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• Watch: Barcelona star Joao Cancelo’s stunning golazo vs Norway

  05-10-2026 08:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Watch: Barcelona star Joao Cancelo’s stunning golazo vs NorwayBarcelona full-back Joao Cancelo is carrying serious momentum into the next phase of the season, and his latest display for Portugal only strengthens the case that he is playing some of his best football in recent months.Cancelo was one of Portugal’s standout performers against Norway, producing a superb goal to help his side fight back after falling behind. The strike was a subtle reminder of the attacking threat he
  
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• Real Madrid handed international break boost as five players return early

  05-10-2026 08:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid handed international break boost as five players return earlyIt has been an unusually long September international break, but Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho will have begun preparing for club football to resume this weekend.Los Blancos are gradually getting their squad back together after the international break, with Denzel Dumfries, Brahim Diaz, Bernardo Silva, Vinicius Junior and Endrick having now completed their national-team commitments.All five players are set to return to Madr
  
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• Three goals in three games: Ramos ready to replace Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal

  05-10-2026 08:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Three goals in three games: Ramos ready to replace Cristiano Ronaldo for PortugalGoncalo Ramos scored the winner in Portugal’s 2-1 victory over Norway in the Nations League on Sunday.The AC Milan record-signing has now scored in his past three games for Portugal— his longest scoring streak since making his debut in 2022.Ramos has taken advantage of Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence following his fallout with coach Jorge Jesus, cementing his place in the starting line-up.Ramos came of
  
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• Liverpool join Chelsea in chase for 24-year-old Brazil star

  05-10-2026 08:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool join Chelsea in chase for 24-year-old Brazil starLiverpool have taken steps to ensure continuity in the centre-back position over the last few transfer windows. We’ve seen big money lavished on Jeremy Jacquet - a £60m signing from Rennes - as well as £26m teenager Giovanni Leoni.Also among the arrivals have been Mor Talla Ndiaye and Ifeanyi Ndukwe as Andoni Iraola and sporting director Julian Ward wrestle with the conundrum of losing Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez at t
  
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• Stats: Barcelona summer signing Dominik Livakovic endures nightmare international break with Croatia

  05-10-2026 08:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Stats: Barcelona summer signing Dominik Livakovic endures nightmare international break with CroatiaBarcelona goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic endured another difficult night with Croatia as England produced a ruthless 7-0 victory in their Nations League meeting.The result capped a miserable international break for Livakovic, who has now conceded 12 goals across Croatia’s first three matches. The Barcelona summer signing conceded once against the Czech Republic, four times against Spain a
  
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• Jose Mourinho personally blocked academy star’s departure in the summer

  05-10-2026 08:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jose Mourinho personally blocked academy star’s departure in the summerJose Mourinho’s selections so far do not suggest that the manager counts on academy talents, and his ideology is understandable given the transfer domination and freedom Real Madrid possess.His stance, however, is the polar opposite of last season’s coaches Xabi Alonso and Alvaro Arbeloa, both of whom did count on academy names in some capacity.Of the various players handed a chance last season, Thiago Pitar
  
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• Chelsea leading race to sign Bournemouth star Alex Scott

  05-10-2026 07:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chelsea leading race to sign Bournemouth star Alex ScottChelsea are leading the race to sign Bournemouth star Alex Scott, per The Telegraph.The Blues had a £60 million bid rejected for Scott last summer, but they remain interested in signing him this winter.Bournemouth have no intention to part with their prized asset, but their negotiating position is not strong.Scott’s current contract will expire in June 2028 and he has rejected multiple extension offers from the Cherries.If the 2
  
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• Endrick-Milan 🧨, Lautaro return and Locatelli backup: morning news ☀️

  05-10-2026 07:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Endrick-Milan 🧨, Lautaro return and Locatelli backup: morning news ☀️Final appointment for Mancini’s Italy, who this evening at the Dall’Ara in Bologna will close out the Nations League window against Turkey, looking to repeat the success achieved a few days ago in Bursa.Watch all Serie BKT live with LaB Channel on OneFootball: subscribe for just €9.99 per month!For Serie A clubs, then, the return to action is getting closer. Let’s take a look at the m
  
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• After ending drought, Vasco look to improve away form

