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• Cagliari confirm Trepy allowed back in training a month after drowning incident

  12-09-2026 16:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Cagliari confirm Trepy allowed back in training a month after drowning incidentWonderful news from Cagliari, as striker Yael Trepy received the all clear from doctors to resume training a month on from the drowning scare that left him in a coma.The 20-year-old ran into difficulty in the deep end of a rented pool during a day off in Sardinia on August 16 and was rushed to hospital in critical condition.Trepy ready for return to CagliariCAGLIARI, ITALY – MARCH 07: Yael Trepy of Cagliari reac
  
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• Confirmed: Real Madrid starting lineup against Rayo Vallecano – Diomande in

  12-09-2026 19:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Confirmed: Real Madrid starting lineup against Rayo Vallecano – Diomande inReal Madrid are all set to take on Rayo Vallecano in their fifth La Liga match of the 2026/27 season in a little over an hour at the Santiago Bernabeu.Having lost their previous league game to Real Betis, the Merengues will be eager to get things back on track and close the gap to leaders Barcelona, who are three points clear.Diomande’s first startWith kickoff not far away, Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho ha
  
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• 🚨 BREAKING: Sunderland and Arsenal name XIs for PL meeting

  12-09-2026 19:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🚨 BREAKING: Sunderland and Arsenal name XIs for PL meetingMikel Arteta's table-topping Arsenal travel north to lock horns with Régis Le Bris' Sunderland at Stadium of Light in what is another tricky fixture in the opening weeks of the 2026/27 Premier League season for the Champions.
  The Gunners have been perfect thus far across their first title defence in over 20 years, dispatching Coventry City, Aston Villa, and Chelsea, allowing just a single goal along the way.At the othe
  
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• Arsenal and Sunderland teams released

  12-09-2026 19:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal and Sunderland teams releasedArsenal and Sunderland have confirmed their teams for tonight’s Premier League clash at the Stadium of Light.Photo by George Wood/Getty ImagesArsenal have confirmed their team to face Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, with Mikel Arteta naming his XI for this evening’s Premier League fixture.The Gunners arrive looking to extend their perfect start to the league season, while Sunderland will hope to frustrate the champions on home soil once again.
  
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• Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest: What Emery said

  12-09-2026 19:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Aston Villa boss Unai Emery, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "For me it was really clear, it was a red card [foul on Ian Maatsen]. I watched it after the match. I watched it on TV and it was clear."We need passion and to try and keep in balance our expectations."Maybe we need time."Did you know?Aston Villa ended a run of 372 Premier League minutes without a goal with their first of 2026-27, though it's the fourth time they've started a Premier League season without winning any of their first f
  
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• Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest: What Glasner and Jesus said

  12-09-2026 19:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Nottingham Forest boss Oliver Glasner, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "I'm really proud of the team's performance and the spirit they showed. We did better after 10 or 15 minutes but we were a little bit impatient in the final third."We were too impatient and eager. It was a little bit up and down. In the second half we moved the ball quicker and switched from left to right and we saw the confidence grow."Liam Delap's hit didn't surprise me because I see it in training. That's what a striker
  
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• Andoni Iraola cannot axe 'fierce' Liverpool star again after what happened vs Fulham

  12-09-2026 19:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Andoni Iraola cannot axe 'fierce' Liverpool star again after what happened vs FulhamLiverpool were held to a 0-0 draw against Fulham on Saturday afternoon. After coming off the back of two impressive wins against Ipswich and Atletico Madrid, fans probably expected a lot more from the Anfield outfit.In fact, in both of those previous games, it finally felt like the Liverpool of old were making a return.However, that was evidently not the case with Andoni Iraola's men barely able to string more th
  
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• Belgium's Thomas Meunier says 'everyone wanted us to beat America' after Folarin Balogun World Cup controversy

  12-09-2026 19:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Belgium took the wind out of the United States men's national team's sails this summer during the 2026 World Cup. Before that humbling 4-1 defeat in the Round of 16, a controversial decision from FIFA effectively made the USMNT an enemy, at least according to Belgium defender Thomas Meunier.The 35-year-old Meunier, who has 83 caps for Belgium and just represented the country in his third World Cup, explained to The Athletic that, because of head-turning call to suspend Folarin Balogun's red-card
  
