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• Harry Kane opens up on Ballon d’Or hopes after eclipsing Cristiano Ronaldo goal record

  7-9-2026 Football The Independent Football

  Kane scored 73 times for club and country last season and is the bookmakers’ favourite to win the Ballon d’Or

• Guglielmo Vicario speaks out on Roberto De Zerbi relationship after leaving Tottenham

  7-9-2026 Football The Independent Football

  Vicario joined Juventus on loan last month after falling out of favour at Tottenham

• Richard Hughes joins Saudi Arabian club just days after Liverpool exit

  7-9-2026 Football The Independent Football

  Richard Hughes left Liverpool over the weekend after two years at the club

• Iranian women footballers speak out on national anthem protest after claiming asylum in Australia

  7-9-2026 Football The Independent Football

  Atefeh Ramezanisadeh and Fatemeh Pasandideh claimed asylum in Australia following the national anthem protest

• How a town of 13,000 produced a Bundesliga team upsetting the German football giants

  7-9-2026 Football The Independent Football

  SV Elversberg have gatecrashed the top flight as the smallest club in Bundesliga history, won their first two matches and now face European...

• Belgium withdraws support for Gianni Infantino after Folarin Balogun controversy

  7-9-2026 Football The Independent Football

  Folarin Balogun was cleared to play against Belgium at the World Cup despite being shown a red card during USA’s previous game

• The new issue threatening to derail Man United’s season

  7-9-2026 Football The Independent Football

  United defence, which has conceded twice in every game so far this season, suddenly looks hugely suspect and after ignoring that area in the...

• Iliman Ndiaye explains why he turned down Tottenham for Manchester City

  6-9-2026 Football The Independent Football

  Ndiaye was the subject of interest from Spurs before Manchester City came in for him

• Martin Odegaard’s carbon-copy goal shows why Arsenal will be different this season

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  Arsenal’s captain scored the winner against Chelsea in an exact replica of his strike against Manchester City in the Community Shield at the start...

• Chelsea ruled out of Premier League title race by pundits after narrow defeat to Arsenal

  6-9-2026 Football The Independent Football

  Jamie Carragher and Daniel Sturridge labelled Chelsea ‘a work in progress’ after their defeat to reigning champions Arsenal

• The Arsenal machine found a new gear against Chelsea – that spells trouble for rivals

  6-9-2026 Football The Independent Football

  Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea: Morgan Rogers stunned the Gunners with an early goal but the reigning Premier League champions hit back in style to lay...

• No Balogun, no problem: Everton forget transfer shambles with dramatic Man United draw

  6-9-2026 Football The Independent Football

  Everton 2-2 Manchester United: Ainsley Maitland-Niles scored a stunning 96th-minute equaliser on debut to snatch a hard-earned point for the...