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• Alisson fined £8,000 for Forest outburst

  10-09-2026 14:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson has been fined £8,000 for his actions near the Anfield tunnel after the Reds' 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest.After Saturday's game against Oliver Glasner's side, video footage emerged of Alisson kicking the fourth official's board - used to display injury time and substitutions - as he left the pitch at full-time.The 33-year-old had conceded a penalty during the match - which was converted by Morgan Gibbs-White to put Forest 2-1 up. However, on W
  
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• “Lost for words” – Former Liverpool star slams performance against Fulham

  13-09-2026 16:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  “Lost for words” – Former Liverpool star slams performance against FulhamLiverpool Held by Fulham as Anfield Frustration Grows for Andoni IraolaLiverpool are already six points behind Arsenal. Four league games in, that is not a crisis, but it is a fact. Facts matter. So does context. And the context is simple, Liverpool have yet to win a Premier League home game under Andoni Iraola, and draws against Nottingham Forest and Fulham at Anfield are not the standard expected here.Th
  
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• Sorry slump leaves Hayen with serious questions

  13-09-2026 16:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Burnley sit rock bottom of the Championship table but is that immediate cause for concern? At this stage of the season, some may argue not. But what will absolutely concern Burnley fans is the sheer amount of goals they are conceding per game: 16 in seven games.The Clarets currently have the worst defensive record in the Championship.The manner of the goals conceded at Swansea City raises further alarm bells. Two defensive errors gifted goals to Adam Idah and Moussa Yeo in the first half in sout
  
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• Report: European giants ready to offer Florian Wirtz escape route out of Liverpool

  13-09-2026 16:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: European giants ready to offer Florian Wirtz escape route out of LiverpoolLiverpool transfer latest as Bayern Munich monitor Florian Wirtz situationLiverpool are not looking to part ways with Florian Wirtz, but the noise around his future is beginning to grow after a difficult opening spell at Anfield. According to TeamTalk, Bayern Munich are watching closely in case Liverpool’s faith in the Germany international starts to weaken over the course of the season.This is a situation th
  
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• 🚨Confirmed XIs: Bayern visit the Bundesliga surprise package

  13-09-2026 16:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🚨Confirmed XIs: Bayern visit the Bundesliga surprise packageFC Bayern Munich visit surprise package SV Elversberg this Sunday (17:30 CEST) on Matchday 3 of the Bundesliga. The Bavarians go into the clash after surrendering top spot with a 0-0 draw against Schalke 04, although they rediscovered their scoring touch in midweek by crushing Bodø/Glimt 5-0 in the Champions League. With Serge Gnabry the only doubt, Vincent Kompany’s side are looking to return to the top of the tabl
  
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• 🚨XIs confirmed: Old Trafford hosts another Manchester derby

  13-09-2026 16:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🚨XIs confirmed: Old Trafford hosts another Manchester derbyOld Trafford dresses up for the occasion this Sunday, September 13, for a new edition of the city derby, the marquee matchup of Premier League Matchday 4. Michael Carrick’s Manchester United will be looking to carry over their strong European form — after crushing Sabah 4-0 in the Champions League with goals from Cunha, Bruno Fernandes, Sesko, and Lisandro Martínez — and put behind them the recent 2-2 dra
  
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• Struggling Preston North End sack Heckingbottom

  13-09-2026 16:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Saturday's home defeat by Lincoln was Preston's sixth in seven league games this season [Getty Images]Preston North End have sacked Paul Heckingbottom with the Lilywhites second bottom of the Championship after six defeats in seven games.Heckingbottom was appointed in August 2024 and took charge of 109 games but has overseen just five wins in 27 league games since the start of January.Their latest loss came at Deepdale on Saturday as they were beaten 1-0 by Lincoln City as the final whistle was
  
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• Carreras praises Real Madrid teammates after scoring against Rayo Vallecano

