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• Arsenal wonderkid Max Dowman presented with THREE world records after memorable breakthrough Premier League season7 October 2026, 11:02 pm
  Dowman, 16, achieved the three records last season as the teenage winger was gradually handed first team opportunities by Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta.
  
• The 'nightmare' Premier League player of the month 'so rich he won't run': The decline of 22-year-old Jhon Duran... less than two years after his Premier League exploits at Aston Villa earned him a £71m move to Saudi7 October 2026, 10:51 pm
  Less than two years ago, Jhon Duran was one of the Premier League's most exciting talents and wanted by almost every big club but today very few of them would give him a chance.
  
• Gianluigi Donnarumma's defiant agent insists Man City will get 'sporting justice' in appeal over guilty verdict - claiming that 'everyone is calm' after club 'reassured' the goalkeeper7 October 2026, 10:12 pm
  Man City will achieve 'sporting justice' after their appeal and everyone at the club is 'calm', according to Gianluigi Donnarumma's agent. 
  
• Scott McTominay returns to Napoli training for the first time since undergoing successful heart surgery in Manchester last month7 October 2026, 10:03 pm
  The Scotland international, 29, has been diagnosed with 'a mild benign arrhythmia', which is an abnormal or irregular heart rhythm deemed non-serious and posing no significant risk to health.
  
• Robertson insists Scotland need to give Tartan Army something to shout about7 October 2026, 9:32 pm
  Andy Robertson feels it's incumbent on the Scotland players to give the Tartan Army something to believe in.
  
• Pocognoli frustrated that Scots didn't stick to his game plan as boss refuses to blame fatigue for Slovenia shocker7 October 2026, 9:31 pm
  SEBASTIEN POCOGNOLI has revealed his biggest frustration over Scotland's damaging defeat to Slovenia was seeing his game plan unravel almost from the first whistle.
  
• Should McBurnie be dropped? Who can step in for toiling Gunn? And is the new system working? The big decisions facing Scotland boss Sebastien Pocognoli7 October 2026, 8:39 pm
  Sebastien Pocognoli became Scotland manager with a reputation for playing entertaining front-foot football which could still deliver results.
  
• Former Celtic defender Vega vows to take on Infantino for FIFA presidency7 October 2026, 8:39 pm
  Former Celtic defender Ramon Vega has revealed he plans to take on Gianni Infantino in the battle to be the next president of FIFA.
  
• Lionel Messi officially waves farewell to Argentina with emotional statement and admits his final send-off brought 'joys and sorrows' - prompting reply from long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo7 October 2026, 8:12 pm
  Lionel Messi's emotional farewell message to Argentina fans inspired a reply from an unlikely source - Cristiano Ronaldo. 
  
• USMNT condemns Jesse Marsch to defeat in fiery friendly after Canada coach reignited feud with claims about 'why everyone hates America'7 October 2026, 8:01 pm
  After his fiery pre-game comments hitting out at American arrogance, Canada head coach Jesse Marsch showed his national team still has work to do to move past their southern neighbors.
  
• Mary Fowler leaves some Matildas officials 'unimpressed' as she withdraws from the team due to 'personal circumstances'7 October 2026, 7:43 pm
  Mary Fowler has reportedly returned to injured boyfriend Nathan Cleary after her Matildas withdrawal left senior officials 'unimpressed'
  
• The Coldplay Kiss-Cam meets football! Female fan separates herself from 'boyfriend' in excruciating moment when cameras turned to them at Lionel Messi's Argentina farewell7 October 2026, 7:16 pm
  Cameras picked out the couple during the pre-match build-up, with footage shared on social media showing the female fan realising they were being shown on the big screens.
  
• Pep Guardiola will RETURN to Man City for next week's Champions League clash against PSG - with legendary former boss to pay visit to the Etihad for the first time since summer exit after backing club over guilty verdict7 October 2026, 6:49 pm
  JACK GAUGHAN: Pep Guardiola will make an extraordinary first return to Manchester City next week in the wake of the bombshell verdict that has rocked the Premier League.
  
• Birmingham City's American Revolution 2.0: How Blues fine-tuned grand plans to reach Premier League promised land - from new stadium delay to shunning Wrexham rivalry and what they learned from transfer mistakes7 October 2026, 6:35 pm
  Blues would never say it publicly but perhaps they have taken a deep breath. 'Don't mess it up' is a Knighthead mantras when negotiating a key deal and there were times in 2025 where they failed to do so.
  
• How ex-Liverpool star Luis Garcia has masterminded a world-record 113-GAME unbeaten run in Malaysia7 October 2026, 6:21 pm
  INTERVIEW BY LEWIS STEELE: Luis Garcia knows all about miracles, given he was part of Liverpool's Champions League-winning team in 2005 that were 3-0 down at half-time in Istanbul.