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• Stones to captain England with injured Kane on bench vs G... John Stones will captain England against Greece at Wembley on Thursday, with interim boss Lee Carsley revealing usual skipper Harry Kane will begin on the bench due to a "small knock". more
• Stones reveals 'similarities' between Carsley and Guardiola more
• Will Bellingham play false nine role against Greece? Sky Sports reporter Michael Bridge looks at whether Jude Bellingham can play the 'false nine' role for England in their Nations League game against Greece. more
• Merson Says: If Palmer doesn't start now, when does he? Paul Merson asks how Cole Palmer would ever start for England if he does not get a chance in this Nations League window in his latest column. more
• Former Sheff Utd defender Baldock dies aged 31 Former Sheffield United defender George Baldock has died at the age of 31, Super League Greece has announced. more
• Layzell and Shaw goals help Man City shock champions Barc... Manchester City started their Women's Champions League campaign with an impressive 2-0 win against reigning champions Barcelona, as Gareth Taylor offered a "positive" injury update on Naomi Layzell. more
• Harder scores Bayern hat-trick as Arsenal capitulate in C... Pernille Harder ended her Champions League goal drought to inspire a 5-2 comeback victory for Bayern Munich over Arsenal. more
• Arsenal firing blanks: Eidevall's big challenge ahead of ... It feels slightly jarring to be talking about season-defining fixtures three weeks into a new campaign, but Arsenal's puzzling start has prompted the conversation. more
• Man Utd yet to clarify Ten Hag position more
• Papers: Klopp 'disowned' by Dortmund fans after joining R... The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday's newspapers... more
• Klopp speaks as he lines up return to football... but not... Jurgen Klopp has been announced as the new global head of soccer at Red Bull. more
• How Arsenal became woven into Black identity and culture more
• Alisson to miss run of crunch Liverpool games Alisson Becker has sustained a hamstring injury and is not expected to return until after the next international break in November. more
• Liverpool latest: Mac Allister doubtful for Argentina games more
• Arsenal latest: Odegaard steps up recovery from ankle injury more
• Man City latest: Haaland refuses to apologise for Gabriel... more
• Are players overworked? The truth revealed.... Are footballers really playing more than ever? A Sky Sports study reveals Premier League players today play fewer games than their First Division counterparts in the 1980s. more
• Doak: I didn't expect to be here at 18 - now it feels normal Ben Doak has learned to deal with life in the spotlight after admitting his Scotland involvement has come earlier than he expected. more
• Grealish claims Southgate 'should have' taken him to Euro... more
• Webb: VAR should have overturned Fernandes' red card vs S... PGMOL chief Howard Webb believes VAR should have overturned Bruno Fernandes' red card for Manchester United against Tottenham due to the player slipping before contact was made. more