International
The World Cup, the Euro, the Nations League, everyone else’s national teams and the bodies that decide for everyone, FIFA and UEFA first. Marcel saw a Euro with eight teams and already found it long.
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Oman qualified by a draw in a Jeddah hotel, Marcel notes
Oman beat Kuwait 3-1 on Tuesday while Iraq lost 2-0 in Saudi Arabia, and nothing could separate the two sides: head-to-head, goals, yellow cards. The Gulf Cup federation drew lots in a…
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Ceferin says football needs no emperors, Louise goes looking for them
On 29 September 2026 in Copenhagen, in front of the EFC general assembly, UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin targeted the way Gianni Infantino runs Fifa without ever naming him, according to RMC Sport.…
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Zidane says Van Bommel used to give him ‘little boxes’, Louise looks for the boxes
At a press conference at King Baudouin Stadium, Belgium’s national ground, on 27 September 2026, before Belgium-France in the Nations League, Zinédine Zidane was asked about Mark van Bommel, an old on-pitch…
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Zidane scraps the Clairefontaine carpet, Louise wonders where players arrive now
New France head coach after Didier Deschamps’s fourteen years in charge, Zinédine Zidane has scrapped Clairefontaine’s “blue carpet” and closed the players’ arrival to photographers and journalists.
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Klopp called up 44 players in one window, Marcel knew eleven per team
Jürgen Klopp called up 44 different players during this Nations League window and changed five starters before losing 0-1 to Greece in Augsburg, on 27 September 2026.
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Vozinha misses life before the 0-0, Freddy’s keeper still unrecognised at the chip van
Cape Verde keeper Vozinha, 40, became famous overnight after the 0-0 with Spain at the 2026 World Cup and told The Observer he’d lost his peace and quiet. He’s now up for…
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Antigua & Barbuda lead 5-0 and finish with nine, Freddy gives a lesson in game management
Antigua & Barbuda beat Anguilla 5-0 in the Concacaf Nations League. At 5-0, Keon Greene and then Shalon Knight were sent off by referee Wikelson Bonnet for pulling the dreadlocks of Aedan…
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Gibbs-White recalled from Dubai holiday, Nadine calls it historic
Morgan Gibbs-White was called up to the England squad while on holiday in Dubai, to replace Cole Palmer, who withdrew from the squad. England host Spain on Saturday night at Wembley in…
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Hojbjerg wanted only one of his two midfielders, Freddy is still looking for his
Denmark lost 2-3 to Norway on Thursday night, and captain Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg criticised the midfield he shared with Morten Hjulmand and Victor Froholdt before apologising on Instagram. Coach Brian Riemer, a former…
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Salah rested over synthetic turf in Djouba, Marcel remembers the mud
Mohamed Salah will not feature in Egypt’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Sudan on 29 September in Djouba. Hossam Hassan’s staff say the stadium’s synthetic pitch is too risky.
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Klopp contradicts ex-captain Van Dijk, Marcel misses the age of silence
The Netherlands and Germany drew 1-1 on Thursday in the Nations League. Virgil van Dijk and Jürgen Klopp, former captain and former manager at Liverpool until 2024, gave opposing verdicts on Van…
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Klopp bans phones at meals, Freddy says he’s done it since 2011
Jürgen Klopp plays his first match as Germany manager tonight, against the Netherlands, two years after leaving the touchline for the Red Bull franchise network. Since his appointment on 24 July, he…