  05-10-2026 04:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  After ending drought, Vasco look to improve away formThe win over Grêmio in Matchday 27 of the Brasileirão was only Vasco’s first away victory.The club’s new mission is to build a good run away from São Januário so that the goal of avoiding relegation becomes more attainable.Vasco is still one of the four worst-performing teams away from home in the 2026 Brasileirão.They have picked up eight points, compared to Chapecoense’s seven, Vitór
  
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• Israel 'tried to intimidate' Irish amid spitting row - Hallgrimsson

  05-10-2026 01:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson said he felt Israel were "trying to intimidate" his team amid allegations of spitting during Sunday's tense Uefa Nations League draw. The teams clashed at half-time in the 1-1 draw, played behind closed doors in Serbia, with the Irish Times reporting that Republic of Ireland head of athletic performance Damien Doyle alleged he had been spat at by an Israel player.On television pictures, a voice can be heard saying "he spat on me" as the players
  
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• WSL: Lauren Hemp on song as Man City continue title charge

  05-10-2026 01:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  WSL: Lauren Hemp on song as Man City continue title chargeLauren Hemp proved to be Manchester City’s lucky charm as the reigning Women’s Super League champions handed Arsenal a 4-2 defeat at the Etihad Stadium. Goals from Hemp, Lisa Baum, Alessia Russo, Kerstin Casparij and Bunny Shaw treated fans to an action-packed spectacle in the fifth round of the WSL.Starting XIsManchester CityYamashita; Wamser, Rose, Greenwood, Charles, Hasegawa, Coffey, Fujino, Mead, Hemp, ShawArsenalBorbe; F
  
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• NSL Week 23 results: More changes in the playoff picture as Toronto and Ottawa progress

  05-10-2026 01:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NSL Week 23 results: More changes in the playoff picture as Toronto and Ottawa progressWeek 23’s results delivered a major shift in the NSL playoff race as two more teams secured their places in the postseason. AFC Toronto booked their spot with a convincing 3–0 win over Ottawa Rapid at York Lions Stadium. The result also lifted them into second place.Ottawa joined them shortly after. The Rapid didn’t play on Sunday, but Halifax and Montréal’s 0–0 draw gave O
  
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• Hallgrimsson says Israel 'tried to intimidate' Republic of Ireland amid spitting row

  05-10-2026 00:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson said he felt Israel were "trying to intimidate" his team amid allegations of spitting during Sunday's tense Uefa Nations League draw. The teams clashed at half-time in the 1-1 draw behind closed doors in Serbia, with the Irish Times reporting that Republic of Ireland head of athletic performance Damien Doyle alleged he had been spat at by an Israel player.On television pictures, a voice can be heard saying "he spat on me!" as the players made th
  
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• No other team should go through this - Hallgrimsson

  05-10-2026 00:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Hallgrimsson's side drew 1-1 with Israel in Serbia to conclude a four-game international window [Getty Images]Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson could only say he was "delighted" this most trying of international windows is over and hopes "no national team to go through what we have gone through over the last two weeks".With four games played in the space of two weeks - just one on Irish soil - and around 5,000 miles travelled, Sunday's behind-closed-doors 1-1 draw against Israel in
  
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• Portugal boss says door open for Ronaldo return

  05-10-2026 00:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo's last Portugal game was against Wales in Lisbon [Getty Images]Cristiano Ronaldo can still return for Portugal if he chooses to, says boss Jorge Jesus.The 41-year-old captain left their Nations League camp after being an unused substitute against Norway and then finding out he would not start against Denmark.Al-Nassr forward Ronaldo has scored 146 goals in 234 Portugal appearances - both world records.After leaving the camp he wrote on social media: "In due course, I will tell
  
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• History for Edendork and St Brigid's as Dingle exit

  05-10-2026 00:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Reigning All-Ireland senior club champions Dingle were knocked out of the Kerry SFC by Spa [Getty Images]Edendork secured the first Tyrone Senior Football Championship final berth in their history with an eight-point win over Donaghmore.St Malachy's was founded in 1932 and has a handful of intermediate and junior titles to their name, but they had not yet reached the dizzying heights of the Tyrone senior football final.This year, Brian McGuckian and Malachy McGlinchey's side claimed the scalps o
  
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