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• Brighton suffocated Arsenal - and there is much more to come

  21-09-2026 12:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]I've not seen any team suffocate Arsenal in the way Brighton did on Saturday.They forced them into uncharacteristic errors, they physically outmatched them, and, perhaps most impressively, they just kept attacking them - even when they had a three-goal lead. By the end, Arsenal looked so weary. They'd been ground down by Brighton so much that they had nothing left.What has gone under the radar a bit with the Seagulls is the sheer number of injuries they're contending with at the mo
  
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• Barcelona intensify contacts with Real Madrid youth target through agent meet – report

  23-09-2026 13:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona intensify contacts with Real Madrid youth target through agent meet – reportReal Madrid have been handed fresh competition in the race for Manchester United wonderkid JJ Gabriel, with Barcelona stepping up their efforts to secure one of Europe’s most highly rated young talents.Spanish outlet SPORT claims Barcelona sporting director Deco has intensified contact with Gabriel’s agent Ali Barat in recent days, with the player and his family having visited Catalonia last w
  
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• Klopp, Rush and Iraola - Koumas' list of famous fans

  23-09-2026 13:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]It took less than a week of pre-season for Lewis Koumas to show new Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola what he could offer.And it has taken less than a month of the new season for him to show why he has a place in Liverpool's plans.Reds legend Ian Rush is among a growing number impressed by Koumas' potential, a potential that - despite his recent rise to prominence - has been obvious for a number of years.Former Liverpool Under-21 head coach Barry Lewtas describes him as "a coach's dream
  
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• 'Cahill calm over owners unlikely to ease fan concern'

  23-09-2026 13:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tim Cahill has suggested Everton fans should not be concerned about the owners' lack of visibility and that supporters "have to be careful what you wish for".However the former midfielder's comments are unlikely to do much to ease the concerns of many.Most understood The Friedkin Group needed time to unpick the tangled financial web left behind by the Farhad Moshiri era. The early business deals, such as consolidating the club's high-interest debt and replacing it with a long-term financing deal
  
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• Mullins encouraged by positive away performances

  23-09-2026 13:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Huw Evans Picture Agency]Manager Hayden Mullins hopes Newport County can build on their away form in League Two after recent encouraging results.County remain unbeaten at home this season, but their first away point of 2026-27 came in Saturday's 0-0 draw at Accrington Stanley.Mullins was encouraged by his side'sperformance and hopes they will become stronger on the road."The positives for us were definitely the first point away from home. We want to be a strong team like this away from home bec
  
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• Leicester's style 'enjoyable to play in' - Watson

  23-09-2026 13:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tommy Watson scored the winning goal for Sunderland in the 2025 Championship play-off final [Getty Images]Leicester City's style of play under boss Russell Martin will bring long-term results according to winger Tommy Watson.The on-loan Brighton forward scored his first goals for the Foxes as he netted a brace in Tuesday's 6-1 win over Fulham under-21s in the EFL Trophy, now called the Jersey Mike's Trophy."There're so many positives to take. Although it hasn't been going my way in the final thi
  
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• Real Madrid referee row rages on as club calls for new LaLiga president

  23-09-2026 13:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid have called for a new LaLiga president after branding Javier Tebas’ response to the club’s refereeing complaints as “intolerable”.Madrid’s row against referees has dominated the fallout of their 2-1 derby defeat to Atletico Madrid, led by manager Jose Mourinho who produced printed out images of controversial incidents in a post-match press conference, arguing that Diego Simeone’s side could have had two red cards in the first half. Atletico respond
  
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• Real Madrid sit rock bottom in La Liga for three key stats under Mourinho

  23-09-2026 13:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid sit rock bottom in La Liga for three key stats under MourinhoReal Madrid’s physical numbers in La Liga have raised eyebrows, but the most revealing statistic is not their total distance covered. Rather, it is the amount of high-intensity running they are producing.According to MARCA, Mourinho’s side are bottom of La Liga for total distance, high-intensity distance and the number of high-intensity actions. Yet their sprinting numbers tell a slightly different story, s
  
