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• Jersey Bulls go second with AFC Stoneham win

  06-10-2026 23:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jersey Bulls have not lost a league game since 30 December - a run of 26 matches [Lynden Humphrey]Jersey Bulls moved up to second in Isthmian League South Central with a 2-0 win at struggling AFC Stoneham.Sammy Henia-Kamau had an effort saved after 18 minutes having broken through on goal, before James Sunley's second goal of the season put Jersey in front nine minutes later as he got on the end of Casey Nixon's low ball from the right.Henia-Kamau and Bickley had efforts saved in quick successio
  
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• Zanetti reveals how he went from Inter captain to vice-president

  08-10-2026 14:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Zanetti reveals how he went from Inter captain to vice-presidentJavier Zanetti has revealed how he swapped the training pitch for the boardroom, and why he is still studying to keep up with his role as Inter vice-president.With quotes via CalcioMercato.com, the Nerazzurri legend was speaking on Melissa Satta’s podcast The Long Game, where he also explained the secret behind a physique that looks almost unchanged since his playing days.“Everyone asks me the secret because I’m th
  
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• Real Madrid already planning reinforcements for two key positions in 2027 – Romano

  08-10-2026 14:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid already planning reinforcements for two key positions in 2027 – RomanoDespite spending a fortune in the transfer market this summer, Real Madrid are looking far from competitive, especially when it comes to keeping up with Barcelona.There are still several weak points the club are yet to fix and that is why Los Blancos are already looking towards the season ahead.The board is expected to continue the spending spree in the summer of 2027, with Fabrizio Romano (h/t Apuesta) revea
  
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• We have to take emotion out of Saints derby - Adams

  08-10-2026 14:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Portsmouth midfielder Ebou Adams says there is a fine line between becoming the hero or villain in the South Coast derby against rivals Southampton.Adams netted the equaliser for Pompey against Saints in a 1-1 draw at Fratton Park last season.And in doing so, the 30-year-old became the first Portsmouth player to score against Southampton since David Norris' 90th-minute equaliser in a 2-2 draw at St Mary's in April 2012."The fact that [Norris goal] is still remembered, that shows ho
  
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• Rangers boss McInnes 'not a fan' of extended break

  08-10-2026 14:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Derek McInnes was named Premiership manager of the month for September after four wins from four last month [SNS]Rangers manager Derek McInnes says he is "not a fan" of the extended international break which he considers "too long".The Ibrox club had 13 players away on duty for their countries after the Scottish Premiership win over Celtic on 20 September.McInnes says the full squad will only train together on Friday, the day before the visit of Kilmarnock and 19 days after their derby triumph."
  
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• Report: Liverpool interested in move for midfield prospect

  08-10-2026 13:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: Liverpool interested in move for midfield prospectLiverpool Tracking Niko Iličević as Frankfurt Fight to Keep Europe’s Rising PlaymakerLiverpool are among the growing number of major clubs watching Eintracht Frankfurt teenager Niko Iličević, according to TeamTalk, with the Merseyside club now added to an already elite list of admirers.The 15-year-old attacking midfielder, who “turns 16 at the end of October”, is rapidly building a reputation as one o
  
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• Real Madrid outcast wants to stay; next two months crucial in deciding his future – Romano

  08-10-2026 13:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid outcast wants to stay; next two months crucial in deciding his future – RomanoEndrick remains determined to succeed at Real Madrid despite barely featuring under Jose Mourinho, but the coming weeks could prove decisive for his immediate future.According to Fabrizio Romano, the Brazilian forward has no desire to give up on his Madrid dream, although the amount of football he receives during October and November will be closely watched as the club and player assess what comes nex
  
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• Journalist: Liverpool moving closer to £37m signing

