Football/Soccer 24-Hour Briefing
×Last updated: October 28, 2026, 3:40 PM ET
Champions League & Premier League
Chelsea Carpenter skysports.com struck a late winner to beat Roma, while Liverpool host Chelsea skysports.com in a Carabao Cup clash featuring a young Liverpool side. Manchester City rotate heavily skysports.com for their Brighton tie, changing nine players. Liverpool are reportedly keen bbc.co.uk on Stuttgart defender Finn Jeltsch, while Liverpool's Jacquet gamble bbc.co.uk is paying off after they beat Chelsea to his signing.
Manchester United
Michael Carrick has stayed bbc.co.uk as United head coach after failing to agree a replacement, and he held talks bbc.co.uk with captain Bruno Fernandes ahead of the Chelsea trip. Reports suggest the club's search skysports.com for a successor stalled, which kept Carrick in the job.
League Cup Upset
Fleetwood Town knocked out skysports.com Arsenal on penalties, winning 5-3 after a match that was halted for eight minutes bbc.co.uk by a drone. Arsenal will appeal espn.com Max Dowman's red card, though former referee Dermot Gallagher believes skysports.com the appeal will fail. Fleetwood shootout hero Conor Haughey admitted espn.com he did not practise penalties beforehand, and the result has prompted debate over whether it is the biggest upset espn.com in the competition's history.
Spain & Europe
Real Madrid's Clásico win espn.com under José Mourinho has put them back in the title race. Espanyol sacked espn.com Manolo González after a Copa del Rey loss to a fourth-tier side, and 24 Copa del Rey first-round games were postponed espn.com following a train crash in Toledo. Barcelona were fined €602 espn.com over their approach for Álvarez, and LaLiga president Javier Tebas met espn.com China's ambassador to Spain over the Mbappé controversy. Kuyt was named bbc.co.uk Fenerbahce's interim coach ahead of a Liverpool clash.
Awards & Individuals
Harry Kane won the Ballon d'Or espn.com and received a hero's welcome on his return to Bayern Munich. Lamine Yamal won best young talent espn.com for a third straight year. Christian Pulisic is set to sign espn.com a new AC Milan contract through 2031. Wayne Rooney's son Kai scored four goals espn.com for Manchester United's Under-18s.
Lower Leagues & Club News
Wrexham were fined £75k bbc.co.uk by the EFL for fielding ineligible players, and Burnley appointed bbc.co.uk former Basel boss Fabio Celestini as head coach. Peterborough chairman Darragh Mac Anthony promised bbc.co.uk to sell the club if they fail to finish in the top. Blackpool beat Aston Villa bbc.co.uk while Port Vale thrashed Manchester City's youngsters in the EFL Trophy. James McClean left Derry City bbc.co.uk following a contract dispute.
Coming Up
Arsenal's appeal against Dowman's red card bbc.co.uk is due to be heard. Wrexham aim to break bbc.co.uk a Championship trend after a seventh-place finish.