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German FA president Bernd Neuendorf dismissed FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s governance-review letter as a transparent ploy to secure re-election, as Dutch, Swedish and Welsh officials said the proposals do not restore trust.
France captain Kylian Mbappé sat out Tuesday’s Clairefontaine session with flu-like symptoms, casting early doubt over his availability for Zinedine Zidane’s Nations League debut away to Türkiye on Friday.
Real Madrid published an official statement on Tuesday condemning LaLiga president Javier Tebas for using his institutional role to attack the club, and said Spanish professional football urgently needs a neutral leader.
Borussia Mönchengladbach confirmed on Tuesday that Alexander Blessin is the club’s new head coach on a deal running to 2028, replacing Eugen Polanski after a winless start to the Bundesliga season.
Real Madrid confirmed on Tuesday that Fede Valverde has a grade-3 sprain of his left ankle after further tests following Sunday’s Madrid derby.
Manchester United confirmed Benjamin Šeško has withdrawn from Slovenia’s Nations League squad for Scotland (twice), North Macedonia and Switzerland and will undergo tests this week on a recurring shin problem after pain following the Brighton cup tie.
Zinedine Zidane prepares his first France Nations League camp with Kylian Mbappé as captain, William Saliba injured and unavailable, Aurélien Tchouaméni not selected, late call-ups for Jean Butez and Maghnes Akliouche, and a Friday night debut away to Turkey on 25 September 2026.
Jorge Jesus takes charge of Portugal for the first time with Cristiano Ronaldo retained in the squad, while Craig Bellamy’s Wales arrive in Lisbon without Wilson, Broadhead and Darlow plus several defenders already missing.
Xavi and Jürgen Klopp make their Nations League debuts as Netherlands host Germany in Amsterdam; Malen and Kluivert out with Til and Meerdink in, while Klopp confirms ter Stegen as No.1 amid Gruda and Karl squad changes.
Ryan Naderi’s 33rd-minute goal gave Rangers a 1-0 win at Celtic Park on 20 September 2026, a second Old Firm success inside a week that left Celtic two points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership.
Pascal Groß, Charalampos Kostoulas and Chema Andrés scored as Brighton defeated Arsenal 3-0 at the Amex on 19 September 2026, ending Arsenal’s perfect Premier League start.
Cole Palmer, Declan Rice, Kobbie Mainoo, Marcus Rashford and Tino Livramento have withdrawn from England’s Nations League squad; James Garner and Morgan Gibbs-White have been called up and report on Tuesday.