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• 🗞️ Front pages: open war between Real Madrid and LaLiga

  23-09-2026 08:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🗞️ Front pages: open war between Real Madrid and LaLigaThe exchange of statements between Javier Tebas and Florentino Pérez is pushing Spanish football to the limit, while Barça, Valencia and theNational Team dominate the headlines.Institutional and refereeing tensionsThe exchange of accusations between the league and the Madrid club is drawing the main attention. Marca leads with "Adding fuel to the fire", reporting Tebas’s harsh comments accusing Real Madrid
  
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• 'Haaland is something to behold' - City legend Lake

  23-09-2026 13:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Former Manchester City captain Paul Lake believes Erling Haaland is "right up there" as the best signing in the history of the club.The 26-year-old - who completed a £51.2m transfer to Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund in June 2022 - has scored 169 goals in 209 games during his time at Etihad Stadium.The Norway forward has also committed his long-term future to the club, having penned a new contract in January 2025 which is due to expire in 2034."When you think about pla
  
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• Arsenal have already paid 40% of Gyokeres’ bonuses to Sporting CP

  23-09-2026 13:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal have already paid 40% of Gyokeres’ bonuses to Sporting CPSporting CP have already received around 40% of the bonus payments for Viktor Gyokeres’ sale to Arsenal, according to their latest accounts.Photo by Carl Recine/Getty ImagesPortuguese club Sporting CP have released their latest accounts, which include confirmation of the exact amount Arsenal have paid so far for Viktor Gyokeres.The accounts confirm that Arsenal paid an initial fixed amount of €65.8m, which would be
  
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• Andoni Iraola makes stance on Liverpool legend clear

  23-09-2026 13:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Andoni Iraola makes stance on Liverpool legend clearIt is still early days in Andoni Iraola’s Liverpool tenure, but the Spaniard’s start to life in Merseyside has been hit and miss. The Reds are yet to taste defeat under Iraola, which is a huge positive, but they already find themselves six points behind league leaders Manchester City.Performances on the pitch have been inconsistent too and, although the coach seems to have fixed some of the defensive frailties of last season, issues
  
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• 'Ampadu showed why he's one of league's best midfielders'

  23-09-2026 13:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Leeds captain Ethan Ampadu showed he is one of the best midfielders in the league in the 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace, believes Don't Go To Bed Just Yet podcaster Jonny Buchan.Leeds United stayed unbeaten in the Premier League - with two wins and three draws - thanks to the draw with Crystal Palace."I thought Ethan Ampadu was brilliant. Outstanding in tight spaces. Read it really well. Cut the ball out a couple of times really well," Buchan added. "I thought he was a proper captain
  
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• Northamptonshire release Sharma and Buchake

  23-09-2026 13:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sharma has played 13 times for Northamptonshre across all formats [Getty Images]Northamptonshire all-rounder Aadi Sharma and batter Arush Buchake will leave the club at the end of the season.Sharma, 20, has played 13 matches across all formats for the club - the majority of those came in the One-Day Cup where he scored 247 runs and made two half-centuries across 2025 and 2026.Buchake, also 20, made his only appearance in the final game of the 2025 County Championship season against Leicestershir
  
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• Prolonged international break gives Manchester United’s Senne Lammens a chance to prove himself as the successor to Thibaut Courtois

  23-09-2026 12:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Prolonged international break gives Manchester United’s Senne Lammens a chance to prove himself as the successor to Thibaut CourtoisOver the past few years, Belgium have been blessed with a plethora of talented goalkeepers. While Thibaut Courtois has ranked as one of the best in the world, the Belgian national team has been able to back up him with the likes of Koen Casteels and Matz Sels, both starters in top five leagues during that period. With the ‘golden generation’ of the
  
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• Barcelona have identified 18 emerging talents in three years under Deco and Joao Amaral

