Football/Soccer 24-Hour Briefing
×Last updated: October 29, 2026, 4:10 PM ET
Premier League
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes will keep the armband after manager Michael Carrick confirmed the Portuguese is "fully committed," and Carrick said he is ready to move forward skysports.com with the playmaker as skipper. Carrick also said he is not surprised espn.com to still be in charge at Old Trafford. Benjamin Sesko is ruled out until January bbc.co.uk with a shin injury, while Everton are weighing a loan espn.com for Marcus Rashford in January.
Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany was discharged from hospital espn.com after collapsing at training. Kompany was discharged skysports.com following the incident, and Bayern later honored Harry Kane espn.com with a guard of honor before a German Cup rout.
Man City coach Enzo Maresca said his players had never practiced penalties espn.com before their shootout win, and goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli's penalty heroics bbc.co.uk against Brighton have put pressure on Gianluigi Donnarumma. Man City also dumped Brighton skysports.com out of the Carabao Cup on penalties. Liverpool beat Chelsea skysports.com on penalties after Wesley Fofana missed the decisive kick, and Andoni Iraola said facing former club Bournemouth is the only draw he dreaded espn.com. Bournemouth, in form skysports.com, beat Aston Villa 3-0 to reach the quarter-finals, while Eddie Nketiah steered Palace past Fulham skysports.com. Fleetwood will face Everton or Newcastle bbc.co.uk in the last eight.
Arsenal's appeal against Max Dowman's red card was rejected skysports.com, and the teenager will miss three matches bbc.co.uk. Arsenal's Alessia Russo scored a hat-trick skysports.com as the women's side beat Benfica 3-0 in the Women's Champions League. Bologna came from behind espn.com to beat AC Milan 4-2, with Samuel Mbangula netting a hat-trick and handing Marco Amorim his first Serie A defeat. Chelsea's women continued their unbeaten start skysports.com in the Women's Champions League with a 2-0 win over Roma.
Scottish Football
Rangers and Celtic lost their appeal skysports.com against a stadium closure sanction, meaning both clubs will play their next Scottish Cup home ties behind closed doors after fan trouble. Rangers snatched a draw skysports.com at Hearts on Derek McInnes' return to Tynecastle, and Ex-Rangers boss Boyd questioned their title credentials skysports.com. Celtic missed the chance skysports.com to go six points clear after a 2-2 draw with Dundee United. Dundee are sitting fourth bbc.co.uk under Steven Pressley, and Wrexham were fined £75k bbc.co.uk by the English Football League for fielding ineligible players.
Europe & Global
Cristiano Ronaldo topped Lionel Messi espn.com to win the Ballon d'Or of All Time, while Harry Kane responded skysports.com to knighthood talk after his own Ballon d'Or win. Kylian Mbappé reached 100 Real Madrid goals espn.com faster than Ronaldo did. LaLiga will observe a minute's silence espn.com at all games following a train crash, and 24 Copa del Rey first-round matches were postponed espn.com as a mark of respect. LaLiga president Javier Tebas met China's ambassador espn.com over the Mbappé-Mao controversy.
MLS & Americas
The Philadelphia Union clinched a playoff spot espn.com with a 0-0 draw against Nashville SC. Inter Miami dropped to third espn.com after a late draw with Cincinnati, and Cavan Sullivan has been the league's best player espn.com since MLS resumed. USMNT star Christian Pulisic is set to sign espn.com a new AC Milan contract, and former USMNT player Eddie Johnson said his academy will train espn.com a three-year-old removed from a Florida game.
Coming Up
Inter Miami kicks off espn.com the 2027 MLS sprint season at home on February 19. Liverpool face Bournemouth skysports.com in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals. Toney's trial over the alleged assault is set for June 2028 espn.com.