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• Victor Munoz makes promise that Liverpool fans will love

  02-10-2026 15:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Victor Munoz makes promise that Liverpool fans will loveVictor Munoz thriving at Liverpool as Spain forward targets bigger roleVictor Munoz has had a fast year. New club, new league, World Cup winner, senior Spain minutes, and now a growing role at Liverpool under Andoni Iraola. There is a lot going on, and the player himself seems aware of the obvious point, it has happened quickly.That pace matters. A summer move from Osasuna to Liverpool can swallow players whole, particularly forwards adjust
  
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• Barcelona loanee makes national team breakthrough with crucial clean sheet

  05-10-2026 14:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona loanee makes national team breakthrough with crucial clean sheetBarcelona loanee Diego Kochen has taken another significant step in his development after making his first start for the United States and keeping a clean sheet in a 3-0 victory over Mexico.The 20-year-old goalkeeper, currently developing at Danish club Lyngby, had previously been handed his senior international debut against Peru, playing the second half of that match. He was then trusted from the start against Mexic
  
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• Liverpool set their eyes on 'amazing' Premier League star

  05-10-2026 14:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool set their eyes on 'amazing' Premier League starThe transfer window may be shut at the moment but, that doesn't mean the rumour mill has stopped turning. Liverpool have spent over £600 million on new players in two years and, it still feels like they need to improve certain areas of their squad.At the moment, the Reds' midfield feels like their worst area on the pitch, especially now that Curtis Jones has exited.Of course, Trey Nyoni has done a fairly decent job when called upon b
  
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• Arsenal, Spurs and Milan join Roma in race for Endrick

  05-10-2026 14:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal, Spurs and Milan join Roma in race for EndrickThe January transfer window is still a ways off, but Roma are starting to look for new options for their attacking lineup. Among the players strongly reported is Endrick, a 2006-born Brazilian striker from Real Madrid. The young talent is reportedly a key target for strengthening the attack during the upcoming winter transfer window. The situation is changing, especially with developments in Spain. According to Teamtalk.com, Endrick has expre
  
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• Bournemouth unhappy after Scott injured with England

  05-10-2026 14:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Alex Scott won his second cap for England against Croatia on Saturday [Getty Images]Bournemouth are unhappy with the way they believe England handled the injury to midfielder Alex Scott - which means he could now be out for up to eight weeks.Scott has withdrawn from the England squad to face the Czech Republic in the Nations League on Tuesday with a thigh injury.He felt the issue prior to Saturday's 7-0 win over Croatia, but played 70 minutes in central midfield alongside Elliot Anderson before
  
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• Norway boss eases Erling Haaland injury fears after Portugal substitution

  05-10-2026 14:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Norway boss eases Erling Haaland injury fears after Portugal substitutionNorway head coach Stale Solbakken has eased concerns over Erling Haaland after suggesting the striker’s substitution against Portugal was largely planned because of his heavy workload.Haaland was withdrawn after 67 minutes of Norway’s 2-1 Nations League defeat in Porto on Sunday after appearing to signal towards the bench that he wanted to come off.The sight initially raised fears that the Manchester City strike
  
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• Worry for VfB! Stuttgart player returns injured from Germany duty

  05-10-2026 14:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Worry for VfB! Stuttgart player returns injured from Germany dutyVfB Stuttgart have to cope with an injured player during the international break. Nikolas Nartey returned early from the Danish national team due to muscular problems. The Swabians announced this on Monday lunchtime.The 26-year-old was already absent on Sunday evening for the Nations League match against Wales. Against Portugal, however, in a 2-4 defeat, he came on for ten minutes in his second international appearance.The versatil
  
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• Real Madrid believe injured key trio will be ready to play vs Villarreal