  23-09-2026 12:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona have identified 18 emerging talents in three years under Deco and Joao AmaralBarcelona have changed the way they approach the international transfer market, with Deco and scouting chief Joao Amaral leading a recruitment strategy built around finding young talent before the biggest clubs in Europe.According to SPORT, the pair have identified a whopping 18 emerging players from abroad over the past three years as Barcelona look to establish an earlier presence in markets across Europe, A
  
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• Andy Robertson explains what Tottenham must do to bounce back from disastrous start to the season

  23-09-2026 12:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Andy Robertson believes Tottenham must move past previous disappointments and avoid panicking on the pitch as they work to turn their campaign around.Spurs entered the three-week international break sitting rock bottom of the Premier League table, having gathered only two points from five fixtures.Despite spending £380 million on 10 new arrivals during the summer transfer window, head coach Roberto De Zerbi has so far been unable to halt the cycle that has seen Spurs struggle near the foot
  
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• Report: Chelsea face European giants in battle for African wonderkid

  23-09-2026 12:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: Chelsea face European giants in battle for African wonderkidChelsea Transfer News: Adama Jeng Emerges as Elite Midfield Target After WAFU U17 BreakthroughChelsea are doing what Chelsea do, scanning the market early, moving before prices rise and before the rest of Europe turns a talent search into an auction. According to Mail, the latest name on that list is Adama Jeng, the Gambian midfielder who has caught attention during the WAFU Zone A U-17 tournament in Senegal.At 15, and already s
  
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• Inter’s €23m Stankovic Investment Faces January Test

  23-09-2026 12:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Inter’s €23m Stankovic Investment Faces January TestAleksandar Stankovic has made just two appearances for Inter this season, both off the bench, totalling 15 minutes, and could be sent out on loan again in January if he fails to break into Cristian Chivu’s rotations.The 21-year-old midfielder came on against Monza and Udinese but has otherwise watched from the sidelines. A heavier fixture list after the international break, however, could open the door to more minutes.Stankovic
  
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• Premier League panel unanimously rules VAR wrongly awarded Haaland Manchester derby winner

  23-09-2026 12:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Premier League panel unanimously rules VAR wrongly awarded Haaland Manchester derby winnerThe Premier League’s Key Match Incidents Panel has unanimously ruled that VAR was wrong to award Erling Haaland’s winning goal for Manchester City against Manchester United.Haaland scored the only goal as 10-man City claimed a 1-0 victory at Old Trafford, but the controversial intervention that allowed his 60th-minute strike has now been rejected by the independent panel.The Norwegian was initia
  
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• Revealed: Balerdi turned down Boca Juniors to join Roma

  23-09-2026 12:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Revealed: Balerdi turned down Boca Juniors to join RomaLeonardo Balerdi’s arrival at Roma wasn’t just a transfer decision, but also a personal one for the Argentine defender. The central defender, who had an excellent start to the season with the Giallorossi, had received a significant offer from Boca Juniors, the team he supports and where he began his career, last summer.The Argentine club had tried very hard to convince him: the president and coach had contacted him personally, pu
  
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• Republic of Ireland players to discuss staging protest before playing Israel

  23-09-2026 12:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Republic of Ireland squad will come together and discuss whether to stage a protest before playing Israel this weekend in the first of two controversial Uefa Nations League games, captain Dara O’Shea has said. Ireland will play Israel in Hungary on Sunday amid calls back home for the team to boycott the fixtures, with campaigners staging a “Stop the Game” protest outside the team’s hotel in Dublin earlier this week. The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) wrote to U
  
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• Toni slams Juventus and Inter as he backs Mancini: ‘It is year zero for Italy’

  23-09-2026 12:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Toni slams Juventus and Inter as he backs Mancini: ‘It is year zero for Italy’Luca Toni started every game of Italy’s 2006 World Cup win, from the opener against Ghana in Hanover to the final in Berlin, scoring twice against Ukraine in the quarter-finals along the way. Twenty years on, he has given a blunt assessment of a national team starting from nothing.Speaking to Tuttosport, the former striker did not soften it. “It is year zero by necessity, unless we start digging
  
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• Hakan Çalhanoğlu’s Hair Transplant: Inter Star Takes Teammate Jokes in Stride

