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• Joy for Argyle skipper Edwards after injury return

  05-10-2026 12:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Joe Edwards made his 288th Plymouth Argyle appearance in the 2-0 win at Leyton Orient [Getty Images]Plymouth Argyle captain Joe Edwards says he is happy to have made his first League One start of the season after recovering from injury.The 35-year-old is Argyle's longest-serving player, having been at Home Park since the summer of 2019.In that time he has helped the Pilgrims win promotions from League Two all the way to the Championship - and also scored the crucial goal that kept Argyle in the
  
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• Real Madrid can embarrass Liverpool again as major transfer news emerges

  05-10-2026 19:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid can embarrass Liverpool again as major transfer news emergesReal Madrid and Liverpool have managed to become rivals over the last few years.Whether they're facing off with one another in the Champions League or Los Blancos are stealing the Reds' players, there's always seemed to be a little bit of bad blood between the two clubs.Each of them are some of the biggest football clubs in the world with every single football fan knowing who they are.Thanks to this stature in the game, both
  
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• ⚠️ Retirement postponed? Santos open talks to extend Neymar's contract

  05-10-2026 19:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ⚠️ Retirement postponed? Santos open talks to extend Neymar's contractSantos have opened talks with Neymar's representatives to keep the star at the club for the 2027 season.Neymar is happy at the club and has shown no intention of hanging up his boots at the end of this year, according to ESPN.After the FIFA World Cup, sources close to the forward said Neymar could retire as early as 2026.The star's current contract with Santos runs until December 31, 2026.Also according to ESPN, N
  
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• Journalist: Jurgen Klopp could be the key to unlocking struggling Liverpool star

  05-10-2026 18:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Journalist: Jurgen Klopp could be the key to unlocking struggling Liverpool starLiverpool: Could Jürgen Klopp Help Florian Wirtz Rediscover His Best Form?Florian Wirtz’s difficult start to life at Liverpool has raised questions about how the £116m summer signing can rediscover the confidence and attacking influence that made him one of Europe’s most highly regarded talents. According to David Lynch, speaking to Dave Davis on Anfield Index’s Media Matters podcast, J&u
  
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• Global support for FIFA and Gianni Infantino remains unwavering

  05-10-2026 18:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Global support for FIFA and Gianni Infantino remains unwaveringNot every football association is born with a silver spoon in its mouth. Yet a wave of optimism is currently sweeping through football worldwide: exciting projects dedicated to youth development are springing up across the globe. One thing is clear: when smaller nations are finally heard and given the right support, they rise to the occasion and shake up the established order.Dust swirls over the construction site in the Azerbaijani
  
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• Strong global support remains for FIFA and Gianni Infantino

  05-10-2026 18:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Strong global support remains for FIFA and Gianni InfantinoNot every football association is born with a silver spoon in its mouth. Yet, a wave of optimism is currently sweeping through the grassroots of the global football family: fantastic youth development projects are springing up all over the world. A closer look reveals a clear truth: when smaller nations are finally heard and given the right backing, they punch well above their weight.Dust blows across the construction site in the Azerbai
  
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• Napoli suffer new Olivera injury, delay crucial McTominay test

  05-10-2026 18:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Napoli suffer new Olivera injury, delay crucial McTominay testNapoli have lost Mathias Olivera to injury on international duty, while Scott McTominay will have his post-heart surgery tests on Wednesday, hoping for a return to training.The Partenopei have spent much of the last year struggling with various injury problems, and the situation has not improved too much since Max Allegri took over from Antonio Conte.Napoli deal with more injury problemsNAPLES, ITALY – JANUARY 28: Pedro Neto of
  
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• Jérémy Jacquet to miss out on France v Belgium, Leny Yoro set for international debut

  05-10-2026 18:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jérémy Jacquet to miss out on France v Belgium, Leny Yoro set for international debutLiverpool centre-back Jérémy Jacquet won’t start tonight’s UEFA Nations League tie between France and Belgium, L’Equipe reports. The former Rennes Academy graduate reportedly suffers from a physical issue. The outlet gathers that Jacquet’s injury is not serious enough to pull out from the squad. He’s therefore poised to start tonight’s game from the
  
