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• Crystal Palace's nightmare start to the season unpacked: The blunders that could cost Pierre Sage his job, how Steve Parish and Matt Hobbs sold him short in the transfer market - and why players feel worried and confused20 October 2026, 1:00 am
  Sage is under intense scrutiny after Palace's shambolic 5-0 thrashing by rivals Brighton. But that must not distract from the inexcusable failures of his bosses.
  
• Graeme Souness labels Bukayo Saka a CHEAT: Liverpool legend claims Arsenal star 'dives all over the place' - leaving Piers Morgan in shock19 October 2026, 10:48 pm
  Graeme Souness has accused Bukayo Saka of being a 'cheat' who 'dives all over the place'. And the Liverpool legend believes Arsenal have a strategy of ganging up on referees.
  
• Zlatan Ibrahimovic's acrobatic brilliance against England, Jamie Vardy's volley and a belter at Blackpool... after Diego Gomez's halfway-line stunner for Brighton, our experts pick their favourite goal19 October 2026, 10:37 pm
  After Diego Gomez's incredible strike we asked our experts for their favourite goal they have ever witnessed live...
  
• James Maddison gives Tottenham lift off: First Premier League goal in 610 days helps fire Roberto De Zerbi's men off the bottom of the table in 3-1 win over Coventry - as Dejan Kulusevski makes long-awaited return19 October 2026, 10:26 pm
  MATT BARLOW AT THE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM: They rose to applaud James Maddison as he fired in the goal to finally give Tottenham lift off in this Premier League season.
  
• Why HAS football gone soft on diving? It appears that 'simulation' is a plague we have chosen to live with19 October 2026, 10:20 pm
  'It just wasn't a penalty for me.' Football fans have become accustomed to hearing managers say this. They're just not used to hearing it from the man whose side profited from the decision.
  
• Tottenham vs Coventry City - Premier League RECAP: Spurs triumph in the top-flight AT LAST as James Maddison, Omar Marmoush and Ben Davies goals end 148-day winless run19 October 2026, 10:00 pm
  Relive Daily Mail Sport's live coverage as Spurs beat Coventry City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier League.
  
• Brentford report fan to police after rugby ball is kicked onto the pitch from high-rise flat during Liverpool defeat19 October 2026, 9:53 pm
  Brentford's Gtech Community Stadium is bordered by a jungle of high-rise apartment blocks and while nobody appeared to get injured, the ball did land near the field of play.
  
• Trinity Rodman turns heads in Victoria's Secret Fashion Show debut as soccer star reunited with Kobe Bryant's daughter, Natalia19 October 2026, 8:24 pm
  Trinity Rodman stepped off the soccer field and onto the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show catwalk on Sunday along with Natalie Bryant, daughter of NBA legend Kobe.
  
• Celtic winger Jota determined to be better than ever after making long-awaited comeback19 October 2026, 7:01 pm
  Celtic winger Jota is confident he can recapture his best form after finally making his long-awaited comeback from a serious knee injury.
  
• Frustrated Hearts skipper Stephen Kingsley admits Parkhead horror show was a 'calamity of errors'19 October 2026, 6:59 pm
  At the end of what proved to be a humiliating afternoon for Hearts, there was no hiding place for Wouter Vrancken and his players.
  
• Cristiano Ronaldo will miss NO games and is handed a measly £215 fine - which will take the £488,000-a-day superstar just 38 SECONDS to pay off - for walking out of Portugal camp19 October 2026, 6:38 pm
  The superstar, 41, has technically been banned for a month by Portuguese football chiefs - but that punishment is backdated to his strop on September 30, reports in his homeland claim.
  
• Pierre Sage at risk of becoming first Premier League manager sacked: Crystal Palace chiefs concerned amid strained relationships19 October 2026, 6:22 pm
  Pierre Sage is under growing pressure at Crystal Palace and could become the first Premier League manager sacked this season after an embarrassing 5-0 defeat against rivals Brighton. 
  
• Now even RED CARDS go digital! Referee uses a 'smartphone' to dish out his punishments - but fans are not convinced19 October 2026, 6:18 pm
  Eduardo Varela has become the first referee in history to send a player off with a digital red card in a trial in a Copa Uruguay clash between Nacional and Rentistas.
  
• Celtic winger Jota lifts the lid on 18 months of injury anguish... 'I've met some demons and had talks with them'19 October 2026, 5:58 pm
  When Celtic beat Dundee United 5-0 back in April 2025, the overriding emotion at Tannadice was one of euphoria and celebration.
  
• Why Brighton are scoring SO many goals19 October 2026, 5:39 pm
  Fabian Hurzeler's side, after yet another rout against Crystal Palace, have now racked up more goals across Europe's top five leagues than anyone bar Barcelona and Real Madrid.