  08-10-2026 13:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Journalist: Liverpool moving closer to £37m signingLiverpool Transfer Latest: Gilberto Mora Move Progresses as Midfield Plans Take ShapeLiverpool’s recruitment work appears to be gathering pace ahead of a potentially significant winter, with attention now falling on both immediate squad needs and longer-term elite talent. According to Sport Witness, citing David Faitelson on TUDN, the club are advancing in an attempt to sign Gilberto Mora in a deal worth around £37m, a figure t
  
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• Cardiff and Liverpool style very similar - Scanlon

  08-10-2026 13:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Calum Scanlon is on loan at Cardiff City from Liverpool for a second time [Getty Images]Cardiff City full-back Calum Scanlon says the Championship club's style of play is "very similar" to that of his parent club Liverpool.The 21-year-old is back with the Bluebirds for a second loan spell, having also been at the club for the final four months of last season.After returning to full fitness over the summer, Scanlon has been more involved this campaign, featuring in all-but-one of Cardiff's Champi
  
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• Alexander wants a winning atmosphere at Preston

  08-10-2026 13:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Preston North End boss Graham Alexander has said he will not force players out who are not committed to the club - as he expects his squad to cultivate a winning atmosphere.Alexander was appointed during the extended three-week international break after the departure of Paul Heckingbottom, who was sacked after six defeats from their opening seven Championship games this season.Preston return to action against Millwall on Saturday, with Alexander - who made 372 league appearances across two spell
  
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• Juventus, Milan and Como combine for fewer Italian minutes than Inter in Serie A

  08-10-2026 13:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Juventus, Milan and Como combine for fewer Italian minutes than Inter in Serie AJuventus, Milan and Como have given fewer minutes in Serie A to Italian players this season than Inter have on their own.According to TuttoMercatoWeb, using Transfermarkt data, the three clubs have a combined 1,361 minutes from players available to Roberto Mancini after five rounds of Serie A. That is 48 fewer than Inter, who have used just four Italians: Nicolò Barella, Alessandro Bastoni, Federico Dimarco an
  
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• Real Madrid midfield mainstay admits he played through injury at World Cup: ‘I paid the price afterwards’

  08-10-2026 13:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid midfield mainstay admits he played through injury at World Cup: ‘I paid the price afterwards’Aurelien Tchouameni has opened up about the physical problems he carried into the World Cup, revealing that he took significant risks to remain available for France despite suffering from a thigh injury.Speaking to France 24 (h/t AS), the Real Madrid midfielder explained that his decision to continue playing eventually affected his club season, with muscle problems ruling him out
  
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• An Open Letter To Lionel Messi From A Die Hard Devotee

  08-10-2026 13:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  An Open Letter To Lionel Messi From A Die Hard DevoteeTonight feels different.I knew this day would come.Somewhere in the deepest corner of my heart, I had already accepted that one day Lionel Messi would play his final game for Argentina. I knew football would eventually ask me to say goodbye to the player who has been a part of my life for so many years.But knowing it would happen never made it easier.I still remember August 2021.When Messi left Barcelona, I cried like a child.For an entire we
  
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• ‘¡Qué Horror!’: Mexico’s World Cup honeymoon is over but is Rafa Márquez really to blame?

  08-10-2026 13:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Israel Reyes reacts in Mexico’s game against Chile. Photograph: Griffin C Hooper/Getty ImagesWhen a new coach ascends to lead Mexico’s national team, fans say he is sitting in “la silla mas caliente” – the hottest seat in town; one that can also burn.Usually the coach arrives with a new idea, a new vocabulary, a new promise. For a while, everyone agrees that something has changed. Then comes the first bad night. The mood changes. The new idea becomes a failed experi
  
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• Former Manchester United keeper De Gea’s Fiorentina future uncertain despite return to form

  08-10-2026 13:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Former Manchester United keeper De Gea’s Fiorentina future uncertain despite return to formDavid De Gea’s future at Fiorentina remains uncertain despite his return to form, with his salary a key factor in the club’s thinking.According to Corriere dello Sport, via FirenzeViola, the former Manchester United goalkeeper has rediscovered his best level after a difficult start to the season, producing decisive displays against Pisa and Napoli, and he is set to start again at Genoa on
  