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• Swansea have shown they can beat anyone - Matos

  12-09-2026 19:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Vitor Matos' Swansea side have lost only one of their seven league games this season [Huw Evans Picture Agency]Vitor Matos believes Swansea City's bright start to the new season proves they are capable of competing with any team in the Championship.Swansea climbed back to second in the table – behind leaders West Ham on goal difference – thanks to Saturday's 3-1 victory over struggling Burnley.Adam Idah, Moussa Yeo and Zan Vipotnik all found the target as the Swans produced the ideal
  
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• Crystal Palace 2-3 Ipswich: What O'Neil and Flemming said

  12-09-2026 19:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ipswich Town manager Gary O'Neil, speaking to Sky Sports: "I'm pleased for the players and the fanbase. It is tough to win away from home in the Premier League is a newly-promoted side. We've done it after the second away game of the season."Fantastic character, three good goals and we look like a threat. Plenty of positives. There is lots we need to improve but in terms of character, there was some big pluses."Ipswich Town forward Zian Flemming speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "It's a great fe
  
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• Lincoln head coach Shaw reacts to win at Preston

  12-09-2026 19:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Lincoln City head coach Tom Shaw spoke to BBC Radio Lincolnshire following Saturday's 1-0 Championship win at Preston North End."We wanted our lads to be a bit more calm, a bit more confident in possession, which we did," he said."We don't ever want to indulge, we don't want to be that football team. We want to threaten the goal from everywhere but there are games, and we are learning that maybe a bit more away from home, that we need to have bit more of the ball if we can and it's the right thi
  
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• Chelsea’s ‘soft’ problem is becoming impossible for Xabi Alonso’s luxury attack to solve

  12-09-2026 19:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  In the end, Chelsea clung on for a brave point. Emiliano Martinez made an important late save. They survived a barrage of set-pieces. And when Cole Palmer stood over a free-kick 30 yards from goal, with the last kick of the game, he pumped it into the stands just to be safe. A draw against a team who were, for much of the afternoon, top of the league? You have to take it.Of course that wasn’t quite the mood at Stamford Bridge when the final whistle blew on this 2-2 draw. A volley of boos r
  
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• Birmingham boss Davies reacts to win at Derby

  12-09-2026 19:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Birmingham City manager Chris Davies spoke to BBC Radio WM following Saturday's 2-1 Championship win at Derby County."It was a game that had a bit of everything. I thought we were well worth the win and I thought we could have been a couple of goals up in the game," he said."Against the run of play it was a sloppy goal and we gave ourselves a bit of a challenge there."It was good to get the goal before half-time and after scoring the second goal, the determination, grit and mentality to defend t
  
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• 📸 Goal of the season? Germany star pulls off a bicycle kick!

  12-09-2026 19:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  📸 Goal of the season? Germany star pulls off a bicycle kick!Of course, the 2026/27 Bundesliga season is only three matchdays old. Even so, on this Saturday we may already have seen a strong contender for the best goal of the campaign.More specifically, it’s about BVB star Felix Nmecha’s goal for 3-0 against SC Paderborn.The Germany international, who had already made it 2-0 after coming off the bench, decided to go for a bicycle kick just a few minutes before the final whistl
  
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• USMNT's Jack McGlynn scores beautiful goal for Stoke City to open Championship account (video)

  12-09-2026 19:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jack McGlynn made his first Stoke City start and bagged a beautiful first Stoke City goal as the American helped the Potters to a 2-1 win over Watford on Saturday.McGlynn, 23, arrived at Stoke from Houston on September 1 and played 32 and 21 minutes across two sub stints before drawing this start.MORE — USMNT players in EuropeHe got the ball in a central position, cut past one Hornets defender, and splashed the side netting across goal with a pretty strike deep in first-half stoppage time.
  
