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Sent off for elbow, Ethan Mbappé plunges LOSC into Champions League crisis
After providing the assist for Ayase Ueda's opening goal in the 12th minute, Ethan Mbappé received a straight red card for an elbow to the face of Betis Sevilla defender Natan on Tuesday in the Champions League opener. Lille, who led 2-1 at half-time, ultimately lost 1-2.
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Gérard Fernandez leaves AS Saint-Étienne after several decades serving the Greens
At 78 years old, Gérard Fernandez, a cornerstone figure in AS Saint-Étienne's academy, is set to leave the club. His departure triggers a restructuring of the academy's recruitment, with the arrival of Sacha Esteves and an expanded role for Guillaume Leleu.
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Ex-England hooker Nic Dolly named Western Force captain for Super Rugby AUS opener against Reds
Nic Dolly, capped once by England in 2021, will skipper Western Force against the Queensland Reds in Brisbane on Saturday. Former NRL star Zac Lomax starts in midfield, while new signing Harry McLaughlin-Phillips faces his old club at fly-half.
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ACT Brumbies hand debuts to 10 players as Super Rugby AUS season opens against Waratahs
The ACT Brumbies will field 10 debutants when they face defending champions NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby AUS opener at Bungendore Sports Hub on Sunday, with assistant team manager Josh Townsend and three Australia Under-20 representatives among those earning first caps.
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Rashford 'smelling of roses' as United seal record sleeve sponsorship with SumUp
Peter Schmeichel has hailed Marcus Rashford's return to form after his loan spells at Aston Villa and Barcelona, while Manchester United have announced a record-breaking sleeve sponsorship deal with fintech firm SumUp, worth more than the club's £20m-a-year training kit arrangement.
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20-year-old Eamon Doyle named Waratahs captain for Super Rugby AUS title defence
Former Australia U20 skipper Eamon Doyle will captain the NSW Waratahs in their Super Rugby AUS opener against the ACT Brumbies on Sunday, with the second-rower set to earn a Super Rugby Pacific debut later in the season.
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Unbeaten Moreno earns UFC contract on 10 days' notice then marries fiancée same night
Isaac Moreno edged a unanimous decision over Reginaldo Geraldo Jr. at Dana White's Contender Series Week 5 to stay perfect at 9-0 and land a UFC deal — then announced he was marrying fiancée Luna Garcia just hours later that evening.
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Undefeated Kozak becomes youngest Slovakian to earn UFC contract with DWCS TKO
Martin Kozak, 24, stopped Christian Echols in the second round of Dana White's Contender Series Week 5 on September 8 to go 7-0 and become the youngest Slovakian fighter ever signed by the UFC.
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White overrules UFC matchmakers to sign Moreno as DWCS Season 10 hands out four contracts
Dana White admitted he had to argue with his own matchmakers to award Isaac Moreno a UFC deal at DWCS Week 5 on September 8 in Las Vegas, where four of the five fighters on the card earned contracts — the fewest in the show's tenth season.
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Bouaddi's 98% passing masterclass steers Manchester City to 2-0 win in Porto
Ayyoub Bouaddi completed 55 passes at 98.2% accuracy on his first Manchester City start, helping Enzo Maresca's side to a commanding 2-0 Champions League victory at Porto's Dragao Stadium.
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Lynagh returns to start as Reds open Super Rugby AUS campaign against Western Force
Tom Lynagh has been named in the Queensland Reds starting XV for Saturday's Super Rugby AUS opener against the Western Force at Ballymore Stadium, making his first start after injuries restricted him to just 17 minutes last season.
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Mac Allister reveals Liverpool contract snub left him 'very, very sad' ahead of Atlético clash
Alexis Mac Allister has admitted he was left 'very, very sad' after Liverpool told him they were not in a position to offer him a new contract, with the midfielder also revealing he had options to leave the club last summer.
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Doué absent from Ballon d'Or 2026: Champions League finalist overlooked in 30-man shortlist
Désiré Doué is missing from the 30-man Ballon d'Or 2026 shortlist despite a decisive Champions League campaign with PSG. The omission is particularly striking as all his starting teammates from the Champions League final are included.
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Marquinhos acknowledges seven goals conceded and urgent adjustments needed before Champions League
PSG begins its Champions League league phase campaign against Slovan Bratislava on Wednesday at Parc des Princes amid a concerning start to the season: no wins in Ligue 1, seven goals conceded, and a captain calling for collective honesty.
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Jaissle names Wissa captain as Newcastle seal fifth straight unbeaten result at Millwall
Matthias Jaissle's decision to hand Yoane Wissa the captain's armband ahead of long-serving veterans Fabian Schar and Jacob Murphy underlined a shift in the dressing room as Newcastle United extended their unbeaten start to five games with a Carabao Cup third-round win at Millwall.
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United fans' derby protest over banning crackdown deserves City supporters' solidarity, not scorn
Manchester United supporter group The 1958 will stage a protest before Sunday's Manchester derby over the club's anti-touting operation, which they say wrongly sanctioned innocent season ticket holders. The dispute reflects a wider Premier League struggle over fan rights and ticket access.
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Gérard Farison, Iconic Left-Back of Saint-Etienne's Golden Era, Dies at 77
A cornerstone of AS Saint-Etienne's glorious 1970s period, Gérard Farison passed away on September 8, 2021, at the age of 77. Injured before the final, he was unable to play in the legendary 1976 European Cup final against Bayern Munich, remembered for its two crossbar hits.
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Ballon d'Or 2025: Deschamps excluded from nominations, four Spaniards in the race
Didier Deschamps has failed to secure a nomination for the Johan Cruyff Award for best coach at the upcoming Ballon d'Or ceremony. Luis de la Fuente and Luis Enrique emerge as the main contenders, alongside Arteta, Emery, and Kompany.
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Whittaker calls Page the UFC's best point-fighter but admits he's hard to watch
Robert Whittaker has praised Michael Page's technical brilliance after his unanimous decision win over Nursulton Ruziboev at UFC Paris, but confessed on the MMArcade Podcast that he struggled to sit through the bout live.
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Unbeaten Pasley earns UFC contract with brutal elbow finish as White draws Jon Jones comparison
Quentin Pasley improved to 4-0 by stopping Arlind Berisha in the first round of the Dana White's Contender Series 2026 Week 5 main event on Sept. 8, earning a UFC contract and a Jon Jones comparison from the promotion's president.
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