Football/Soccer 24-Hour Briefing
×Last updated: October 28, 2026, 10:40 PM ET
Liverpool and Premier League
Liverpool's Andoni Iraola is starting to build his side espn.com after a shootout win and a place in the Carabao Cup quarterfinals, with Anfield roaring behind them. Iraola admitted a quarterfinal against former club Bournemouth espn.com will be "special," calling them the only opponent he did not want to draw. Liverpool did indeed draw Bournemouth skysports.com in the quarterfinals, while Bournemouth themselves cruised past Aston Villa 3-0 to secure a fifth straight win in all competitions skysports.com. Liverpool also reportedly made contact skysports.com with Monaco midfielder Camara, and Liverpool's gamble on defender Jeremy Jacquet is paying off bbc.co.uk after they beat Chelsea to his signing.
Chelsea went to a shootout against Liverpool before Fofana's miss skysports.com sealed the tie, and the stuttering penalty run-up is back in the spotlight bbc.co.uk after Barco's miss. Estevao is becoming Chelsea's forgotten man bbc.co.uk as Pedro Neto thrives, while Chelsea's unbeaten run continues with Bompastor's side rediscovering espn.com its ruthless edge. Chelsea Women are back to their best after a 2-0 Champions League win over Roma, with Carpenter scoring the winner skysports.com.
Manchester City needed penalties to eliminate Brighton, with holders progressing skysports.com after the shootout, and Pep's successor Maresca admitted his side had never practiced penalties espn.com. Rulli's heroics in that shootout have put pressure on Donnarumma bbc.co.uk for City's goal. Crystal Palace reached the quarterfinals as Eddie Nketiah steered them past skysports.com Fulham, and Fleetwood Town, the League Two side, will face Everton or Newcastle at Highbury after stunning Arsenal bbc.co.uk on penalties. Arsenal will appeal bbc.co.uk Max Dowman's red card, and Dermot Gallagher believes the appeal will fail skysports.com because the teenager was aggressive. Arteta has explained his reaction skysports.com to the red card, and ESPN has examined whether Fleetwood's win is the biggest upset espn.com in League Cup history.
Manchester United are under scrutiny, with Michael Carrick given a stay of execution skysports.com and Carrick and Bruno Fernandes holding clear-the-air talks bbc.co.uk before the Chelsea trip. Benjamin Sesko is out until January bbc.co.uk with a shin injury. Kai Rooney scored four for Manchester United's Under-18s in a 6-0 thrashing espn.com of Burnley.
Europe and Beyond
Harry Kane received a guard of honor from Bayern Munich espn.com after winning the Ballon d'Or, and was greeted with a hero's welcome espn.com on his return. Bayern coach Vincent Kompany was discharged from hospital skysports.com after collapsing at training and is reported to be doing well. Lamine Yamal won best young talent for a third straight year but missed out espn.com on the Ballon d'Or itself.
Bologna stunned AC Milan 4-2 as Samuel Mbangula fired a hat trick espn.com, handing Amorim his first Serie A defeat. Christian Pulisic is set to sign espn.com a new four-year contract at Milan. Real Madrid coach Pau Quesada insisted his side are undervalued espn.com by the scale of Barcelona's dominance, and Barcelona have been fined €602 espn.com by the Spanish federation over an approach. LaLiga president Javier Tebas has met the Chinese ambassador espn.com over the Mbappé-Mao controversy. Twenty-four Copa del Rey first-round matches were postponed espn.com after a train crash in Spain. Neymar received a two-match ban espn.com for covering his mouth while confronting an opponent. Espanyol sacked manager Manolo González after a shock loss espn.com to a fourth-tier side. Kuyt was named Fenerbahce's interim coach bbc.co.uk ahead of a clash with Liverpool.
In the Women's Champions League, Alessia Russo scored a hat-trick skysports.com as Arsenal beat Benfica 3-0 and became the highest-ever English goalscorer in the competition.
Scotland
Rangers snatched a late draw skysports.com against Hearts on Derek McInnes' return to Tynecastle, while Celtic were held 2-2 skysports.com by Dundee United and missed a chance to go six points clear. Rangers captain Shankland is targeting a December return bbc.co.uk. Wrexham were fined £75k bbc.co.uk by the EFL for fielding ineligible players.
Other Sports
The Knicks beat the Pistons 111-97 to secure their first win skysports.com of the season. Justin Tucker joined the Chiefs skysports.com practice squad after a 10-game suspension. Australia lead South Africa by one run after Josh Inglis's unbeaten 85 at Newlands skysports.com.
Coming Up
Arsenal's appeal bbc.co.uk against Dowman's red card is due to be heard. Liverpool face Bournemouth skysports.com in the Carabao Cup quarterfinals, and Inter Miami kick off espn.com the MLS sprint season at home on February 19.