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• Derby boss Eustace reacts to defeat by Birmingham

  12-09-2026 19:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Derby County head coach John Eustace spoke BBC Radio Derby following Saturday's 2-1 defeat by Birmingham City."It was a game we certainly didn't deserve to lose. They were two real soft goals and when you concede goals like that you are not going to be on the right end of the results that you want," he said."The effort was amazing again today, I thought we played some really exciting stuff and it was great to see the new players impact the game as well, so we are really disappointed to lose."The
  
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• Ball frustrated as Torquay United draw with Dorking

  12-09-2026 19:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jimmy Ball's side are unbeaten in their last three matches[Shutterstock]Torquay United manager Jimmy Ball says he is unhappy with how many chances his side are spurning after their 2-2 draw at home to Dorking Wanderers.Deon Moore gave the hosts a 23rd-minute lead as he bundled the ball home from a blocked clearance.But Dorking levelled nine minutes later through Dawid Rogalski as Tegan Finn and Josh Beaumont-Clark went close for the Gulls before the break.Dorking took the lead 10 minutes into th
  
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• Liverpool 0-0 Fulham: What Arbeloa said

  12-09-2026 19:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Fulham boss Alvaro Arbeloa, talking to BBC Match of the Day: "I'm happy because of the point but also for the performance of my players, in this stadium against a very big team - we're happy."After the Crystal Palace game, my players realised where the problem is and we fixed it. Today we were more balanced and played really, really well and we controlled the counter-attacks of Liverpool."We played well against Chelsea and Crystal Palace and we lost, but we did many things well and we have to ke
  
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• Askey unhappy with Truro City's 'worst performance'

  12-09-2026 19:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  John Askey's side have won four and drawn two of their seven league games this season [Shutterstock]Truro City manager John Askey says his side's 1-1 draw with Walton & Hersham was their "worst performance" of the season.The Tinners needed a Ryan Law goal in the eighth minute of stoppage time to secure a point in their National League South fixture.The equaliser came just moments after striker Omar Bogle had been sent off for violent conduct.The visitors went ahead in the 81st minute after a
  
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• Why Liverpool’s drab draw with Fulham showed Andoni Iraola’s biggest problem

  12-09-2026 19:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  If part of the challenge for Andoni Iraola when he took the Liverpool job was mastering the art of winning Premier League games after midweek Champions League dates, he failed his first test. An Anfield afternoon against a side with the wrong sort of 100 percent record ought to have been the ideal introduction to such assignments.Instead, Fulham got their first point of the season. A Spanish manager with a playing career at right-back had much to savour; but it was Alvaro Arbeloa, not Iraola. A
  
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• Why Liverpool’s drab draw with Fulham showed Andoni Iraola’s biggest issue

  12-09-2026 19:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  If part of the challenge for Andoni Iraola when he took the Liverpool job was mastering the art of winning Premier League games after midweek Champions League dates, he failed his first test. An Anfield afternoon against a side with the wrong sort of 100 percent record ought to have been the ideal introduction to such assignments.Instead, Fulham got their first point of the season. A Spanish manager with a playing career at right-back had much to savour; but it was Alvaro Arbeloa, not Iraola. A
  
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• Real Madrid eye €40 millon-rated goalkeeper as potential Thibaut Courtois replacement

  12-09-2026 19:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid eye €40 millon-rated goalkeeper as potential Thibaut Courtois replacementReal Madrid boast one of the best goalkeepers in world football in the form of Thibaut Courtois. However, the Belgian is already 34 and his current contract at the club expires at the end of the season. Although Real Madrid are keen on extending his contract, they are preparing for the possibility of life beyond the veteran goalkeeper as well.Keeping that in mind, Real Madrid are already keeping tabs on the
  
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• 👀 No fear of a lead after all? Köln end annoying run

  12-09-2026 18:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  👀 No fear of a lead after all? Köln end annoying runAlthough 1. FC Köln have made a very solid start to the new season, one statistic caused both surprise and frustration — among Effzeh fans, as well as players and club officials.Köln simply did not seem capable of taking the lead directly from 0-0 for once. Against Hoffenheim, FC fell behind twice before turning the game around and winning. And even in the DFB-Pokal against third-division side Würzburger Kicker
  
