Football/Soccer 24-Hour Briefing
×Last updated: October 18, 2026, 10:40 PM ET
Premier League
Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé scored twice espn.com as Madrid cruised past Sevilla 4-1 on Sunday. Mourinho dismissed the fuss over an elbow from Arda Güler, saying he had not seen the images.
Arsenal edged espn.com a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest, with Noni Madueke's late strike settling a game in which the Gunners managed only one shot on target. Arteta blamed espn.com Forest's "Christmas tree" setup for the blunt display, while the result pushed skysports.com Forest into the relegation zone. Arsenal's title defence drew espn.com scrutiny after another weak attacking performance.
Brighton thrashed skysports.com Crystal Palace 5-0, with Diego Gomez's wonder strike standing out, and Palace boss Pierre Sage admitted bbc.co.uk feeling "shame" at the performance. Bournemouth claimed skysports.com their first league win of the season, beating 10-man Sunderland 2-0 through goals from Marcus Tavernier and Evanilson.
Manchester United's slump deepened as they drew skysports.com 1-1 at Leeds, a result that leaves them with seven points from seven games. Michael Carrick said the situation doesn't look great espn.com, and the pressure on him continues to grow espn.com. Gary Neville warned skysports.com that the club must avoid the bottom half by January, and Michael Carrick pointed bbc.co.uk to Bryan Mbeumo as a rare source of reliable goals.
Celtic crushed skysports.com Hearts 7-1 to move four points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership. Kris Boyd criticised skysports.com Hearts' "lack of respect," while Brendan Rodgers' side called the result a wake-up call. Martin O'Neill downplayed bbc.co.uk the scale of the win, insisting "four points is nothing."
Barcelona matched espn.com a record LaLiga start, with Hansi Flick hailing Lamine Yamal as the best player in the world. Eric García and Jules Koundé were ruled out espn.com of the Champions League clash with PSG through injury. Elsewhere, Lionel Messi scored twice espn.com to take his MLS-leading tally to 25 in Miami's win at Atlanta, and AC Milan held off espn.com an Atalanta fightback for a 3-2 win at San Siro.
Gianni Infantino apologised espn.com at a FIFA Council meeting, but his re-election as president remains uncertain espn.com. Chicago and Portland have entered espn.com the race to host 2031 Women's World Cup games.
Women's Football
Manchester City extended skysports.com their perfect WSL record with a 3-2 win over Brighton, while Chelsea hit six skysports.com against Spurs. Fran Kirby said bbc.co.uk the abrupt exit of Brighton head coach Dario Vidosic had left her stressed.
Coming Up
Arsenal's Viktor Gyökeres espn.com could leave the club in January, according to transfer reports. Kulusevski returns espn.com to Tottenham's matchday squad for the first time in 526 days. Manchester City's appeal bbc.co.uk against sanctions faces "substantial hurdles."