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• FA release statement on Manchester City verdict

  02-10-2026 10:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  FA release statement on Manchester City verdictThe FA have released a statement on Manchester City, following the Premier League’s confirmation of numerous guilty verdicts relating to breaches of the competition’s financial rules.Photo by Michael Regan/Getty ImagesThe Premier League confirmed earlier this week that an independent commission has found Manchester City guilty of all the charges related to serious breaches of the competition’s financial rules over a nine-season per
  
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• An Interesting Question Looms In The Rangers Attack: Should McInnes Change His Approach Here?

  03-10-2026 22:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  An Interesting Question Looms In The Rangers Attack: Should McInnes Change His Approach Here?Rangers have suffered another setback in attack, with Lawrence Shankland expected to remain unavailable until 2027 despite encouraging progress in his hamstring recovery.According to Pete O’Rourke of Football Insider, the 31-year-old striker continues to recover well, although Rangers still expect him to return in the new year. His absence creates another selection headache for Derek McInnes, who a
  
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• Spain beat Czech Republic to maintain winning run

  03-10-2026 22:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  UEFA Nations LeagueSpain 3 - 1 Czech Republic FTLamine Yamal (left) has scored four goals in the 2026-27 Nations League [Getty Images]World champions Spain maintained their perfect start to their Nations League campaign with a victory over the Czech Republic in Oviedo.Barcelona forward Lamine Yamal opened the scoring in the sixth minute when, despite being surrounded by three defenders, he managed to curl a superb strike from the edge of the penalty area inside the far post.Former Manchester Cit
  
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• 🎥 Routine stuff! Yamal bags another, Spain don't run riot but stay 100%

  03-10-2026 22:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🎥 Routine stuff! Yamal bags another, Spain don't run riot but stay 100%It was not a dominant performance. But Spain kept up its sweet post-World Cup routine.And reached the mark of 41 games without tasting a negative result. Maintaining its 100% record in Uefa Nations League League A came with a 3-1 win over the Czech Republic this Saturday (3), in Oviedo.With yet ANOTHER goal from Lamine Yamal. He now has four in three games in the current World Cup cycle, compared to sev
  
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• Liverpool want deal for £47m Ligue 1 sensation

  03-10-2026 22:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool want deal for £47m Ligue 1 sensationLiverpool took the decision to offload several midfielders in summer. Curtis Jones was the headline departure - joining Inter Milan following a long pursuit by the Italian champions. Others also left - including Harvey Elliott and Stefan Bajcetic with Luca Stephenson also joining Bolton Wanderers.Those decisions left Andoni Iraola relatively light on midfielder numbers. Perhaps somewhat surprisingly the 2024/25 Prenier League champions opted ag
  
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• Leeds Face Premier League Battle For £34m, 23-Year-Old Defender: Should Farke Reject Any Offers?

  03-10-2026 22:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Leeds Face Premier League Battle For £34m, 23-Year-Old Defender: Should Farke Reject Any Offers?Leeds United have already attracted interest from several Premier League heavyweights following Tarik Muharemović’s impressive start at Elland Road, with rival clubs monitoring the defender ahead of future transfer windows.Pete O’Rourke in Football Insider has confirmed that several top-flight clubs have placed the 23-year-old on their transfer shortlists after his performances
  
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• Man Utd & Arsenal eye Croatia striker - Sunday's gossip

  03-10-2026 22:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Three Premier League clubs are interested in Freiburg striker Igor Matanovic, Juventus want Liverpool centre-back Giovanni Leoni, Newcastle willing to let Joe Willock leave in January.Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea are on a growing list of clubs checking on Freiburg's Croatian striker Igor Matanovic, 23. (Caughtoffside)Juventus want Liverpool defender Giovanni Leoni, 19, as the Serie A side look to bolster the number of Italian players in their squad. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian)N
  
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• 📋 Atlético and Red Bull Bragantino line up for Brasileirão clash

  03-10-2026 22:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  📋 Atlético and Red Bull Bragantino line up for Brasileirão clashIt’s Brasileirão Saturday (3) at Arena MRV.Atlético and Red Bull Bragantino will face off starting at 6:30 p.m. (Brasília time).A postponed match from the 21st round of the competition.Lucas Casagrande (PR) will referee the match.Premiere will broadcast it.
  Standings situation 📊Galo are currently eighth with 40 points.They were overtaken by Santos, who reached 41.They have sev
  
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• Everton Target €15m-Rated 17-Year-Old Winger: Should Moyes Walk Away?

