

  11-09-2026 13:18 via theguardian.com
  Head coach has harsh spotlight on her as she prepares for Chelsea on Sunday, but she deserves time and investmentIt was tough watching Manchester United’s players labour ineffectively against the hungry and aggressive press of London City Lionesses in the Women’s Super League’s opening match. Simi Awujo’s late consolation goal did little to ease the mounting concern for a side that have several teams nipping at their heels.Don’t panic; that has to be United’s
  
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• ‘Delay the meals’: Mikel Arteta reveals latest maverick Arsenal methods

  11-09-2026 12:04 via theguardian.com
  Manager wants players to cope with things going wrongOther tactics include making dressing room even hotterMikel Arteta has revealed that he likes to set players challenges, such as delaying their meals before matches and making the dressing room hotter, to ensure they are fully prepared for any eventuality.Arsenal’s flight to Italy on Tuesday for their Champions League opener against Napoli was delayed for more than five hours, with Arteta forced to cancel his pre-match press conference a
  
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• Pochettino’s ‘different’ vow to the US invites unwelcome speculation

  11-09-2026 11:00 via theguardian.com
  The US manager’s relationship with the international job has changed with a full World Cup cycle beginningI hope, in this lifetime, you find someone who loves you the way Mauricio Pochettino loves Tottenham Hotspur. The grip Spurs have on his heart seems the stuff of a literary classic: his imperfect partner who called things off at the first sign of trouble must merely check in on him occasionally to rekindle hopes of a reunion.Perhaps a bit extreme, but this week’s revelation &ndas
  
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