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Zheng Yen · September 6, 2026
Tottenham Hotspur were held to a 0-0 draw at Nottingham Forest on Saturday, meaning Roberto De Zerbi’s side have failed to score in their opening three Premier League matches for the first time since 1974. Spurs sit 17th after a...
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Zheng Yen · September 6, 2026
Since 2003, Palmeiras, Corinthians, Vasco da Gama, Botafogo, and Cruzeiro have all spent at least one season playing in Serie B, Brazil’s second tier. Between them, those five clubs have won well over 30 Brazilian league titles across their history....
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Zheng Yen · September 6, 2026
Six Japanese players will feature in the Premier League for the 2026-27 season, the highest number in the competition’s history, beating the previous record of five set just two seasons earlier. Wataru Endo, Kaoru Mitoma, Daichi Kamada, and three others...
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Zheng Yen · September 5, 2026
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets have won the FIFA U-17 World Cup five times, in 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, and 2015, more than any other nation on earth, including back-to-back titles that only Brazil had managed before them. No country produces teenage...
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Zheng Yen · September 5, 2026
In March 2026, the Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed what Malaysian football had spent months trying to appeal. Seven naturalised internationals, recruited from Argentina, Brazil, Spain, and the Netherlands on documents that falsely claimed Malaysian grandparents, were banned, and...
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Zheng Yen · September 5, 2026
Manchester City have agreed a £125 million deal with Chelsea for Enzo Fernandez, a fee that matches the British transfer record. The Argentina midfielder passed a medical on deadline day, September 1, and will link up with former Chelsea manager...
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Zheng Yen · September 4, 2026
In 2027, Kenya will co-host the Africa Cup of Nations alongside Uganda and Tanzania, after Nigeria lost its own hosting bid to the East African trio in 2023. It is the biggest single moment in the region’s football history, and...
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Zheng Yen · September 4, 2026
In January 2026, Sadio Mane’s late strike beat Egypt 2-1 in an Africa Cup of Nations semi-final and denied Mohamed Salah another shot at the one trophy that has kept escaping him with his country. It was heartbreak in the...
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Zheng Yen · September 4, 2026
In December 2022, Cristiano Ronaldo walked out in front of a packed Mrsool Park in Riyadh wearing an Al Nassr shirt, days after leaving Manchester United by mutual consent. At the time it looked like a highly paid retirement tour...
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Zheng Yen · September 3, 2026
Most football coverage circles the same five European leagues on repeat, which means genuinely compelling football gets ignored simply because it happens somewhere else. A club in Johor has gone unbeaten for over 100 matches in a row. A derby...
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