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• Benfica loanee Franjo Ivanovic makes statement on Lens future

  24-09-2026 11:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Benfica loanee Franjo Ivanovic makes statement on Lens futureFranjo Ivanovic (22) joined RC Lens on loan from Benfica over the summer. The centre-forward has confirmed that his move to the Stade Bollaert will not be made permanent at the end of the season.Ivanovic joined Benfica back in the summer of 2025 but struggled to make a big impact in his opening campaign in Portugal and so he departed on loan to Lens, where he will accrue UEFA Champions League experience. The Croatian forward has played
  
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• Lamine Yamal reveals what he told Messi after World Cup final: ‘I said thank you for everything’

  26-09-2026 13:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Lamine Yamal reveals what he told Messi after World Cup final: ‘I said thank you for everything’Speaking in an exclusive interview with The Guardian, Lamine Yamal has opened up on his exchange with former FC Barcelona captain and club legend after the 2026 FIFA World Cup final.Following the final whistle in the final, which Spain won 1-0 thanks to a Ferran Torres goal in extra time, Lamine quickly moved to embrace Messi and the pair exchanged a few words.‘Thank you for everythi
  
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• France won’t replace injured Kylian Mbappé

  26-09-2026 13:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  France won’t replace injured Kylian MbappéKylian Mbappé (27) sustained an injury in his game-winning action against Turkiye on Friday night as Zinédine Zidane’s era as France manager got off to a winning start (1-0). Mbappé went down immediately after putting Les Bleus in the lead. Post-match, the FFF confirmed that the Real Madrid forward had sustained a knee tendon injury. His withdrawal from Zidane’s squad for the rest of the extended internationa
  
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• Capello identifies Italy positives but warns ‘how do you expect to score playing like that?’

  26-09-2026 13:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Capello identifies Italy positives but warns ‘how do you expect to score playing like that?’Fabio Capello says that Mohamed Ali Zoma and Daniel Maldini were among the positives to take away from Italy’s 2-0 defeat at home against Belgium on Friday evening, but has warned ‘how do you expect to score’ if the Azzurri continue to build up in the same way as they did at the Stadio Olimpico.Capello reacts after Italy 0-2 Belgium: ‘Approached it with too much concern
  
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• 🚦 Green light: Real Madrid Brazilian could return after LONG lay-off

  26-09-2026 13:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🚦 Green light: Real Madrid Brazilian could return after LONG lay-offCenter-back Éder Militão is close to returning to Real Madrid after FIVE months.The player — who has been dealing with injuries — has not played since April 21, in the 2-1 win over Alavés in La Liga 2025/26.This Saturday (26), Militão received good news, getting the "green light" from the medical department for his return.Militão had already been training separately. Now, he
  
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• Sky Sports: Brentford in contract talks with forward amid transfer interest

  26-09-2026 13:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sky Sports: Brentford in contract talks with forward amid transfer interestKevin Schade contract talks intensify as Arsenal and Liverpool monitor Brentford starBrentford have opened initial contract talks with Kevin Schade as the forward continues to attract attention from some of the Premier League’s biggest clubs.According to Sky Sports, the Bees are keen to secure Schade’s future after an impressive opening to the campaign, with Arsenal and Liverpool understood to be among the clu
  
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• Bergomi: ‘Mancini old ideas, Italy not reflecting aggressive Serie A approach’

  26-09-2026 13:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bergomi: ‘Mancini old ideas, Italy not reflecting aggressive Serie A approach’Italy legend Beppe Bergomi feels Roberto Mancini showed he is out of touch with a changing Serie A. ‘We saw old ideas, none of what we’re seeing at Inter, Roma, Frosinone or Como.’The Azzurri were beaten 2-0 at home by Belgium in the opening Nations League match last night, the return of Mancini to the bench after walking away in 2023.ROME – SEPTEMBER 25: Gianluca Mancini of Italy co
  
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• Liverpool appoint Julian Ward as sporting director following Richard Hughes exit