  13-09-2026 16:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Carreras praises Real Madrid teammates after scoring against Rayo VallecanoAfter the 2-1 win against Inter Milan in their opening game of the UEFA Champions League 2026-27, Real Madrid returned to La Liga action last night as they faced their cross-town rivals, Rayo Vallecano, at the Santiago Bernabeu. The Merengues won this game 4-1, even though the game was not as comfortable as the scoreline suggests.Jose Mourinho had made several changes to his starting lineup for this game, and one of these
  
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• 🦖 I’ve got no hands: keeper watches it in, concedes bizarre goal in 🇩🇪

  13-09-2026 16:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🦖 I’ve got no hands: keeper watches it in, concedes bizarre goal in 🇩🇪I don't have "hands"! Hertha Berlin goalkeeper Marius Gersbeck made a bizarre blunder worthy of this meme. The play happened against Osnabrück in the 2. Bundesliga.After the cross/shot, the goalkeeper judged the ball’s direction, the wind, and its height and... decided to pull his hand away. He conceded the goal. Watch it in the video below at 2 minutes and 10 seconds.Hertha were leadin
  
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• 🚨 United v City: official line-ups for the Manchester derby

  13-09-2026 16:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🚨 United v City: official line-ups for the Manchester derbyCherki party!A huge Premier League clash this Sunday afternoon.Manchester United host Manchester City for a derby, the first of the season, and it promises to be explosive!The official lineups for both teams are now known. Here they are!Manchester United: Lammens - Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Dorgu - Mainoo, Tielemans, Fernandes - Mbeumo, Rashford, CunhaManchester City: Donnarumma - Nunes, Dias, Guéhi, Gvardiol - Anderson, F
  
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• Report Trabzonspor want Pioli, but advanced talks with Senol Gunes

  13-09-2026 16:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report Trabzonspor want Pioli, but advanced talks with Senol GunesThere are reports that Turkish side Trabzonspor contacted Stefano Pioli to ask about his availability, but are also in advanced talks with Senol Gunes.The Turkish Super Lig is paying a great deal of attention to Italian football, and is plundering Serie A for several big signings this summer, including Milan’s Rafael Leao and Romelu Lukaku from Napoli.They are also impressed by Italian coaches, as Vincenzo Italiano has impre
  
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• Manchester City and Manchester United have confirmed their starting lineups for the 199th Manchester derby

  13-09-2026 16:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester City and Manchester United have confirmed their starting lineups for the 199th Manchester derbyManchester City and Manchester United meet today at Old Trafford in the 199th Manchester derby. Today’s match will see Enzo Maresca’s side enter the match after winning four consecutive matches in all competitions. They clash with their arch-rivals in the Premier League today where City will be aiming to make it four wins from four in the Premier League. They’ll take on a M
  
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• René Wagner teases exciting Mikey Moore-Said El Mala attacking partnership at Cologne

  13-09-2026 16:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  René Wagner teases exciting Mikey Moore-Said El Mala attacking partnership at CologneCologne head coach René Wagner has suggested supporters can expect to see Mikey Moore and Said El Mala sharing the pitch regularly over the course of the 2026/27 campaign. Moore made his first Bundesliga start in Saturday evening’s 1-1 draw with Werder Bremen, operating as the No. 10 behind Thijs Dallinga in Wagner’s 4-2-3-1. The Tottenham Hotspur loanee lasted 73 minutes before El Mala
  
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• Really bitter! German gem injured after return to starting XI

  13-09-2026 16:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Really bitter! German gem injured after return to starting XIIn the Champions League, Leipzig’s Assan Ouédraogo had still come on as a substitute in Como (1-4), but today he was allowed to start against Hamburger SV. However, his time on the pitch came to an end after just half an hour.The Germany international had to be substituted because of an injury. That is likely to be particularly bitter for him just one week before Jürgen Klopp’s squad nomination. He had only rece
  
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• Premier League: Man Utd host unbeaten Man City - Shaw missing as Cherki starts

  13-09-2026 16:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Man Utd have just one win from three Premier League matchesMan City have three wins from threeShaw missing as Cherki starts - team newsFixed v fluid: The opposing approaches of the two Manchester sidesWatch: 'Maresca is perfect for Man City' - Dias Premier League: Man Utd host unbeaten Man City - Shaw missing as Cherki starts
  