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• FEATURE | Mezian Mesloub – Lens’ star in the making

  08-10-2026 13:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  FEATURE | Mezian Mesloub – Lens’ star in the makingRC Lens are no strangers to departures. And this summer was no exception, as they let Mamadou Sangaré, Adrien Thomasson, Malang Sarr, Wesley Saïd, and Allan Saint-Maximin leave their Coupe de France-winning squad. However, amid the wave of big-name exits, there was one player they were desperate to hold on to. A player who had experienced just 11 minutes of first-team football and had yet to sign a professional contract.
  
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• Liverpool and Manchester City drove each other to new heights – their Premier League rivalry does not need rewriting

  08-10-2026 13:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  It had seemed a triumphant farewell for Pep Guardiola at the place which became his personal house of horrors. His final trip to Anfield brought a first win in front of the crowd that tended to taunt him. One of the abiding images of his decade-long stay at Manchester City came away at Liverpool, Guardiola waving two fingers in the air, shouting “twice” about the penalty appeals his side saw rejected in 2019.Seven years on, some would say there have been greater injustices in the Pre
  
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• Key Barcelona superstar fit to start against Getafe after latest training update

  08-10-2026 13:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Key Barcelona superstar fit to start against Getafe after latest training updateBarcelona have received a major boost ahead of Saturday’s meeting with Getafe, with Joan Garcia now fit and training with the team after spending almost three weeks on the sidelines.According to an update from Alex Pintanel, the goalkeeper has completed key parts of training both yesterday and today. Hence, after coming through the latest session without problems, Garcia is now in line to return to Hansi F
  
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• New Eckert deal should be 'high on agenda' - Beattie

  08-10-2026 13:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Former Southampton striker James Beattie believes a new contract for head coach Tonda Eckert should be "high on the agenda" for the club's hierarchy. Eckert was handed a suspended six-week ban on Wednesday by a Football Association (FA) independent regulatory commission, and fined £28,000 for his role in the Spygate scandal, meaning he is free to continue as Saints' head coach.Beattie, who scored 76 goals in 235 appearances for the club, is hopeful that with the uncertainty now removed aro
  
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• Gary Lineker calls on Man City to ‘own it’ and accept punishment after guilty verdict

  08-10-2026 13:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Gary Lineker has called on Manchester City to “own” and “accept whatever punishment” they are given for the “good of the game”.City have been accused of breaking financial rules between 2009-10 and 2017-18. An independent commission concluded that more than £830m of owner funding was used to inflate revenues and enable the club to comply with Premier League and Uefa regulations through a series of “sham” arrangements. The club have protested
  
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• Ex-West Brom and Scotland forward Phillips retires

  08-10-2026 13:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Former West Bromwich Albion and Scotland forward Matt Phillips has announced his retirement from professional football.The 35-year-old made 238 league appearances for the Baggies, scoring 28 goals during an eight-year stay at The Hawthorns which included three seasons in the Premier League.Phillips started his career with Wycombe Wanderers before joining Blackpool and then QPR in 2013. He cost Albion £5.5m in 2016.He made his Scotland debut in a 5-1 friendly win over the USA
  
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• Euro giants want Liverpool legend, Andoni Iraola must make a decision

  08-10-2026 13:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Euro giants want Liverpool legend, Andoni Iraola must make a decisionAndoni Iraola has got off to a decent start since being appointed as Liverpool's manager. The Spaniard took over from Arne Slot after the Dutchman failed to meet expectations in the 2025-26 season.During the 2026-27 summer transfer window, Iraola and Richard Hughes welcomed over £150 million worth of players through the Anfield doors and, while most have met expectations, some have failed to do so.However, this hasn't sto
  