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• Serie A talent in Golden Boy Award 2026 nominees

  05-10-2026 18:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Serie A talent in Golden Boy Award 2026 nomineesThe nominees for the 2026 Golden Boy Award have been announced, including Serie A talent Kerim Alajbegovic of Juventus, Roma’s Rodrigo Mora and Franco Mastantuono of Fiorentina.The trophy is for the best young player in Europe and was organised by Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport.They confirmed the list of 25 contenders this afternoon, including several Serie A representatives.Serie A players up for awardOfficial: Rodrigo Mora joins Roma on a
  
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• Milan’s Omari Hutchinson reveals laughing about goal v Manchester United with Ruben Amorim

  05-10-2026 18:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Milan’s Omari Hutchinson reveals laughing about goal v Manchester United with Ruben AmorimSerie A side Milan signed Omari Hutchinson from Nottingham Forest in the summer transfer window. While the player is yet to show true glimpses of his quality, he has now revealed laughing about his goal against Manchester United with Rossoneri boss Ruben Amorim.The attacker has previously revealed that the impression he made on the Amorim during his spell at Old Trafford helped him earn a move to the
  
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• We need to be aiming higher - Crawley chief Allman

  05-10-2026 18:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Crawley Town chief executive Tom Allman says the club's league position is far short of matching their playing budget this season - but remains confident of a revival in their on-pitch fortunes.The Reds, who only escaped relegation on the final day of last season, are bottom of League Two after only one win in their first seven matches.Allman has acknowledged their poor start to the campaign but backed the squad to turn it around."I don't want to be going up to Grimsby and watching us lose, so I
  
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• Uncertainty over future of Liverpool star with La Liga giants poised

  05-10-2026 18:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Uncertainty over future of Liverpool star with La Liga giants poisedVirgil van Dijk contract twist leaves Liverpool weighing Real Madrid threatLiverpool have a Virgil van Dijk problem, and it is the sort elite clubs create for themselves when they wait too long. According to Football365, citing fresh reporting, the club have softened their stance and are now open to discussing a new deal for their captain. That counts as a U-turn, and it matters.For months, the noise around Van Dijk pointed in o
  
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• Saelemaekers worry as Milan confirm new surgery may be needed

  05-10-2026 18:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Saelemaekers worry as Milan confirm new surgery may be neededMilan confirm Alexis Saelemaekers will seek specialist treatment, as he could require further surgery on the ankle that already had an operation in 2024.The Belgium international underwent tests over the weekend that showed the right ankle has “lost stability at the site of the previous surgery.”That was for a medial malleolus fracture in September 2024, so a specialist assessment is taking place to determine the appropriat
  
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• Brighton & Hove Albion defender Vanegas signs long-term deal

  05-10-2026 18:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Brighton & Hove Albion defender Vanegas signs long-term dealBrighton & Hove Albion defender Manuela Vanegas has signed a new long-term contract with the club.WSL Full-Time were informed of the news via an official club press release from The Seagulls this afternoon.The 25-year-old Colombian international joined Brighton & Hove Albion in summer 2025. She has made 27 appearances for the Sussex club in all competitions in which she has scored two goals. Vanegas was a member of the Brigh
  
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• Ballon d’Or odds: Lamine Yamal leads Harry Kane in Ballon d’Or betting

  05-10-2026 18:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Ballon d’Or appears to be heading to Spain with Lamine Yamal having edged ahead of Harry Kane in the market on betting sites.After scoring 73 goals in 65 appearances for club and country, including six goals for England at the World Cup, Kane was installed as the favourite to clinch world football’s top individual honour.However, the race is seemingly shifting in Yamal’s favour with the teenager now odds-on with the bookies to win the Ballon d’Or after he played his p
  