  26-09-2026 13:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool appoint Julian Ward as sporting director following Richard Hughes exitLiverpool have appointed Julian Ward as sporting director, with the experienced executive returning to the role more than three years after previously stepping down.Ward takes up the position immediately after most recently working as technical director for Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group.The appointment follows Richard Hughes’s departure earlier this month after two years as sporting director, with the 47
  
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• Barcelona plan two strategic sales next window 🛒

  26-09-2026 13:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona plan two strategic sales next window 🛒With months to go until the next transfer window, Barcelona is already planning TWO strategic sales to boost the club’s finances.The Catalan club hopes to make millions and ease its cash flow with Ronald Araújo (currently at Liverpool) and Ter Stegen (at Ajax).For Ronald Araújo, Barça could receive 55 million euros if Liverpool exercises the purchase option at the end of the loan spell.As for Ter Stegen, he is unl
  
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• Sky Sports: Liverpool in the race to sign Premier League forward

  26-09-2026 13:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sky Sports: Liverpool in the race to sign Premier League forwardLiverpool Tracking Kevin Schade as Brentford Contract Talks ContinueLiverpool are continuing to monitor Brentford winger Kevin Schade as the Germany international enters an important stage of his career at club level.According to a report from Sky Sports, Brentford have opened initial discussions with Schade over a new long term contract, with Liverpool and Arsenal both understood to be keeping a close watch on his situation.Liverpo
  
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• Referee Oliver assigned for Turkiye vs. Italy Nations League crunch match

  26-09-2026 13:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Referee Oliver assigned for Turkiye vs. Italy Nations League crunch matchEnglish referee Michael Oliver has been assigned to Italy’s crunch Nations League match against Turkiye on Monday, the man Gigi Buffon famously said had ‘a dustbin for a heart’.The game kicks off at the Ataturk Spor Kompleski Matli Stadyumu in Bursa on Monday at 19.45 UK time (20.45 CEST).This is a real head-to-head at the foot of Group A, as both teams lost their opening fixtures.Italy are rock bottom on
  
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• Real Madrid defender receives green light to resume team training; will return to action in October

  26-09-2026 13:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid defender receives green light to resume team training; will return to action in OctoberIn a major boost for Real Madrid, MARCA reports that Eder Militao is ever so close to making a comeback from his lengthy injury layoff. As per the report, the centre-back was visited by the doctor who operated on his serious tendon injury in April, Lasse Lempainen, who has now cleared him to return.Militao all set to returnLempainen paid a visit to the Real Madrid facilities earlier this week in or
  
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• Republic of Ireland news conference delayed before controversial Israel game

  26-09-2026 13:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Republic of Ireland have delayed the pre-match news conference planned for Sunday's Uefa Nations League game against Israel in Hungary - a fixture campaigners have called on them to boycott.Heimir Hallgrimsson's team are scheduled to meet Israel in Debrecen at 19:45 BST, with the return fixture in Backa Topola, Serbia on 4 October.They have faced calls to withdraw from the games because of the ongoing Israel-Gaza war with a "Stop The Game" campaign - organised by the pressure group Irish Spo
  
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• Karim Adeyemi talks Barcelona move, Flick, Gordon competition: ‘Honoured to be at this club’

  26-09-2026 13:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Karim Adeyemi talks Barcelona move, Flick, Gordon competition: ‘Honoured to be at this club’When Karim Adeyemi joined Barcelona for a deal worth €22 million, it seemed like quite the bargain for the Blaugrana.One month into the new season, Adeyemi has certainly proved himself more than a bargain, with the forward racking up six goal involvements in eight matches, scoring a few bangers in the process.Currently part of the German national team fold under Jurgen Klopp, Adeyemi rece
  
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• Why Inter will not be awarded the 2023 Champions League after Man City verdict

  26-09-2026 13:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Why Inter will not be awarded the 2023 Champions League after Man City verdictManchester City were found guilty of the vast majority of the 115 alleged financial rule breaches that were brought against them by the Premier League, and whilst there is talk of titles being stripped as a result, Inter will not be retrospectively awarded the 2023 Champions League title that they lost to the Citizens.Why Inter will not be awarded Man City’s 2023 Champions League titleOn Friday afternoon, news br
  
