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40 updates01FootballBournemouth 3-0 Milan, Celtic 1-2 Celta Vigo, and more: Europa League – as it happenedBournemouth beat AC Milan, while Celtic lose again and there are draws for Sunderland, Crystal Palace and BrightonThat took 78 seconds – and remember, Sunderland scored at 90+3 of 90+5 in their last game against Torreense. The Prem, problems, but in Europe they’re flying!Poznan are bottom of the Europa League and already, we’ve seen why. The ball goes back to Lis, who sells Gurgul short with the ball out wide. Angulo snaps into the challenge, needs only one touch to set, and crosses for Tutierov to head home his first Sunderland goal! Continue reading...02FootballBournemouth enjoy night to remember as 10-man Milan fail to weather stormThis was a momentous night in Bournemouth’s history, although the truth is they would have been given a far sterner examination by Coventry or Hull. You can only beat what lies in front of you and Marco Rose’s players never relinquished control against a rotten impersonation of a Milan side. The visitors resembled holograms even before Mike Maignan, their goalkeeper, rendered their task impossible with a deserved sending-off in the first half.By then Justin Kluivert had given Bournemouth the lead with a penalty and it was another spot-kick from Marcus Tavernier, given after Maignan’s rush of blood, that underlined their overwhelming superiority. Amine Adli applied the garnish with a late free-kick and it meant an abject return to British shores for Ruben Amorim, who would have been excused seeing this particular week as the opportunity to make a point. On this evidence Manchester United, to whom Bournemouth travel on Sunday, share more than a few similarities with the modern version of Milan. Continue reading...03FootballMateta on target as Palace draw with Besiktas in IstanbulJean-Philippe Mateta scored his first goal since last season's UEFA Conference League final but Crystal Palace had to settle for a 2-2 draw away at 10-man Besiktas.04FootballBournemouth seal historic win over Amorim's 10-man MilanAmine Adli scored a fine free-kick to cap Bournemouth's historic 3-0 win over 10-man AC Milan, which continues their brilliant start to their first-ever European campaign.05FootballCeltic stunned by quick double in Europa League defeat to Celta VigoCeltic's Europa League hopes took another blow as Celta Vigo came from behind to inflict their third straight defeat in the competition.06FootballMan Utd chief keen on Howe - Friday's gossipManchester United linked with Antonio Conte, Unai Emery, Eddie Howe and Julian Nagelsmann among others if they part ways with manager Michael Carrick.07FootballEuropa League: Sunderland held in Poznan as Juventus denied comeback winSunderland drop points in 1-1 draw but stay unbeatenVAR rules out Juventus winner in draw with RennesSunderland’s winning start in the Europa League was ended with a 1-1 draw away to Lech Poznan. The point keeps Sunderland unbeaten in Europe this season but ends their winning start, which saw them claim back-to-back victories over AZ Alkmaar and Torreense.A thrilling opening saw Sunderland go in front early through Timur Tutierov, who was making just his third competitive start since arriving at Sunderland’s academy in 2023. Continue reading...08FootballDominant Sunderland punished as Bengtsson earns Lech drawTimur Tutierov's first Sunderland goal was not enough to earn the victory they deserved in Poland as their wastefulness was punished in a 1-1 draw at lowly Lech Poznan.09FootballNext in line? Main contenders for the Manchester United hot seatWith Michael Carrick’s future at Old Trafford a matter of some debate, we examine the credentials of those who could succeed himThe German was of interest to Manchester City while Omar Berrada was part of the hierarchy on the other side of town. He is highly thought of and would come with an impressive CV for a 39-year-old, having taken charge of Bayern Munich and Germany. Nagelsmann is regarded as an innovator who is very demanding of his players and builds teams to press relentlessly, a concept not currently used at United, as Bruno Fernandes will testify. His spell with Germany was underwhelming, concluding with a 2026 World Cup last-32 defeat by Paraguay, and at Bayern – with an exceptional squad – he won the Bundesliga in his only full season and was sacked the following March with the team second and still in the Champions League. Continue reading...10FootballFernandes has home burgled while in Italy with Man UtdManchester United captain Bruno Fernandes had his home burgled on Wednesday while he was in Italy for his club's Champions League game against Como.11FootballUS to host first Women's Club World Cup in 2028Arsenal are named as one of the teams to compete at the inaugural Women's Club World Cup, to be hosted in the United States in 2028.12FootballUS to host first Women's Club World Cup in 2028Arsenal are named as one of the teams to compete at the inaugural Women's Club World Cup, to be hosted in the United States in 2028.13FootballUS to host first Women's Club World Cup in 2028Arsenal are named as one of the teams to compete at the inaugural Women's Club World Cup, to be hosted in the United States in 2028.14FootballFifa increases preparation money for Women’s World Cup to match men’s teamsFunds for 2027 will match men’s World Cup in 2026Players given better flights and individual hotel roomsTeams in the 2027’s Women’s World Cup in Brazil will receive the same preparation money from Fifa as those that played at the 2026 men’s tournament, the world’s governing body has announced.The preparation money for the 32 teams has been