  05-10-2026 14:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid believe injured key trio will be ready to play vs VillarrealReal Madrid are hoping to have Kylian Mbappe, Ibrahima Konate and Federico Valverde available for the La Liga meeting with Villarreal, with the fitness of all three players being closely monitored, according to Melchor Ruiz.The trio have each faced different injury concerns during the past few weeks, leaving Madrid waiting for clarity before Saturday’s fixture. Their availability could be particularly important gi
  
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• Gasperini explains why Dybala and Molina will not attend Messi farewell

  05-10-2026 14:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Gasperini explains why Dybala and Molina will not attend Messi farewellRoma head coach Gian Piero Gasperini has given a logical explanation as to why Paulo Dybala and Nahuel Molina will not be allowed to attend Lionel Messi’s final match with the Argentina national team this week, but admits that it will be an ‘emotional’ occasion and says that ‘it’s hard to think of anyone who’s achieved what Lionel has’.Gasperini: ‘Too close to an important game&
  
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• Shrewsbury kept McMahon-Brown's involvement secret

  05-10-2026 14:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kian McMahon-Brown was player of the year in 2025-26 for Burnley's under-21 side after scoring 11 goals[Getty Images]Shrewsbury Town head coach Gavin Cowan says they had to keep Kian McMahon-Brown's inclusion in the squad for Saturday's League Two game at Grimsby Town a secret to try and surprise their hosts.The 18-year-old started for Salop after being allowed back from international duty with the Republic of Ireland's Under-21 squad.McMahon-Brown, who is with Town on loan from Championship clu
  
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• Gasperini: ‘Roma want to start where we left off, Mourinho has something special’

  05-10-2026 14:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Gasperini: ‘Roma want to start where we left off, Mourinho has something special’Roma head coach Gian Piero Gasperini says that he hopes Roma pick up where they left off once Serie A action resumes this weekend, and says that Jose Mourinho still has that ‘special’ something about him ahead of his return to the Stadio Olimpico with Real Madrid in the Champions League.Gasperini on Roma’s Serie A return, Real Madrid test and Dybala/Cristante conditionsRoma went into th
  
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• West Ham to honour Miklosko at QPR game

  05-10-2026 14:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  West Ham United will dedicate Friday's Championship game against Queens Park Rangers to former goalkeeper Ludek Miklosko, who died last month at the age of 64.The hugely popular Miklosko played for both clubs, as well as spending time as a goalkeeping coach with West Ham.The Czech played 373 times for the Hammers between 1990 and 1998, before joining QPR and making a further 57 league appearances.His family and selected former team-mates will take part in a pre-match ceremony before the game at
  
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• Young forward Patton signs new Reading deal to 2028

  05-10-2026 14:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sean Patton made his debut for the Republic of Ireland Under-21s in March [Getty Images]Young Reading forward Sean Patton has signed a new two-year contract to stay at the club through to 2028.The 20-year-old has made eight first-team appearances for Reading since joining the Royals' under-21s team from Derry City in 2025.He scored five goals in six games on loan at National League side Aldershot Town last campaign, before picking up an injury in pre-season this summer.Patton also made his debut
  
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• Copa del Rey first-round draw: many top-flight sides know rivals

  05-10-2026 14:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Copa del Rey first-round draw: many top-flight sides know rivalsThe Copa del Rey will soon get underway and, to that end, the first-round draw has been held.The teams that will play in the Spanish Super Cup will not be involved: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atlético de Madrid and Real Sociedad.These were the results:UDS Salamanca, Auriense and Ribadesella have been drawn against three top-flight sides: Celta, Deportivo and Racing respectively.El Prat or San Rafael, Atlético Calatayud, A
  
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• 👑 Messi, all set for The Last Dance! But not without controversy... 😨

  05-10-2026 14:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  👑 Messi, all set for The Last Dance! But not without controversy... 😨Lionel Messi’s last dance with Argentina will be at the Monumental, but not without controversy. Tomorrow night, more than 80,000 fans will say goodbye to Leo in his final match with the Selección, and tickets sold out in just two hours. A farewell coming more than 21 years after his debut against Hungary, in August 2005 in Budapest, which ended with a red card after just a handful of seconds.The sa
  
