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Ballon d’Or ceremony returns to England in nod to ‘revolutionary’ Stanley Matthews The Guardian
📅 25 Oct 2026 🌍
Matthews’ family ‘very excited’ as London Palladium hosts event 70 years after first award at Blackpool town hallWhen football’s dignitaries assemble on Monday at the London Palladium for the Ballon d’Or ceremony it wil…
Manager ins and outs - 2026-27 BBC Sport
📅 24 Oct 2026 🌍
BBC Sport tracks all the manager ins and outs in the Premier League, Scottish Premiership, Women's Super League, English Football League and National League.
Bolt comparisons a 'privilege' - Dambile BBC Africa
📅 14 Oct 2026 🌍
South African sprinter Sinesipho Dambile says comparisons with Usain Bolt are a “privilege” as he targets World Championship and Olympic glory after a breakout season.
Chaotic state of football in Brazil epitomises a nation where greed has conquered glory | Jonathan Liew The Guardian
📅 23 Oct 2026 🌍
The national game merely reflects the mood in a divided nation which is going to the polls with very little faith in the power of democracyLook, cards on the table: I don’t know for certain, and nor do you, whether Fláv…
Mbappé double secures Real Madrid late victory at Barcelona after Raphinha leveller The Guardian
📅 25 Oct 2026 🌍
Thirteen years later, José Mourinho led Real Madrid into the Camp Nou as one team and them out again as another having secured the kind of late victory he loves and which opens up a whole new world. With just three minu…
Dwight Yorke: ‘I’m not a kid trying to get into management – I’m a manager’ The Guardian
📅 20 Oct 2026
Ghana may soon come calling for Trinidad and Tobago’s former captain and manager, who is proud of his CV since his days as a Premier League strikerDwight Yorke wants you to stop calling him a former player. “I’m not a k…

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CAR: Former hostages greeted by President Touadéra on return to Bangui Africanews
📅 24 Oct 2026
In Central African Republic, three hostages released this week after 10 months in captivity arrived in Bangui aboard a special UN flight. A local government official and two members of the National Election Authority, t…
Benin earns four nominations at 2026 Africa Tourism Awards Africanews
📅 23 Oct 2026
Benin has been nominated in four categories at the 2026 Africa Tourism Awards, putting the West African nation in the spotlight for its cultural heritage and tourism appeal.
Deforestation threatens fish stocks and livelihoods in Central African Republic Africanews
📅 23 Oct 2026
Experts say deforestation is causing lower water levels on the river, making it muddier and reducing its oxygen content, which makes it more difficult for fish to breed.
Approach African GP with humility, says Hamilton BBC Africa
📅 22 Oct 2026
Lewis Hamilton addresses concerns on human rights grounds about holding an African Grand Prix in Rwanda by saying people should "approach it with humility".
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Everything Experiential
📅 26 Oct 2026
McDonald’s Ends 32-year FIFA World Cup Partnership After Underwhelming Campaign Returns  Everything Experiential
'SFA forced to rethink youth football plans' - gossip BBC Sport
📅 26 Oct 2026
Scottish FA chief executive Craig Mulholland is reportedly forced to rethink his youth football plans, while Dundee's Ethan Hamilton is not swayed by Aberdeen interest.
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Pennant has more than 50 stitches after dog attack BBC Sport
📅 26 Oct 2026
Former Premier League footballer Jermaine Pennant says he needed more than 50 stitches after being mauled by a dog.
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The Independent
📅 26 Oct 2026
Ballon d’Or 2026 power rankings: Who leads race ahead of tonight’s ceremony  The Independent
Kane favourite to win 2026 Ballon d'Or - who should win men's award tonight? Sky Sports
📅 26 Oct 2026
Harry Kane is the odds-on favourite to win the 2026 men’s Ballon d’Or, which could be one of the tightest results in recent history.
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Inside World Football
📅 26 Oct 2026
McDonald’s pulls FIFA sponsorship after 2026 World Cup fails deliver on expectations  Inside World Football
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DAZN
📅 26 Oct 2026
Soccer | Pitch 1B | Day 3: Morning Session  DAZN
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afaqs!
📅 26 Oct 2026
McDonald’s ends 32-year FIFA World Cup sponsorship as it rethinks marketing  afaqs!
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Exchange4Media
📅 26 Oct 2026
McDonald’s ends 32-yr FIFA World Cup sponsorship as marketing strategy shifts to owned IP  Exchange4Media
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B&T
📅 26 Oct 2026
McDonald’s Ends FIFA World Cup Sponsorship  B&T
Football Daily BBC Sport
📅 26 Oct 2026
Rick & Lloyd are joined by Oliver Kay & Joe Smith after a surreal day at Old Trafford.
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Xinhua
📅 25 Oct 2026
Croatia wins men's group title at 2026 ISF Football World Cup in Suzhou  Xinhua
United States Grand Prix | Race highlights Sky Sports
📅 25 Oct 2026
Highlights from the 2026 United States Grand Prix.
Weir would swap Ballon d'Or nominations for World Cup BBC Sport
📅 25 Oct 2026
Caroline Weir reflects on her Ballon d'Or nomination while eyeing a World Cup spot with Scotland.
Roefs and Trafford stand firm as Sunderland and Leeds battle for point The Guardian
📅 25 Oct 2026
Régis Le Bris can usually do impassive to perfection but, by the final whistle, even Sunderland’s ultra-balanced manager was looking more than a little fed up and frustrated.His bottom-placed team had arguably just abou…
Fernandes gamble leaves Carrick to carry the can for United’s institutional failures | Will Unwin The Guardian
📅 25 Oct 2026
Leaving out his captain was doomed to fail but so are the club under the current leadership and the fans at Old Trafford know that all too wellDropping your captain, who has held the team together for most of the past f…
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