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• How can 'fragile' Tottenham Hotspur turn things around?

  19-09-2026 16:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Are Tottenham Hotspur just unlucky or have they really been that bad as they've just recorded their worst-ever start to a Premier League season after five games? The answer is a bit of both. Spurs should have been at least 2-0 up before they conceded just on half time at home against Aston Villa on Saturday. Then, predictably, they crumbled and were 3-0 down before they knew it. That is clearly the main worry for Spurs boss Roberto De Zerbi as he aims to stop them sinking into a third-straight s
  
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• 🔥 With Messi and CR7: Raphinha scores another stunner, on historic podium

  19-09-2026 21:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🔥 With Messi and CR7: Raphinha scores another stunner, on historic podiumForward Raphinha remains UNSTOPPABLE for Barcelona at the start of the 2026/27 season.This time, the Brazilian left defender Arouna Sangante “on the floor” and scored an ABSOLUTE SCREAMER in Sevilla vs Barcelona.With that, Raphinha reached 10 goals in La Liga in the first seven rounds.And he stepped onto a VERY ELITE podium, alongside Cristiano Ronaldo (13 goals in 2014/15) and Messi (11 goals in 2017/18
  
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• Report: Liverpool set to battle Man City in the race for La Liga defender

  19-09-2026 21:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: Liverpool set to battle Man City in the race for La Liga defenderLiverpool Tracking Jon Aramburu as £50m Real Sociedad Defender Draws Premier League InterestLiverpool are among the clubs watching Jon Aramburu closely, with the Real Sociedad full-back gathering serious Premier League attention ahead of a possible future move. According to TeamTalk, the Venezuela international has emerged as a strong option in a market where top sides are placing increasing value on defensive reliabi
  
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• 🐐 Salah sinks Galatasaray: 4-0, hat-trick + assist! Leao and Sané 👎

  19-09-2026 21:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🐐 Salah sinks Galatasaray: 4-0, hat-trick + assist! Leao and Sané 👎Mohamed Salah did not agree to move to Saudi Arabia and found a middle ground: trying to take a second-tier club back to the top in Turkey while, at the same time, being paid “a king’s ransom.”A win-win choice that allows him to earn 18M net + merchandising, while giving all of us the satisfaction of seeing a headline and saying: “Unbelievable.”
  Yes, because Trabzonspor beat Ga
  
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• Ashton hat-trick helps Warrington end Hull KR reign

  19-09-2026 21:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Betfred Super League play-off eliminatorWarrington (12) 35Tries: Currie, Ashton 3, Hopoate, King Goals: Irwin 5 Drop-goal: WilliamsHull KR (6) 12Tries: Burgess, Hadley Goals: Mourgue 2Matty Ashton scored a hat-trick as Warrington Wolves ended Hull Kingston Rovers' reign as Super League champions with victory in the play-off eliminator.Wire will now travel to play Leeds Rhinos at AMT Headingley on Friday, 25 September for a place in the Grand Final, with Wakefield Trinity taking on Wigan Warriors
  
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• Salah hat-trick spearheads Trabzonspor to 4-0 win over Galatasaray

  19-09-2026 21:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Salah hat-trick spearheads Trabzonspor to 4-0 win over GalatasarayFormer Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah scored a hat-trick to help Trabzonspor beat champions Galatasaray 4-0 in the Turkish Super Lig. He also assisted Noah Saviolo’s goal.Salah is the first player to be involved in four goals against Galatasaray in a Super Lig match in over ten seasons.The Egyptian all-time great opened the scoring in the fourth minute, racing clear before slotting past Ugurcan Cakir.Galatasaray, with their
  
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• Merlin Polzin vindicated after Hamburg turn his process into Bundesliga points

  19-09-2026 21:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Merlin Polzin vindicated after Hamburg turn his process into Bundesliga pointsOne week after Merlin Polzin insisted that Hamburg could take tangible signs of progress from a second consecutive 5-0 Bundesliga defeat, the 35-year-old finally watched his side turn some of that optimism into points. Hamburger SV defeated 1. FC Cologne 2-1 at the Volksparkstadion on Saturday, ending a disastrous start to the new campaign with both their first Bundesliga goals and first league victory of the season.Th
  
