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• Ireland captain Caoimhin Kelleher refuses to SHAKE hands with Israel skipper ahead of kick-off - as he and team-mates bow their heads again during rival's national anthem in politically-charged Nations League tie4 October 2026, 7:35 pm
  Caoimhin Kelleher and Dor Peretz, who captained Ireland and Israel respectively on the night, did not shake hands prior to kick off ahead of their highly-charged Nations League fixture.
  
• Canadian national anthem descends into chaos as singer forgets the words and starts giggling... before crowd boo her: 'Should get her passport stripped'4 October 2026, 7:16 pm
  Canada beat Peru 2-0 in a soccer friendly that won't last long in the memory on Saturday, but the pre-game antics certainly will after the unfortunate singer instantly went viral on social media.
  
• Anthony Gordon is playing with swagger and belief - and his telepathic connection with Lewis Hall could mean Thomas Tuchel FINALLY solves a problem area in his team4 October 2026, 6:36 pm
  JACK GAUGHAN: Gordon believes that Congo, changing the game when the air was rapidly leaving England's World Cup balloon, positively shifted his international arc.
  
• Goal hero Kieron Bowie spared Scotland an unwanted record... but is he the answer to their biggest problem?4 October 2026, 6:23 pm
  It had been a while since Scotland had scored a goal, never mind one so crisply finished as Kieron Bowie's in Skopje last night.
  
• Former Premier League boss Jesse Marsch claims 'EVERYONE knew' about Man City's cheating - and calls for club to be relegated after guilty verdict4 October 2026, 6:18 pm
  Marsch has claimed Man City should be relegated from the top flight as a result of the verdict. Man City confirmed on Friday that they have lodged an appeal to overturn the decision.
  
• England's Euros rivals will be running scared after seven-goal Croatia demolition, claims new star Alex Scott - as Rico Lewis earns first call-up in two years4 October 2026, 6:04 pm
  IAN LADYMAN: The Bournemouth player made his first England start alongside his friend Elliot Anderson as Thomas Tuchel's team tore the Croats apart in the Nations League.
  
• Give me my medal! 'Greedy b*****d' Paul Scholes disagrees with Wayne Rooney after Man United legend said he would NOT accept title if Man City are stripped of trophies4 October 2026, 4:21 pm
  Since the bombshell legal verdict that found Man City guilty of the vast majority of the 115 charges made against them by the Premier League, there has been much debate over City's illustrious period.
  
• Why Alex Scott can rival Declan Rice and the moment that showed Man City star's mind may have been elsewhere as England strike perfect balance in 7-0 Croatia thrashing, writes JACK GAUGHAN4 October 2026, 4:07 pm
  JACK GAUGHAN AT RUJEVICA CSTADIUM: Thomas Tuchel was back to being serenaded by the band of travelling support once Anthony Gordon had put the Nations League tie to bed with England's third.
  
• Imperious Jude Bellingham cements his status as the future of Thomas Tuchel's team: Real Madrid star a class above as England humiliate old foes Croatia in seven-goal thrashing, writes IAN LADYMAN4 October 2026, 4:07 pm
  IAN LADYMAN AT RUJEVICA STADIUM: The Croatians here did their best to make this rivalry feel the way it used to. They filled this tiny little stadium with thousands of schoolkids.
  
• Thomas Tuchel says Jude Bellingham has 'gone up a level' since the World Cup as he lavishes praise on star man after England's 7-0 rout of Croatia4 October 2026, 4:07 pm
  Thomas Tuchel hailed Jude Bellingham after another scintillating night in an England shirt, believing that the Real Madrid superstar has gone up another level in recent months.
  
• Why Bradford City are NOT feeling sorry for themselves after Graham Alexander walked out on League One contenders for Preston - with insiders quietly confident they CAN push on4 October 2026, 4:01 pm
  MATT BARLOW: Three years under Graham Alexander restored upward mobility at Bradford City and so much more.
  
• The Premier League's ultimate match-winner NAMED: Which Arsenal legend tops the chart? And which surprise Man United hero sits in third as stats boffins reveal the top 10 game-changing stars4 October 2026, 3:30 pm
  Daily Mail sport, in collaboration with Opta, looks at which Premier League legends have had the most game-winning goals and assists, per minute.
  
• City's guilty verdict 'threatens' Manchester's 2040 Olympic Games hopes, Gianni Infantino drowned out in Hong Kong - and Premier League clubs warn BBC Sport against cutting local commentaries: INSIDE SPORT4 October 2026, 3:14 pm
  MIKE KEEGAN: Olympic insiders say Manchester's hopes of hosting a future Games at the centre of a wider, North of England bid, may well have been tarnished by the crisis.
  
• WHO IS YOUR CLUB'S GREATEST EVER PLAYER? Balmoor's goal machine, the deft genius of Palmerston, the original Hampden hero and the forward who had supporters dancing in the streets of Raith4 October 2026, 2:47 pm
  When Ally McCoist hailed Rory McAllister as 'a legend' in 2024, he was only confirming what Peterhead fans had already known for years.
  
• WHO IS YOUR CLUB'S GREATEST EVER PLAYER? The Warrior of a thousand games, Annfield's midfield maestro, the Stair Park superstar with the cannonball shot and Spartans' greedy goal getter4 October 2026, 2:47 pm
  For a club so rarely acquainted with silverware, Stenhousemuir have had their share of greats.