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Donnarumma: Man City are not in transition, it's going to be a great season

He's not interested in Erling Haaland's controversial winner - though he's still annoyed Phil Foden was "harshly" sent off earlier in the game - as something else pleased him. A man down, everything going against them…

Meet the Scottish teenagers poised to represent Uganda

Instead, the Partick Thistle duo are in line to play for Uganda. They believe they would become the first white players ever to represent the African nation, thanks to their mother Kate being born there. "My gran and…

Gray 'will continue until told otherwise' - but has Hibs boss lost the fans?

Kilmarnock secured their first league win of the season thanks to George Stanger's first-half goal at Easter Road and held on despite a late red card. The boos that echoed round the stadium were in stark contrast to…

Let them ref the games and be humans - Andrews

As his Bees progressed to the Carabao Cup fourth round with a battling 2-1 win at League One side Reading , Andrews said he was not happy with the officiating. Reading defender Paudie O'Connor had a goal for a first-half…

Messi in Argentina squad for farewell friendly

Messi announced his retirement from Argentina duty in August in the wake of his country's defeat by Spain in the 2026 World Cup final and after saying he was considering his future in football following the death of his…

More talented than Pietersen? Brook brilliance leads to bold Stokes statement

A player with jaw-dropping batting ability who can take any bowling attacking apart and make accessing any part of the ground look routine but also prone to driving fans mad with a daft dismissal. Please use Chrome…

Lionel Messi called up by Argentina to make farewell ⁠appearance in friendly

"We invited ⁠the best player in ⁠the world to play, the icon of our selection, our captain Lionel Andrés Messi, to have a deserved farewell on 6 October, here in Argentina ," the AFA president, Claudio Tapia, said on…

'Superstar' Dowman shows his class - but Arsenal know caution is needed

The 16-year-old played 13 times last season, but has had to settle for a place on the bench so far this campaign - until now. He scored two lovely goals at Portman Road to stake his claim for more minutes in the Premier…

What next for 'generational' talent Dowman after latest statement display?

Dowman has played six times since then, mostly in cameos, and has been an unused substitute on four occasions this season. Last Saturday, he played an hour for the U21s in their 4-1 defeat to Chelsea while the first team…

Craig Bellamy says his loyalty to Wales is unquestionable after rejecting Burnley

Bellamy held talks with Burnley in the summer after the Championship club triggered a release clause in his contract but turned down the move because Wales was "the right place for me". He spent two years on the staff of…