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• Arsenal suffer more injuries during international break than any other Premier League side

  08-10-2026 13:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal suffer more injuries during international break than any other Premier League side16 Arsenal players featured internationally, but the break once again proved unusually costly compared with the rest of the division.Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty ImagesAccording to The Times, Arsenal suffered more injuries on international duty than any other Premier League club during the extended break, with six players picking up or carrying problems while away from north London.16 Arsenal players featured
  
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• Andoni Iraola sweating over fitness of key Liverpool duo ahead of Man City clash

  08-10-2026 13:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola has cast doubt on the chances of Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo being fit to face Manchester City this weekend.The pair both returned home early from international duty with Sweden and the Netherlands with thigh and ankle problems respectively.Having inherited Hugo Ekitike’s long-term Achilles injury, Iraola could be without his two senior forwards for Sunday’s highly-anticipated clash, City’s first match since an independent commission found t
  
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• Amorim reveals the Manchester United lesson he has brought to Milan

  08-10-2026 13:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Amorim reveals the Manchester United lesson he has brought to MilanRuben Amorim says his time at Manchester United taught him how much weight every decision carries at a global club, and he believes his whole career has been leading him to Milan.With quotes via MilanNews24, the Portuguese coach was speaking to DAZN as the Rossoneri prepare to resume their Serie A campaign at Sassuolo. Nine matches in under a month lie ahead, three of them in the Europa League.Amorim took over in the summer after
  
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• Roma ponder Gittens on loan in January, Kvernadze in June

  08-10-2026 12:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Roma ponder Gittens on loan in January, Kvernadze in JuneThe ankle injury, sustained in the Under-21s, doesn’t seem to be a concern. But Jamie Gittens’s starting spot with Chelsea remains a pipe dream, given that he’s played just 55 minutes in the cup competition so far without ever appearing in the Premier League. His entourage has already asked the London club for clarification, seriously considering a January transfer. Last summer, Roma made a strong attempt to complete
  
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• Scott McTominay returns to Napoli training after heart procedure

  08-10-2026 12:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Scott McTominay has returned to training with Napoli for the first time since undergoing a heart procedure last month.The Scotland international, 29, received corrective ablation treatment in the Spire Manchester Hospital after being diagnosed with a mild, benign arrhythmia in September.The procedure was declared a success, with the midfielder prescribed a period of rest before rejoining the Serie A side. He had previously taken to Instagram to tell fans “See you soon Napoli, I won’t
  
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• Real Madrid rule out January exit for forgotten Real Madrid forward – Romano

  08-10-2026 12:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid rule out January exit for forgotten Real Madrid forward – RomanoReal Madrid have made their position on Rodrygo’s future clear, with the club closing the door on a January departure as the Brazilian continues his recovery from a serious knee injury.According to Fabrizio Romano, Real Madrid have informed the forward’s representatives that they will not consider loan proposals when the winter transfer window opens. The priority at this stage is now getting Rodryg
  
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• Barcelona captain continues to train separately from the squad ahead of Getafe clash

  08-10-2026 12:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona captain continues to train separately from the squad ahead of Getafe clashEven as FC Barcelona ramp up their preparations for Saturday’s La Liga clash, there was no change in Raphinha’s situation during their penultimate training session before the return to action following the latest international break.Indeed, according to SPORT, the Brazilian remained in the gym and once again trained separately from the rest of the squad. He did not take part in Thursday’s group
  
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• Arsenal ready to make January push to finally wrap up dream signing

  08-10-2026 12:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal ready to make January push to finally wrap up dream signingArsenal Revive Julian Alvarez Pursuit as Barcelona Doubt Opens January WindowArsenal are back in the frame for Julian Alvarez and, this time, there appears to be a more realistic opening. According to TeamTalk, the Gunners are preparing to revisit a move for the Atletico Madrid forward in January, with the landscape around the player shifting in a way that could materially strengthen their position.The key development is straight
  
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