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• 'Problems run deeper' - Coady on Leicester's woes

  08-09-2026 10:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Conor Coady made 43 appearances in all competitions for Leicester City, scoring two goals [Getty Images]Former Leicester City defender Conor Coady says the problems at his old club "have got to run deeper" than the manager and players after their difficult start to life in League One.And in a candid admission, the former England international revealed he could feel the decline during his two-season spell in the East Midlands.Leicester sit 18th with five points from their opening five matches and
  
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• Flick warns: Some players aren't happy, but they must...

  08-09-2026 13:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Flick warns: Some players aren't happy, but they must...Hansi Flick spoke at a press conference ahead of Barcelona vs Feyenoord.
  On whether they will win the Champions League"I think that, in the end, the big clubs dream of this. We have the quality to win it, but the road is long."Is the Champions League an obsession?"We have many experienced players. They all have the responsibility to win everything. Not everything is easy after winning the four matches. There are players who are not happy, b
  
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• Official: McTominay has had successful heart procedure as Napoli confirm recovery time

  08-09-2026 13:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Official: McTominay has had successful heart procedure as Napoli confirm recovery timeNapoli have officially confirmed that Scott McTominay has had a successful procedure carried out on his heart and that he is expected to return to training with the Partenopei first team in around two weeks’ time.Confirmed: McTominay has had his heart procedure and will miss three more gamesLast week, it was confirmed that McTominay would have to seek medical attention after being diagnosed with a mild, b
  
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• Has Arbeloa 'underestimated' the Premier League?

  08-09-2026 13:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC]"If you are a Fulham fan, you are worried right now," former Premier League striker Chris Sutton has said after seeing the Cottagers pick up zero points from their first three league games of the season.He also criticised new head coach Alvaro Arbeloa's "really quite strong words" towards his squad, adding that the Spaniard might have "underestimated" the quality of the English top flight."I thought Fulham were quite an attractive team under Marco Silva," Sutton said on BBC Radio 5 Live's M
  
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• Dunkerque reach agreement with former AC Milan striker M’baye Niang

  08-09-2026 13:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Dunkerque reach agreement with former AC Milan striker M’baye NiangUSL Dunkerque are reported to have reached a verbal agreement with M’Baye Niang (31) on a one-year contract with an option for a further year, according to L’Équipe.A free agent since leaving Turkish club Gençlerbirliği SK, where he played and proved decisive on eight occasions (six goals, two assists) in 27 appearances last season, the Senegalese striker is reportedly open to a return to Fran
  
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• McInnes vision becoming clear amid step in right direction

  08-09-2026 13:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC]Three wins, two clean sheets. The past week or so has been faultless results-wise for Derek McInnes.However, the most intriguing aspect was how he wants this Rangers team to play. It is all about being compact and using the three behind the striker to hurt teams in transition.We do not have the profile of midfielder to dominate the ball, but we have the wide players and attackers to hurt teams.It's a shame for Lawrence Shankland to facing a spell out injured after beginning to find form wit
  
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• Liverpool now considering deal for African star

  08-09-2026 13:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool now considering deal for African starThis summer, it felt like Liverpool were being linked with a new player almost every day. The Anfield outfit had a lot of changes that needed to be made to their ranks and, while some were made, it still feels like they're a bit behind their title rivals.For example, both Manchester City and Chelsea spent an absolute fortune on new players this summer and, while Liverpool may have splashed around £123 million on Bradley Barcola, his arrival wa
  
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• Former Gunner has contract terminated by Nottingham Forest

  08-09-2026 13:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Former Gunner has contract terminated by Nottingham ForestEdu Gaspar’s contract with Nottingham Forest has finally been terminated, six months after the decision was made to part ways with the former Arsenal man.Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty ImagesPaul Taylor reported for The Athletic on Monday night that Edu Gaspar has officially left Nottingham Forest, with sources close to the club claiming the former Gunner’s contract has been terminated.Edu was working for Forest as their gl
  
