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How have Premier League teams really started? At this stage last season Liverpool were top, with five wins out of five, and Tottenham were third. Given that they finished fifth and 17th respectively, it shows that the table shouldn’t be taken too seriously this early on. While any statistics should …

The selection process means we will not see Germany’s best starting XI this time around. Instead, Klopp clearly intends to try out new players, some of whom played in Germany’s second tier only a few months ago. Take, for example, Felix Keidel, a 23-year-old full-back-midfielder hybrid from recently promoted SV …

Former Arminia Bielefeld boss Michel Kniat and Vesa Vasara, currently in charge at Finnish side Inter Turku, are understood to be among those being considered for the manager’s position at Hibernian. (Edinburgh Evening News – subscription required, external) And ex-Beveren head coach Marink Reedijk is keen on the Hibs vacancy. …

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Celtic will “come together and support” manager Martin O’Neill after a “painful” week for the club, chief executive Michael Nicholson has said. O’Neill had indicated that he would use the international break to consider his future following two defeats to Rangers, either side of a home loss to Ferencvaros in …

Just a couple of changes from the World Cup. Jordan Pickford will be 34 by the time Euro 2028 starts so no problem there for goalkeeper, although James Trafford will mount a serious challenge. I would pick Trent Alexander-Arnold at right-back but I am still not convinced Tuchel trusts him …

Infantino has come under increasing pressure over his aborted Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal. That would have involved selling stakes in the World Cup and other competitions to private investors, and it sparked a major backlash. The Welsh governing body was among the first national associations to withdraw backing for …

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has become only the second player in Premier League history to have scored against every league opponent he has played against. Haaland’s second-half goal in City’s 5-3 win over Sunderland means the Norwegian has scored against all 25 opponents he has faced. He could move …

Five England players withdrew from the squad with injuries on Monday before the forthcoming Nations League matches, with Declan Rice, Cole Palmer, Marcus Rashford, Kobbie Mainoo and Tino Livramento all dropping out. There is no formal process for withdrawing from an international squad outside a major tournament. BBC Sport understands …

Available for 29 days Three defeats in a row, two derby losses and growing uncertainty around Martin O’Neill. So where has it gone wrong for Celtic? Is the manager running out of answers, or are recruitment failures and structural problems at the club now impossible to ignore? Andy Burke is …

It feels like a crossroads has been reached between clubs wanting to be competitive, the WSL continuing to grow, and the need to regenerate an England squad that has not changed much over the past three major tournaments. After all, England are the two-time European champions but seven of the …

Available for 29 days Mark Chapman is joined by Chris Sutton, Nedum Onuoha and Rory Smith. The panel compare Brighton and Brentford, both 3-0 victors over Arsenal and Chelsea respectively and the two models, as it stands which one is best placed to deliver? But what is stopping both clubs …

Available for over a year Ben Haines and Ellen White are together in the studio to break down a big weekend of domestic action and preview the return of European football! First up, the team react to Manchester City maintaining their 100% start to the WSL campaign and Lauren Hemp’s …

More than 160 Irish sportspeople have signed an open letter by the Irish Sport for Palestine Group to urge the Republic of Ireland senior men’s team to boycott their upcoming Nations League games against Israel. The Republic of Ireland are due to play Israel on 27 September in Hungary before …

“When does Sky wonder if they are paying a lot of money in wages to train their next competitor?” It is a question posed by Richard Gillis, who hosts the Unofficial Partner sports business podcast. While Neville started out in the media as a pundit with Sky Sports, the 51-year-old …

Martin O’Neill leaving Celtic would not surprise Paul Lambert, but the former club captain would be “shocked and disappointed” if the manager was to be sacked. The 74-year-old said he would use the international break to take stock following back-to-back defeats by Rangers. Those Old Firm setbacks came either side …

Wales face Portugal in Lisbon on Thursday, 24 September in their opening Nations League A fixture. Head coach Craig Bellamy will be without Harry Wilson, Nathan Broadhead and Karl Darlow who have all withdrawn because of injuries. Promising defender Dylan Lawlor is also missing but captain Ben Davies is available …

Switzerland captain Granit Xhaka is under investigation by Swiss prosecutors over allegations he obtained a forged Covid-19 vaccination certificate. The 33-year-old is alleged to have obtained the certificate in 2022, when it was a requirement in Switzerland for some travel abroad. The public prosecutor’s office of the city of Lucerne …

Brian Brobbey etched his name in Premier League history on Sunday after scoring a hat-trick as part of the losing side. The Netherlands striker is now only the fifth different player to do so in a Premier League match, after netting three times during Sunderland‘s 5-3 defeat by Manchester City. …

League A Group A1: France, Italy, Belgium, Turkey Group A2: Germany, Netherlands, Serbia, Greece Group A3: Spain, Croatia, England, Czech Republic Group A4: Portugal, Denmark, Norway, Wales League B Group B1: Scotland, Switzerland, Slovenia, North Macedonia Group B2: Hungary, Ukraine, Georgia, Northern Ireland Group B3: Israel, Austria, Republic of Ireland, …