more than doubled to $2.5m (£1.86m) each. In 2023, the total preparation money for the tournament was $31m; it will now be $80m. Continue reading...15FootballBruno’s betrayal? ‘Toxic’ Fernandes is symptom of United’s culture of entitlement | Jamie JacksonMichael Carrick must now deal with more dressing-room unrest after Lisandro Martínez’s attack on the board“Toxic”: this is the damning characterisation of Bruno Fernandes from one highly placed Manchester United source after the captain’s incendiary betrayal of Michael Carrick.There has surely never been a greater anti-leadership act in United’s history than Fernandes questioning the man who trusts him to unify the dressing room and execute his on-field plan. The Portuguese has proved this faith wrong at the precise moment he was required to step up and exude a defiant togetherness. Continue reading...16FootballHaiti move Nations League home clash with USA to Miami amid gang violence crisisConcacaf approves exceptional hosting arrangementHaiti to face US at Nu Stadium on 14 NovemberMiami’s Haitian community offers home advantageConcacaf on Thursday announced it has approved Haiti’s request to relocate their Nations League quarter-final first leg against the United States on 14 November from Kingston, Jamaica, to Miami in an “exceptional hosting arrangement”. Haiti have been unable to play nominal “home” games within their borders since July 2021, with the United Nations estimating that 90% of the capital of Port-au-Prince – including the national stadium – is controlled by violent gangs.Haiti’s match, the first leg of a home-and-away series against the US, had been booked for Kingston. The Grenadiers played their 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Curaçao, Aruba and Barbados. However, the Nations League format slated Curaçao and Jamaica to host their matches on the same night as Haiti’s, shunting Haiti to Sabina Park, the home of the Jamaica national team until their current venue opened in 1962. Now a cricket ground, Sabina Park hosted two of Haiti’s Nations League qualifiers. Continue reading...17FootballBBC to show Cray Wanderers v Stockport & Altrincham v Notts CountyNon-league clubs Altrincham and Cray Wanderers will stage the BBC's two chosen FA Cup first-round ties next month.18FootballBBC to show Cray Wanderers v Stockport & Altrincham v Notts CountyNon-league clubs Altrincham and Cray Wanderers will stage the BBC's two chosen FA Cup first-round ties next month.19FootballThe rising French star whose dad won Rugby World Cup with EnglandFelix Balshaw is the son of an English Rugby World Cup winner - but is representing France as he climbs the world tennis rankings.20FootballFernandes to stay captain as Rooney calls Man Utd players babiesBruno Fernandes will remain as Manchester United captain and will not be disciplined for his post-match criticism of Michael Carrick after the 4-1 Champions League defeat by Como.21FootballBrentford latest: Andrews ready for trip to 'very impressive' Hull on Sunday22FootballCarrick will be in charge for 'pivotal' Bournemouth game despite growing concernsMichael Carrick will be in charge of Manchester United against Bournemouth on Sunday but there is growing concern among club bosses about the team's poor run of form.23FootballHow Grant is using his experience in Charlton homecoming"It's nice to be home," is Karlan Grant's reply when asked how the last few months have been sign he re-joined Charlton in the summer.24FootballWhat are Real's attacking options during Vinicius Jr ban?Real Madrid’s attacking options are expanding under Jose Mourinho, with Endrick, Yan Diomande and Carlos Espi offering fresh solutions in the final third.25FootballWhat are Real's attacking options during Vinicius Jr ban?Real Madrid’s attacking options are expanding under Jose Mourinho, with Endrick, Yan Diomande and Carlos Espi offering fresh solutions in the final third.26FootballWhat are Real's attacking options during Vinicius Jr ban?Real Madrid’s attacking options are expanding under Jose Mourinho, with Endrick, Yan Diomande and Carlos Espi offering fresh solutions in the final third.27FootballWhat are Real's attacking options during Vinicius Jr ban?Real Madrid’s attacking options are expanding under Jose Mourinho, with Endrick, Yan Diomande and Carlos Espi offering fresh solutions in the final third.28FootballTrump’s Fifa peace prize was a sham. A reimagined award can still have meaning | Leander SchaerlaeckensThe first awarding marked the apex of Gianni Infantino’s hubris. A new version could highlight the good in the world of soccerSign up for our free newsletter herePoor Fifa peace prize. Unloved, unliked, mocked, tainted by association with its first winner. And now demoted, too, after Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, dumped the thing on the global governing body’s “social responsibility committee” to look after. To redeem it, rather than to ditch it, to spare Infantino the embarrassment of acknowledging that his fake prize was really just a fake prize all along.Here is where we should probably acknowledge that, as fake prizes go, and in the context of what it was intended to accomplish, the first awarding of the Fifa peace prize was an unqualified success. It achieved exactly what it was meant to, made by Infantino to flatter Donald Trump, the man he needed to keep on his side to safeguard the riches to be extracted from the North American market in order to consolidate his power base within Fifa. Trump, the gullible buffoon, was pleased as punch – handed a big, golden bauble and a medal he placed around his own neck – and briefly forgot about the Nobel peace prize he desperately covets.Leander Schaerlaeckens