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• FC Twente prodigy Ruud Nijstad breaks silence on Barcelona interest: ‘I’m happy to be here’

  08-09-2026 13:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  FC Twente prodigy Ruud Nijstad breaks silence on Barcelona interest: ‘I’m happy to be here’Ruud Nijstad has admitted that Barcelona’s interest in him was “quite special” despite Twente rejecting the Catalan club’s €8 million offer during the final days of the summer transfer window.The 18-year-old defender remained on Barcelona’s radar until the closing stages of the window, but Twente ultimately decided that the proposal did not reflect Nijst
  
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• Orient bring in Moldovan midfielder Pascaluta

  08-09-2026 13:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Cristian Pascaluta has played in Uefa Conference League qualifying with former club Petrocub [Getty Images]Leyton Orient have signed Moldova Under-21 international Cristian Pascaluta on an initial short-term contract.The 20-year-old midfielder has trained with the O's in recent weeks, and the move is subject to the granting of a work permit."I am a midfield player that likes to win the ball for my team and start attacks with my passing ability," Pascaluta told Orient's official website."I am goi
  
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• Man United fans urged to join major protest over ‘season ticket ban fiasco’

  08-09-2026 13:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Supporters of Manchester United are being urged to join together in a peaceful demonstration ahead of Sunday's derby against Manchester City, in response to what fan representatives have described as a "season ticket ban fiasco".The club's summer crackdown on ticket touting has drawn widespread criticism, with supporters arguing that a heavy-handed approach has unfairly penalised innocent match-goers facing the threat of sanctions. The supporter group known as The 1958 declared that a "line has
  
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• Have your say: How far will Inter go in the 2026-27 Champions League?

  08-09-2026 13:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Have your say: How far will Inter go in the 2026-27 Champions League?Inter get their 2026-27 Champions League campaign underway on Tuesday evening and we want to know: How far do you think the Nerazzurri will go in the competition this season? Let us know in the poll below!Cristian Chivu’s side won both the Serie A and Coppa Italia titles in 2025-26 but failed to give the best account of themselves in Europe after a knock-out play-off round elimination at the hands of Norwegian outfit Bodo
  
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• No public season target for Jaissle

  08-09-2026 12:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Matthias Jaissle remains unbeaten in his first four games in charge of Newcastle United.However, only three of the club's eight summer signings - Lukas Hornicek, Amar Dedic and Nico Gonzalez - started in the 2-2 draw against Bournemouth.It felt like a reminder of the time it will take some of the new arrivals to bed in, during what Jaissle has repeatedly called a "transition phase".Newcastle have forecast a range of financial scenarios, depending on where the club finish this seaso
  
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• John Aldridge heaps praise on ‘quality’ Liverpool star

  08-09-2026 12:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  John Aldridge heaps praise on ‘quality’ Liverpool starCody Gakpo’s Liverpool Revival Gives Andoni Iraola an Early LiftThere is something deeply satisfying about seeing a player drag himself back into the fight. Cody Gakpo looked lost far too often last season, a talented footballer carrying the weight of poor form and a team going nowhere. Now, a few weeks into the new campaign, he looks sharper, livelier and far more like a man with a point to prove.That change has not gone un
  
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• Confirmed: Real Madrid squad list to face Inter Milan – three stars return

  08-09-2026 12:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Confirmed: Real Madrid squad list to face Inter Milan – three stars returnReal Madrid will lock horns with Inter Milan later tonight in their first league phase encounter of the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League.Coming into the game on the back of a 1-0 defeat to Real Betis in La Liga, the Spanish capital club will be eager to bounce back and secure all three points at the Santiago Bernabeu tonight.Ahead of the game, manager Jose Mourinho has announced the squad list of players who will be ava
  
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• Konde set to join Man Utd from Liverpool

  08-09-2026 12:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Manchester United's academy recruitment drive is gathering pace.Liverpool's Isaac Konde is set to be the latest addition, with Manchester City duo David Eze and Karim Cassim, just waiting for official clearance before their moves are confirmed.Konde, 16, made six appearances for Liverpool's Under-18 side last term and is set to go into Darren Fletcher's Under-18 squad once his move is completed.Capable of playing on either wing, or through the middle, Konde is said to have blisteri
  
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• Kerjota transformative - but has he earned a start?