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• How former Bayern and Real Madrid star Alaba will fit at Udinese

  23-09-2026 13:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  How former Bayern and Real Madrid star Alaba will fit at UdineseKosta Runjaic now has a decision to make in his defence. David Alaba’s imminent arrival gives Udinese a player with 130-plus Real Madrid appearances and a Bayern Munich career behind him, but the immediate question is where he slots into a back three that has already had its problems this season.According to Calciomercato, the Austrian can operate either as the central figure in the three or as the left-sided braccetto. That s
  
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• 'No sympathy for Carrick & Alonso - it's a results business'

  23-09-2026 13:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha, does not feel any sympathy for Manchester United's Michael Carrick and Xabi Alonso of Chelsea.Both sides have suffered some poor results early in the new season and there is pressure building over Carrick in particular to get results. However Onuoha believes any outside noise should not concern the two managers. "With Ruben Amorim, I remember people saying they didn't want him to go because they just wanted a level of stability but by the end, Amorim
  
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• Kostoulas & Vuskovic shining for high-flying Seagulls

  23-09-2026 13:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Brighton are flying high under the youngest manager in the top flight after five games of the Premier League season.Fabian Hurzeler guided his side to a 3-0 victory against Arsenal on the 125-year anniversary of the club in style - and the Seagulls sit in a very pleasing third place in the table.Former Brighton midfielder Warren Aspinall told Radio Sussex's Albion Unlimited podcast that the Gunners were "out-thought and out-battled"."We suffocated them. From minute one we were at it. Yasin Ayari
  
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• 'De Zerbi is in an impossible position'

  23-09-2026 13:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tottenham's Roberto de Zerbi as well as Xabi Alonso of Chelsea are in an "impossible position" this season, believes The Observer's Rory Smith.The managers took charge of their clubs in the spring and oversaw a lot of activity in the transfer window, with Chelsea and Spurs ending the summer as the second and third highest spenders respectively.Smith says the changes to their squads is why De Zerbi and Alonso need time to build coherence in their sides."We're kind of asking them to do something i
  
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• 'Haaland is something to behold' - City legend Lake

  23-09-2026 13:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Former Manchester City captain Paul Lake believes Erling Haaland is "right up there" as the best signing in the history of the club.The 26-year-old - who completed a £51.2m transfer to Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund in June 2022 - has scored 169 goals in 209 games during his time at Etihad Stadium.The Norway forward has also committed his long-term future to the club, having penned a new contract in January 2025 which is due to expire in 2034."When you think about pla
  
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• Arsenal have already paid 40% of Gyokeres’ bonuses to Sporting CP

  23-09-2026 13:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal have already paid 40% of Gyokeres’ bonuses to Sporting CPSporting CP have already received around 40% of the bonus payments for Viktor Gyokeres’ sale to Arsenal, according to their latest accounts.Photo by Carl Recine/Getty ImagesPortuguese club Sporting CP have released their latest accounts, which include confirmation of the exact amount Arsenal have paid so far for Viktor Gyokeres.The accounts confirm that Arsenal paid an initial fixed amount of €65.8m, which would be
  
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• Andoni Iraola makes stance on Liverpool legend clear

  23-09-2026 13:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Andoni Iraola makes stance on Liverpool legend clearIt is still early days in Andoni Iraola’s Liverpool tenure, but the Spaniard’s start to life in Merseyside has been hit and miss. The Reds are yet to taste defeat under Iraola, which is a huge positive, but they already find themselves six points behind league leaders Manchester City.Performances on the pitch have been inconsistent too and, although the coach seems to have fixed some of the defensive frailties of last season, issues
  
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• 'Ampadu showed why he's one of league's best midfielders'

