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• Real Madrid launch scathing response to Javier Tebas after refereeing row

  23-09-2026 10:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid launch scathing response to Javier Tebas after refereeing rowBeing the biggest club in European football, Real Madrid always lives in the spotlight. However, the noise surrounding the Merengue club has increased significantly in the last few days, especially since their defeat in the first Madrid derby of the season.Their match against Atletico Madrid on Sunday was filled with refereeing controversies, and once again brought to the fore the perceived injustice that Los Blancos feel t
  
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• Controversial head-chop celebration has consequences! German talent banned

  24-09-2026 07:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Controversial head-chop celebration has consequences! German talent bannedWhile Paris Brunner is currently preparing for Saturday’s match against Latvia with Germany’s U21 national team, he received news of a suspension in Ligue 1.The 20-year-old forward has been handed a retrospective ban for his obscene celebration during AS Monaco’s 1-1 draw in Strasbourg. For his throat-slitting gesture, he was given a two-match suspension by the league association LFP, along with a further
  
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• Calhanoglu-Inter, goodbye? Juve-Inacio, Napoli-Italiano latest ☀️

  24-09-2026 07:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Calhanoglu-Inter, goodbye? Juve-Inacio, Napoli-Italiano latest ☀️The league is on pause and will remain so for about twenty days. So the transfer market is back in focus, with behind-the-scenes stories on missed signings, future renewals, and possible surprises in January.Watch the entire Serie BKT live with LaB Channel on OneFootball: subscribe for just €9.99 per month!These are some of the topics being discussed this morning. Let’s look at the most interesting ones.
  
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• Premier League managers who could be sacked during the international break

  24-09-2026 07:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Premier League managers who could be sacked during the international breakThe first international break of the season is upon us, as players head off around the globe to represent their national teams.Premier League action will not resume until October 10th.Not all top-flight managers will be able to rest and relax during this period because of the fear of an early sacking.Below we have listed a few names who could be dismissed before club football returns next month.Roberto De ZerbiIt would not
  
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• Dybala’s top start: the Argentine leads in many Serie A statistics

  24-09-2026 07:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Dybala’s top start: the Argentine leads in many Serie A statisticsPaulo Dybala started the season by lighting up the pitch with his play. The Argentine star played in every game before the break: five in Serie A and one in the Champions League. The number 21 was Gasperini’s third most used outfield player, after Cristante and Hermoso, an unpredictable statistic. Yet Gasperini’s treatment is working because Dybala is having fun, running, always playing, and creating danger for h
  
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• De Roon 100% fit to start for Roma in coming weeks

  24-09-2026 07:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  De Roon 100% fit to start for Roma in coming weeksMarten De Roon is the spokesman for Gasperini’s football. No player knows the Roma manager better, having played 361 games for him, scoring 19 goals and 26 assists. No one in the world has played more matches under the general from Grugliasco. The Dutch midfielder is taking advantage of the break to get back into form and be a versatile player in midfield. The 1991-born midfielder is destined to carve out a significant role for himself in G
  
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• Why this break has come at the worst time for De Zerbi & Spurs

  24-09-2026 07:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [BBC]Big spending always means big ambitions, but shelling out so much money on so many players the way Tottenham did this summer produces problems for any manager, and there is no quick fix.If I was given a bundle of cash and asked to buy an outfit for a wedding, and I spent every penny of it on pink shoes, brown trousers, yellow shirt and orange tie, then I am sure you would all say that just doesn't work.That is similar to what has happened at Spurs, where the board backed Roberto de Zerbi to
  
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• Roma among teams that inquired about Kvernadze 

  24-09-2026 07:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Roma among teams that inquired about Kvernadze Even though it’s not transfer season, Roma continues to move forward in the market, seeking new attacking talent. Among the players being monitored by the Giallorossi is Giorgi Kvernadze. The Georgian winger from Frosinone has had a stellar start to the season, attracting the attention of several Italian clubs.The 2003-born player has earned a place and earned recognition thanks to his performances, putting up impressive numbers in both t
  