  08-09-2026 12:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC][BBC]If Hearts' mentality was in question after that late collapse against Aberdeen just over a month ago, Sunday's stoppage-time winner from Sabah Kerjota offered a pretty emphatic response.This was a side showing the resilience Wouter Vrancken is trying to build.It's funny; at 1-0 down the mood inside Tynecastle felt more resigned than expectant. The supporters around me were saying Hearts could have played all afternoon without seriously troubling the Dundee defence.Then everything chang
  
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• Derry City defender Cotter signs for CSKA Sofia

  08-09-2026 12:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Derry City defender Barry Cotter has signed for CSKA Sofia, the League of Ireland Premier Division club confirmed on Tuesday.The Candystripes lost 5-3 on aggregate to the Bulgarian side in the first qualifying round of the Europa League in July.Their 2-1 home defeat in the second leg was marred by crowd trouble in the stands at the Brandywell Stadium.CSKA will compete in the league phase of the Uefa Conference League over the coming months, having been eliminated at the play-off stage of the Eur
  
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• UCL Predictions: Where Inter, Roma, Como and Napoli could finish in 2026-27

  08-09-2026 12:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  UCL Predictions: Where Inter, Roma, Como and Napoli could finish in 2026-27According to the latest predictions from the Opta Super Computer, Inter are looking at a potential quarter-final finish in the 2026-27 Champions League and Roma, Napoli and Como are expected to make it through the league phase. Take a look at the latest predictions below!The 2026-27 Champions League campaign gets underway on Tuesday evening, including a blockbuster clash between Jose Mourinho and his 15-time winners Real
  
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• Blades boss Wilder looking to bring in forward

  08-09-2026 12:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder has confirmed the club have identified a forward in the free agent market but his arrival at Bramall Lane will depend on if they can release an existing player."We have to move one of the players out, which is becoming a problem," Wilder told BBC Radio Sheffield."He's, at the moment, a part of the 25-man squad. A player that I inherited so that's becoming a difficult scenario but hopefully we've found a solution to that."The market for a particular player, espe
  
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• Arsenal set for triple injury boost ahead of Napoli clash

  08-09-2026 12:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal set for triple injury boost ahead of Napoli clashArsenal Injury Update Before Napoli as Timber, Saliba and Bruno Guimaraes Near Key CallsArsenal beat Chelsea 2-1, came from behind, kept momentum and moved on quickly. That is the easy part. The harder part for Mikel Arteta is managing a squad that already has enough fitness concerns to shape team selection for the opening Champions League tie against Napoli.The immediate mood is positive. Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard delivered the goal
  
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• Official: Real Madrid squad for the UCL game against Inter Milan

  08-09-2026 12:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Official: Real Madrid squad for the UCL game against Inter MilanThe disappointing loss to Real Betis in their last league game significantly dampened the mood at Real Madrid, who had otherwise had a very encouraging start to the new season. However, they have a very good chance to put things right as they return to their favorite competition, the UEFA Champions League, with a match against one of the strongest sides in Europe, Inter Milan.There is no doubt that this will be a significant test fo
  
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• Gasperini to rely on Dybala vs Fenerbahce, La Joya expected to rest against Torino

  08-09-2026 12:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Gasperini to rely on Dybala vs Fenerbahce, La Joya expected to rest against TorinoRoma, after seven years away from the Champions League, are looking to show their best side again. And how can Gasperini keep Paulo Dybala out? The Argentine star has been absent from the Champions League for four and a half years (Juventus-Villareal, March 2022) and is ready to lead the Giallorossi in his debut away to Fenerbahce. Gian Piero Gasperini will entrust the attack to the number 21. The trip to Istanbul
  