  23-09-2026 13:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Leeds captain Ethan Ampadu showed he is one of the best midfielders in the league in the 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace, believes Don't Go To Bed Just Yet podcaster Jonny Buchan.Leeds United stayed unbeaten in the Premier League - with two wins and three draws - thanks to the draw with Crystal Palace."I thought Ethan Ampadu was brilliant. Outstanding in tight spaces. Read it really well. Cut the ball out a couple of times really well," Buchan added. "I thought he was a proper captain
  
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• Northamptonshire release Sharma and Buchake

  23-09-2026 13:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sharma has played 13 times for Northamptonshre across all formats [Getty Images]Northamptonshire all-rounder Aadi Sharma and batter Arush Buchake will leave the club at the end of the season.Sharma, 20, has played 13 matches across all formats for the club - the majority of those came in the One-Day Cup where he scored 247 runs and made two half-centuries across 2025 and 2026.Buchake, also 20, made his only appearance in the final game of the 2025 County Championship season against Leicestershir
  
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• Prolonged international break gives Manchester United’s Senne Lammens a chance to prove himself as the successor to Thibaut Courtois

  23-09-2026 12:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Prolonged international break gives Manchester United’s Senne Lammens a chance to prove himself as the successor to Thibaut CourtoisOver the past few years, Belgium have been blessed with a plethora of talented goalkeepers. While Thibaut Courtois has ranked as one of the best in the world, the Belgian national team has been able to back up him with the likes of Koen Casteels and Matz Sels, both starters in top five leagues during that period. With the ‘golden generation’ of the
  
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• Barcelona have identified 18 emerging talents in three years under Deco and Joao Amaral

  23-09-2026 12:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona have identified 18 emerging talents in three years under Deco and Joao AmaralBarcelona have changed the way they approach the international transfer market, with Deco and scouting chief Joao Amaral leading a recruitment strategy built around finding young talent before the biggest clubs in Europe.According to SPORT, the pair have identified a whopping 18 emerging players from abroad over the past three years as Barcelona look to establish an earlier presence in markets across Europe, A
  
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• Andy Robertson explains what Tottenham must do to bounce back from disastrous start to the season

  23-09-2026 12:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Andy Robertson believes Tottenham must move past previous disappointments and avoid panicking on the pitch as they work to turn their campaign around.Spurs entered the three-week international break sitting rock bottom of the Premier League table, having gathered only two points from five fixtures.Despite spending £380 million on 10 new arrivals during the summer transfer window, head coach Roberto De Zerbi has so far been unable to halt the cycle that has seen Spurs struggle near the foot
  
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• Report: Chelsea face European giants in battle for African wonderkid

  23-09-2026 12:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: Chelsea face European giants in battle for African wonderkidChelsea Transfer News: Adama Jeng Emerges as Elite Midfield Target After WAFU U17 BreakthroughChelsea are doing what Chelsea do, scanning the market early, moving before prices rise and before the rest of Europe turns a talent search into an auction. According to Mail, the latest name on that list is Adama Jeng, the Gambian midfielder who has caught attention during the WAFU Zone A U-17 tournament in Senegal.At 15, and already s
  
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• Inter’s €23m Stankovic Investment Faces January Test

  23-09-2026 12:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Inter’s €23m Stankovic Investment Faces January TestAleksandar Stankovic has made just two appearances for Inter this season, both off the bench, totalling 15 minutes, and could be sent out on loan again in January if he fails to break into Cristian Chivu’s rotations.The 21-year-old midfielder came on against Monza and Udinese but has otherwise watched from the sidelines. A heavier fixture list after the international break, however, could open the door to more minutes.Stankovic
  
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• Premier League panel unanimously rules VAR wrongly awarded Haaland Manchester derby winner

  23-09-2026 12:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Premier League panel unanimously rules VAR wrongly awarded Haaland Manchester derby winnerThe Premier League’s Key Match Incidents Panel has unanimously ruled that VAR was wrong to award Erling Haaland’s winning goal for Manchester City against Manchester United.Haaland scored the only goal as 10-man City claimed a 1-0 victory at Old Trafford, but the controversial intervention that allowed his 60th-minute strike has now been rejected by the independent panel.The Norwegian was initia
  
