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Sometimes football is silly and sometimes it is more fun for it. On a night when there were 37 shots and the goalkeepers shared thirteen saves between them, some of them absurd, José Mourinho’s Real Madrid found a way to beat his former team Inter in his first Champions League night of his second spell. Just don’t a…

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Aston Villa finally found their shooting boots with three goals at Club Brugge - but their win was not straightforward.

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Aston Villa were 3-1 up after 43 minutes but were made to sweat for their first win of the season, emerging victorious from an entertaining Champions League opener against Club Brugge. John McGinn, who struck the only goal when Villa belatedly got their season up and running last September against Bologna , opened t…

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⚽ Champions League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off ⚽ Live scores | Real Madrid v Inter and more | Email Niall Jamie Jackson has noticed something strange on Uefa’s official team sheet … It’s also finished AEK Athens 1-0 LASK Linz in the battle of the acronyms* – you can follow all the other Champions League and Ca…

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Champions League: Lille v Betis, Dortmund v Villarreal Carabao Cup: Palace v Middlesbrough, Sunderland v Hull Live scores | Read Football Daily | And email Daniel Inter, meanwhile, look solid. They’ve won three from three in Serie A, and will, I think, look to clutter the centre of the pitch. That’s another reason I…

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Sadio Mane and Achraf Hakimi have been nominated for this year's Ballon d'Or - but when will an African claim football's top individual prize for the first time since 1995?

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A goalkeeper from an amateur team in South East London could become king of a Ugandan region after the death of his cousin.

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Bellingham, Rice and Alex Greenwood also nominated Ceremony to move from Paris to London for 2026 awards Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice have been nominated for this year’s men’s Ballon d’Or while Alessia Russo and Alex Greenwood have been nominated for the women’s award. The 30 men’s and 30 women’s nomi…

Voting for the Ballon d'Or has undergone some significant change over the years.

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane is one of three England players nominated for the 2026 Ballon d'Or alongside Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice.

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The fourth-round draw of the EFL Cup takes place on Wednesday, 16 September.

⚽ Champions League news from the 5.45pm BST kick-off ⚽ Live scores | Follow us on Instagram | Read Football Daily Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice have been nominated for this year’s men’s Ballon d’Or while Alessia Russo and Alex Greenwood have been nominated for the women’s award. The 30 men’s and 30 wom…

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England stars Alessia Russo and Alex Greenwood are among 30 players nominated for the women's Ballon d'Or.

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Manager Martin O'Neill confirms Celtic duo Kasper Hogh and Kieran Tierney could play a part in Wednesday's Scottish Premiership match at St Johnstone.

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Ten clubs could lose tens of millions of pounds next year Ladbrokes owner highlights PM’s position as Everton fan Half of the Premier League’s 20 clubs have sponsorship or advertising deals with unlicensed gambling companies that could be illegal next year under plans being developed by the government. An eight-week…

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The Champions League returns this week and you will be able to listen to commentary and watch highlights of the best of the action on the BBC.

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Rangers captain Lawrence Shankland will be out for up to four months because of a hamstring tear and the Scotland forward may have surgery.

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Legal action from the top European leagues and global players' union Fifpro against Fifa is extended to include the world governing body's "abusive conduct" towards the women's game.

Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister says he is "very sad" not to have been offered a new deal by the club and had "options" to leave in the summer.

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Napoli say Scott McTominay's heart surgery "was a complete success" and expect the Scotland midfielder to resume training this month.

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Como president Mirwan Suwarso and several directors are giving up their tickets for the club's Champions League debut to allow elderly supporters to attend.

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