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• Cristiano Ronaldo sticks with Saudi: Football superstar's club issue update after his £61m private jet flew out to Madrid amid imminent attacks4 March 2026, 4:25 am
  Cristiano Ronaldo is still in Saudi Arabia and was pictured with his Al-Nassr team-mates on Tuesday, ending speculation that he fled the Middle East amid the escalating conflict in the region.
  
• Manchester United are scoring and winning under Michael Carrick but he has an attacking conundrum on his hands for the remainder of the season, writes NATHAN SALT4 March 2026, 2:00 am
  Five attackers - Amad, Matheus Cunha, Bruno Fernandes , Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko - don't fit in to four positions and so one will always miss out.
  
• World Cup play-in tournament ticket prices fall .33 in Mexico after military strikes on drug cartels4 March 2026, 1:20 am
  Tickets for the upcoming World Cup play-in tournament in Mexico have plummeted as the local government continues to battle drug cartels in the state of Jalisco.
  
• Arne Slot bemoans yet 'another setback' after Liverpool lost ground in the race for Champions League football in defeat by Wolves - as captain Virgil van Dijk hits out at 'sloppy' and 'predictable' performance4 March 2026, 12:14 am
  DOMINIC KING: Liverpool boss Slot bemoaned another setback after Wolves' stoppage-time winner - 24 hours after he had claimed Premier League games are no longer a joy to watch.
  
• Richarlison hits back after 'fake' World Cup statement: Spurs star issues angry response to claims he will refuse to play for Brazil in the US after American attacks4 March 2026, 12:11 am
  An account on X posted a screenshot of the Tottenham star which had been edited to include a quote allegedly from the Brazilian.
  
• Steven Gerrard hits out at 'desperate' Liverpool after Wolves dealt hammer blow to top-four hopes at Molineux - and pinpoints the star who 'has to play' after £44m man's quiet display4 March 2026, 12:06 am
  The Reds have lost five games to 90th-minute goals, the most in a single campaign in Premier League history, and doing so at Molineux loosens the title-holders grip on the fifth Champions League place.
  
• FIFA met with a barrage of abuse after celebrating 100-day World Cup countdown as US-Iran war escalates4 March 2026, 12:02 am
  Soccer fans are blasting FIFA's latest effort to promote the upcoming North American World Cup amid the ongoing war in the Middle East and Mexico's own battles with drug lords.
  
• Barcelona ultras 'attack Atletico Madrid's team bus and smash window' as Hansi Flick's side tried to overturn daunting four-goal deficit in Copa del Rey second leg4 March 2026, 12:00 am
  With the Catalan giants looking to overturn a four-goal deficit on Tuesday evening, riot police were deployed to guard against disorder as raucous fans gathered outside the stadium.
  
• Everton 2-0 Burnley: Toffees lack style but finally add substance to end six-match winless run at home, writes NATHAN SALT - but relegation-threatened Clarets will have one regret if they drop to the Championship3 March 2026, 11:57 pm
  EVERTON 2-0 BURNLEY - NATHAN SALT AT THE HILL DICKINSON STADIUM: There were moans, groans, and in the end cheers at Everton finally snapped a barren spell here at home.
  
• Wolves vs Liverpool - Premier League RECAP: All the reaction as late deflected strike hands Arne Slot's men major setback in race for Champions League football3 March 2026, 11:48 pm
  Relive Daily Mail Sport's live blog for this evenings Premier League fixtures featuring Wolves vs Liverpool, Everton vs Burnley, Bournemouth vs Brentford and Leeds vs Sunderland.
  
• Wolves 2-1 Liverpool: Reds' season hangs in the balance after Arne Slot's side were outfought by Rob Edwards' battlers, writes DOMINIC KING - and the new Premier League record that should embarrass visitors3 March 2026, 11:43 pm
  Arne Slot had been invited on Monday to offer a view on the standard of the Premier League and, listening to his 'football heart', he explained how he wasn't enjoying what he was seeing.
  
• Leeds United 0-1 Sunderland: Black Cats keeper Melker Ellborg has a debut to savour as the visitors chisel out a win based on aggression and a dogged rearguard to reach 40-point mark3 March 2026, 11:38 pm
  ROSS HEPPENSTALL AT ELLAND ROAD: Melker Ellborg, a 22-year-old Swede recently signed from Malmo for £3million, wrote his name into Sunderland folklore with a debut to savour.
  
• Aston Villa warn Ezri Konsa to keep his anger in check after clash with fans following shock loss at Wolves3 March 2026, 11:30 pm
  The England defender, who is captaining Villa in the absence of John McGinn, was involved in an angry exchange with supporters after Villa's dire 2-0 derby defeat at Molineux last Friday.
  
• Man United Confidential: Kobbie Mainoo's contract stand-off revealed as Premier League rivals circle around midfielder and the academy star on England radar3 March 2026, 11:27 pm
  Mainoo's long-term future at Manchester United is still up in the air as talks over a new contract for the England midfielder drag on.
  
• Matildas stars heap praise on Iranian soccer team after their brave national anthem boycott3 March 2026, 11:27 pm
  Australia captain Sam Kerr has praised the courage of Iran's young players as they prepare for their Asian Cup clash.