  23-09-2026 12:35 via yahoo.com
  Hakan Çalhanoğlu’s Hair Transplant: Inter Star Takes Teammate Jokes in StrideHakan Çalhanoğlu is used to questions about free kicks, penalties, and his role in Inter’s midfield. Recently, however, the conversation in the Nerazzurri dressing room has taken a more personal turn. The Turkish international has undergone a hair transplant.The 32-year-old confirmed he had the procedure at Cosmedica Clinic, where Dr Acar treated him. Rather than hiding the decision,
  
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• Marseille hope for Geoffrey Kondogbia and Tochukwu Nnadi returns during international break

  23-09-2026 12:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Marseille hope for Geoffrey Kondogbia and Tochukwu Nnadi returns during international breakOlympique de Marseille are hoping that Geoffrey Kondogbia and Tochukwu Nnadi, both injured in the defeat to AS Monaco at the end of August, will return during the international break, as per a report from RMC Sport. Kondogbia withdrew in the second-half of Marseille’s defeat at the Stade Louis II (2-0) last month with a muscular issue. Nnadi didn’t start the game, coming on as a substitute, but
  
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• Ibragimov flourishing after senior Russia call-up

  23-09-2026 12:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester United's Amir Ibragimov celebrates his Premier League 2 goal against Leicester in August [Getty Images]Young striker Amir Ibragimov is benefitting from his first taste of senior international football last summer, according to Manchester United's Under-21 coach Adam Lawrence.The 18-year-old became the third-youngest player to win a full cap for Russia when he made his debut against Burkina Faso in June.Although he has been left out of the expanded 38-man squad for the forthcoming matc
  
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• Bayern Munich pleased with Canada’s decision to grant Alphonso Davies a postponed honeymoon break

  23-09-2026 12:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bayern Munich pleased with Canada’s decision to grant Alphonso Davies a postponed honeymoon breakBayern Munich left-back Alphonso Davies has enjoyed an encouraging start to the 2026/27 campaign after spending much of the previous 18 months struggling with injuries. The 25-year-old now has an opportunity to continue his recovery without the additional demands of international football after Canada granted him permission to take his postponed honeymoon.Davies will miss Canada’s upcomin
  
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• Barcelona make steady progress in renewing defender’s contract until 2031

  23-09-2026 12:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona make steady progress in renewing defender’s contract until 2031Barcelona have been working hard even after the end of the summer transfer window, and the focus of Deco and Co. has now shifted to contract renewals.Earlier this week, Barcelona’s sporting director confirmed that Raphinha’s contract renewal was imminent and they have even been working closely with the likes of Xavi Espart and Marc Bernal for extensions.Now, MARCA bring to light that the administration are
  
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• 🚨 Club already teases move! Alaba nears comeback in top-5 league

  23-09-2026 12:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🚨 Club already teases move! Alaba nears comeback in top-5 leagueDavid Alaba has been without a club since this summer, but apparently has no desire to retire from football just yet. He now seems to be on the verge of a move to Serie A. Udinese Calcio already teased the transfer with a photo of a folding chair.His celebration with the folding chair is famous, so there are plenty of signs that the former Real star will soon be unveiled by the Serie A club.📸 Alexander Hassenstein -
  
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• Cardiff wait on injuries as Robertson pulls out of Brazil game

  23-09-2026 12:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Huw Evans Picture Agency]Alex Robertson will remain at Cardiff City over the international break after withdrawing from Australia's squad to face Brazil.Robertson, 23, pulled out for medical reasons after being called up for the Socceroos for the first time since missing out on selection for the summer's World Cup.No details have been given on the injury, but the midfielder is set to stay in south Wales during a key period that Cardiff boss Brian Barry-Murphy hopes will be "very beneficial" for
  
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• Norwich's Toure out for 'months' with shoulder injury