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• Why Milan could be leading candidates to sign Real Madrid’s Endrick

  05-10-2026 18:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Why Milan could be leading candidates to sign Real Madrid’s EndrickSerie A side Milan have been in the race with Roma to sign Real Madrid’s Endrick and both clubs were also interested in the attacker in the summer. Increasingly, there are signs the Rossoneri could be leading the race for the deal.Roma could discuss a deal with Real Madrid when the two clubs meet in the Champions League later in the month. But La Gazzetta dello Sportbelieve Milan have no reason to panic just yet.This
  
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• Inacio ‘only wanted Italy’ despite ‘many’ calls from Brazil, says father Pia

  05-10-2026 18:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Inacio ‘only wanted Italy’ despite ‘many’ calls from Brazil, says father PiaSamuele Inacio’s father Pia says that his son ‘only wanted Italy’ despite numerous attempts from Brazil to get him to switch his international allegiance, but has also urged for calm, warning that ‘this is just the first step’.Pia: Inacio ‘only wanted Italy, Brazil contacted us many times’Inacio, 18, earned his first cap for the senior Italy national team
  
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• Arsenal star set to be fit for Leeds despite missing international break

  05-10-2026 18:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal star set to be fit for Leeds despite missing international breakDeclan Rice is expected to be fit to start for Arsenal this weekend, despite missing the international break with an injury concern.Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty ImagesArsenal midfielder Declan Rice pulled out of the international break with an injury, after initially being called up by Thomas Tuchel and England, but the problem isn’t believed to be too serious.George Flood reports for The Standard that Rice’s withd
  
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• Liverpool plot £115m double Premier League swoop – Report

  05-10-2026 17:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool plot £115m double Premier League swoop – ReportLiverpool Eye Michael Kayode and Kevin Schade in £115m Brentford Double SwoopLiverpool’s recruitment line looks straightforward enough here. Find a right-back who can defend first, attack second, and add a forward who gives the front line more pace, more width and more options. According to TEAMtalk, Brentford pair Michael Kayode and Kevin Schade are firmly in the frame, with the combined cost potentially reaching &
  
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• Burton must respond to 'gift-wrapped' loss - Bowyer

  05-10-2026 17:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Frustrated Burton boss Gary Bowyer said he had to "make sure it wasn't Christmas Day" during Saturday's League One defeat by Huddersfield with the way his side "gifted" goals away - and said this week will help him see "what they're made of".The Brewers have made a solid start to the season and were unbeaten at home before their 3-1 loss to the Terriers in which all the visitors' goals came from defensive errors."I just had to go and check my calendar because we were very, very generous in what
  
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• La Liga icon comes out in Mbappe’s defence amid bicycle controversy: ‘People are making a huge deal’

  05-10-2026 17:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  La Liga icon comes out in Mbappe’s defence amid bicycle controversy: ‘People are making a huge deal’Kylian Mbappe’s vacations seem to be one of the favourite topics of the Spanish media, for they easily blow up into controversy with little to no basis time and time again.It is indeed true that the player is often sighted on vacation at unconventional times. Most recently, he was spotted in Paris with his partner after being relieved from national team duty.It is said that
  
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• Gian Piero Gasperini reveals Chelsea ran out of time in Manu Kone move

  05-10-2026 17:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Gian Piero Gasperini reveals Chelsea ran out of time in Manu Kone moveSerie A Roma could have easily lost Manu Kone in the summer transfer window. Arsenal, Manchester United were initially interested and late in the window, Chelsea stepped forward for a deal but the move never went through.At that point, it was clear Gian Piero Gasperini had stopped the move from going through, as he sees Kone as a key part of his side. This was been evident in the campaign, where the Frenchman has showed his im
  
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• Inter keen on Cagliari rising star Alessandro Romano

