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• 📸 The weekend’s viral snaps 🍿

  21-09-2026 16:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  📸 The weekend’s viral snaps 🍿The striking images that had the football world buzzing this weekend!POV: Letexier’s feint 🥶The referee for Le Classique on Sunday night, François Letexier fooled everyone in the first half by pulling out a red card instead of a yellow for OM captain Timothy Weah.The ref cam footage of this bizarre moment is particularly interesting!🎥 Le Classique highlightsThe video highlights of Paris Saint-Germain’s 2-1 win
  
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• Robinson has turned things round at Pittodrie - Miller

  21-09-2026 20:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Lee Miller believes Aberdeen boss Stephen Robinson has "turned it around" after a shaky start to the season.Pressure had been building on Robinson after his side only managed one win from their opening five league games. However, after booking their spot in the League Cup semi-finals, winning 4-0 in the league at Motherwell and drawing at Hibs, there is a more positive mood around Pittodrie.Miller - who played 120 times for Aberdeen - praised how Robinson has managed the past few months. "Robins
  
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• Barcelona forward joins up with national team squad earlier than originally planned

  21-09-2026 20:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona forward joins up with national team squad earlier than originally plannedAccording to SPORT, Karim Adeyemi has joined up with the Germany national team camp earlier than originally planned.The Barcelona forward was initially expected to join the national team for the third and fourth matches of the current international break. However, a late change to Germany’s plans has seen him brought into the squad immediately, with Adeyemi already travelling to join up with his internationa
  
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• ‘There’s no limit with this group’ – Birmingham City boss Merricks pleased with growth despite defeat

  21-09-2026 20:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ‘There’s no limit with this group’ – Birmingham City boss Merricks pleased with growth despite defeatBirmingham City head coach Amy Merricks was pleased with her side’s performance despite falling to a 2-0 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.Blues suffered a second defeat in three games, however, their continued development was clear to see in South West London.When speaking to the media after the match, Birmingham City boss Merricks highlighted the con
  
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• Mourinho gives his Real Madrid players one week off after derby debacle – report

  21-09-2026 20:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Mourinho gives his Real Madrid players one week off after derby debacle – reportReal Madrid find themselves in a very unfavourable situation heading into the international break, following their 2-1 loss to Atletico Madrid on Sunday.The Merengues feel hard done by some controversial officiating, but the performance was from from the level expected, and they now find themselves six points behind league leaders and arch-rivals FC Barcelona.One week break for non-international playersNow, acc
  
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• Massive announcement: Liverpool star's revelation creates mixed feelings

  21-09-2026 20:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Massive announcement: Liverpool star's revelation creates mixed feelingsOne Liverpool star has made a massive announcement and it’s one that will create mixed feelings. Virgil van Dijk has announced that he'll be continuing with the Netherlands national team under new head coach Xavi Hernandez. This comes after plenty of speculation that the captain would call time on his international career post-World Cup.Instead, Van Dijk will keep going. He's committing to at least two more years, taki
  
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• Atletico hit back at Mourinho over referee complaints

  21-09-2026 19:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Mourinho arrived at his news conference with screenshots of incidents he believed should have been red cards for Atletico [BBC]Atletico Madrid have hit back at Jose Mourinho after the Real Madrid boss arrived at his post-Madrid derby news conference on Sunday carrying printouts of screenshots displaying two incidents he believed should have resulted in red cards for Atletico.Mourinho accused the officials of making key errors after Real were beaten 2-1 by Atletico, claiming the hosts should have
  
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• The Three-Week International Break Changes Squad Planning For Premier League Clubs

  21-09-2026 19:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Three-Week International Break Changes Squad Planning For Premier League ClubsPremier League managers have spent years building squads around a familiar rhythm: two short international breaks in early autumn, each one a brief pause before club football resumed. That rhythm no longer exists. From the 2026-27 season, following the 2026 World Cup, the September and October windows have been merged into a single 21-day block, and the squad that can get through it looks nothing like the squad tha
  