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• Six call-ups, one bigger statement: The NSL is becoming part of the Canada national team story

  24-09-2026 07:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Six call-ups, one bigger statement: The NSL is becoming part of the Canada national team storySix players from the Northern Super League (NSL) have been named to Casey Stoney’s 24-player Canada squad for October’s two-match series against Denmark. It is a record number for the league.That alone is worth celebrating but it also raises a bigger question: What does it actually take to get noticed by Canada now?The answer is becoming more complicated.AFC Toronto has three players in the
  
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• NWSL Week 22: Gotham clinches playoff spot, Angel City wins twice as Taylor Suarez sets record

  24-09-2026 07:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NWSL Week 22: Gotham clinches playoff spot, Angel City wins twice as Taylor Suarez sets recordDenver is knocking on the door of the playoffs thanks to a vital win over Seattle, and Washington kept pace with Gotham by blanking Chicago. San Diego’s fourth win in five has moved them to third, while Portland handled Orlando.Bay took their match against Racing Louisville as a shooting drill, sending their hosts to a fifth straight defeat. Jordynn Dudley had a brace for Gotham, while Sophia Wils
  
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• A Dutch international has explained why he left Manchester City and his explanation shows why he didn’t fit

  24-09-2026 07:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  A Dutch international has explained why he left Manchester City and his explanation shows why he didn’t fitTijjani Reijnders was sold by Manchester City to Saudi Pro League club Al Qadsiah during the summer transfer window. Unfortunately, despite showing early promise, Reijnders didn’t make the impact he’d have liked at City. The Dutch international wasn’t suited to the physicality of the Premier League and he eventually fell out of favour with Pep Guardiola towards the b
  
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• Kylian Mbappe reveals how close he came to joining Liverpool in 2017

  24-09-2026 07:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kylian Mbappe reveals how close he came to joining Liverpool in 2017Kylian Mbappe has revealed how close he came to joining Liverpool as a teenager, with his mother making secret trips to Anfield before deciding that Paris Saint-Germain was the right move for her son.The Real Madrid forward recalled a private meeting with then-Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp in 2017, when Mbappe was starring for AS Monaco and attracting interest from several of Europe’s biggest clubs.The meeting took place
  
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• England should stop trying to replicate Spain - Gordon

  24-09-2026 07:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Anthony Gordon has made 25 appearances for England and scored four goals.[Getty Images]Anthony Gordon says that controlling games is not in the English "DNA" but the Three Lions could win major tournaments if they stop "trying to replicate Spain".The Barcelona winger was speaking at St George's Park as the England squad prepare to take on world champions Spain on Saturday - their first match together since the World Cup.England lost their semi-final 2-1 to Argentina, before beating France 6-4 in
  
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• Is Netherlands v Germany on TV? Channel, kick-off time and how to watch Nations League clash

  24-09-2026 07:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Netherlands and Germany begin life under new managers as Xavi and Jurgen Klopp take charge of their first games as high-profile hires of national teams.Klopp made his return to management as the successor to Julian Nagelsmann after a difficult World Cup for Germany, but has already vowed to quite if he is treated unfairly as he seeks an improvement in the side’s fortunes.Xavi, meanwhile, emerged as a surprise choice for the Dutch following Ronald Koeman’s resignation, with Arne S
  
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• How Ireland v Israel become the world’s most controversial fixture

  24-09-2026 07:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  About 2km from the Republic of Ireland’s Aviva Stadium, which won’t be hosting the home leg of the two Nations League games against Israel next week, there’s a notable indication as to why. Dublin’s Liberty Hall, the headquarters of the country’s main workers’ union, features a huge banner imploring the national team to “Stop the Game”.That is also the name of the grassroots campaign behind the banner, which adds: “Go with your conscience, do
  
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• 🎙️ Rodri on the Madrid derby: Kang-in Lee's could've been a red

