Day Headlines in Sports News: 2026-10-21
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Goal, assist... goal-kick - Kane underlines Ballon d'Or credentials (BBC Sport 2026-10-21 23:11:06)
Why Declan Rice backs his England team-mate Harry Kane to win the Ballon d'Or after Arsenal's draw with Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
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Saka injury 'does not look good' - how will Arsenal cope? (BBC Sport 2026-10-21 22:51:56)
Mikel Arteta says the quadriceps injury Arsenal's Bukayo Saka picked up in the Champions League draw with Bayern Munich "does not look good at all".
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Is it 'phenomenal' Kane's year to lift the Ballon d'Or? (BBC Sport 2026-10-21 22:41:53)
Stephen Warnock, Nedum Onuoha and Lars Sivertsen look at whether England captain and Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane should lift the Ballon d'Or following a "phenomenal" season.
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'Simply not good enough - Warnock on Man Utd's Como display (BBC Sport 2026-10-21 22:36:23)
Match of the Day pundits Nedum Onuoha and Stephen Warnock analyse Manchester United's performance after their 4-1 Champions League defeat to Como, and discuss midfielder Bruno Fernandes' criticism of team tactics.
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Real Madrid dominate Leipzig for third straight win (BBC Sport 2026-10-21 21:38:23)
Real Madrid maintain their 100 per cent start in the Champions League as they comfortably beat Leipzig 4-1, with Bernardo Silva scoring his first goal for Madrid since moving from Manchester City in the summer.
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Isco the difference as Betis continue winning start against Feyenoord (BBC Sport 2026-10-21 21:23:47)
Real Betis secure their third win on the bounce in the Champions League as Isco converts a penalty in the 59th minute against Feyenoord.
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Villa maintain perfect Champions League start with Viking victory (BBC Sport 2026-10-21 21:19:00)
Aston Villa win their third game from three in the Champions League by defeating Norwegian side Viking - the dominant display taking them up to second in the league phase.
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Rice strikes to earn Arsenal draw at Bayern (BBC Sport 2026-10-21 21:09:36)
Declan Rice scores a late equaliser as Arsenal and Bayern Munich play out an entertaining draw in the league phase of the Champions League while Bukayo Saka limps off with an early injury.
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PSG come out on top in six-goal thriller against Barcelona (BBC Sport 2026-10-21 21:01:03)
Desire Doue, Lamine Yamal and Vitinha score superb individual goals as Champions League holders Paris St-Germain overcome Barcelona in a breathless encounter at Parc des Princes.
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Foden nets hat-trick as Man City beat AEK Athens (BBC Sport 2026-10-21 21:00:44)
Phil Foden scores a sublime hat-trick as he produces a virtuoso display to help Manchester City return to winning ways in the Champions League group phase by easing past Greek side AEK Athens.
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Mac Allister scores twice as Liverpool fight back to beat Villarreal (BBC Sport 2026-10-21 21:00:28)
Rio Ngumoha provides the spark as Liverpool come from two goals down to beat Villarreal at Anfield in the Champions League.
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'What a goal, what a moment' - Rice snatches late equaliser against Bayern (BBC Sport 2026-10-21 21:00:05)
Declan Rice sends the travelling Arsenal support into raptures with his late equaliser in their heavyweight Champions League clash with Bayern Munich.
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Man Utd humbled by four-goal Como to pile pressure on Carrick (BBC Sport 2026-10-21 20:59:43)
Manchester United suffer a heavy defeat to a Como side playing just their third ever game of Champions League football, as Nico Paz stars for the hosts to pile the pressure on Michael Carrick.
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Paz, Fabregas and Como teach Man Utd a lesson (BBC Sport 2026-10-21 20:46:40)
Serie A success story Como have gone from Serie D to the Champions League - now they have taught Manchester United a lesson in Europe.
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Reds being stripped of League Cup 'not Man City-esque' - Lynch (BBC Sport 2026-10-21 20:24:28)
Cliftonville manager Brendan Lynch says being stripped of the Women's League Cup is "not quite Man City-esque" after an administration error denied the club the chance at a domestic treble.
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Chelsea eye Brighton's Ayari - Thursday's gossip (BBC Sport 2026-10-21 20:17:45)
Brighton midfielder Yasin Ayari is being targeted by Chelsea, Barcelona and Real Madrid are keeping an eye on Aston Villa's Johan Manzambi and Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres could be on moved on.
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Ex-England defender Bertrand eyes £87m AFC Wimbledon deal (BBC Sport 2026-10-21 20:02:23)
Ryan Bertrand is leading a consortium that has proposed an £87m minority investment into League One side AFC Wimbledon.
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Fernandes rounds on Carrick after Man Utd humiliation (BBC Sport 2026-10-21 19:59:30)
Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes has blamed head coach Michael Carrick for the tactics that led to an embarrassing 4-1 defeat by Como in the Champions League.
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Could Frawley earn Ireland fly-half starting spot? (BBC Sport 2026-10-21 19:21:32)
After an impressive start to life at Connacht, former Ireland scrum-half Conor Murray feels Ciaran Frawley is a player to watch this autumn.
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'Playing for their careers' - Australia reeling after extraordinary day (BBC Sport 2026-10-21 16:52:25)
Australia are facing defeat in the second Test against South Africa with careers on the line after their shambolic performance on day four.