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• Oriali warning Italy face ‘difficult spell’ under Mancini

  21-09-2026 19:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Oriali warning Italy face ‘difficult spell’ under ManciniItaly team manager Gabriele Oriali warns they are going into ‘a difficult spell’ with the return of Roberto Mancini, and hits out at ‘shameful’ Juventus ultras disrespecting Sandro Mazzola.The Azzurri came together today at the Coverciano camp to begin training for the Nations League games, starting with Belgium on Friday, then visiting Turkiye on September 28 and France on October 2.Vincenzo Montella&rs
  
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• Break 'a kick in the teeth' for Barnet - Brennan

  21-09-2026 19:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Boss Dean Brennan says the international break has come at the wrong time for his unbeaten Barnet side.The Bees beat Fleetwood Town 3-1 on Saturday to remain top of League Two with 15 points after seven games.But their forthcoming matches with Crawley Town and York City have been postponed due to international call-ups."Our accumulated points from seven games we're really happy with," Brennan told BBC Radio London."We've got a break now [for] international duty, which we could really do without.
  
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• Woodman welcomes chance to hone Bromley squad

  21-09-2026 19:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bromley manager Andy Woodman says he will use the the international break to get his squad fine-tuned for the rest of the League One campaign.The Ravens began life in the third tier well, winning at Barnsley and drawing with Cambridge, but then picked up just one point from their next four games.However, Woodman's team beat Huddersfield 2-1 on Saturday - and he is now looking forward to more work on the training ground."I've never had a doubt about this group of players," he told BBC Radio Londo
  
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• Real Madrid handed boost as referees’ complaint against Florentino Perez set to be dismissed

  21-09-2026 19:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid handed boost as referees’ complaint against Florentino Perez set to be dismissedThe referees and VAR have once again become the talking point in LaLiga after Real Madrid’s defeat to Atletico Madrid at the Metropolitano.Real Madrid have long been at odds with the officiating bodies, a tension that resurfaced following the controversial derby, in which Dean Huijsen was sent off and a penalty awarded against them.But amid the noise, Real Madrid have received some welcome new
  
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• Italy boss Roberto Mancini vows to ‘win as quickly as possible’ as manager

  21-09-2026 19:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Italy boss Roberto Mancini vows to ‘win as quickly as possible’ as managerItalian football is currently undergoing significant change after the Azzurri’s failure to qualify for the FIFA World Cup earlier this year. After weeks of chaos, Roberto Mancini was hired as manager and he has chosen a rather promising squad for the upcoming international break.Now, Mancini has vowed to make a mark and win as early as he can with the national team.He was speaking to the press ahead of th
  
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• Football Italia Show: What we learned from Mancini’s Italy press conference

  21-09-2026 19:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Football Italia Show: What we learned from Mancini’s Italy press conferenceItaly coach Roberto Mancini held his first press conference of the international break today, discussing how things differ from his first spell in charge and the challenges facing the Azzurri in both the short and long term.Click here to subscribe to the official Football Italia YouTube channelWhat we learned from Mancini’s press conference todayRoberto Mancini speaks to the media at a press conference at Cove
  
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• Scotland call for Montgomery as Tierney & McLean drop out

  21-09-2026 19:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kristi Montgomery has been given a first call-up for Scotland after Kieran Tierney and Kenny McLean dropped out of the Nations League squad.The Blackburn Rovers midfielder has been promoted from the under-21s by new head coach Sebastien Pocognoli for the games against Slovenia (twice), Switzerland and North Macedonia.The 22-year-old has started all eight Championship matches for Tony Mowbray's side this season.Celtic defender Tierney and Norwich midfielder McLean have 119 international caps betw
  
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• 📸 Zidane’s first training session with France, images to make you smile!