  24-09-2026 05:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🎙️ Rodri on the Madrid derby: Kang-in Lee's could've been a redRodri spoke to El Partidazo de COPE and revisited one of the biggest controversies of the weekend in LaLiga: the “send-offs” in the Madrid derby."I think Cuti’s is more difficult because I don’t know whether he can pull his foot away or not, and maybe Kang-in Lee’s, which I honestly don’t think he did on purpose, maybe that one could have been a red. I think referees can make mistake
  
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• ⚠️ César Montes out of the Mexico squad

  24-09-2026 01:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ⚠️ César Montes out of the Mexico squadCésar Montes joins the list of injured players for the Mexican National Team and will not be part of the squad for the FIFA dates in September and October."El Cachorro" trained separately from the group due to discomfort, and later the medical staff ruled him out because of a glute strain.His place will be taken by Dagoberto Espinoza, a defender for Club América.More absences?The absences of Alan Cervantes and César
  
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• Burnham wants ‘discriminatory’ alcohol ban in stands at football matches to be overturned

  24-09-2026 00:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Andy Burnham has called for a ban on football fans drinking alcohol in stadium stands to be scrapped, describing the law as discriminatory and outdated.The Prime Minister said that targeting football spectators is unfair when followers of other sports are permitted to drink while watching their teams.Established during the 1980s when fears of hooliganism were at their peak, the restriction applies to the top five tiers of English men’s football.However, Everton fan Mr Burnham said the poli
  
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• Man Utd put 10 past Blades as Olid gets first win

  23-09-2026 23:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  WSL Players CupManchester United 10 - 1 Sheffield United FTManchester United's women's side secured their first victory since March [Getty Images]Manchester United thrashed lowly Sheffield United in the Subway Players Cup as head coach Eva Olid claimed her first win since taking charge in August.Captain Maya le Tissier's first-half goal from the penalty spot opened the floodgates for the hosts, with Wales forward Mared Griffiths grabbing a hat-trick.Olid's side came into the contest having picke
  
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• Barcelona rule out Alvarez deal - Thursday's gossip

  23-09-2026 23:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona rule out Alvarez signing from Atletico Madrid, Liverpool will not allow Wirtz departure, and Chelsea target English midfield duo.Barcelona have ruled out signing Argentina forward Julian Alvarez from Atletico Madrid in January, with the 24-year-old waiting to see whether Paris St-Germain or Arsenal make a bid for him, or whether he should stay put. (Fichajes - in Spanish)Liverpool will not countenance selling Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz, 23, to Bayern Munich in the January transfe
  
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• When Bellamy watched on as Ronaldo caused lockdown

  23-09-2026 23:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo won the first of his 233 Portugal caps in 2003 [Getty Images]With five Ballon d'Or wins, eight league titles, five Champions Leagues, a European Championship and a pair of Nations League triumphs among his glut of honours, Cristiano Ronaldo's status as one of football's all-time greats is not in doubt.But a chance encounter with the Portugal legend helped Wales boss Craig Bellamy appreciate that the 41-year-old is significantly more than just a footballing icon.Bellamy was on a
  
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• All About Why Everton’s £40m Deal Fell Through: Were The Toffees Right?

  23-09-2026 23:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  All About Why Everton’s £40m Deal Fell Through: Were The Toffees Right?Everton saw a deadline-day move for Folarin Balogun collapse after concerns emerged during his medical, with Landon Donovan now offering further detail on what happened.The report from Aheed Abrar of Goodison News says Donovan discussed the failed deal on Unfiltered Soccer, explaining that Everton’s medical staff noticed issues during their assessment. The club then raised concerns about Balogun’s fitn
  
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• Remembering Roma’s Last Two Champions League Campaigns as the Giallorossi Return to the Top Table

  23-09-2026 23:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Remembering Roma’s Last Two Champions League Campaigns as the Giallorossi Return to the Top TableRoma made their long-awaited return to the UEFA Champions League on September 10th, and they did so by heading to one of the few stadiums in Europe that no team ever wants to visit. That, of course, was Fenerbahçe’s Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in Istanbul, but rather than folding under the cauldron of noise, Gian Piero Gasperini’s men stood tall on the banks o
  
