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Spurs Seal Rare Win At Chelsea As Palmer Sees Red
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Spurs Seal Rare Win At Chelsea As Palmer Sees Red

Tottenham clinched a Premier League win at Chelsea for just the second time in 36 years as a woeful own goal from Blues keeper Mike Penders was followed by Cole Palmer’s red card in Saturday’s 2-0 victory. Tottenham Hotspur’s Egyptian midfielder #22 Omar Marmoush (C) vies with Chelsea’s Ecuadorian midfielder #25 Moises Caicedo (L) and Chelsea’s French defender #05 Maxence Lacroix (R) during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge in London on October 24, 2026.

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Why Stanley Matthews’ Ballon d’Or triumph echoes down the years for Harry Kane
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Why Stanley Matthews’ Ballon d’Or triumph echoes down the years for Harry Kane

In 1956, the Blackpool great was recognised for his force of individual will, the very thing that makes the Bayern and England striker the standout candiate Systems football began in 1963 – on the hallowed turf of Wembley – with the impact of a cynical foul by Gino Pivatelli. At that moment in the European Cup final, when the hard-working Milan forward, brought in to combat Benfica’s Mário Coluna, caught the great playmaker, football of the individual came to an end.

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Tottenham seal rare win at Chelsea as Palmer sees red
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Tottenham seal rare win at Chelsea as Palmer sees red

Tottenham clinched a Premier League win at Chelsea for just the second time in 36 years as a woeful own goal from Blues keeper Mike Penders was followed by Cole Palmer’s red card in Saturday’s 2-0 victory. Chelsea forward Palmer was sent off for a second booking moments later before Mathys Tel produced a superb solo effort to condemn the Blues to their first home defeat against Tottenham since 2018.

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Tottenham stun Chelsea for second league win in a week as Cole Palmer is sent off
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Tottenham stun Chelsea for second league win in a week as Cole Palmer is sent off

He bounced around for 90 minutes and let out blasts of fury whenever he saw something that displeased him, but in the end he was able to celebrate leading Spurs to their first win at Stamford Bridge since 2018. The young Belgian goalkeeper, deputising for the injured Emi Martínez, was culpable when Spurs went ahead, flapping at a corner from the excellent Mateus Fernandes and punching the ball into his own net.

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Arsenal Beat Everton To Join Man City At Premier League Summit
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Arsenal Beat Everton To Join Man City At Premier League Summit

Arsenal’s Brazilian defender #06 Gabriel Magalhaes (R) heads home their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Everton at the Emirates Stadium in London on October 24, 2026. Arsenal’s English midfielder #20 Noni Madueke crosses the ball during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Everton at the Emirates Stadium in London on October 24, 2026.

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Scottish Premiership: Kelsy fires Rangers to emphatic win; Dundee United pip Aberdeen
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Scottish Premiership: Kelsy fires Rangers to emphatic win; Dundee United pip Aberdeen

Rangers 4-0 St Johnstone; Dundee United 3-2 Aberdeen Kevin Kelsy scores two to sink 10-man Saints Kevin Kelsy grabbed a double as Rangers reasserted themselves with a comprehensive 4-0 win over St Johnstone at a rain-swept Ibrox that moved them within a point of Celtic at the top. Toby Steward had helped keep the visitors in the game with a series of saves but further goals came from Ryan Naderi in the 61st minute and Kelsy again five minutes later.

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Chelsea v Tottenham: Premier League – live
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Chelsea v Tottenham: Premier League – live

⚽ Premier League updates from the 5.30pm “James Maddison is a very important player … he brings personality, qualities, experience … a different position on the pitch … he’s a different player to Conor Gallagher or [Omar] Marmoush as a number ten … we have to find him in the right moment in the best position …

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EPL: Arsenal see off Everton, go joint-top after Man City defeat
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EPL: Arsenal see off Everton, go joint-top after Man City defeat

Manchester City’s flawless start to the Premier League season was ended in a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa on Saturday that allowed Arsenal to join them at the top of the table with victory over Everton. Enzo Maresca had become the first manager to win his first seven Premier League games in charge of a new club but failed to find a solution to City’s struggles at Villa Park, where they have now lost for the past four seasons.

