02/10/2026
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โฝโฝ Wales beat 10-man Norway to end winless run
โฝโฝ Man City not 'above the rules', says No 10 after backlash to Burnham remarks
โฝโฝ Republic of Ireland and Austria draw in game briefly halted by protests
โฝโฝ Wirtz scores as Klopp clinches first Germany win
โฝโฝ Messi completes purchase of second Spanish club
โฝโฝ Injured O'Reilly withdraws from England squad
โฝโฝ Tzolis injured as Greece draw with Netherlands
โฝโฝ Infantino should have no place in future of football - Pinto
โฝโฝ UEFA receives Madrid dossier on Barรงa-Negreira case
โฝโฝ Zidane has 'regrets' about WC final headbutt
โฝโฝ Toney pleads not guilty to nightclub assault charge
โฝโฝ Carlos Queiroz leaves Ghana post again
โฝโฝ Tuchel: England 'will not get another Harry Kane'
โฝโฝ Tebas: Balogun U-turn 'most serious incident'
โฝโฝ Tottenham CEO backs De Zerbi despite tough start
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*RESULTS AND FIXTURES*
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*๐๐ THURSDAY RESULTS*
*๐ช๐บ๐ช๐บ UEFA Nations League*
FT Malta 1-1 Gibraltar
FT Azerbaijan 0-0 Liechtenstein
FT Germany 2-0 Serbia
FT Greece 2-2 Netherlands
FT Israel 0-0 Kosovo
FT Republic of Ireland 2-2 Austria
FT Denmark 2-4 Portugal
FT Wales 2-1 Norway
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*๐ฉ๐ฉFIXTURES TODAY*
*๐๐ 2ND OCTOBER 2026*
*โฐโฐTIME IN GMT*
*๐ช๐บ๐ช๐บ UEFA Nations League*
Belgium 19:45 Turkey
France 19:45 Italy
Cyprus 17:00 Armenia
Latvia 17:00 Montenegro
Hungary 19:45 Georgia
Ukraine 19:45 Northern Ireland
Kazakhstan 15:00 Moldova
Faroe Islands 19:45 Slovakia
Bosnia-Herzegovina 19:45 Sweden
Poland 19:45 Romania
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๐๐ Jรผrgen Klopp on what he liked about today's performance against Serbia: "Everything. The opening phase, the middle part, and the end. Our positioning in the penalty box was incredible."
๐๐ Florian Wirtz: "It was incredibly enjoyable. I think every single player gave everything on the pitch today and followed the game plan. We got almost everything right today. Wearing the captainโs armband is something special. It makes you proud. I just tried to give everything I had on the pitch."
๐๐ Man City's major sponsor Etihad threatens legal action against Premier League
๐๐ Arsenal's William Saliba (25) is on track to return from injury next month. (L'รq)
๐๐ Official | Former Monaco full-back Krรฉpin Diatta (27) joins Watford FC.
๐๐ Nine Italy players will be left at home for Friday's Nations League test against France, and Thursday's reports indicate that Alessandro Romano and Samuele Inacio will be among them.
๐๐ Italy coach Roberto Mancini and Manchester City are accused of potentially avoiding ยฃ12m in income tax and national insurance over his controversial double contract, which could prompt a criminal investigation.
๐๐ Christian Pulisic assures he is โvery happy at Milan and want to continue hereโ while feeling โvery positiveโ about coach Ruben Amorim.
๐๐ Zinedine Zidane insists he is โnot proud of what I did, but also have no regretsโ over the head-butt on Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup, as Italy and France meet again today.
๐๐ Roberto Mancini assures Italy โmust always play looking for the victoryโ even in today's Nations League showdown with France. โThere will be fewer changes than in Turkiye.โ
๐๐ Italy are expected to start the Esposito brothers together again with Moise Kean not fully fit, a revamped midfield and Michael Kayode confirmed at right-back against France.
๐๐ UEFA can confirm that it has received from Real Madrid CF a substantial amount of documents related to the ongoing investigation into FC Barcelona in the matter involving Josรฉ Marรญa Enrรญquez Negreira, former vice-president of the Technical Committee of Referees of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (the so-called "Negreira case".
๐๐ UEFA's Ethics and Disciplinary Inspectors have also received these latest documents, which they will assess as part of their ongoing review of the case.
๐๐ According to article 4 of UEFA rules, Barcelona could be suspended for one season by UEFA competitions for the Negreira Case:
๐๐ Real Madrid has requested that Barcelona be STRIPPED of ALL titles won during the years in which the Catalan club paid off the VP of refs, Negreira. They want Barcelona STRIPPED of EVERYTHING they won between 2001 and 2018. UEFA are now OFFICIALLY investigating, and could BAN Barcelona from their competitions.
๐๐ BARCELONA Official Statement: In response to the reports published regarding the alleged reactivation of the UEFA proceedings in the Negreira case, FC Barcelona wishes to make the following clarifications: UEFA has not opened any new proceedings against FC Barcelona. The proceedings were initiated in 2023, with the appointment of two investigators who have since carried out the action they deemed appropriate. The Club has always complied with all their requests. These proceedings have not been reopened because they have never been closed.
๐๐ 35,000 tickets have already been sold for Sundayโs Womenโs Clรกsico at the Spotify Camp Nou. Regular tickets are available from โฌ27 to โฌ55, with Barรงa members receiving a 40% discount.
๐๐ Frenkie de Jong will begin part of group training at Barรงa next week. His return date will depend on how his knee takes the higher intensity workload from group training sessions.
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๐ฏ๐ฏ Real Madrid are showing an interest in Bayer Leverkusen's 23-year-old England defender Jarell Quansah, who Arsenal made a bid for in the summer and was subject of an enquiry from Chelsea. (Bild - in German)
๐ฏ๐ฏ Mexico's teenage star Gilberto Mora, 17, is on Liverpool's radar although Borussia Dortmund and Benfica are also keen on the Club Tijuana midfielder. (Teamtalk)
๐ฏ๐ฏ Spain and Barcelona midfielder Dani Olmo, 28, wants to finish his career with Dinamo Zagreb. (Fichajes - in Spanish)
๐ฏ๐ฏ Canada forward Jonathan David, 26, is starting to convince Atletico Madrid that they should make his loan from Juventus a permanent ยฃ21m transfer. (Fichajes - in Spanish)
๐ฏ๐ฏ Inter Milan are keen on Italy midfielder Alessandro Romano and might make a move for the 20-year-old, who is on loan at Cagliari from Roma, if Turkey international Hakan Calhanoglu, 32, leaves the club at the end of his contract next summer. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian)
๐ฏ๐ฏ Roma missed out on a loan move for Real Madrid striker Endrick, 20, in the summer but remain interested in signing the Brazil international in January. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian)
๐ฏ๐ฏ Barcelona made an enquiry about Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol last season but it was clear the 24-year-old did not want to leave Manchester City. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)
๐ฏ๐ฏ Barcelona and Inter Milan are monitoring Stuttgart defender Finn Jeltsch, with the 20-year-old German also attracting interest from Premier League clubs. (Sky Sports Germany)
๐ฏ๐ฏ Bologna have agreed a deal to sign former Manchester United defender Matteo Darmian, 36, on a free transfer after the Italian left Inter Milan at the end of last season. (Fabrizio Romano)
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