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• Barcelona superstar remains the footballer with the highest market value at €220 million

  05-10-2026 14:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona superstar remains the footballer with the highest market value at €220 millionLamine Yamal remains the most valuable footballer in the world after Transfermarkt’s latest market-value update, with the Barcelona superstar holding his €220 million valuation alongside Manchester City striker Erling Haaland.Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe remains third at €200m, meaning there has been no change among the three most valuable players in the latest update.Yamal’s p
  
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• Arsenal summer signing scores 1st goal for England u17s

  05-10-2026 14:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal summer signing scores 1st goal for England u17sArsenal’s Mylo Bernard put in an impressive performance and scored for the England u17s against Germany on Sunday, but his team ultimately slipped to defeat.Photo via Arsenal.comArsenal’s youth summer centre-forward signing Mylo Bernard made his debut for the England u17s earlier in the international break, helping them to a win over Israel.Bernard had previously scored four and assisted two in just eight games for the England u1
  
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• Why Chelsea’s Malo Gusto missed out on France squad

  05-10-2026 14:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Why Chelsea’s Malo Gusto missed out on France squadMalo Gusto (23), despite featuring for France during last summer’s FIFA World Cup, was entirely absent from Zinédine Zidane’s first squad. L’Équipe have now explained why. Gusto played in five of Les Bleus’ games at the World Cup and started in the third-place play-off against England. Despite being behind Barcelona’s Jules Koundé in the pecking order, he nonetheless played a role in what
  
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• The USMNT’s kids are thriving, and ‘they have a bit of swag to them’

  05-10-2026 14:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Cavan Sullivan’s first international goal was one to remember.Photograph: Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire/Getty ImagesFrom the outside, a moment like the one Cavan Sullivan produced on Saturday seemed to be pulled directly from dreamland. Turns out, it pretty much was.“I was amazed. I was excited,” the 17-year-old said of learning he’d start for the US men’s national team against Mexico, in what would become a 3-0 win. “I texted my family right after, and after lu
  
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• London City gelling, Man City flying - takeaways from WSL start

  05-10-2026 13:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  After five frantic weeks, the Women's Super League takes a two-week break, offering the perfect chance to take stock of a thrilling start to the season. Here are five key takeaways from the opening weeks.London City back up pre-season ambitionsAlexia Putellas (right) already has three WSL goals since joining London City from Barcelona [Getty Images]For the first time this decade, the established order of the WSL looks under threat.London City Lionesses and Tottenham have been bullish about climb
  
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• Duff set to be appointed Bradford boss

  05-10-2026 13:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Michael Duff will take over at Bradford City from former Burnley team-mate Graham Alexander [Shutterstock]Bradford City are set to appoint former Wycombe Wanderers boss Michael Duff as their new manager.The 48-year-old will replace Graham Alexander at Valley Parade after he left to take over at Championship side Preston North End.Duff, who has also had spells at Cheltenham Town, Barnsley, Swansea City and Huddersfield Town, was sacked by the Chairboys after a year in charge last month.The Bantam
  
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• Manchester City star talks about answers about return to former club

  05-10-2026 13:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester City star talks about answers about return to former clubIliman Ndiaye Hints at Marseille Return Amid Manchester City UncertaintyThere are moments in football when the noise around a club grows so loud that every passing comment, every sideways glance, every affectionate memory from a player suddenly carries extra weight. That is where Manchester City find themselves now, and that is why Iliman Ndiaye’s words about Marseille will echo far beyond an international break fixture.Th
  
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• Liverpool and Chelsea both keen on Premier League star

  05-10-2026 13:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liverpool and Chelsea both keen on Premier League starLiverpool explored Alex Scott move as Fabrizio Romano reveals summer contactLiverpool’s interest in Alex Scott has involved contact with people close to the Bournemouth midfielder, but Fabrizio Romano says the club did not submit a summer bid.Speaking in his latest YouTube update, the transfer reporter described a player who attracted attention from several leading clubs without Bournemouth being willing to negotiate his departure.For L
  
