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- Champions League contenders PSG, Barcelona, Arsenal, Liverpool all start with winsAll four English clubs won their opening games; Ferran Torres scored a hat-trick for PSG; Raphinha scores two for Barcelona
- Real Madrid and Manchester City kick off with wins as Champions League returnsMadrid and City are expected to be among the main challengers to back-to-back defending champion Paris Saint-Germain this season, and each club will be relying on its star strikers
- ISL | Chennaiyin FC home matches likely to begin by the end of OctoberChennaiyin FC will apply heavy fertiliser in three days to give the grass a dark-green appearance while the club is also sorting out the barricading work inside the Nehru Stadium
- Summer shake-up, early verdicts: assessing the Premier League’s Big Six start to the new seasonDefending champions Arsenal and a new-look Manchester City have started strongly, while the others are playing catch-up again
- Iranian football players who sought asylum in Australia say anthem silence was protest against TehranRamezanisadeh and Pasandideh said they were protesting Tehran's brutal crackdown on nationwide demonstrations against Iran's theocratic rule.
- Gianni Infantino to run for re-election despite failed World Cup sell-off planFIFA President Gianni Infantino will seek re-election in 2027 for a final term through 2031, despite mounting pressure over his now-abandoned plan to sell stakes in future World Cup profit
- Arsenal rally past Chelsea in Premier League comeback winCaptain Martin Odegaard scored the winner as Mikel Arteta’s side made an early statement in the Premier League title race
- Indian Super League 2026-27 season to kick off on October 10The league leaders will be crowned the Shield Winners, the official champions of ISL; while the top six teams will compete in the playoffs for the ISL Cup Champions title
- Isak nets double and Barcola debuts in Liverpool’s first win of season under new coach‘He has to contribute towards the collective, and knowing when everyone helps, after the goals and assists will come,’ said Andoni Iraola on Alexander Isak
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