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Kylian Mbappe has been left out of the France squad for the Nations League games against Israel and Belgium. The Real Madrid striker is returning from a thigh injury that kept him out of the derby draw with Atletico Madrid at the weekend although he did come on as a substitute in last night’s 1-0 defeat at Lille in the …

Newcastle United featured in three Premier League nominations today, with Harvey Barnes and Nick Pope up for September awards (vote here). Barnes has been nominated for the Player of the Month prize alongside Luis Diaz, Gabriel Magalhaes, Ryan Gravenberch, Raul Jimenez, Dwight McNeil, Cole Palmer, Ollie Watkins, while his stunning strike in last month’s 2-1 win at Wolves is also …

There is not much to complain about Barcelona’s start to the season for the team has been flying, especially with the attack flowing freely and goals coming at free will. The story at the back, however, has not been as rosy as the Catalans have struggled to maintain clean sheets. While indeed there are a couple of reasons for their …

Real Madrid will look to dust themselves off from a surprise defeat to Lille in the Champions League by claiming all three points against Villarreal in La Liga on Saturday night. Los Blancos hadn’t tasted defeat up until that game on Wednesday, and this weekend face a Villarreal side that are currently third in the Primera Division. Match Preview Real …

Inter Miami has collected their second trophy in their short history as a Major League Soccer club. The latest triumph came on Wednesday night as the Herons earned the 2024 MLS Supporters’ Shield by beating the Columbus Crew. Miami won the match thanks to goals from superstar duo Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez. Messi started the scoring with a pair …

Chris Eubank Jr. has revealed why his fight against Canelo Alvarez never happened in October, with the 35-year-old saying that he wasn’t offered enough money for the bout.  Why Did Chris Eubank Jr. Not Fight Canelo Alvarez? Chris Eubank Jr. was supposed to fight Canelo Alvarez in October, but the super-middleweight bout was cancelled with no explanation given as to …

Lee Carsley insists the likes of Harry Maguire and Eberechi Eze have done nothing wrong despite being left out of the England squad for the Nations League doubleheader against Greece and Finland. Interim boss Carsley named his second squad this afternoon and handed recalls to Kyle Walker,  Jude Bellingham and, after a seven-year absence, Dominic Solanke. Manchester United centre-half Maguire, …

October 3 – Is FIFA finally running out of patience with Israel? Following delay after delay over Palestinian demands for action, a decision on whether or not to suspend Israel from international football is set to be taken by the FIFA Council today. Last month FIFA continued to drag its feet over the crisis in the Middle East by once again …

Dani Olmo’s recovery is progressing well, and if a report from MARCA is to be believed, he is expected to be fit for Barcelona’s match against Sevilla after the upcoming international break.  This is positive news for the team, as Olmo was forced off the pitch during their game against Girona due to muscle discomfort in September. He left the …

Dortmund are riding high at the moment, fresh off their biggest ever Champions League victory on Tuesday as they put seven past Scottish champions Celtic. This weekend they are back to Bundesliga duties, travelling to the German capital to face Union Berlin. Match Preview Union Berlin Recent Form Union Berlin lost for the first time last week as Gladbach defeated …