Thomas Tuchel is open to staying on as England manager beyond next summer’s World Cup. ✍️ @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...

Arne Slot has likened Liverpool vs. Manchester City to Real Madrid vs. Barcelona: “It’s similar to El Clasico. Even when you are not part of it, you are looking forward to it.”

🍒 Bournemouth’s Alex Scott is handed his first senior England call-up 🦅 Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton called up Tuchel for the first time 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nico O'Reilly and Jarell Quansah included ➡️ Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden recalled ❌ No space for Danny Welbeck The latest England squad: bit.ly/3Lt0kYu

Aston Villa beat Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday night - but the football felt secondary. It was a night of heavily policed political protests, where tensions between pro-Palestinian, pro-Israel and far-right activists threatened to spill over. This is the full story of what happened.

Full-time: Palace 3-1 AZ A dominant performance from Palace who comfortably win. Ismaila Sarr in particular was unplayable but the front three connected really well with each other. Breathing space now as they look to avoid a Conference League play-off match by making the top eight #CPFC

A brace from Ismaila Sarr and Maxence Lacroix’s effort make it three wins in a row for Crystal Palace. Oliver Glasner’s side move up to ninth in the Conference League table with victory over AZ Alkmaar.

Aston Villa move into the top eight of the Europa League league phase following a win over Maccabi Tel Aviv. Ian Maatsen’s strike on the stroke of half-time, and Donyell Malen’s second-half penalty make it three wins from four Europa League matches for Villa.

Police arrested six people involved in heated protests ahead of the Europa League tie between Aston Villa and Maccabi Tel Aviv in Birmingham on Thursday night. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...

Celtic fall to the first defeat of Martin O'Neill’s interim reign against Midtjylland. The Scottish champions were blown away by three goals in eight first-half minutes, who now 25th in the Europa League league phase after four matches.

Nottingham Forest rue Morgan Gibbs-White’s first-half missed penalty as they are forced to settle for a stalemate against Sturm Graz. Sean Dyche has one win, two draws and one loss from his first four games in charge - what do you think about his start?

Tottenham Hotspur and INEOS have reached a settlement to bring to an end their legal dispute. Both parties confirmed to The Athletic that they had reached an out of court agreement but declined to provide details. 📝 @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social

Thomas Tuchel is planning to bring Jude Bellingham back into the England squad that will be announced on Friday. Bellingham has not played for England since June, and underwent shoulder surgery in July following the Club World Cup. 📝 @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...

Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler says he would not swap Danny Welbeck for “any player in the world”. More from @andynaylorbrighton.bsky.social

Formidable in Europe, mediocre in the Premier League, great at home, grating away. Newcastle United's peaks and troughs are becoming easy to anticipate and hard to ignore. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...

🔺 The positivity being stoked at Sunderland 🔺 The afternoon he was booed from the field at the Emirates 🔺 The chaos Mikel Arteta confronted at Arsenal Ahead of the visit of his former club Arsenal, Granit Xhaka talks exclusively to @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...

Phil Foden's double against Borussia Dortmund now means he has scored the most goals (11) from outside the box of any Premier League player since the start of 2023-24. In the past, Foden and Erling Haaland have looked to be on different wavelengths but the duo are now complementing each other.

A truly mad Champions League game in Bruges ends in a draw. Six goals, another ruled out by VAR late on, and a penalty also overturned for good measure. What a night for Carlos Forbs, who scored twice and set up another for Club Brugge. Barcelona sit 11th in the league phase after four matches.

Club Brugge thought they had won it in stoppage time against Barcelona having taken the lead for the fourth time. Romeo Vermant dispossessed Wojciech Szczesny before finishing into an empty net - but Vermant was adjudged by VAR to have tripped the goalkeeper in the process.

Two fine Phil Foden strikes, Erling Haaland's customary goal and Rayan Cherki's deflected effort following a fine run earn Manchester City victory over Borussia Dortmund. The Bundesliga side rallied in the second half, pulling one back through Waldemar Anton, but it proved to be a consolation.

Ajax are bottom of the Champions League league phase, with no points, and just one goal scored. Trailing by two against Galatasaray, Mika Godts was presented a golden chance to reduce the deficit. He didn't take it. It’s now 3-0.

Kairat are level against Inter at San Siro. Ofri Arad's header from a set piece has restored parity for the side from Kazakhstan. A fine venue for only their second-ever Champions League goal. Can they hold on and spring a surprise?

A fine goal from Phil Foden, sealed with a snap 📸 Foden opened the scoring for Manchester City against Borussia Dortmund — Erling Haaland doubled his side's lead against his former club with a thunderous, merciless finish.

Carlos Forbs spent last season on loan at Wolves, playing 11 times without scoring. He has now put Club Brugge ahead against Barcelona in the Champions League with an excellent finish, to go alongside his assist for the opener - all within 17 minutes.

An unmarked Dan Burn is always likely to cause problems at a set piece. The England international puts Newcastle United in front against Athletic Club with a fine header. How did he manage to get so much curl on it?