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Como follow Man Utd thumping with victory in Serie A
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Como follow Man Utd thumping with victory in Serie A

Como follow Man Utd thumping with victory in Serie A. Como backed up their brilliant Champions League victory over Manchester United as Anastasios Douvikas scored twice in a 2-0 Serie A win against Sassuolo on Saturday. Como, who qualified for Europe for the first time in their history last term, thrashed Man United 4-1 in the Champions League in midweek.

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Qatar supports Senegal’s preparations for Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games
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Qatar supports Senegal’s preparations for Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games

Qatar has provided a total of 15 buses and a consignment of security equipment to the Republic of Senegal to support preparations for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, which run from 31 October to 13 November and mark the first time anOlympic event has been held on African soil. H.E. Youssef Shaban Ibrahim Al Sada, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Republic of Senegal, said: “Qatar and Senegal have a strong and long-standing relationship, and we are pleased to support Senegal’s preparations for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, a historic moment for sports in Africa.

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Jackson Fires Villa To Victory, Ends Man City’s Perfect Start
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Jackson Fires Villa To Victory, Ends Man City’s Perfect Start

Manchester City’s perfect Premier League start came to a crashing halt in a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa as Nicolas Jackson’s double extended an upturn in form for Unai Emery’s new-look side. Manchester City’s Norwegian striker #09 Erling Haaland headers at goal but the shot is saved during the English Premier League football match between Aston Villa and Manchester City at Villa Park in Birmingham, central England on October 24, 2026.

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Maresca ‘not worried’ by Guéhi’s gaffes as Aston Villa end City’s flawless start
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Maresca ‘not worried’ by Guéhi’s gaffes as Aston Villa end City’s flawless start

Defender costs three goals in past two league matches Emery praises ‘fantastic’ match-winner Jackson Enzo Maresca is not concerned by the form of Marc Guéhi despite the defender costing his side three goals in the past two Premier League matches, the Manchester City manager said after seeing his side lose in the league for the first time this season. Nicolas Jackson’s double earned Aston Villa a 2-1 victory at Villa Park after Guéhi was unable to control the ball for the opener.

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Championship roundup: Portsmouth ride luck to beat Millwall; Norwich back to winning ways
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Championship roundup: Portsmouth ride luck to beat Millwall; Norwich back to winning ways

Portsmouth 2-1 Millwall; Charton 1-3 Norwich Waddingham scores fortunate late winner for Pompey Thomas Waddingham earned in-form Portsmouth a come-from-behind 2-1 victory against Millwall at Fratton Park. Jenson Metcalfe had put the visitors ahead early on after a mistake from the Portsmouth goalkeeper, Nicolas Schmid, but it was quickly cancelled out by Lyndon Dykes’s own goal.

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Man City beaten by Aston Villa to end perfect Premier League start
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Man City beaten by Aston Villa to end perfect Premier League start

Manchester City’s perfect Premier League start came to a crashing halt in a 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa as Nicolas Jackson’s double extended an upturn in form for Unai Emery’s new-look side. After Jackson blasted home the opener after just six minutes, Villa relied on a brilliant goalkeeping display from Zion Suzuki to keep City at bay.

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Relief for Slegers as Russo rescues Arsenal against Tottenham in WSL
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Relief for Slegers as Russo rescues Arsenal against Tottenham in WSL

Alessia Russo’s second-half penalty delivered relief, a reprieve and a chance for a reset as Arsenal came from a goal down to earn a precious second win of the WSL season in the north London derby. At a rain-lashed Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the Gunners were again their own worst enemy, forced to come from behind after Cathinka Tandberg’s headed opener, before Georgia Stanway levelled and Russo powered in the penalty that gave them the lead they protected defiantly.

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It’s Unfair To Compare Us To Barca — Mourinho
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It’s Unfair To Compare Us To Barca — Mourinho

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said it was unfair to compare his side to Spanish champions Barcelona ahead of Sunday’s La Liga Clasico. Hansi Flick’s Barca have won back-to-back La Liga titles and lead the top flight, in which they are unbeaten, while Mourinho arrived this summer after Madrid went two seasons without a major trophy.

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FIFA: Infantino says backed by ‘vast majority’ in bid for re-election
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FIFA: Infantino says backed by ‘vast majority’ in bid for re-election

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said he has the backing of the “vast, vast majority” of member associations in his bid for re-election despite criticism of his aborted World Cup selloff plan. The heads of European football’s governing body UEFA, the AFC and CONCACAF, which runs the game in North and Central America, signed a letter saying football “belongs to no individual”.

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