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Premier League clubs return to training after a four-fixture international break with fitness checks on Erling Haaland, Micky van de Ven and other high-minute players.
Harry Kane scored twice on his record-equalling 125th England cap as Thomas Tuchel’s side beat Czechia 3-0 at Wembley to near Nations League quarter-final qualification.
The Premier League named Tony Harrington as VAR for Sunday's Liverpool versus Manchester City fixture as Matchweek 6 officials were confirmed before the October international break ended.
Opta data after five Premier League matchweeks shows home sides winning just 20% of fixtures, with draws at a record 32% share of results.
Chelsea Women travel to Leigh Sports Village on Sunday to face Manchester United in a Women's Super League clash that could reshape the top four before the international break.
Sheffield Wednesday host Cambridge United at Hillsborough as League One leaders try to extend a strong start under a congested autumn schedule.
Bournemouth beat Fulham 3-1 at the Vitality Stadium on Friday night, with Antoine Semenyo scoring twice to open the October Premier League weekend.
Harry Brook and Ben Duckett shared a century stand as England beat Pakistan by six wickets in the final T20 at Edgbaston, capping a series win in front of a record crowd for a bilateral short-format match at the ground.
Tottenham fought back for a 2-2 Champions League draw in Bodø as Micky van de Ven scored and a late own goal rescued a point inside the Arctic Circle.
Thomas Tuchel is expected to keep James Trafford in goal when England face the Czech Republic at Prague’s Fortuna Arena at 7:45pm, with ITV1 carrying the Nations League tie live.
Leeds United returned to Thorp Arch on Monday with nine senior players still on international duty during the Championship's pause while the Premier League takes a three-week break.
Spain beat England 3-2 at Wembley in the Nations League as Harry Kane missed a second-half penalty that would have put the hosts two goals ahead against the world champions.
England host Spain at Wembley in their Nations League Group A opener on Saturday, with Thomas Tuchel's tactical shape still unsettled and Spain ready to test it.
Premier League clubs met on 24 September and restated a ten-year offer worth an additional £1.8bn to the 72 EFL clubs, funded partly by a higher transfer levy — with solidarity payments to reach £163m a year by 2028-29, cost controls written in, and the Independent Football Regulator's backstop still the alternative if the EFL refuses.
Andy Burnham says the 1985 ban on drinking in view of the pitch discriminates against football fans, while the UK Football Policing Unit warns a stand trial would strain forces already managing disorder linked to alcohol.
Arsenal named Viktor Gyökeres in its starting lineup for Tuesday's Champions League visit to Sporting CP, pairing him with Bukayo Saka in a 4-3-3 Mikel Arteta used in pre-match training after Gabriel missed the final session.
EFL Championship clubs will vote next month on temporary concussion substitute trials after a head-injury audit logged 41 first-team incidents last season, many with players returning inside the same half.
Arsenal’s medical team confirmed two first-team players will miss Sunday’s North London derby, forcing Mikel Arteta to rethink midfield minutes before the international break.