  03-10-2026 22:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Everton Target €15m-Rated 17-Year-Old Winger: Should Moyes Walk Away?Everton have joined Arsenal and Newcastle United in monitoring Granada youngster Owen Emeka, although a potential €15m deal raises questions about their recruitment priorities. Matteo Moretto, via the Sport Witness, reports that the 17-year-old winger has attracted attention after making his breakthrough into senior football in Spain, with several clubs tracking his progress.Emeka joined Granada’s academy in Jul
  
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• Liverpool given price, blockbuster £40m deal can move forward

  03-10-2026 22:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool given price, blockbuster £40m deal can move forwardLiverpool have been told the price. Now a blockbuster deal can move forward for one of the biggest talents in world football.Liverpool want to sign wonderkids. That's unbelievably clear to everyone watching as the Reds have moved to snap up some of the best young talents in world football over the past couple of years.They've even signed some in advance, with three teenagers already locked in to sign next year. And that follows a
  
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• Yáñez settles five-goal Madrid derby for Castilla

  03-10-2026 22:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Yáñez settles five-goal Madrid derby for CastillaReal Madrid Castilla beat Atlético Madrileño 3-2 in a dramatic reserve-team derby at the Alfredo Di Stéfano, with Yáñez scoring the winner in the 71st minute. The official Real Madrid match report recorded five goals, two penalties and late drama before Castilla held on for the points.Castilla edge Atlético Madrileño in a five-goal derbyCarvajal gave Castilla an early lead in the ninth
  
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• Liverpool Superstar Is On The Radar Of Juventus: Can Iraola Afford To Lose Him?

  03-10-2026 22:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool Superstar Is On The Radar Of Juventus: Can Iraola Afford To Lose Him?In a recent report, Tuttosport stated that Liverpool keeper Alisson Becker is on the radar of Juventus. It has been mentioned that the Turin giants are hoping to land the Brazilian goalie from the Reds next year.Alisson’s Decent Form At Merseyside This SeasonAlisson has enjoyed a good run of form at Liverpool in this campaign so far after putting in a few impressive displays for them in the Premier League. The B
  
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• Forget Golden Boy: Why not Pau Cubarsi for the 2026 Ballon d’Or?

  03-10-2026 22:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Forget Golden Boy: Why not Pau Cubarsi for the 2026 Ballon d’Or?There is a certain type of football sentence that sounds ridiculous right up until the moment it does not.Pau Cubarsi for the Ballon d’Or once belonged in that category. Does it anymore?The immediate temptation is to say that 2026 will not be his year. There are bigger names in the race, players whose seasons have been built around goals, decisive moments and the kind of numbers that naturally pull individual awards towa
  
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• West Ham Face Major Defensive Blow Before QPR Clash: Should Nuno Risk His Overworked Star?

  03-10-2026 21:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  West Ham Face Major Defensive Blow Before QPR Clash: Should Nuno Risk His Overworked Star?West Ham face an awkward selection decision ahead of their Championship meeting with QPR, with several first-team players returning from demanding international commitments. However, the biggest concern surrounds Dinos Mavropanos, whose workload could become a problem for Nuno during an important period of the season.West Ham face a defensive headache before QPRAccording to Claret & Hugh, the Greek defe
  
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• Liverpool ready to send massive message as Julian Ward transfer plans revealed

  03-10-2026 21:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool ready to send massive message as Julian Ward transfer plans revealedAndoni Iraola will want his team to get straight back on it after the international break.At the moment, Liverpool are unbeaten across all competitions and are only six points adrift of league leaders, Manchester City.And, as luck would have it, their first game after the break is actually against the Cityzens so that total could end up being halved by the end of their first weekend back.However, as it's still so early
  
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• Manchester City In The Mix With Arsenal And Chelsea To Sign This Gifted Defender: A Star In The Making?