  21-09-2026 19:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  📸 Zidane’s first training session with France, images to make you smile!What better way to kick off this international break than with the first images of Zinedine Zidane in charge of the France team? On Monday evening, the new man at the helm of Les Bleus led his first training session at Clairefontaine. Zidane slipped back into his old habits: pulling on his boots to knock the ball around. Also worth noting was his little knowing exchange with Michael Olise.📸 FRANCK FIFE
  
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• Lamine Camara says Liverpool had someone even better than Kylian Mbappe

  21-09-2026 19:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Lamine Camara says Liverpool had someone even better than Kylian MbappeOver the years, Liverpool have had some world class players among their ranks. They're one of the biggest clubs in the world and easily one of the most recognisable.This fact has helped them entice some of the world's best players to L4 with Bradley Barcola being the most recent example of that.And, even though they spent over £450 million last summer, it's unclear whether they're actually better than they were when Jur
  
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• Super Fifa break: see 🇧🇷 and the top national teams' fixtures

  21-09-2026 19:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Super Fifa break: see 🇧🇷 and the top national teams' fixturesClub competitions will pause for 16 DAYS for the FIFA international break. There’s the Brazilian National Team, Messi’s farewell, and giant showdowns.The FIFA international break will run until October 6, 2026. So, check out the main matches and plan ahead. So, which games are you planning to watch?Brazil National Team Friendlies 🇧🇷Friday (25), at 7 a.m. - Australia vs Brazil09/29, Tuesday, a
  
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• O's first home win of season 'for everyone' - Terry

  21-09-2026 19:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Leyton Orient assistant manager Paul Terry dedicated the 1-0 win over Stevenage to "everyone associated with the club".Alex Gilbert's 79th minute goal earned the O's their first home league victory since 21 March, after seven without a win at Brisbane Road."As staff, we were aware of that, but you don't want to get bogged down by that because it becomes a weight on the players' shoulders a little bit," Terry told BBC Radio London."We haven't made a big thing of it. As long as we do the right thi
  
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• Why Napoli are struggling in a renewal for Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa

  21-09-2026 19:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Why Napoli are struggling in a renewal for Andre-Frank Zambo AnguissaAndre-Frank Zambo Anguissa has been a key player for Serie A giants Napoli since he joined from Fulham. He has won two Serie A titles and has become a symbol for the side too. His future has come under question and it appears as if the Partenopei face a struggle.La Gazzetta dello Sport report that discussions between the two parties have actually been exhausting. The midfielder earns €3 million per season and his current d
  
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• Barcelona teenage superstar smashes Vinicius’ record with another landmark achievement

  21-09-2026 19:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona teenage superstar smashes Vinicius’ record with another landmark achievementAccording to data from Opta, FC Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal has added another record to his already remarkable list of achievements, reaching 50 La Liga assists at a younger age than any player since at least the 2013/14 season.The Barcelona winger reached the milestone during his side’s 3-1 victory over Sevilla, providing two assists for Raphinha, who scored a hat-trick as Hansi Flick’s tea
  
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• Man United injury woes worse as two more withdraw from international duty

  21-09-2026 19:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko has pulled out of Slovenia’s squad as the club’s injury woes compounded on a day of four international withdrawals.The 23-year-old sat out Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Fulham with a shin problem sustained in the Carabao Cup defeat to Brighton last week.As a result he will now not feature in two Nations League matches against Scotland, plus other games against North Macedonia and Switzerland.“Manchester United can confirm that Benjamin Sesk
  
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• Spurs injury latest: Pedro Porro, Dejan Kulusevski and more

  21-09-2026 19:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Spurs injury latest: Pedro Porro, Dejan Kulusevski and moreTottenham Injury News: Pedro Porro Blow Deepens Spurs Fitness CrisisTottenham go into the international break with the same problem they had before it, too many injuries, too few goals and no league win. Roberto De Zerbi’s side are stuck in the relegation zone and there is no quick fix if key players keep dropping. The latest concern is Pedro Porro, who returned and then broke down again inside 15 minutes against Aston Villa.For Sp
  