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• Liverpool make fresh plans to finally sign long-term target

  26-09-2026 13:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool make fresh plans to finally sign long-term targetOver the summer, Liverpool were linked with a whole host of players. Arne Slot was sacked and Andoni Iraola was brought in which meant that plenty of change was already scheduled to take place.And, while things have started off quite slowly with only a few wins, the fact that the Reds are still unbeaten across all competitions is fairly impressive.Indeed, Liverpool did manage to bring in a fair few new faces over the summer but, it still
  
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• Gyokeres scores for Sweden, still looks miserable

  26-09-2026 13:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Gyokeres scores for Sweden, still looks miserableViktor Gyokeres got the minutes and the goal he needed for Sweden against Romania, but his reaction suggested there is still more to come from the Arsenal forward.Photo by Luke Hales/Getty ImagesViktor Gyokeres scored the winner for Sweden against Romania on Friday evening, but the Arsenal forward still looked far from pleased.With Kai Havertz fit this season, at least until his hamstring went while playing for Germany during the current internati
  
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• Man City legal fight could spiral out of control - Purslow

  26-09-2026 13:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester City's legal fight with the Premier League has the potential to "spiral out of control", a former top club executive has warned.Christian Purslow, a former Liverpool managing director and Aston Villa chief executive, who also held a senior role at Chelsea, said the case could begin a chain of events that would be "appalling for the game".City have been found guilty of the vast majority of 115 charges brought forward by the Premier League.The club were accused of a wide range of rule b
  
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• ‘I’m pretty sure I didn’t imagine it’: the little-known trio of high schoolers who made USMNT history

  26-09-2026 13:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  During his time in charge of the USMNT, Bora Milutinovic had a reputation for calling up youngsters to the senior level.Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesIf 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan takes the field for the US men’s national team in the coming days, he will join a list of youngest-ever US players that has no shortage of recognizable names.At the top is onetime phenom (turned cautionary tale) Freddy Adu, still the youngest player to ever appear for the US men. Names in the top 20 lik
  
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• Thomas Tuchel confirms Declan Rice problem and takes aim at Cole Palmer

  26-09-2026 12:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Thomas Tuchel confirms Declan Rice problem and takes aim at Cole PalmerThomas Tuchel has clarified Declan Rice’s England absence while delivering a much sharper message over Cole Palmer’s latest withdrawal.Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty ImagesThomas Tuchel has confirmed that Declan Rice is carrying an injury, while also questioning Cole Palmer’s repeated absence from England duty.England have suffered five withdrawals for the current international break, prompting scrutiny of pl
  
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• Win in Georgia a 'big step' for Northern Ireland

  26-09-2026 12:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  After a first half that could kindly be described as nondescript, by the time all was said and done in Tbilisi on Friday night, Northern Ireland's 1-0 win over Georgia represented a number of significant milestones.A first ever win in the second-tier of the Nations League, a first ever away win in the competition at any level, and a first clean sheet away from home in almost two years were all ticked off by evening's end at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena.For a starting side with an average age
  
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• How Mancini reacted to Italy boos at the Stadio Olimpico: ‘Climbing Everest’

  26-09-2026 12:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  How Mancini reacted to Italy boos at the Stadio Olimpico: ‘Climbing Everest’Roberto Mancini says that he was not overly surprised that Italy’s 2-0 defeat against Belgium on Friday night ended in boos from the Stadio Olimpico crowd, but insists that ‘it wasn’t all negative, as the first 25 minutes of the second half showed’.Mancini responds after Italy were booed off the Olimpico pitchMancini’s second debut as the head coach of the Italy national team end
  
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• Flick continues to nurture Barcelona midfield ace amid severe lack of minutes this season

