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• Tottenham vs Coventry City - Premier League LIVE: Jack Rudoni equalises for Sky Blues shortly after half-time to cancel out James Maddison's stunner for Spurs19 October 2026, 8:14 pm
  Follow Daily Mail Sport's live coverage for the latest updates as Spurs host Coventry City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier League.
  
• Why HAS football gone soft on diving? It appears that 'simulation' is a plague we have chosen to live with19 October 2026, 7:50 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.
  
• 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.
  
• Everton legend Duncan Ferguson, 54, makes surprise return to management as he takes reins at Irish Premiership club Glentoran19 October 2026, 4:51 pm
  The former Scotland forward, 54, has signed a multi-year contract at the Belfast club in his return to management after leaving Inverness Caledonian Thistle in October 2024.
  
• Emiliano Buendia closes in on new contract with Aston Villa - after battling back from the brink to become one of Unai Emery's favourites19 October 2026, 4:43 pm
  EXCLUSIVE BY TOM COLLOMOSSE: Emiliano Buendia is close to agreeing a new contract with Aston Villa after positive progress in talks.
  
• How can Man City survive without Erling Haaland? These are Enzo Maresca's four options - from an ideal replica and two false-nine candidates to the academy wild card19 October 2026, 4:37 pm
  JACK GAUGHAN: Erling Haaland is usually striking fear into opponents but it was the turn of Manchester City's supporters to experience what that feels like at around 5pm on Saturday.
  
• Former England footballer Steven Caulker pleads for work on LinkedIn as he says he's now stuck unemployed and 'can't even get an interview'19 October 2026, 4:30 pm
  Caulker spent eights months as Turkish club Konyaspor Kulubu Dernegi's assistant manager until his exit in September, but now he is struggling in his search for a new opportunity.
  
• 'He's like a Formula One car on the pitch': Inside the rapid rise of Victor Munoz - and how electrifying talent who trains in mindfulness, rejected Real Madrid and has 'Spartan' discipline became the perfect winger for Andoni Iraola19 October 2026, 4:07 pm
  Ask anyone in Spain about Munoz and the replies all centre on the same thing. His speed. 'He was the Formula One car of Real Madrid's academy,' one source says.
  
• After nearly seven years of being Man United's main man is the time drawing near when Bruno Fernandes will have to pass on that mantle? His display vs Leeds was a microcosm of his season, writes CHRIS WHEELER19 October 2026, 4:05 pm
  You would have bet on the Bruno of old having the final word at Elland Road. But he didn't, just as he has failed to have a meaningful impact in most of United's 10 games so far this season.