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• Ex-Chelsea manager Liam Rosenior sparks heated on-pitch melee after taunting former club Strasbourg as he claims fans 'disrespected my family'21 September 2026, 1:27 pm
  Paris FC manager Liam Rosenior's exuberant post-match celebrations against former side Strasbourg incited a scuffle between the coach and Strasbourg players.
  
• OLIVER HOLT: Thomas Tuchel is indulging in some elite-level gaslighting by blaming Argentina defeat on his players. No, it was the England manager's first big test - and he blew it spectacularly21 September 2026, 1:20 pm
  OLIVER HOLT: Thomas Tuchel wants to forget about the recent past. Argentina in the semi-finals of the World Cup? Our best chance to get to the final for 60 years? Let's move on, eh?
  
• Declan Rice leads FIVE stars in pulling out of England duty - with just two new players called up - as Thomas Tuchel faces exodus after his stern warning21 September 2026, 1:06 pm
  Declan Rice is the new big name among a five-man England exodus - days after Thomas Tuchel warned his players of a need to 'step up' to prove their worth after the World Cup.
  
• The balance of power in Glasgow has shifted, ignore the league table... Rangers look like the real deal under Derek McInnes: Celtic 0-1 Rangers21 September 2026, 1:03 pm
  A week after his first victory as a manager in an Old Firm game was greeted with noise to make the eardrums bleed, Derek McInnes savoured the sound of silence as he repeated the trick.
  
• Morgan Gibbs-White ditches Dubai holiday to replace Cole Palmer and two Man United stars in the England squad - days after Thomas Tuchel's warning to Chelsea star about his place21 September 2026, 12:54 pm
  Palmer last played for England in March and controversially wasn't selected for the World Cup, though has been in fine form for Chelsea this season.
  
• Sunderland captain Granit Xhaka confesses to faking Covid vaccine while playing for Arsenal - and could face JAIL as he is thrown out of Switzerland's squad21 September 2026, 12:51 pm
  Sunderland captain Granit Xhaka has been axed from the Switzerland squad after admitting to receiving a fake certificate to show he had been vaccinated against Covid-19 in 2022.
  
• England's captain goes German! Harry Kane and wife Kate sip huge beers at Oktoberfest on day out with his Bayern Munich team-mates and their WAGs21 September 2026, 12:40 pm
  Harry Kane grabbed a few well-earned steins with the Bayern Munich squad at the club's annual day off celebrating the world famous German beer festival Oktoberfest. 
  
• Ruben Amorim finally admits he made 'mistakes' at Man United as the AC Milan boss says he needs to be more adaptable in Italy21 September 2026, 12:27 pm
  Amorim, 41, left United in January after a torrid 14 months in charge of the Red Devils, before taking over at the Rossoneri in June.
  
• Here is the transfer Man United should pull forward to January - or risk being gazumped by Liverpool... and the new best pundit on TV is NOT on Sky Sports: IAN LADYMAN on My Football Weekend21 September 2026, 11:10 am
  IAN LADYMAN: As we have talked about in this column before, one of the greatest challenges facing any United manager is the giddiness that follows a victory and the hysteria that follows a defeat.
  
• Andre Villas-Boas lifts the lid on backstabbing culture at Chelsea with digs at Roberto Di Matteo and Ashley Cole - as former Blues boss gives verdict on John Terry plane story21 September 2026, 9:08 am
  Villas-Boas, 48, spent eight months in charge of Chelsea between June 2011 and February 2012, before his assistant, Roberto Di Matteo, took over and won the Champions League.
  
• Celtic supporters' bus bursts into FLAMES: Emergency services rush to scene in Glasgow to evacuate fans after Old Firm derby21 September 2026, 7:50 am
  As a group of Celtic fans travelled home the rear of their coach caught fire on the A728 near to the Emirates Arena leading to a quick evacuation onto the side of the road as the blaze took hold.
  
• Jude Bellingham launches Madrid derby tirade: Real star yells 'f***ing p****' at opponent minutes after clash with former Spurs star - and hunts down referee to make his feelings known at full-time21 September 2026, 7:47 am
  Bellingham and Co came up short in the derby in LaLiga on Sunday, losing 2-1 in a game that saw Real reduced to 10 men and Jose Mourinho take part in a sensational press conference.
  
• Ronald Koeman's son breaks down in tears over crowd's tribute to his mum: Goalkeeper son of ex-Premier League boss left heartbroken by death after battle with breast cancer21 September 2026, 7:35 am
  Football legend Ronald Koeman Sr announced the death of his beloved wife Bartina from breast cancer aged 65 last week, with Koeman Jr opting to play at the weekend despite his grief.
  
• Journey to Wembley: Witton Albion's FA Cup dream comes to an end with seven-goal thrashing after defensive crisis... with one centre-half missing on a stag do as Daily Mail Sport's baton passes to South Shields21 September 2026, 7:28 am
  Ian Herbert at the Wolf Competitions Stadium: With some degree of difficulty, Witton Albion have requisitioned Accrington Stanley's bus for the journey to the far north.
  
• Michael Carrick is caught between a club not running well enough and stars not running hard enough - now he must find answers in Man United's three-week reset, writes CHRIS WHEELER21 September 2026, 6:27 am
  CHRIS WHEELER AT CRAVEN COTTAGE: Man United were spared a full-blown crisis going into a three-week international break, but no-one is kidding themselves that it has been a good start.