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• With another dynamic attacking option back, Manchester City should be even more dangerous in the final third

  23-09-2026 23:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  With another dynamic attacking option back, Manchester City should be even more dangerous in the final thirdUnfortunately for Jeremy Doku and Manchester City, the Belgian winger had a delayed start to the 2026-27 season. Doku suffered a calf injury in Manchester City’s 3-0 FA Community Shield defeat to Arsenal. The Belgian international missed the first six matches that City played due to the injury. Doku returned to action for the final 15 minutes of Manchester City’s 5-3 win over S
  
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• Andoni Iraola's top target makes so much sense for Liverpool

  23-09-2026 23:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Andoni Iraola's top target makes so much sense for LiverpoolLiverpool may have welcomed four new players through the Anfield doors over the summer but, there are still a couple of areas among their ranks that need upgrading. Their midfield is probably their worst area at the moment but, since Andoni Iraola doesn't seem all that bothered about improving the middle of the park, other signings are likely to end higher up on the Reds' shortlist.Once again, Liverpool spent well over £150 millio
  
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• Aston Villa Ready To Reward £75K-A-Week Star After Remarkable Revival: Right Choice?

  23-09-2026 23:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Aston Villa Ready To Reward £75K-A-Week Star After Remarkable Revival: Right Choice?Aston Villa have opened talks with Emi Buendia over a new contract after his strong run of form under Unai Emery. A report from the Daily Mail, by Tom Collomosse, says Villa want to reward the Argentine for his performances during 2026.Buendia, who is 29, currently has a deal until June 2027, while Villa hold an option to extend it by another year. The club now wants to make progress before his contract ent
  
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• Rangers face Euro exit but Hearts still in tie

  23-09-2026 22:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Rangers are staring at elimination from the Europa Cup after losing 2-0 to Swedish side Hammarby in the first leg of their second qualifying round tie.Elin Sorum finished at the back post to give last season's runners-up the lead just before the half hour mark in Stockholm.The hosts also hit the bar before finding a crucial second goal three minutes from the end, whensubstitute Fanny Peterson struck from outside the box.It leaves Leanne Crichton's side with a difficult task to prog
  
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• Sunderland Are Still Keen On Signing This Talented Winger: Should Le Bris Move In For Him?z

  23-09-2026 22:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sunderland Are Still Keen On Signing This Talented Winger: Should Le Bris Move In For Him?zIn a recent print edition, A Bola mentioned that Sunderland are still keen on signing Sporting CP winger Geny Catamo. It has been claimed that the Black Cats remain eager to get a deal done for the Mozambique talent next year.Catamo’s Impressive Form In Portuguese FootballCatamo has enjoyed a good run of form at the Portuguese club as he has put in a few eye-catching performances for them in the fina
  
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• Eric Cantona says he would not have joined Man Utd if Sir Jim Ratcliffe was owner

  23-09-2026 22:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester United legend Eric Cantona stated he would never have signed for the team if current co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe was in charge.It follows fresh controversy this week after Sir Jim claimed in a BBC interview that the United Kingdom is in decline because "nobody’s tough enough to deal with the immigration problem".Ratcliffe had previously identified the France forward Cantona as his favourite United player.But when United fan Pete Boyle, on his TikTok channel, asked Cantona if he w
  
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• USMNT's striker shortage puts Damion Downs and a group of unproven forwards in the spotlight

  23-09-2026 22:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — Folarin Balogun, a World Cup three-goal scorer, just returned to active duty in the French league. Haji Wright has yet to play in England this season.Ricardo Pepi was a last-minute scratch. Patrick Agyemang continues recovering from a severe injury that ruled him out of the summer carnival across North America.U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino’s first camp of the new World Cup cycle, which features four friendlies over 11 days in three time zones, contains a mix of r
  
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