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• Gasperini discusses Cristante injury, Kone’s future and more

  05-10-2026 13:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Gasperini discusses Cristante injury, Kone’s future and moreGian Piero Gasperini spoke to Sky Sport from Cascina Gilli and discussed his passion for wine and nature. “It’s a special place for me, an area whose hills I’ve always appreciated, and it’s my haven of peace. I come here to recharge and reconnect with nature, also taking advantage of my son’s passion.” Gasperini then went on to discuss the birth of “3-4-3,” the new wine launched by h
  
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• Ex-Swindon & Crawley striker McKirdy retires at 29

  05-10-2026 13:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Former Swindon Town, Hibernian and Crawley Town striker Harry McKirdy has announced his retirement from professional football, at the age of 29.McKirdy was released by League Two side Crawley at the end of last season.Writing on his Instagram account, McKirdy said: "After 14 years in full-time football, it's time to call it a day."I never thought I'd pack it in so early but sitting here where I am, happy in life, great people around me... how could I possibly have any regrets?"McKirdy came throu
  
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• Conceicao sent off after being shown two yellow cards in 10 seconds for Portugal

  05-10-2026 13:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Conceicao sent off after being shown two yellow cards in 10 seconds for PortugalJuventus winger Francisco Conceicao was sent off after being shown two yellow cards within 10 seconds in the 86th minute, just as he was about to be substituted off, during Portugal’s Nations League victory over Norway on Sunday evening.Conceicao sent off for quickfire double yellow moments before substitutionConceicao had started in Portugal’s 2-1 victory against Norway in Porto on Sunday evening, helpin
  
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• ‘This is an evening I am very proud of’: Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk enjoys 100th appearance for the Netherlands

  05-10-2026 13:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ‘This is an evening I am very proud of’: Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk enjoys 100th appearance for the NetherlandsIt was a special evening in Amsterdam for Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk. The former Celtic and Southampton defender celebrated 100 caps for the Dutch national team as the side won 2-1 against Serbia. Van Dijk, who is now 35, was given a chance to celebrate the achievement pre match and ran onto the pitch with his son. The Liverpool defender said to the media aft
  
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• ‘That was my mistake’: Xavi takes responsibility for Netherlands poor first half against Greece

  05-10-2026 13:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ‘That was my mistake’: Xavi takes responsibility for Netherlands poor first half against GreeceThe Netherlands staged a second half comeback to earn a 2-2 draw in Athens last night. The side were 2-0 down at half-time, but rallied in the second 45 minutes to remain undefeated under new head coach Xavi. However, the former Barcelona midfielder was not happy with what he saw in the first 45, and took the blame for the performance. Speaking to the media after the game, Xavi said ‘
  
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• Erling Haaland injury update: Latest on Manchester City star ahead of huge game at Liverpool

  05-10-2026 13:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The latest Erling Haaland injury news is something Manchester City fans will be searching for ferociously over the next few days ahead of their massive game at Liverpool on Sunday. With City launching an appeal against their guilty verdict from an independent commission off the pitch, with the eyes of the world focused on their situation, on the pitch they've won five from five to start the Premier League season and are top of the table. But the last thing they wanted heading into this huge occa
  
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• Esposito given Italy no.9 shirt as squad numbers for Turkey confirmed

  05-10-2026 13:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Esposito given Italy no.9 shirt as squad numbers for Turkey confirmedFrancesco Pio Esposito will wear the no.9 shirt for Italy in the absence of Moise Kean when the Azzurri take on Turkey in the Nations League on Monday evening: Check out the full list of squad numbers below!Italy are in Nations League action for the final time of the extra-long September-October international break on Monday evening, hosting Vincenzo Montella’s side at the Dall’Ara in Bologna at 19.45 BST.You can fo
  
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