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Manchester City seek seventh straight league win against Ipswich
City return to the Premier League after a 4–2 European defeat. Ipswich arrive with three wins and a habit of finishing strongly.
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Liverpool reappoint Julian Ward as sporting director after Hughes exit
Ward takes charge immediately after working as FSG’s technical director, returning to the Liverpool role he held during the 2022–23 season.
Balde could reconsider Barcelona future in January after just 12 minutes
Mundo Deportivo reports that Manchester United remains interested in the Barcelona left-back, who has fallen behind Xavi Espart and João Cancelo.
Éder Militão nears Real Madrid return after positive injury assessment
The defender’s surgeon has reviewed his recovery from April’s hamstring operation, with a return to team training approaching and match fitness still to rebuild.
Belgium beat Italy 2–0 as Mancini’s return ends in boos
Mika Godts and Dodi Lukébakio scored in Rome, leaving Italy without a point from Roberto Mancini’s first match back as national coach.
Kai Havertz and Jamal Musiala leave Germany camp with muscle injuries
Germany has called in Florian Wirtz and Jonathan Burkardt early after losing Havertz and Musiala ahead of Sunday’s Nations League match against Greece.
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La Liga joins three major leagues in call to curb FIFA’s powers
Four European leagues want binding input on FIFA decisions and safeguards separating its regulatory and commercial roles.
Kylian Mbappé leaves France squad with knee injury, returns to Madrid
France’s captain was injured while scoring against Turkey and will miss the rest of the international window.
Jürgen Klopp makes Germany debut against Xavi’s Netherlands
Two new national-team coaches begin their tenures in the same Nations League match as Germany and the Netherlands open Group A2 on September 24.
England face world champions Spain in Nations League return
Saturday’s Wembley opener brings England back to League A against the team that beat them in the Euro 2024 final, with kickoff at 7:45 p.m. London time.
Haaland’s Manchester derby winner should not have counted, panel rules
The panel's unanimous verdict centres on Enzo Fernandez's offside involvement before Haaland scored City's winner at Old Trafford.
Brian Brobbey wins Premier League award after Sunderland hat-trick
The Sunderland striker won the Matchweek 5 vote after scoring three times at Manchester City, despite his team's 5-3 loss at the Etihad.