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• Former Real Madrid midfielder gives Feyenoord just 1% chance against Barcelona

  08-09-2026 12:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Former Real Madrid midfielder gives Feyenoord just 1% chance against BarcelonaRafael van der Vaart has given Feyenoord almost no hope of beating Barcelona in their Champions League opener, putting the Dutch side’s chances of victory at just 1%.The former Real Madrid and Netherlands midfielder was speaking ahead of Wednesday’s meeting at the Camp Nou, where Feyenoord will face one of the strongest attacking sides in Europe.Van der Vaart’s prediction was deliberately stark, but h
  
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• Totti: “Roma and Inter will be fighting for the title.”

  08-09-2026 12:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Totti: “Roma and Inter will be fighting for the title.”Roma is in, but Francesco Totti prefers not to rush things. The former Giallorossi captain, now an advisor for Maxima Roma, spoke to Rai Sport on the sidelines of the presentation of the capital’s basketball team, also focusing on the title race. Regarding the potential battle for first place, Totti names two teams but postpones any decision: “Roma and Inter are the candidates for the title, we’re not saying any
  
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• Tottenham's spending means they 'should be better'

  08-09-2026 12:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club has been discussing Tottenham's start to the season, with Chris Sutton asking when boss Roberto de Zerbi is going to "take responsibility" for results against a background of the amount of money spent.Spurs are in the bottom three having picked up just one point from their opening three league games, and are yet to score a goal in the competition - though they did put five past Charlton Athletic in the Carabao Cup second round."I've not seen those comments if
  
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• Pick of the stats: Charlton Athletic v Queens Park Rangers

  08-09-2026 12:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  There's a tasty London derby in the offing on Wednesday (20:00 BST) as Charlton welcome QPR across town.After 10 points from their opening four games, the Addicks saw their unbeaten start brought to a shuddering halt as they were humbled 4-0 at Stoke on Saturday.The goal difference hit saw them slip to sixth, below the third-placed Hoops, who saw their own unbeaten run ended by a 1-0 defeat to Middlesbrough last time out.Charlton have lost just one of their past 11 home league games against QPR
  
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• Man Utd fans group call for derby-day ticket protest

  08-09-2026 12:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]The 1958 Manchester United fans' group is organising a protest ahead of Sunday's derby clash with Manchester City in protest at the club's handing of its ticket touting crackdown.United identified numerous instances of what they felt was ticket touting and in July placed restrictions on a large number of accounts and demanded details for why single devices were being used for multiple accounts, amid a threat of them being withdrawn.The club subsequently admitted to the Fans Forum t
  
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• ‘If it’s the Champions League, that would be incredible – Paris FC’s Maxime Lopez sets sights on European qualification

  08-09-2026 12:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ‘If it’s the Champions League, that would be incredible – Paris FC’s Maxime Lopez sets sights on European qualificationParis FC had an underwhelming opening day to the Ligue 1 season, drawing 0-0 away to newly promoted ESTAC Troyes. However, they have won their last two, scoring three goals in each, beating OGC Nice (3-0) and then, more impressively, Olympique de Marseille at the Vélodrome on Sunday (2-3). Last season, the club, in their first season back in the to
  
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• McLeish on showing bravery, Ibrox trip & Phillips injury

  08-09-2026 12:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [SNS]St Mirren manager Craig McLeish has addressed the media before Wednesday evening's Scottish Premiership trip to face Rangers.Here are the main points.McLeish, who was appointed permanent Buddies boss in June, is "not surprised it's come together so quickly" after his picked up 10 points in August."I get that from the outside it might look like that," McLeish adds. "There's an internal belief about what we're doing and the work we can do on the pitch."He expects "tough moments throughout the
  
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