  26-09-2026 12:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Flick continues to nurture Barcelona midfield ace amid severe lack of minutes this seasonThe start of the season has not been easy for Gavi. He has barely featured for FC Barcelona under Hansi Flick in the 2026/27 season. The La Masia midfielder, who is not with the Spain squad under Luis de la Fuente because he is suspended, is one of the main victims of the intense competition for places in Barcelona’s midfield.However, according to MARCA, the German coach has not forgotten about him. Fl
  
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• Republic of Ireland press conference and training delayed ahead of controversial Israel clash

  26-09-2026 12:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Saturday morning media duties and training for the Republic of Ireland were both delayed ahead of their controversial Nations League match against Israel in Debrecen, Hungary.Manager Heimir Hallgrimsson and a player had been scheduled to speak to journalists at 10.15am local time, but a UEFA official announced roughly 15 minutes prior that the session was moved to 12.30pm local time, following training.It was subsequently confirmed that the squad would be 20 minutes late for their 11am practice,
  
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• Ngumoha not in England squad to face Spain

  26-09-2026 12:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Rio Ngumoha received his first England call-up earlier this month [Getty Images]Liverpool teenager Rio Ngumoha has not been named in England's matchday squad for Saturday's Nations League opener against Spain.The forward, 18, was named in a full squad for the first time by boss Thomas Tuchel earlier this month but he will miss out on the party that will play against the reigning world and European champions at Wembley (19:45 BST).Ngumoha was one of the five supplementary players that flew with t
  
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• Noel Gallagher reacts to bombshell Man City charges verdict

  26-09-2026 12:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Oasis musician Noel Gallagher has expressed his "shock" following news that Manchester City have been found guilty on almost all counts of breaching Premier League financial rules.Reports on Friday claimed City had been found guilty of 114 of the 115 charges issued by the Premier League in February 2023, allegations the club consistently denied.Speaking on the Let Me Talk podcast, the prominent City supporter called the decision "quite sad" for fans and squad members."A little surprised when I h
  
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• Report: Liverpool interested in move for Premier League defender

  26-09-2026 12:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: Liverpool interested in move for Premier League defenderLiverpool Eye Tyrick Mitchell as Left-Back Questions Grow Ahead of January WindowLiverpool’s left-back situation is beginning to attract real attention ahead of the winter market, with TeamTalk reporting growing interest in Crystal Palace defender Tyrick Mitchell.At this stage of the season, recruitment discussions are often framed by performance, availability and squad planning. In Liverpool’s case, all three factors ap
  
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• Ben Jacobs: Three managers who could replace Michael Carrick at Man United

  26-09-2026 12:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ben Jacobs: Three managers who could replace Michael Carrick at Man UnitedManchester United Back Michael Carrick Amid Growing Pressure Over Old Trafford StartManchester United are not moving towards an immediate managerial change, despite a deeply underwhelming opening to the season that has intensified scrutiny on Michael Carrick. Credit to Ben Jacobs on the Market Madness podcast, whose reporting makes clear that, for now, the club’s stance is one of support rather than panic.That point
  
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• Real Madrid superstar’s latest injury highlights his alarming fitness record since joining the club

  26-09-2026 12:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid superstar’s latest injury highlights his alarming fitness record since joining the clubReal Madrid fans suffered yet another setback this week when Kylian Mbappe picked up an injury during a UEFA Nations League fixture against Turkiye.The Frenchman looked in discomfort shortly after scoring the winning goal, leading to immediate concerns around the French camp. Even his Real Madrid teammate Arda Guler looked worried.The true extent of Mbappe’s injury has not been determin
  
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• Calafiori out, Bastoni in: Which changes could Italy make after 2-0 Belgium defeat?

  26-09-2026 12:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Calafiori out, Bastoni in: Which changes could Italy make after 2-0 Belgium defeat?Roberto Mancini’s second stint as head coach of the Italy national team began with a 2-0 defeat at home against Belgium on Friday night, and though the boos from a half-empty Stadio Olimpico left a sour taste, focus is already beginning to shift towards Monday’s test against away against Turkey. So, which changes could the Azzurri potentially make?Who could Mancini bring into the Italy XI against Turke
  
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