  23-09-2026 12:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Mohamed Toure came off injured in the 15th minute of Sunday's defeat by Bolton [Getty Images]Norwich City striker Mohamed Toure will be out for "months" with a shoulder injury, Canaries boss Philippe Clement has said.The 22-year-old was forced off in the early stages of Sunday's 4-3 Championship defeat by Bolton Wanderers at Carrow Road.Australia international Toure, who has scored 14 league goals in 18 appearances since joining Norwich in February, has subsequently been withdrawn from the Socce
  
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• Nigerian football enduring 'worst time in history' - Odegbami

  23-09-2026 12:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Nigeria's men failed to qualify for both the 2022 and 2026 Fifa World Cups [Getty Images]As Nigeria begin their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying campaign, former international Segun Odegbami, who won the tournament on home soil in 1980, says the country is experiencing the "worst time" in its football history.Over the past 12 months both the Super Eagles and Super Falcons failed to qualify for their respective Fifa World Cups.But beyond the failure of the senior national teams, Nige
  
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• Exclusive | Michael Owen: ‘Kylian Mbappé has a big chance to win the Ballon d’Or.’

  23-09-2026 12:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Exclusive | Michael Owen: ‘Kylian Mbappé has a big chance to win the Ballon d’Or.’Speaking exclusively to Get French Football News, former Liverpool and England striker – and Ballon d’Or winner – Michael Owen gave his thoughts on who might win this year’s accolade, as well as talking about former Real Madrid teammate and new France manager Zinédine Zidane.You won the Ballon d’Or in 2001. The campaigning for this year’s award has
  
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• Why Arsenal international missed training on Tuesday

  23-09-2026 12:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Why Arsenal international missed training on TuesdayThe Netherlands held Tuesday’s training session without Arsenal’s Jurrien Timber, with the Dutch media explaining why.Photo by Clive Rose/Getty ImagesArsenal right-back Jurrien Timber has been called up by the Netherlands for the September-October international break, but he wasn’t present in training with the national team on Tuesday.Dutch outlet Voetbal International report that Timber is current following an individual prog
  
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• Roma oppose Dybala and Molina’s attendance for Messi’s last games with Argentina

  23-09-2026 12:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Roma oppose Dybala and Molina’s attendance for Messi’s last games with ArgentinaPaulo Dybala has not been called up by Lionel Scaloni for Argentina’s upcoming friendlies, but his absence from the Selección could only be temporary.As has emerged in recent weeks, “La Joya” has received a special invitation from Lionel Messi to take part in the October 6 match at the Monumental against Benin, which could be the Argentine champion’s final match for the nati
  
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• France reveal why Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe missed training

  23-09-2026 12:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  France reveal why Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe missed trainingAfter an incredible last season with Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappe has started the new season in quite a mixed fashion. The Frenchman has scored eight goals and provided two assists in eight games so far, but was unable to score or influence the game much in any other way, in the derby against Atletico Madrid.The star forward is currently with the French national team, as he was named by the new coach, Zinedine Zidane, to the squad for
  
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• Scots recall Kerr & Thomas for World Cup play-offs

  23-09-2026 12:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Martha Thomas (left) and Sam Kerr (right) return to the Scotland squad for the first time since October [Getty Images]Sam Kerr and Martha Thomas have been named in their first Scotland squad in almost a year, as the experienced duo return for next month's Women's World Cup round one two-legged play-off against the Czech Republic.Melissa Andreatta's side travel to Pardubice, east of Prague, on Friday, 9 October before welcoming the Czechs to St Mirren Park four days later, eyeing progression to a
  
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• 👑 Top 20 scorers: Raphinha and Yamal dominate 🔥, Olise climbs

  23-09-2026 12:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  👑 Top 20 scorers: Raphinha and Yamal dominate 🔥, Olise climbsAs every week, here is the top 20 scorers (goals + assists) of the 2026-27 season across Europe’s five major leagues.Barça’s deadly duo, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal, are comfortably leading the way in this ranking.La Liga is still going strong, with seven players in the top 10.Michael Olise makes a huge jump thanks to the hat-trick he scored on Friday against Union Berlin.NB: In the event of a tie on po
  
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