50 h. ago Champions League review: A deluge of goals as youth rules for Barcelona and Bayern

This week’s action saw an astonishing 71 goals over two nights, with the Premier League responsible for many of them• Barcelona’s youth system. Ahead of Sunday’s edition of El Clásico between Barcelona and Real Madrid, the two clubs won their midweek matches. Real Madrid’s opponents were Juventus, in the type of heavyweight clash the Champions League’s rejig into a 36-team group stage was supposed to throw up on a regular basis. Wednesday’s meeting fell short of classic encounters like 2003’s meeting of Madrid’s Luís Figo and Zinedine Zidane with Juve’s Pavel Nedvěd and Alessandro Del Piero. In 2025, Juventus are not the force of yore, though they made Madrid sweat. The sole goal came from Jude Bellingham, England’s great enigma. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago Jude Bellingham sends Thomas Tuchel message as Real Madrid star ends goal drought

Jude Bellingham was Real Madrid's match winner as they downed Juventus in the Champions League with the midfielder producing the perfect response to his England snub

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66 h. ago Harry Kane continues scoring streak as Bayern beat Club Brugge

Jude Bellingham also struck for the first time this season in a narrow Real Madrid win

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67 h. ago Jude Bellingham back in scoring form as Real Madrid edge out Juventus

It wasn’t a classic but the chorus from the Santiago Bernabéu was. It had been a while and they had missed moments such as this – but for the first time since April Fool’s Day, Jude Bellingham stood before the south end with his arms wide, listening to them sing Hey Jude. There had been a shoulder injury, doubts about his role too, but now he had scored his first goal of the season, ultimately taking Real Madrid to a 1-0 win against a Juventus team that aren’t what they once were but who made a match of it. “We had to sweat for it,” Thibaut Courtois said.He knew better than anyone, having to rescue a one‑on‑one from Dusan Vlahovic and make another decisive save from Khéphren Thuram in the very last minute to leave Madrid on nine points and Igor Tudor’s side below the cut in this league phase. At the end of a match with more shots than football, the Juventus manager may reflect on a decent start, those saves a great opportunity wasted on 85 minutes; their reality, though, makes worry...

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3 d. ago Keegan Bradley says he’ll never get over ‘brutal’ Ryder Cup defeat

Bradley captained USA to a disastrous home loss to Team Europe at Bethpage Black to extend his history of Ryder Cup woe

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3 d. ago UK weather: Storm Benjamin to batter Britain with torrential rain and 70mph winds forecast from tomorrow

A yellow weather warning is in place for London along with much of England and Wales

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3 d. ago Storm Benjamin set to hit UK with heavy rain and winds of more than 70mph

A yellow weather warning is in place for London along with much of England and Wales

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3 d. ago Bank of England boss warns 'shadow banking' has echoes of the 2008 financial crisis

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey (pictured) said 'alarm bells' were ringing over risky lending in the unregulated private credit market.

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4 d. ago Flu warning as experts explain why virus outbreak could be worse this year

Flu cases are already rising in England as experts warn that the common virus could wreak more havoc than usual this year, with cases spiking in children and young adults

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5 d. ago Here is why flu could be SO bad this winter – as doctor shares 2p hack to relieve symptoms ‘instantly’

A FEW days of feeling under the weather is expected each winter - it is, after all, virus season. But flu, which can cause high fever, aches and exhaustion, and in severe cases lead to hospitalisation, may cause more havoc than usual this year, experts warn. Public health officials have warned England is facing an...

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5 d. ago Revealed: The training secrets behind Jude Bellingham's remarkable 'flying man sumo squat' kettlebell exercise

A photograph of Jude Bellingham performing an unusual training drill at Real Madrid went viral last Wednesday, just hours after England qualified for next summer's World Cup without him.

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5 d. ago England: Thomas Tuchel to decide Jude Bellingham fate this week as World Cup 2026 plans take shape

Real Madrid star was overlooked as the Three Lions’ boss kept faith with others

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8 d. ago Drugs death map of Britain: Use our interactive tool to see where YOUR county ranks

Drug deaths in England and Wales have reached an all-time high, and experts warn that the trend will continue following a terrifying emergence of a 'zombie' substance 300 times stronger than heroin.

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8 d. ago Jude Bellingham's six matches to win back his England spot ahead of 2026 World Cup

Jude Bellingham will be looking to win back a call up to the England squad next month and make his case for a spot on the plane next summer as he seeks to impress Thomas Tuchel

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9 d. ago No Ashes talk in England camp, says Harry Brook before New Zealand series

White-ball captain’s focus ‘in the moment’ before T20sBlack Cap luminary Tim Southee set for coaching roleHarry Brook says there has been no Ashes talk in the England camp as the tourists prepare for “a hell of a long winter”, with the white-ball captain’s determination to “stay in the moment” so strong that he has not even noticed the ramping-up of pre-series trash talk by David Warner and Stuart Broad.The England squad arrived in Christchurch on Wednesday after the three-day bonding break in Queenstown for their six-match series against New Zealand, which concludes in Wellington on 1 November. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago England: Thomas Tuchel sends Jude Bellingham message after star misses World Cup qualification

Real Madrid midfielder was omitted from recent squad that sealed World Cup qualification

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9 d. ago Tuchel will reach out to ‘important’ Bellingham before next England camp

Real Madrid star missed games against Wales and LatviaHead coach says absentees are all ‘eager to come back’Thomas Tuchel will reach out to Jude Bellingham and the other ­players he excluded from his latest England squad before he makes his next ­selection in November.The head coach’s decision to overlook Bellingham for the Wembley friendly against Wales last Thursday and the World Cup qualifier against ­Latvia in Riga on Tuesday has dominated the discourse. Tuchel wanted to show faith in the squad that won against Andorra and Serbia in September and it meant no room for those who missed out on the initial selection for fitness reasons. If Bellingham was the highest-profile absentee against Wales and Latvia, then Phil Foden was not far behind. Adam Wharton was also left out. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Thomas Tuchel explains what he expects from Jude Bellingham for England call

Tuchel left Bellingham out of his latest England squad, which caused some controversy

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9 d. ago Thomas Tuchel makes Jude Bellingham feelings clear ahead of talks with England star

England star Jude Bellingham was left out of Thomas Tuchel's most recent squad with the likes of Morgan Rogers performing well for the Three Lions in his absence

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1 week ago Thomas Tuchel will pick star to control Jude Bellingham's ego in England World Cup squad

OPINION: England boss Tuchel is not afraid to make tough decisions, which is a good job, because he has a lot ahead of him when he selects his final squad for the 2026 World Cup

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