A lightning start between Club Brugge and Barcelona. Nicolo Tresoldi opened the scoring from Carlos Forbs’ cross, with the latter eventually determined to be onside following a long VAR check. But almost immediately from the restart, Ferran Torres swept in to restore parity for Hansi Flick's side.

It is an historic night for Cypriot side Pafos. They earned their first-ever win in the Champions League, beating Villarreal in Kolossi thanks to Derrick Luckassen’s header from Ken Sema’s corner.

A famous night for Qarabag, who fought hard to earned a deserved draw against Chelsea. A gulf in quality and resources had little bearing in Baku, where this result will be remembered for a long time.

Qarabag’s lead lasts only eight second-half minutes. Brought on in a triple change by Enzo Maresca at the break, Alejandro Garnacho capitalises on a mistake at the back to draw Chelsea level. It is his first Champions League goal for his new side, and first in the competition since November 2023.

When Chelsea last played Qarabag in the Champions League (2017-18), they won 6-0 at home, and 4-0 away. Qarabag lost seven of their eight Europa League matches last season, finishing 36th (out of 36) in the league phase. Qarabag now lead Chelsea 2-1 at half-time.

Qarabag lead Chelsea! Marko Jankovic's penalty gives the Champions League minnows a 2-1 lead after Jorrel Hato handled inside the area. The Azerbaijani side could be about to pull off a huge upset...

Qarabag strike back against Chelsea. Camilo Duran dispossesses Jorrel Hato before hitting the post — Leandro Andrade is on hand to fire past Robert Sanchez. Enzo Maresca's side are not having it all their own way in Azerbaijan.

Romeo Lavia's night lasted less than 10 minutes. The Chelsea midfielder was replaced by Moises Caicedo after appearing to pick up an injury.

Wrexham chief executive Michael Williamson has claimed Christian Eriksen was initially wary of an approach from the club in the summer because he did not want to appear in their documentary series. More from @dankp.bsky.social ⤵️ 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...

Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed that Achraf Hakimi will miss up to six weeks of action due to a “severe ankle sprain” that he sustained on Tuesday.

Gianni Infantino will present the inaugural ‘FIFA Peace Prize’ at the draw for the 2026 World Cup, football’s world governing body has announced.

USMNT goalkeeper Matt Turner is training with former club Crystal Palace. The 31-year-old, who spent the season on loan with MLS side New England Revolution from French side Lyon, is spending time back in London in order to maintain fitness before the November international break next week.

Crystal Palace have been charged with misconduct by the Football Association (FA) for the alleged behaviour of supporters during the Premier League game with Nottingham Forest in August. Full story from @mattwoosie.bsky.social ⬇️ 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/657...

Conor Bradley and Andy Robertson are starting games again for Liverpool — and it’s no surprise results have improved. Arne Slot’s side looks more secure and their attacking potential is being unlocked. 📝 @jamespearcelfc.bsky.social 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...

Don't expect too much movement in the Premier League between now and May. With studies showing that 77 per cent of the variance in final league standings is set by matchweek 10, many of this season's teams are already in the position they'll end up in next May. @markcarey93.bsky.social

Democrat candidate Zohran Mamdani is the new mayor of New York. Last month, the 34-year-old spoke to @adamcrafton.bsky.social to discuss World Cup ticket prices, the Premier League title race and his love of Arsenal. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/673...

Destiny Udogie is being supported by his club, Tottenham Hotspur, after it was revealed that he was the Premier League footballer allegedly threatened with a firearm by a football agent in September.

With so many leading players out, there was a particular responsibility on Xavi Simons to create chances against Copenhagen, but he could not have done that any better than this. 📝 @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...

Bayern Munich hold on against Paris Saint-Germain, despite playing the entire second half with 10 men. The game saw the best and worst of Luis Diaz, who scored a first-half brace before being sent off. Vincent Kompany’s side return to the Champions League summit.

FT 4-0. The vibes have been re-set to GOOD. Best attacking performance all season, best home performance too. Against a pretty ordinary Copenhagen side (not Premier League level), Spurs created lots of chances, kept going with 10 men, and Van de Ven scored a genuinely memorable length-of-pitch goal.

Liverpool beat Real Madrid 1-0 at Anfield thanks to Alexis Mac Allister's goal. A huge win for Arne Slot's side, with Manchester City next on Sunday.

You will struggle to find a better goal than Micky van de Ven’s against Copenhagen this evening. Winning the ball back on the edge of his own box, he dribbled the length of pitch before firing home.

51’ Wilson Odobert ⚽️ 57’ Brennan Johnson 🟥 64’ Micky van de Ven ⚽️ 67’ Joao Palhinha ⚽️ A frantic start to the second half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where Spurs now lead Copenhagen 4-0 despite Brennan Johnson’s straight red card.

Joao Palhinha finishes off a counter-attack after Odobert rips through Copenhagen, passes wide to Romero, who crossess back to Palhinha. 4-0. Palhinha confounding the haters and doubters.

Thibaut Courtois could not stop that one. Alexis Mac Allister gives Arne Slot's side the lead against Real Madrid.

Liverpool fans must be getting sick of facing Thibaut Courtois by now.