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• Andoni Iraola defends Liverpool star after Bournemouth performance

  21-09-2026 19:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Andoni Iraola defends Liverpool star after Bournemouth performanceIraola Returns to Bournemouth as Liverpool Find Their Winning TouchAndoni Iraola enjoyed a winning return to Bournemouth as Liverpool secured a valuable 1-0 victory at the Vitality Stadium before the international break.Alexander Isak provided the decisive moment in the 58th minute, scoring his fourth goal of the campaign and moving level with Erling Haaland at the top of the Golden Boot standings.For Iraola, victory over his form
  
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• Man United injury woes compounded as two more withdraw from international duty

  21-09-2026 19:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko has pulled out of Slovenia’s squad as the club’s injury woes compounded on a day of four international withdrawals.The 23-year-old sat out Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Fulham with a shin problem sustained in the Carabao Cup defeat to Brighton last week.As a result he will now not feature in two Nations League matches against Scotland, plus other games against North Macedonia and Switzerland.“Manchester United can confirm that Benjamin Sesk
  
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• Stat attack: Real Madrid rank rock bottom in key metric in La Liga this season

  21-09-2026 19:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Stat attack: Real Madrid rank rock bottom in key metric in La Liga this seasonReal Madrid are heading into the international break with more questions than answers, having recently fallen to a 2-1 defeat to rivals Atletico Madrid.Jose Mourinho’s men have already lost two matches so far this campaign and, perhaps more importantly, the team has barely shown any signs of cohesion.The team has underperformed despite having one of the most decorated rosters in all of Europe.Real Madrid running
  
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• 🔙 Spence back, 3️⃣ Roma targets and De Laurentiis-Allegri row 🔥

  21-09-2026 19:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🔙 Spence back, 3️⃣ Roma targets and De Laurentiis-Allegri row 🔥Matchday 5 has come to an end, and now the international break is arriving, with several players involved with their national teams. For Italy, bad news came today with the injury to Federico Dimarco, who will be replaced by Matteo Ruggeri, in addition to that of Bryan Cristante, who will instead be replaced by Samuele Ricci.Watch all Serie BKT live with LaB Channel on OneFootball: subscribe for just &eur
  
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• 🇧🇷 Called up by Ancelotti, Brasileirão gem on Barcelona's radar

  21-09-2026 19:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🇧🇷 Called up by Ancelotti, Brasileirão gem on Barcelona's radarCalled up by Carlo Ancelotti to the Brazil national team, young Athletico center-back Arthur Dias is on Barcelona’s radar.Barça’s head of scouting was at Arena da Baixada to watch Athletico vs. Bahia and assess the prospect.The information comes from ESPN.Arthur Dias, 19, was one of the surprises in the first call-up after the World Cup.For the center-back position, Ancelotti also called up G
  
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• Reassuring Malen update for Roma: ‘Injury not too bad’

  21-09-2026 19:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Reassuring Malen update for Roma: ‘Injury not too bad’Roma striker Donyell Malen is out of the Netherlands squad due to injury, but coach Xavi assures it’s ‘not too bad’ after a great start to the season.The centre-forward had been called up for the Nations League fixtures, as the Oranje are in the same group as Germany, Serbia and Greece.Last night, it was confirmed that both Malen and Bournemouth forward Justin Kluivert have pulled out, replaced by Guus Til and Me
  
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• 😅How France arrived: there was finally a parade in Clairefontaine

  21-09-2026 19:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  😅How France arrived: there was finally a parade in ClairefontaineAfter the last weekend of club football action, Zinedine Zidane’s selected players have arrived at training as they begin turning their attention to the Nations League.Last week, it had leaked that the coach had banned the media from entering Clairefontaine. However, it was the national team’s own account that posted the arrival outfits.
  That said, beyond all that, Les Bleus want to begin this new cycle with a w
  
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