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• McCourt hopes Glens get managerial appointment right

  19-09-2026 21:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Glentoran interim boss Paddy McCourt says that the opportunity to manage the club is "an absolutely brilliant job for somebody".McCourt has overseen the club's last two games alongside Tim McCann after Declan Devine was relieved of his duties on Monday.Alongside McCann, McCourt guided the Glens to their first win in five games as they beat Cliftonville 2-1 at Solitude on Saturday.Reds boss Jim Magilton rejected the chance to take over at the Oval and while McCourt has already stated he does not
  
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• Moyes demands more from Everton - but don't mention Europe

  19-09-2026 21:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Everton have won two and drawn three of their opening five Premier League games, and won two ties in the Carabao Cup [Getty Images]Unbeaten after five games and fifth in the Premier League, Everton boss David Moyes is refusing to think of Europe after allowing himself to dream last season."We are not using those words this year," said Moyes bluntly after a 1-0 victory at home against Ipswich Town took the Toffees to nine points.They have two wins and three draws from their first month of the cam
  
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• 😎 Raphinha takes aim at Messi and CR7 as historic start continues

  19-09-2026 21:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  😎 Raphinha takes aim at Messi and CR7 as historic start continuesCan Barcelona be slowed down? Sevilla certainly think so, as the two sides are locked in an entertaining 1-1 battle at Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán.
  An opening goal from French midfielder Youssouf Fofana set the home side away on the night with a headed effort in the 19th minute, but the lead would not last as a familiar name popped up to bag the equalizer.In the midst of the form of his life
  
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• Aston Villa Facing £42m Decision As 22-Year-Old Struggles: Should They Keep Him?

  19-09-2026 21:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Aston Villa Facing £42m Decision As 22-Year-Old Struggles: Should They Keep Him?Reports that Alejandro Garnacho has reached the end of his Aston Villa loan have been downplayed by club sources. Graeme Bailey, relayed by LiveScore, reports that Villa have made no final decision yet.Garnacho joined from Chelsea on a season-long loan, with a reported £42 million appearance obligation. Suggestions claimed he was unlikely to reach the required number, potentially leaving Villa without a d
  
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• Evans committed to Bristol Rovers amid Hibs links

  19-09-2026 21:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bristol Rovers manager Steve Evans said his commitment remains with the League Two club amid speculation linking him with the vacant job at Hibernian.Evans took over at the League Two club last December and after securing their safety in the fourth tier last season he signed a new contract in April to extend his agreement at the Memorial Stadium until 2028.The Gas are sixth in the table, with four wins from their opening seven games, although suffered a second consecutive defeat with a 3-0 loss
  
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• Liverpool ready to offer massive wages to Brazilian superstar

  19-09-2026 21:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool ready to offer massive wages to Brazilian superstarOne of the biggest gaps in Liverpool's squad is on the right-hand side of their attack. Losing Mohamed Salah was a big blow for the Reds and they are yet to replace the Egyptian King.Several high-profile replacements have been touted but a move did not materialise over the summer.Duties have been shared between the Reds' remaining attackers so far this season, but another winger is going to be a priority in the coming windows.With the
  
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• Celtic win 'changes game' - but can they reverse Rangers' derby dominance?

  19-09-2026 21:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Former Celtic captain Scott Brown believes a win for the Scottish champions against Rangers on Sunday "changes the game" after a turbulent week for Martin O'Neill's side.Rangers triumphed 3-0 at home in last Sunday's Old Firm League Cup quarter-final before Celtic opened their Europa League campaign with a 3-1 defeat at home by Ferencvaros on Thursday.However, Celtic's early season domestic form has them going into Sunday's match in the east end of Glasgow - which like last week will have no vis
  
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• Wrexham's boost & Alexander in ideal place - Aaron McLean's EFL takeaways

  19-09-2026 21:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC]Former Peterborough United and Hull City striker - and Final Score pundit - Aaron McLean gives his five takeaways following Saturday's action in the Championship, League One and League Two.Can Wrexham turn statement wins into something more consistent?Wrexham ended Southampton's five-match unbeaten run by winning 2-1 to claim their first home win of the season. Expectations remain high in north Wales, such is the public profile of the club and the investment into the squad but they have bee
  