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• Tottenham nearing move for ex-Inter director Piero Ausilio

  13-09-2026 16:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tottenham nearing move for ex-Inter director Piero AusilioReigning Serie A champions saw Piero Ausilio depart the club a couple of weeks ago and could soon see the Italian join Tottenham.The ex-Nerazzurri sporting director has been vital to setting an identity at Inter. He worked closely with Beppe Marotta, making sure that the club has become a symbol of stability in the Serie A.La Gazzetta dello Sport report that Ausilio’s move to Tottenham is closing in. The London club have offered him
  
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• Stoke's deserved win proves Potters carry real threat

  13-09-2026 16:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  When Jack McGlynn dummied to shoot, cut back inside around the attempted block from Edo Kayembe, and placed his shot inside the far post with his weaker right foot, Stoke took a lead their dominance deserved.At Watford they produced as good an away performance as we have seen from the Potters for some time, and Eric Bocat's low drive on the other side of the break wrapped the points up.At that point, it looked like Stoke could register a much bigger win than they eventually did, but despite fadi
  
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• Baur Gets 6.5, Tounekti With 4.5 | Celtic Players Rated In Their Dreadful Defeat Against Rangers

  13-09-2026 16:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Baur Gets 6.5, Tounekti With 4.5 | Celtic Players Rated In Their Dreadful Defeat Against RangersCeltic are flying high in domestic competitions, winning all their games before travelling across town to clash with Old Firm rivals Rangers in the League Cup quarter-final. With no allocation for away supporters, a full-house Ibrox faithful made the ambience hostile for Martin O’Neill’s men, who crumbled under pressure and suffered a shocking 3-0 defeat this afternoon.Below are the Celtic
  
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• Morris helping Boro fill void left by Hackney exit

  13-09-2026 15:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]When Hayden Hackney left Middlesbrough for Everton in the summer there might have been some concern that his was a void that boss Kim Hellberg would struggle to fill.But step forward Aidan Morris. Already at the club for a while, of course, but now an absolute focal point of this exciting Middlesbrough team.Amid the madness of Saturday's chaotic and enthralling 4-3 win over Norwich, there was a steady head, a calm and technically astute footballer who made sure his side ticked on t
  
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• Thomas Frank predicts whether Andoni Iraola will be a success at Liverpool

  13-09-2026 15:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Thomas Frank predicts whether Andoni Iraola will be a success at LiverpoolAndoni Iraola Faces Early Liverpool Questions After Flat Fulham DrawLiverpool’s 0-0 draw with Fulham was a reminder that new ideas mean very little unless they show up consistently on the pitch. Four days after a lively win over Atletico Madrid hinted at the direction Andoni Iraola wants to take this side, this was a relapse. The tempo dropped, the aggression disappeared and Fulham found it far too easy to move throu
  
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• Healy dismisses 'negativity' as Blues defeat Swifts

  13-09-2026 15:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Linfeld manager David Healy hailed his side's "togetherness" as they made it five-straight league wins after an opening day defeat.Kyle McClean curled home a late winner against Dungannon Swifts at Stangmore Park to see the Blues clear in second and one point behind leaders Coleraine.The response to a 3-0 home defeat by Ballymena United on opening day has pleased the Linfield boss who hit out at the "negativity" of the club's summer signings."It's important we win games at Linfield and nobody kn
  
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• Abate important Torino injury updates for Roma clash

  13-09-2026 15:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Abate important Torino injury updates for Roma clashTorino coach Ignazio Abate gives important injury updates ahead of Monday’s match with Roma for Che Adams and Giovanni Simeone. ‘We could play without a centre-forward.’It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino in Turin on Monday at 17.30 UK time (18.30 CEST).The Granata had started the campaign in dismal form, crashing out of the Coppa Italia at home to Monza, losing the first two Serie A games to Milan and Sassuolo.T
  
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• Dour Charlton draw displayed Pompey's limitations