is the author of The Long Game: US Men’s Soccer and Its Savage, Four-Decade Journey to the Top, or Thereabouts, which is out now. He teaches at Marist University. Continue reading...29FootballEmery and Nagelsmann are top targets if Manchester United sack CarrickCarrick expected to be in charge for Bournemouth gameCompensation could be obstacle for Aston Villa’s EmeryUnai Emery and Julian Nagelsmann have emerged as leading targets to replace Michael Carrick as Manchester United’s head coach should the board decide on a change after the club’s poorest start to the season since 1986.Carrick is expected to remain in place for Sunday’s visit of Bournemouth – he is due to hold his pre-game media conference on Friday – but the 45-year-old’s job is in the balance after two wins from 11 games this season. Continue reading...30FootballSwansea winger Ronald faces up to two months outSwansea City suffer an injury blow as in-form winger Ronald is ruled out for six to eight weeks.31FootballCarrick joins Wilcox under the bus after Manchester United’s latest night in crisis | Max RushdenBruno Fernandes followed Lisandro Martínez in revolt after his team’s 4-1 defeat to Como in the Champions LeagueYou have to credit Manchester United. Your local rivals have turned the Premier League into an almost meaningless farce. We are questioning the validity of anything we’ve seen over the past 20 years; wondering how many goals Erling Haaland will get in the Championship. We are looking at the league table from second position down and wishing we’d invested in inflatable bananas a month ago.And yet here comes the Old Trafford machine: from players to the captain to the manager to the director of football, to the director of the director of football, to a minority owner who feels the UK is being “colonised by immigrants”, to debt-leveraging majority owners who take vast sums out of the club and are collectively saying hold my Ineos-sponsored high-performance wellness immune boost smoothie. Continue reading...32FootballCarrick carrying on but senior Man Utd figures concerned by performancesWhile head coach Michael Carrick is expected to be in charge for Sunday's match against Bournemouth, Manchester United begin the process of identifying possible replacements.33FootballCarrick carrying on but senior Man Utd figures concerned by performancesWhile head coach Michael Carrick is expected to be in charge for Sunday's match against Bournemouth, Manchester United begin the process of identifying possible replacements.34FootballCarrick carrying on but senior Man Utd figures concerned by performancesWhile head coach Michael Carrick is expected to be in charge for Sunday's match against Bournemouth, Manchester United begin the process of identifying possible replacements.35FootballBruno Guimarães had sleepless nights before Newcastle exit but hopes for same ‘love’ at ArsenalMidfielder says there were a lot of tears as he said goodbye at St James’ Park but he is enjoying the remorselessness at his new clubFor Bruno Guimarães, it was a time to show his steeliness, to fix his eyes on the prize – even if he knew it would surely mean them welling up. And then some. It was a tumultuous summer for the Brazil midfielder. A fine World Cup on a personal level was marred by a crucial penalty miss in the last-16 loss against Norway. Now he had the dream move lined up to Arsenal but it could not happen without breaking some hearts at Newcastle.Guimarães admits he lay awake at night as the emotions swirled. How could he leave Newcastle, the club where he made so many connections and enjoyed so many highs after joining from Lyon in January 2022? There were the Champions League qualifications and, above all, the Carabao Cup triumph in 2025 that ended a 70-year wait for a domestic trophy. On the other hand, how could he resist Arsenal and the prospect of competing regularly for the game’s top honours? Continue reading...36FootballChampions League review: PSG take a hit, Man City’s empty seats and teenage hope for LiverpoolThe reigning champions must deal with the absence of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for some time, while fans at Anfield were thrilled by Rio NgumohaParis Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4-2 on Tuesday, but the reigning champions lost the best player in last season’s tournament, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. This autumn has seen much lobbying for the Ballon d’Or, with the Georgian a popular choice, despite his absence from the World Cup. He is expected to be out for six months, although Rodri’s comeback from serious injury – he was rested by Barcelona on Tuesday until coming off the bench in the 60th minute – shows it can take far longer than that for players to rediscover their highest level. Continue reading...37FootballWho was right about Man Utd tactics: Carrick or Fernandes?Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes and head coach Michael Carrick disagreed over the team's tactics in the 4-1 Champions League defeat at Como. So who was right?38FootballBreaking down Man Utd's tactics after Fernandes' criticismWas Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes correct in his analysis of his side's tactics in their 4-1 thrashing by Italian side Como?39FootballBreaking down Man Utd's tactics after Fernandes' criticismWas Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes correct in his analysis of his side's tactics in their 4-1 thrashing by Italian side Como?40FootballBreaking down Man Utd's tactics after Fernandes' criticismWas Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes correct in his analysis of his side's tactics in their 4-1 thrashing by Italian side Como?