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• 🎥 Paris Brunner's screamer against Strasbourg 🧨

  12-09-2026 18:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🎥 Paris Brunner's screamer against Strasbourg 🧨WHAT A BANGER ALERT!A huge clash between Strasbourg and AS Monaco this Saturday in Ligue 1.After the Alsatians opened the scoring early in the second half, ASM equalized thanks to their star striker from the start of the season, Paris Brunner.
  The German scored his fifth goal of the season... and what a goal! A stunning long-range strike, an absolute rocket that will be seen all around the world this weekend!What rating out of 10?Thi
  
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• Chelsea Player Ratings as Hull Expose Defensive Problems at Stamford Bridge

  12-09-2026 18:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chelsea Player Ratings as Hull Expose Defensive Problems at Stamford BridgeChelsea Player Ratings vs Hull City as Joao Pedro Rescues BluesChelsea were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw with Hull City at Stamford Bridge after another afternoon in which their attacking talent was asked to compensate for defensive uncertainty.Xabi Alonso’s side had opportunities to take control, and for long stretches they possessed the superior players and greater attacking threat. Hull, though, found weakness
  
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• Chelsea 2-2 Hull City: What Alonso said

  12-09-2026 18:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso told BBC Match of the Day: "We're disappointed with the result. We wanted to win. We have to be disappointed with some parts of the performance especially when we had the lead."We were too soft for the equaliser. We can do much better."[Playing well for] 15 to 20 minutes is not enough. You have to be on your top for 90 minutes. There are times we're not able to keep that momentum and intensity. We could have done more for sure because we had chances."We had one or two go
  
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• Pedro Gets 8, Rogers With 7.5 | Chelsea Players Rated In Hard-Fought Draw Vs Hull City

  12-09-2026 18:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Pedro Gets 8, Rogers With 7.5 | Chelsea Players Rated In Hard-Fought Draw Vs Hull CityChelsea welcomed Hull City at Stamford Bridge earlier today as they hoped to earn all three points at home in the Premier League. The Blues made a bright start to the game and got their noses ahead in the seventh minute thanks to Morgan Rogers’ effort. Mohamed Belloumi equalised for Hull in the 28th minute before going on to score again just six minutes later. Xabi Alonso’s men were trailing 2-1 at
  
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• 🚨 Eric Garcia returns to Barça’s squad against Levante

  12-09-2026 18:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🚨 Eric Garcia returns to Barça’s squad against LevanteFC Barcelona have announced Hansi Flick’s squad for tomorrow’s match against Levante at the Ciutat de València stadium.The German coach has called up 24 players, so he will have to leave one out before the match.The big new addition to the list compared with the last Champions League game is Eric Garcia, who returns after serving a suspension.Hansi Flick’s squad for Levante-BarçaGoalkeepers
  
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• Ross County 0-3 Hibernian: What David Gray said

  12-09-2026 18:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Hibernian head coach David Gray was full of praise for his team after a comfortable Premier Sports Cup victory away to Ross County.The visitors arrived in Dingwall after successive league defeats to Hearts and St Johnstone, with criticism following both under-par performances."I'm delighted for the players, they fully deserved it for what they put in today," Gray told BBC Scotland."It was a really difficult situation when you think about the noise before the game and playing against a side that
  
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• Three things we learnt from Bundesliga Matchday 3 – Gladbach are in trouble, Fabio Silva hits his stride, and Augsburg’s fun is over

  12-09-2026 18:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Three things we learnt from Bundesliga Matchday 3 – Gladbach are in trouble, Fabio Silva hits his stride, and Augsburg’s fun is overSchalke began Bundesliga Matchday three with a 3-1 win away against Union Berlin to record their first win since returning to the top flight this summer. Saturday afternoon in the Bundesliga saw league leaders heading into the day, Augsburg against Bayer Leverkusen, Borussia Dortmund hosted Paderborn, Freiburg played Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hoffen
  
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