  13-09-2026 15:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Not a thrilling spectacle. The match was tense because everyone sensed one goal would likely win it, but this match showed there are limitations in attack for both Portsmouth and Charlton.Charlton were happy not to have the ball and to try and hit Portsmouth on the counter-attack. That was understandable given Pompey's weakness defending those situations this season. But it is unusual to travel away and face a side not aiming to dominate the ball.Milli Alli received some stick from
  
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• Report: Manchester United facing huge battle to sign 18-year-old midfielder

  13-09-2026 15:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: Manchester United facing huge battle to sign 18-year-old midfielderManchester United Tracking Louis Page as Borussia Dortmund Enter Race for Leicester WonderkidManchester United remain firmly in the conversation for Leicester City talent Louis Page, but the chase is gathering serious pace after Borussia Dortmund joined the clubs watching him closely. According to TeamTalk, the teenager has now become the focus of a growing battle between leading English sides and one of Europe’s mo
  
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• Neil Gets 9, Kelsy With 8.5 | Rangers Players Rated In Their Emphatic Win Against Celtic

  13-09-2026 15:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Neil Gets 9, Kelsy With 8.5 | Rangers Players Rated In Their Emphatic Win Against CelticAfter a dreadful start to their campaign, Rangers have gained momentum with four straight league wins ahead of hosting their bitter rivals, Celtic, this afternoon in the Scottish League Cup quarter-final. With no allocation for away supporters, a full-house home crowd made it hostile for the Scottish champions, who were outplayed tactically by Derek McInnes. Dan Neil’s brace and Kevin Kelsy’s maid
  
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• Ronaldo demands lifetime bans over Jota chants

  13-09-2026 15:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo plays for Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League and was a Portugal team-mate of the late Diogo Jota [Getty Images]Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo has called for lifetime bans to be issued to fans who chanted the late Diogo Jota's name towards his international team-mate Ruben Neves. Liverpool forward Jota died in a car crash at the age of 28 in July last year, and was a close friend of midfielder Neves, having played together for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Portugal.Supporters appea
  
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• 💥Earthquake in Valencia: Corberán and the sporting director sacked

  13-09-2026 15:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  💥Earthquake in Valencia: Corberán and the sporting director sackedValencia CF announced a major restructuring after terminating the contract of its CEO of Football, Ron Gourlay, along with his staff. The decision aims to begin a new chapter in the sporting management of the 'che' club.End of Corberán’s spell on the benchAt the same time, the club officially announced the dismissal of coach Carlos Corberán and his coaching staff. The manager, who took charge in
  
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• How Roma’s Donyell Malen can create history against Torino

  13-09-2026 15:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  How Roma’s Donyell Malen can create history against TorinoSerie A side Roma have seen Donyell Malen impress once again this season, with the Dutchman having scored a hattrick and a brace already. But the Giallorossi’s game against Torino could see the attacker create more history.Corriere dello Sport report that only two players in Roma history have scored over five goals in the first four Serie A games.One is Pedro Manfredini, who achieved the feat in the 1960/61 campaign, scoring s
  
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• Niclas Füllkrug’s Werder Bremen revival continues apace

  13-09-2026 15:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Niclas Füllkrug’s Werder Bremen revival continues apaceWerder Bremen head coach Daniel Thioune praised Niclas Füllkrug’s natural goalscoring instincts after the veteran striker rescued a point in Saturday evening’s 1-1 draw away at Cologne. Füllkrug struck in the 69th minute at the RheinEnergieStadion, reacting quickest after Amos Pieper’s header was blocked inside the penalty area. The 33-year-old was the only Bremen player to attack the loose ball and cal
  
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• Bournemouth left-back Adrien Truffert named in Zinédine Zidane’s first extended France squad

  13-09-2026 15:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bournemouth left-back Adrien Truffert named in Zinédine Zidane’s first extended France squadAFC Bournemouth’s Adrien Truffert (24) is reported to have received a preliminary call-up to the French national team for Zinédine Zidane’s first squad, according to Téléfoot.Having arrived in England last summer, the left-back immediately established himself as a key player in the Cherries’ squad, starting every one of the 38 matches in the 2025-26 Prem
  
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