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• Revealed: Balerdi turned down Boca Juniors to join Roma

  23-09-2026 12:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Revealed: Balerdi turned down Boca Juniors to join RomaLeonardo Balerdi’s arrival at Roma wasn’t just a transfer decision, but also a personal one for the Argentine defender. The central defender, who had an excellent start to the season with the Giallorossi, had received a significant offer from Boca Juniors, the team he supports and where he began his career, last summer.The Argentine club had tried very hard to convince him: the president and coach had contacted him personally, pu
  
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• Republic of Ireland players to discuss staging protest before playing Israel

  23-09-2026 12:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Republic of Ireland squad will come together and discuss whether to stage a protest before playing Israel this weekend in the first of two controversial Uefa Nations League games, captain Dara O’Shea has said. Ireland will play Israel in Hungary on Sunday amid calls back home for the team to boycott the fixtures, with campaigners staging a “Stop the Game” protest outside the team’s hotel in Dublin earlier this week. The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) wrote to U
  
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• Toni slams Juventus and Inter as he backs Mancini: ‘It is year zero for Italy’

  23-09-2026 12:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Toni slams Juventus and Inter as he backs Mancini: ‘It is year zero for Italy’Luca Toni started every game of Italy’s 2006 World Cup win, from the opener against Ghana in Hanover to the final in Berlin, scoring twice against Ukraine in the quarter-finals along the way. Twenty years on, he has given a blunt assessment of a national team starting from nothing.Speaking to Tuttosport, the former striker did not soften it. “It is year zero by necessity, unless we start digging
  
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• Hakan Çalhanoğlu’s Hair Transplant: Inter Star Takes Teammate Jokes in Stride

  23-09-2026 12:35 via yahoo.com
  Hakan Çalhanoğlu’s Hair Transplant: Inter Star Takes Teammate Jokes in StrideHakan Çalhanoğlu is used to questions about free kicks, penalties, and his role in Inter’s midfield. Recently, however, the conversation in the Nerazzurri dressing room has taken a more personal turn. The Turkish international has undergone a hair transplant.The 32-year-old confirmed he had the procedure at Cosmedica Clinic, where Dr Acar treated him. Rather than hiding the decision,
  
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• Marseille hope for Geoffrey Kondogbia and Tochukwu Nnadi returns during international break

  23-09-2026 12:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Marseille hope for Geoffrey Kondogbia and Tochukwu Nnadi returns during international breakOlympique de Marseille are hoping that Geoffrey Kondogbia and Tochukwu Nnadi, both injured in the defeat to AS Monaco at the end of August, will return during the international break, as per a report from RMC Sport. Kondogbia withdrew in the second-half of Marseille’s defeat at the Stade Louis II (2-0) last month with a muscular issue. Nnadi didn’t start the game, coming on as a substitute, but
  
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• Ibragimov flourishing after senior Russia call-up

  23-09-2026 12:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester United's Amir Ibragimov celebrates his Premier League 2 goal against Leicester in August [Getty Images]Young striker Amir Ibragimov is benefitting from his first taste of senior international football last summer, according to Manchester United's Under-21 coach Adam Lawrence.The 18-year-old became the third-youngest player to win a full cap for Russia when he made his debut against Burkina Faso in June.Although he has been left out of the expanded 38-man squad for the forthcoming matc
  
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• Bayern Munich pleased with Canada’s decision to grant Alphonso Davies a postponed honeymoon break

  23-09-2026 12:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bayern Munich pleased with Canada’s decision to grant Alphonso Davies a postponed honeymoon breakBayern Munich left-back Alphonso Davies has enjoyed an encouraging start to the 2026/27 campaign after spending much of the previous 18 months struggling with injuries. The 25-year-old now has an opportunity to continue his recovery without the additional demands of international football after Canada granted him permission to take his postponed honeymoon.Davies will miss Canada’s upcomin
  
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