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'Football has won': Israeli FA says after Ireland vote to fulfil fixture

The Israel Football Association has said football and ⁠politics need to remain separate in the wake of Ireland players voting on Saturday to fulfil Sunday's ‌Nations League fixture between the sides in Hungary.

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Ireland decide to fulfil Israel fixture after team vote despite Bazunu withdrawing

Ireland's football team voted on Saturday to fulfil a Nations League tie with Israel despite goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu pulling out of the match due to unease over the war in Gaza.

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Sagnol sacked by Georgia after shock home loss in Nations League opener

Former France international Willy Sagnol has been sacked as Georgia coach, the country's football federation announced Saturday.

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Salah withdrawn from Egypt's clash with South Sudan due to artificial surface

Mohamed Salah will not travel ⁠with Egypt's squad to South Sudan for their second Africa Cup ‌of Nations qualifier because the match ‌will be played on an ‌artificial turf pitch, the Egyptian Football ‌Association said on Saturday.

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'Incredibly excited': Liverpool appoint Julian Ward as sporting director

Liverpool have named Julian Ward as their new sporting director as he returns to the club once more.

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Norway block media access to Haaland after landmark Manchester City verdict

After Manchester City were reportedly found guilty on almost all of the charges relating to their breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations, the Norwegian Football Federation decided not to make striker Erling Haaland available for the media on Saturday ahead of Sunday's Nations League fixture against Portugal in Oslo.

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Biggest points deductions in English football history as Man City face potential penalty

Manchester City could face punishment after reportedly being found guilty of all but one of the 115 charges levelled against them for breaking the Premier League's financial rules.

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Why Barcelona might be persuaded to sell Dani Olmo to Bayern Munich in January

With eight wins from eight games in all competitions so far, and with 31 goals scored in seven LaLiga matches, the notion that Barcelona are on their way back to the top table of world football isn't without merit.

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EFL seeks £1 billion from Premier League over five years, according to reports

The English Football League has ⁠asked for payment of £1 billion ($1.3 billion) over ‌five years from the Premier League ‌amid ongoing negotiations ‌for a new revenue-sharing deal ‌in English football, Sky News ‌reported on Friday.

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Finland 'humble' ahead of San Marino trip but winning the group is the goal

From UEFA Nations League matches with England to UEFA Nations League (UNL) matches with San Marino in the space of one cycle, one could be forgiven for thinking Finland had been demoted from the top table of European football to the very bottom.

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Jude Bellingham voted England men's player of the year for second successive season

Jude Bellingham has been named England men's player of the ⁠year for a second successive season after a standout campaign in which he scored a ‌record seven goals at the 2026 World Cup, the Football ‌Association said on Friday.

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Havertz and Musiala ruled out of Germany's Nations League clash against Grecce

Kai Havertz and Jamal Musiala have been ruled out of Germany's Nations League game with Greece this weekend with injury, the German football federation (DFB) said on Friday.

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Haaland breaks Ibrahimovic's record to become top all-time Nordic goalscorer

Erling Haaland marked another milestone on Thursday after ⁠a double in Norway's 3-2 Nations League victory over Denmark made him the highest-scoring Nordic man in ‌international football history, surpassing Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

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UEFA women's football chief Nadine Kessler on Barca's dominance & growing transfer fees

Nadine Kessler, the former Ballon d'Or winner turned UEFA's director of women's football, discussed Barcelona's grip on the Champions League, the rising transfer market, Europe's chances at next year's World Cup and whether a women's Youth League could be on the way.

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'Abuses of power': Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A & Bundesliga call for FIFA reform

Four of Europe's most powerful football leagues called for sweeping reforms at FIFA on Friday, saying stakeholders must be given a ⁠greater role in decision-making as scrutiny mounts over the governing body's leadership.

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EXCLUSIVE: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink on Chelsea's poor start & talk about Alonso's future

Former Chelsea striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has opened up on the club's struggles so far this season under new manager Xabi Alonso.

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Why the rise of Brighton and Hove Albion is a modern-day feel-good football story

Over the past few seasons, there have been several success stories at the top end of English football, including, for example, Brentford establishing themselves as a stable Premier League outfit.

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NCAAF Week 4 must-watch matchups: Oregon look to rebound after tough loss

Week 3 of college football didn’t disappoint. Many exciting games were decided by narrow margins, keeping fans on edge until the final seconds. The latest weekend still delivered a few upsets, while the highly anticipated matchups certainly lived up to the hype. Texas remains the No. 1 team in the country, and the top three stayed unchanged. But after a huge victory on Saturday, a new program has entered the top five!

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Deco on Barcelona's failed move for Julian Alvarez and Raphinha's red-hot form

Barcelona's sporting director, Deco, was one of the main figures this Thursday, September 24th, at the Portugal Football Summit 2026. There, in the presence of several accredited media outlets, such as Flashscore, he spoke about Raphinha's change of role, what happened with Julian Alvarez, and the signings of Rodri and Gabriel Jesus. He even mentioned other notable names like the teenager JJ Gabriel or Lautaro Martínez.

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EXCLUSIVE: Aitor Karanka on De la Fuente, Spanish coaching and Mourinho

Aitor Karanka has spent a year inside the Spanish Football Federation, a spell that culminated with Spain lifting the World Cup. Speaking to Flashscore at the Portugal Football Summit in Oeiras, the former Real Madrid defender and assistant to Jose Mourinho, now serving as the sporting director of the Spanish federation, explained what makes Luis de la Fuente's squad so special, why Spain keeps producing elite coaches, and what Mourinho can bring to the Bernabeu 15 years after their first stint together.

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Former England striker Andy Carroll reveals he was sexually assaulted by 'celebrity mate'

Former Newcastle, Liverpool and England striker Andy Carroll has revealed he was sexually assaulted by a male celebrity.

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England should stick to strengths instead of imitating Spain style, believes Gordon

Winger Anthony Gordon believes England should abandon attempts to copy ⁠Spain's possession-based style of football and instead embrace their natural game by leaning more ‌into physical strengths.

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Why football needs to be wary of rushing to acclaim young stars Max Dowman and JJ Gabriel

After a number of withdrawals from the England squad for the upcoming Nations League matches, news that Arsenal's Max Dowman will likely be brought into the fold should be treated with caution.

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French court confirm decision to send PSG defender Hakimi to trial for rape charges

A French court on Wednesday upheld a decision to send Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco footballer Achraf Hakimi to trial on rape charges, a judicial source told AFP.