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• Kilmarnock 1-1 Hearts: What Vrancken said

  19-09-2026 21:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Hearts head coach Wouter Vrancken is asked by Premier Sports what explanation he has received from the referee on Laurent Mendy's disallowed goal."None," he said."I cannot blame the referee because it's a VAR decision. They were told that the goalscorer made a handball but the VAR have to see the defender puts it in the net. For me it's a big decision to make when it's so clear. It affects the game."We were not efficient enough in the box. We made a big mistake [for the goal]. In the second half
  
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• Ruggeri shines on first Premier League start as Tonali fades again

  19-09-2026 21:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ruggeri shines on first Premier League start as Tonali fades againMatteo Ruggeri and Sandro Tonali started at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday afternoon and left with opposite verdicts after a 3-2 win for Aston Villa, leaving Roberto De Zerbi’s Spurs winless after their first five games of the season.Ruggeri made his first Premier League start since joining Villa from Atletico Madrid in August, having managed just 23 minutes as a substitute beforehand. He lasted the full 90 and ea
  
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• Analysis: Glasner left with food for thought

  19-09-2026 21:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]There will be plenty to ponder for Nottingham Forest boss Oliver Glasner after this result.Forest have failed to score in their first three home games in a league campaign for the first time in their history.Their expected goals (xG) in this match was 1.15 compared with Coventry's 0.67, but in their first meeting in the Premier League since 1999 they were left to rue their wastefulness.Forest's 24 shots today were their second most in a Premier League match since they returned to t
  
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• At 74: coaching legend Peter Hermann has died

  19-09-2026 21:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  At 74: coaching legend Peter Hermann has diedLongtime Bundesliga assistant coach Peter Hermann has passed away at the age of 74.This was confirmed, among others, by his former club Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Together with Jupp Heynckes, Hermann formed an influential coaching duo in the Bundesliga for many years.In addition to Leverkusen, Hermann also worked on the sidelines in Nuremberg, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Schalke, and Dortmund. He was also active with the DFB, working with several youth nation
  
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• Confirmed: Injury costs Liverpool winger; Andoni Iraola forced to pivot

  19-09-2026 21:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Confirmed: Injury costs Liverpool winger; Andoni Iraola forced to pivotLiverpool don't have the winger they wanted this season thanks to injury. Andoni Iraola has been forced to pivot into something new.Liverpool quite famously lack a balanced squad right now. There are missing pieces all over the place and it's left Andoni Iraola a little in the lurch.Midfield is a massive one - he's been provided, much as Arne Slot was, with a group that largely want to do the same thing. There's no one willin
  
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• Brighton humbling 'a big lesson' for Arsenal - Arteta

  19-09-2026 21:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  An uncharacteristic performance from Arsenal saw them ship three goals at Brighton - but boss Mikel Arteta believes their first Premier League defeat this season could prove a "big lesson".The defending champions have been tipped by many to retain the title they won last season for the first time in 22 years.An impressive seven-match winning start to this campaign in all competitions - nine in successive league games dating back to April - backed up that belief.But Arsenal were humbled on the so
  
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• Three talking points ahead of Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid | La Liga MD 7

  19-09-2026 21:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Three talking points ahead of Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid | La Liga MD 7The derby weekend is here as Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are set to lock horns on Sunday afternoon at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano.After an eventful transfer window and a stuttering start, Atletico Madridreaffirmed their position as genuine title contenders and have done decently well so far this season. With four wins, a draw and a defeat to their name, they sit on 13 points after six games.Real Madrid, meanwhile, ha
  
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• Nottingham Forest 0-1 Coventry: What Glasner said

  19-09-2026 21:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Nottingham Forest boss Oliver Glasner, speaking to BBC Match of the Day on his thoughts on the loss: "Frustrated, disappointed."We wanted three points and the players gave everything until the end but we made one big mistake, one big ball from the goalkeeper."We knew he had a very big strike and we got punished. We tried everything until the end but we have to blame ourselves. It's the third home game without a goal and that makes it difficult to win."We have to find a solution, today was the fi
  