  03-10-2026 21:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester City In The Mix With Arsenal And Chelsea To Sign This Gifted Defender: A Star In The Making?In a recent post on X, journalist Gustavo Tutinha claimed that Manchester City are in the mix to sign Vasco da Gama defender Breno Sales. It has been mentioned that the Mancunian club are facing competition from Chelsea and Arsenal in the race to land the Brazilian prospect next year.Sales’ Impressive Rise In Brazilian FootballSales has come through the youth ranks of Vasco da Gama and ha
  
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• From the sixth tier to the Nations League: one trial did the trick

  03-10-2026 21:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  From the sixth tier to the Nations League: one trial did the trickAt the weekend, Bruno Poitner usually faces teams like TSV Oberensingen, Sportfreunde Schwäbisch Hall or Bietigheim-Bissingen in Germany’s Verbandsliga. During the international break, he travels the world as a national team player. The 19-year-old from sixth-tier club SV Fellbach leads a remarkable double life in football: as an amateur player, he regularly pulls on the jersey of the Liechtenstein national team.Just la
  
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• 🧤 Serie A, the best keepers by the numbers: top 5, Palmisani 2nd 🤯

  03-10-2026 21:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🧤 Serie A, the best keepers by the numbers: top 5, Palmisani 2nd 🤯The international break gives us time to take a closer look at what happened in the opening rounds of Serie A: after seeing the Flop 5 goalkeepers according to the data, today we look at the Top 5.Between shots saved, miracles, and less-than-perfect defenses forcing goalkeepers into overtime: here are the 5 best goalkeepers according to the stats.The statistic usedThe value we use is expressed with the formula: xGO
  
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• Scotland's Nations League fixture interrupted by unlikely pitch invader 😂

  03-10-2026 21:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Scotland's Nations League fixture interrupted by unlikely pitch invader 😂Just when you think you've seen it all...Scotland travelled to North Macedonia on Saturday for their latest Nations League fixture, and an interesting scene unfolded after the opening goal. 
  Kieron Bowie's long-range strike from outside the box nestled into the bottom-right corner, and minutes later the match was paused for a pitch invader. But it wasn't a human!A dog made its way onto the field and ran around.
  
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• Robertson hits 100 Scotland caps - but who else makes top 10?

  03-10-2026 21:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Scotland captain Andy Robertson made his 100th appearance for the national team against North Macedonia on Saturday - becoming just the second men's player to reach that milestone.The Tottenham left-back is just three caps behind Kenny Dalglish and is likely to eclipse the Liverpool legend during November's international break.But aside from those two, who makes up Scotland's most-capped 10 players?Good luck...After more quizzes? Go to our dedicated Football Quizzes and Sports Quizzes pages and
  
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• Celtic’s Former Striker Reveals Rodgers Fallout: Should The Club Change Transfer Policy?

  03-10-2026 21:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Celtic’s Former Striker Reveals Rodgers Fallout: Should The Club Change Transfer Policy?Moussa Dembélé has reopened an old Celtic chapter after explaining the agreement he discussed with Brendan Rodgers before moving to Glasgow in 2016. The former striker claims both parties had a clear understanding about his development and eventual move to one of Europe’s leading leagues.Moussa Dembélé reveals what Celtic promised before his exitSpeaking to the Daily Re
  
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• ŽNK Ljubljana: The Slovenian cup winners fighting for stability

  03-10-2026 21:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ŽNK Ljubljana: The Slovenian cup winners fighting for stabilitySome clubs are founded on refusal. ŽNK Ljubljana began when four players decided the conditions they had been given were no longer good enough, and that the only way to change them was to start again.Four years later, their club defeated Slovenia’s dominant team at the national stadium to win its first major trophy.After a training session at another club, the four players agreed that the management, conditions and re
  
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• Celtic owner targeted by fan protest as he played in St Andrews pro-am

