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The MMA fighter helping Brighton - and filling stadiums

From helping Brighton with set pieces to fighting in front of nearly 60,000 people - meet MMA star Christian Eckerlin, who competes at Oktagon 94 in Frankfurt on Saturday.

Do England have a problem against top-10 teams?

As England prepare to take on Spain in their opening Nations League match, BBC Sport takes a look at whether they have a problem when faced with teams in the world top 10.

Papers: Parish tells Liverpool £50m Sarr move was 'never going to happen'

The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday's newspapers...

Brentford hold Schade contract talks as Arsenal, Liverpool track Germany winger

Brentford have held initial talks with Kevin Schade about a new long-term contract in the wake of his excellent start to the campaign and increasing interest from bigger clubs including Arsenal and Liverpool.

No relegation clause in Haaland's City deal - Saturday's gossip

Erling Haaland is without a relegation clause, Premier League clubs are eyeing Marcos Llorente, Juventus are considering Crystal Palace's Tyrick Mitchell.

Nations League official line-ups: Italy vs. Belgium

Italy start Francesco Pio Esposito, Moise Kean, Alessandro Romano and Sandro Tonali in Roberto Mancini’s...

Younes Ebnoutalib: Who is the Eintracht Frankfurt forward looking to shine with Germany?

Having launched himself into the limelight in Bundesliga 2 with Elversberg, Younes Ebnoutalib secured a move to Eintracht Frankfurt in January 2026 and has hit the ground running in 2026/27, after an injury-hit first half-season, to make his Germany debut under Jürgen Klopp.

England v Spain, Azerbaijan GP and county cricket finale – follow with us

Here’s how to follow along with our coverage – the finest writing and up-to-the-minute reports Continue reading...

Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo reflects on ‘tough summer … in football and life’

Gakpo’s second son died during pregnancy in June Dutch winger almost left Anfield for Manchester City Cody Gakpo has reflected on a “very tough” summer that ended with the collapse of a transfer to Manchester City, revealing Liverpool changed their minds about letting him join their top-flight rivals. The forward scored a superb stoppage-time equaliser to earn the Netherlands a 1-1 draw in Thursday’s Nations League game against Germany, who are coached by his former club manager Jürgen Klopp. It continues a bright start to the season for Gakpo, who was an £80m target for City in August before talks stalled. Earlier in the summer he was struck by tragedy, announcing with his partner, Noa van der Bij, that their second son had died during pregnancy. Continue reading...

Klopp is ready to lead Germany to salvation, but he'll do things his way

After 858 days, Jürgen Klopp is back in management with Germany. A 1-1 draw with Netherlands showed a bit of what we can expect as he seeks to turn things around.

Meet the USMNT’s next generation: a cheat sheet for 12 new players in camp

These (mostly) teenaged newcomers have shown promise and could make their US debuts soon Sign up for our free soccer newsletter, for US readers The United States men’s national team’s stars of tomorrow will debut en masse over the coming multi-week Fifa window, with Mauricio Pochettino calling in 13 players who have yet to debut. Cavan Sullivan, at 16 years old, is the headliner, and we’ve gone deep into what makes him special here . But he’s far from alone. Consider this a cheatsheet to get to know all the new guys on the back of their performances at the club level. Continue reading...

Philipp Treu earns Jonathan Tah praise after impressive Germany debut

Germany’s search for a regular right-back has prompted plenty of debate in recent years. Anyone watching Philipp Treu against the Netherlands on Thursday, however, might have wondered what all the fuss was about. The Freiburg defender produced an assured debut that suggested he could provide a lasting solution.

Tennis scores from Team Europe vs Team World at the Laver Cup

'Exploitative ideas' - Top leagues criticise Infantino and call for FIFA reform

A joint statement from Europe's top leagues has hit out at "exploitative ideas" pushed by FIFA president Gianni Infantino and called for "essential" reform of football's governing body.

Sinner absence goes on as world No 1 withdraws from China Open

World No 1 Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the China Open, saying he is not yet ready to compete as he continues to recover from the knee ‌injury that also forced him to miss the US Open.

Connelly's must-see international soccer: Cape Verde's return to action, USMNT kids

FIFA has served up a veritable feast of soccer with the first-ever three-week September international window. So what should you look out for? Bill Connelly casts his eye across the fixture list.

Europe's top leagues demand FIFA reform

The top leagues in England, Italy, Germany and Spain have issued a joint-statement demanding governance reform at FIFA, amid Gianni Infantino's bid to be re-elected as president in 2027.

Havertz back at Arsenal for injury treatment

Kai Havertz will return to Arsenal for treatment after he sustained a "muscle sprain" while on Germany duty.