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• Martin Keown reveals his dementia fears as Arsenal legend walks 100 laps of Lord's for Alzheimer's Society after witnessing mother's ordeal29 September 2026, 11:30 am
  Daily Mail Sport joined the former Arsenal and England defender as they and nearly 100 others walked a century of laps around the outfield to raise money for Alzheimer's Society.
  
• Ella Toone and Chloe Kelly dropped by Lionesses: Sarina Wiegman leaves out two of her most trusted players for World Cup qualifiers - and tells them their 'levels' have dropped29 September 2026, 11:19 am
  Both Toone and Kelly have been among Wiegman's most trusted players since the Dutch coach took charge in 2020, making their omission a surprise to many Lionesses supporters.
  
• Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira reveals he held secret talks with Sir Alex Ferguson over stunning move to Man United - with Old Trafford boss pitching midfield vision with arch rival Roy Keane29 September 2026, 11:12 am
  Patrick Vieira has revealed he held secret talks with Sir Alex Ferguson over a move to Manchester United, who planned to pair the Frenchman with his rival Roy Keane in the heart of their midfield.
  
• Revealed: Fearful Argentina youngsters are reluctant to move to the Premier League with World Cup villains hit by fan abuse following semi-final exploits against England29 September 2026, 11:10 am
  Argentina's top youngsters are having doubts about moving to the Premier League after seeing their World Cup stars targeted by fans.
  
• 'We have lived through a period of deceit': Mauricio Pochettino says no punishment can repair the damage of Man City's rule breaking29 September 2026, 9:52 am
  Mauricio Pochettino has claimed Man City being found guilty of the vast majority of charges related to breaches of Premier League financial rules would confirm a 'period of deceit'.
  
• Revealed: Ireland have NOT decided whether to play second Israel match on Sunday - as Irish pubs blacklist fixture and thousands sign petition to stop the game29 September 2026, 9:48 am
  Ireland have not decided whether they will play Sunday's 'home' behind-closed-doors fixture with Israel in Serbia, with thousands of fans backing a boycott. 
  
• Wayne Rooney insists he would NOT accept 2012 Premier League title if Man City are stripped of it and claims Man United do not 'deserve' to be awarded winners' medal - as legend opposes Rio Ferdinand and David De Gea's stance29 September 2026, 9:44 am
  The bombshell verdict has opened a can of worms over how City's illustrious period from 2009-2018 should be judged, with players, fans and managers campaigning for the rewriting of history.
  
• Andy Burnham 'set for football booze ban U-turn' after police advised Prime Minister AGAINST new policy29 September 2026, 9:28 am
  Andy Burnham will reportedly drop plans to lift a ban on fans drinking alcohol in the stands at men's football matches.
  
• James Trafford's big chance: Leeds keeper set to start for England in Prague knowing that whatever happens, Jordan Pickford will return for the next two games. So can he now make his case to be No1 for good?29 September 2026, 8:35 am
  MATT BARLOW IN PRAGUE: Henderson. Pope. Ramsdale. Johnstone. Opportunities to challenge Pickford as England's number one however tend to slip through.
  
• First Premier League owner breaks silence on Man City's 115 verdict: Hull City boss insists rivals 'no different to a doping athlete'29 September 2026, 8:21 am
  Man City are no different to an Olympic athlete found guilty of doping, according to Hull City owner Acun Ilicali. The club have been found guilty of 114 of the 115 charges.
  
• The Premier League's stars of the future: From Liverpool's Moneyball diamond and an £8m Man United project to an 'outrageous' Spurs talent and England youth captain at Newcastle, these are the 16 best wonderkids eyeing up top-flight debut29 September 2026, 8:16 am
  World-leading youth football analysis platform Eyeball and their scouting experts have picked out the 16 most exciting wonderkids on the verge of their Premier League debut.
  
• From 'repulsive' to indispensable: How Jude Bellingham has become central to Thomas Tuchel's plans... as under-pressure manager looks to England's 'real' deal to climb him out of a hole29 September 2026, 8:01 am
  IAN LADYMAN IN PRAGUE: Thomas Tuchel has been here before with England. In need of a step forward. Looking for a launchpad.
  
• Thomas Tuchel tells his England stars to stop being 'the biggest danger to ourselves' as they hunt for first clean sheet in seven following Spain errors29 September 2026, 12:56 am
  MATT BARLOW IN PRAGUE: England have not kept a clean sheet in six games since beating Panama at the World Cup, a run during which they have conceded 13 goals.
  
• US soccer legend Carli Lloyd welcomes her second child at 44 following infertility struggles28 September 2026, 11:38 pm
  US soccer legend Carli Lloyd and her husband, Brian Hollins, have welcomed a new member to their family with the birth of their second child. She announced the happy news on Monday.
  
• Zinedine Zidane becomes an instant meme with wild touchline celebration after Michael Olise's last-gasp winner for France in Belgium28 September 2026, 10:47 pm
  Zidane took over from Didier Deschamps and has won both of his ties in charge. After a 1-0 win over Turkey, he guided his team to a victory in Belgium by the same score line on Monday.