  03-10-2026 21:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Celtic’s principal shareholder Dermot Desmond had tennis balls thrown towards him during his visit to the Alfred Dunhill Links golf tournament at St Andrews in a protest from fans.The 76-year-old – who has been criticised by supporters for an apparent lack of progress on the pitch – was taking part in the pro-am event on Saturday when the disruption happened on the green of the 15th hole.Tennis balls with pictures of Desmond’s faces crossed out where thrown on to the gree
  
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• 'No talk' of league position as Plymouth Argyle go top

  03-10-2026 21:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Will Evans (centre) celebrated his third goal since joining Plymouth Argyle over the summer [Shutterstock]Plymouth Argyle boss Tom Cleverley says there will be "no talk" about his side going top of League One. The Pilgrims put in an impressive performance to win 2-0 at Leyton Orient and move ahead of Bradford City on goal difference at the summit of the table have played a game more.It is the first time Argyle have topped a league table since they won the League One title with a club-record 101
  
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• Andoni Iraola would have to spend 'huge' money to bring long-term target to Liverpool

  03-10-2026 21:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Andoni Iraola would have to spend 'huge' money to bring long-term target to LiverpoolAndoni Iraola has managed to keep his Liverpool squad unbeaten across all competitions since the start of the season. On the face of things, this makes it look like the Reds have been top-class but, in reality, they're sixth in the Premier League and were the second-best team for large portions of their Champions League win against Atletico Madrid.Obviously, all the new players that they've signed will need to g
  
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• 📸 Lamine Yamal continues stunning form with sensational strike 🔥

  03-10-2026 21:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  📸 Lamine Yamal continues stunning form with sensational strike 🔥Spain continue their efforts to remain top of their Nations League group, and wonderkid Lamine Yamal has them on their way on Saturday. 
  The Barcelona star put his side up 1-0 against Czechia with what can only be considered another golazo. In his classic way, the 19-year-old picked up the ball at the edge of the box, cut to his left, and found just enough room to curl it into the far top-left corner. Manag
  
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• Alex Scott: I’ve watched Harry Kane since I was little - he’s ridiculous up close

  03-10-2026 21:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Alex Scott is reeling off the experience of playing in the same team as Harry Kane for England, having watched the Three Lions captain since he was a child.Bournemouth midfielder Scott, 23, made his first England start as Thomas Tuchel’s side demolished a dismal Croatia side 7-0 in the Nations League.Kane scored twice, including the opener in the eighth minute, while also notching an assist for Bukayo Saka’s second.And harking back to his childhood admiration of the Bayern Munich mar
  
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• Rangers Urged To Wait Until 2028 For £20m Transfer Target: Is Alex Rae Right About His Plan?

  03-10-2026 21:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Rangers Urged To Wait Until 2028 For £20m Transfer Target: Is Alex Rae Right About His Plan?Rangers could have to exercise patience if they want to bring Lewis Ferguson back to Scotland, with former midfielder Alex Rae identifying 2028 as a possible opportunity to complete the long-awaited move.Rangers have a potential opening with Lewis FergusonAccording to GlasgowWorld, Rae believes the Ibrox side should avoid paying Bologna’s current £15 million to £20 million valuatio
  
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• Ronaldo 'greatest symbol' of Portugal - Fernandes

  03-10-2026 21:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo (left) has scored 146 goals for Portugal in 234 appearances [Getty Images]Portugal midfielder Bruno Fernandes said Cristiano Ronaldo remains the country's greatest footballing figure despite leaving the squad this week after finding out he would not start a match.Ronaldo, 41, left after coach Jorge Jesus said he would not start against Denmark in the Nations League, a match Portugal won 4-2 without him.The former Real Madrid and Manchester United forward has scored 146 goals fr
  
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• Flick’s Barcelona and the value of entertainment

  03-10-2026 21:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Flick’s Barcelona and the value of entertainmentWhat makes a TV show or movie ‘entertaining’?An exciting and dynamic cast roster? Some compelling writing? A creative head pulling all these strings together in one direction? What about a hooked audience?Take one look at FC Barcelona 2026/27, and how is the season so far any different? Or if it is lacking any of these prerequisites?Can anyone argue whether what this team has produced so far is any less than a hit show, critically
  
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