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• Match of the Day! Hosts Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates 'are dating' after his ex confronted him over suspicions5 October 2026, 4:18 pm
  The pair are reportedly romantically involved after Chapman, 52, was accused by his ex-girlfriend Clere Collier of dating Cates while they were still together.
  
• Saudi Arabia to ABANDON their £2BILLION one-of-a-kind World Cup stadium plan to host football at 350 metres above ground level amid spiralling costs5 October 2026, 3:48 pm
  Plans for one of the hosts most ambitious venues for 2034, a futuristic elevated football stadium have been scrapped, worrying fans and pouring £2billion down the drain in the process.
  
• Tyson Fury celebrates his remarkable body transformation after 'coming back from 28 stone' as he prepares to fight Anthony Joshua to be crowned Britain's heavyweight king5 October 2026, 3:43 pm
  Fury's physique has fluctuated heavily down the years - in January he described himself as a 'fat, binge-drinking junk-food addict' as he returned from retirement - but he is not messing around this time.
  
• Enzo Maresca to hold talks with Man City stars on THURSDAY with jet-setting stars set to return after guilty verdict - as boss is spotted for the first time since Premier League decision5 October 2026, 3:39 pm
  JACK GAUGHAN: Manchester City's stars are set to meet up as a group on Thursday for the first time since last week's bombshell verdict on the club's finances.
  
• 'There was no risk whatsoever': Thomas Tuchel defends England playing Alex Scott - with Bournemouth left frustrated as injured star faces up to two months on the sidelines5 October 2026, 3:36 pm
  The 23-year-old Bournemouth midfielder made his first start for the Three Lions on Saturday night, having made his debut off the bench against Czechia days before.
  
• England star Jordan Pickford set to face court following 50mph Lamborghini chase after 'almost causing car pile-up'5 October 2026, 2:57 pm
  Pickford, 32, is believed to have hit the 50mph mark in a 30mph zone in his £165,000 Lamborghini Urus when driving in in Knutsford, Cheshire.
  
• Antonio Conte reveals desire for next job to be with a fallen giant that has 'lost sight of its history... and make it shine again' - having previously been linked with Man United job5 October 2026, 1:14 pm
  The 57-year-old has been linked with the managerial role at Manchester United in the past, and hinted that is one of the clubs he would be open to joining.
  
• The tell-tale signs Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates were growing closer as more than Match of the Day co-hosts, leaving his ex furious at suspicions of an 'overlap'5 October 2026, 12:57 pm
  Eagle-eyed viewers will have seen them featuring in episodes of Channel 4 show Celebrity Gogglebox recently and the pair appear to have got closer between the broadcasts - literally.
  
• Willian reveals Mikel Arteta's 'broken promises' made him want to quit Arsenal just THREE months after joining - and claims Gunners boss lacked 'human' side of management5 October 2026, 12:00 pm
  The Brazilian attacker, now 38, joined the Gunners in August 2020 having shone at Chelsea over the previous seven years in what was a statement signing for Mikel Arteta's side.
  
• How Man United went to war with their own season-ticket holders - OLIVER HOLT reveals club's 'weeding out' of 'nuisance' fans and why day-trippers could be 59% more valuable to owners: 'Everyone is just waiting to be banned'5 October 2026, 11:27 am
  OLIVER HOLT: What is happening at United feels like an unregulated form of social engineering. Many see it as a profit grab, piggy-backing a legitimate purge on ticket touts.
  
• Match of the Day's love match! How widower Mark Chapman helped his divorced co-star Kelly Cates feel 'attractive' again - after ex-girlfriend's suspicions that they were close since replacing Gary Lineker5 October 2026, 10:26 am
  Cates and Chapman have been on the programme's three-person presenter panel alongside Gabby Logan since the start of last season following Gary Lineker's departure.
  
• 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 SPORT5 October 2026, 10:09 am
  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.
  
• 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 on5 October 2026, 9:57 am
  MATT BARLOW: Three years under Graham Alexander restored upward mobility at Bradford City and so much more.
  
• Why Alex Scott can rival Declan Rice and the moment that showed Man City star Elliot Anderson's mind may have been elsewhere as England strike perfect balance in 7-0 Croatia thrashing, writes JACK GAUGHAN5 October 2026, 8:36 am
  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.
  
• THE GOAT DEBATE: The arguments are engrossing but never-ending... and you can tell a lot about someone by who they choose5 October 2026, 7:23 am
  It is one of the minor paradoxes of football that what unites the mass of fans can divide the smallest of groups.