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• Fiery hat-trick! Salah's masterclass against Galatasaray 🤩🔥

  19-09-2026 21:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Fiery hat-trick! Salah's masterclass against Galatasaray 🤩🔥XXL performance from the Little Pharaoh!This Saturday evening, Mohamed Salah was playing his first big clash in Turkey, and he truly rose to the occasion.For the showdown against Galatasaray, the Egyptian legend delivered a fabulous performance.Against the reigning champions, the former Liverpool player was involved in every goal, with a hat-trick and an assist.Mohamed Salah now has seven goals and two assists in six leag
  
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• 📋 Mirassol and Botafogo named at the Maião, eyeing safety!

  19-09-2026 21:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  📋 Mirassol and Botafogo named at the Maião, eyeing safety!There is only one focus for Mirassol vs. Botafogo this Saturday (19): moving away from the relegation zone.The ball gets rolling at 5 p.m. (Brasília time) for the Matchday 28 clash in the Brasileirão.And Maião will be the stage. Felipe Fernandes de Lima (MG) will referee the match.Premiere will broadcast it.
  Table situation 📊Leão do Interior has climbed out of the bottom four and is
  
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• Derby's Cashin out for eight weeks with calf injury

  19-09-2026 20:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Derby defender Eiran Cashin is facing two months on the sidelines with a calf injury.Cashin returned to Pride Park at the start of this month on a loan deal from Brighton for the rest of the season, having started his career at the club and previously playing 144 games.He started in the defeats to West Brom and Birmingham, playing almost the full 90 minutes in both for the Rams, but was absent from their matchday squad against Burnley."Cash is out now for about eight weeks, he's done his calf,"
  
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• Noah Atubolu reflects on ‘special’ Bundesliga reunion with Freiburg

  19-09-2026 20:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Noah Atubolu reflects on ‘special’ Bundesliga reunion with FreiburgNoah Atubolu enjoyed a strong afternoon against his former club on Saturday, helping Eintracht Frankfurt claim a point in an entertaining 2-2 Bundesliga draw with SC Freiburg. The 24-year-old goalkeeper faced his hometown club for the first time since leaving Breisgau and produced several important interventions against a Freiburg side that generated 22 shots and 2.73 expected goals.Atubolu could do little about eithe
  
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• Gian Piero Gasperini satisfied by Roma’s 2-2 draw against Inter

  19-09-2026 20:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Gian Piero Gasperini satisfied by Roma’s 2-2 draw against InterSerie A giants Inter and Roma played out an exciting 2-2 draw at the Stadio Olimpico in what was an accurate representation of the Italian top-flight so far in the campaign. Giallorossi boss Gian Piero Gasperini has expressed satisfaction about the result in the Italian capital.Manu Kone opened the scoring for the Giallorossi and also got a brace later in the first-half after a VAR check. But Inter, who have become accustomed t
  
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• Chivu laid into sluggish Inter when 2-0 down: ‘What I said remains between us’

  19-09-2026 20:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chivu laid into sluggish Inter when 2-0 down: ‘What I said remains between us’Cristian Chivu hints he let Inter have it during the half-time break, inspiring another comeback for the 2-2 with Roma. ‘Certain things remain between me and the players.’The Nerazzurri showed the best and worst of their season so far at the Stadio Olimpico, as the Manu Koné brace saw them go 2-0 down for the fourth game in a row between Serie A and the Champions League.However, they only
  
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• BUNDESLIGA PLAYER RATINGS | Stuttgart 0-1 Borussia Dortmund – A Maximilian Beier goal maintains Dortmund’s perfect start to the season

  19-09-2026 20:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BUNDESLIGA PLAYER RATINGS | Stuttgart 0-1 Borussia Dortmund – A Maximilian Beier goal maintains Dortmund’s perfect start to the seasonBorussia Dortmund were looking to maintain their 100% start to the season with a tough trip to Stuttgart, who themselves have had to deal with an up-and-down campaign so far. In the first 45 mins, there were very little clear cut chances for either side, but Dortmund were the more dominant of the two, seeing more of the ball and finding themselves in t
  
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