  05-10-2026 17:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Inter keen on Cagliari rising star Alessandro RomanoInter show no inentions in slowing down their recruitments following a very active summer market as the Nerazzurri are keen on acquiring the services of Cagliari and Azzurri rising star Alessandro Romano.Milanese newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport indicates that the Beneamta have identified the 20-year-old midfielder as the ideal vice to Turkish international Hakan Calhanoglu. With the former Milan midfielder’s contract with Inter expiring
  
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• Cajetan Lenz and Tim Drexler receive late Germany U21 call-ups

  05-10-2026 17:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Cajetan Lenz and Tim Drexler receive late Germany U21 call-upsGermany U21 head coach Antonio Di Salvo has added Tim Drexler and Cajetan Lenz to his squad ahead of Tuesday’s potentially decisive European Championship qualifier against Georgia.The late changes come after Tom Bischof moved up to Jürgen Klopp’s senior Germany squad and Augsburg defender Noahkai Banks was forced to withdraw through injury. Germany enter their final qualification fixture level with Greece on 24 points
  
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• Video: Vialli given standing ovation in emotional tribute from Juventus teammates

  05-10-2026 17:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Video: Vialli given standing ovation in emotional tribute from Juventus teammatesThe stars of the 1996 Champions League-winning Juventus squad came together to honour the memory of their teammate Gianluca Vialli in a moving tribute at the Festival dello Sport in Trento this weekend.The annual Festival dello Sport took place in Trento over the weekend, an event typically organised during the international break featuring legendary guest speakers from football and the world of Italian sport.Sunday
  
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• 😳 Conte turned down a shock Arab offer: waiting for the right call

  05-10-2026 17:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  😳 Conte turned down a shock Arab offer: waiting for the right callFollowing his exclusive interview with The Athletic, new details are emerging about Antonio Conte’s current situation and future prospects.Watch all Serie BKT matches live with LaB Channel on OneFootball: subscribe for just €9.99 a month!According to Fabrizio Romano, the manager was approached in strict secrecy by Al Ahli, who reportedly offered him more than €10 million per season. Conte, however, is said
  
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• Ronaldo’s break with Portugal is sad, fitting, and long overdue

  05-10-2026 17:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal coach Jorge Jesus were at odds during this international window.Composite: Getty, ShutterstockIf this is to be the end for Cristiano Ronaldo at international level, at least it can be said that he left the stage as he bestrode it: with monumental self-regard. Ronaldo has always been a preening, self-absorbed player, but for a time, when he was one of the best in the world, it could be tolerated. For the past four years, though, he has actively and obviously held Po
  
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• Liverpool could be set for £115m double Brentford raid

  05-10-2026 17:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool could be set for £115m double Brentford raidLiverpool transfers: Michael Kayode and Kevin Schade emerge in £115m Brentford planLiverpool are tracking Brentford pair Michael Kayode and Kevin Schade in what could develop into one of the more significant Premier League transfer stories ahead of the next two windows, with TEAMtalk credited as the original source of the report.The headline angle centres on Kayode, the Italy international full-back who has quickly built a strong
  
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• Real Madrid rising star agrees new deal at the Santiago Bernabeu until 2031

  05-10-2026 17:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid rising star agrees new deal at the Santiago Bernabeu until 2031In a season where Real Madrid have largely struggled to keep pace with leaders Barcelona, Arda Guler has been one of the few bright sparks.Despite his limited minutes, the Turkish international has shown that he is capable of becoming a first-team regular for Los Blancos, especially at a time when others, including Vinicius Jr. are struggling to make an impact.Guler was notably named in Real Madrid’s five-player sta
  
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• Jürgen Klopp continues to take heat for public handling of Joshua Kimmich debate

  05-10-2026 17:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jürgen Klopp continues to take heat for public handling of Joshua Kimmich debateJürgen Klopp’s handling of Germany captain Joshua Kimmich has come under increasing scrutiny following the conclusion of his first international window as Bundestrainer.The controversy began not with Kimmich being dropped, but with Klopp deliberately sending his captain home halfway through Germany’s unusually large October camp. Kimmich had featured in the opening Nations League fixtures agains
  
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