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𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐏 𝟒-𝟏 𝐊𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭 The Champions League debutants from Kazakhstan were beaten in Lisbon, though at 18 years and 95 days, Kairat’s Sherkhan Kalmurza became the second-youngest goalkeeper to save a penalty in UCL history (excl. shootouts). #UCL

Manchester United borrowed a further £105million ($142.3m) to help fund their transfer spending this summer, having upgraded their revolving credit facilities to a maximum limit of £350m ($474.4m). Full story from @mjcritchley.bsky.social and @cweatherspoon.bsky.social ⬇️

𝐄𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝟓-𝟏 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲 The xG suggests this game was perhaps not as one-sided as the scoreline made it look. We doubt Eintracht will care, though... #UCL

THE MEN IN BLAZERS TV SHOW LIVERPOOL SPECIAL IS COMING THIS SUNDAY on Peacock ❤️ Mo Salah. Arne Slot. Virgil Van Dijk. Talking a title-winning campaign 🏆 Must-see TV. SUNDAY 📺

𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝟏-𝟐 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐚 Two goals from Marcus Rashford stunned St. James' Park as Barcelona overcame a spirited Newcastle. Since beating PSG 4-1 in October 2023, the Magpies have lost all three of their home Champions League matches. #UCL

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Marcus Rashford's Barcelona loan spell has lift-off. Newcastle, in typical fashion, started aggressively, but Barcelona are too good a side to be dominated for long and the moment the visitors were waiting for arrived in the 58th minute from a familiar face. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/663...

why does the average person think the mainstream media's broken, i can't figure it out

𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝟐-𝟎 𝐍𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢 Erling Haaland became the fastest player to 50 Champions League goals as Man City eased past 10-Man Napoli at the Etihad Stadium. Phil Foden created eight chances, the most he ever has in a single game for City. #UCL

Find someone who looks at you the way Erling Haaland looks at Kevin De Bruyne 🥹

This was not how it all played out last night when Kevin De Bruyne's head hit the pillow. Having been allowed to leave the Etihad stadium this summer for free after Manchester City decided against offering a new contract, the Belgian had arrived with a point to prove.

Two goals, one infectious smile. What a night for Marcus Rashford ✨ Once so joyous to watch, and a force for good beyond the pitch, it's so gratifying to see Rashford enjoying his football again ❤️

It's Marcus Rashford's night on Tyneside. The England international scores twice, including a stunning second, to give Barcelona a 2-1 win against Newcastle United. The 27-year-old has now scored six goals in seven starts at St. James’ Park against Newcastle.

A narrow defeat at St. James' Park in our Champions League opener. ⏱️

Goals from Erling Haaland and Jeremy Doku gave Manchester City a 2-0 win against 10-man Napoli. Captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo was sent off for bringing down Haaland on the edge of the box in the first half.

YESSSSS!!! ANTHONY GORDON PULLS ONE BACK!!!!

Erling Haaland scores his 50th goal in the UEFA Champions League in just his 49th game, reaching a half century faster than anyone in the competition's history. He comfortably beats the previous record set by Ruud van Nistelrooy (62 games). #UCL

Marcus Rashford, smiling and scoring bangers. A sight to behold and cherish 💥

Marcus Rashford. Remember him? The on-loan Manchester United forward gave the Spanish champions the lead against Newcastle United with a deft header, before unleashing a rocket past Nick Pope. 🔗 nyti.ms/3KaowhS

Good for Marcus Rashford

Rashford scores a second. [0-2] 67'

Eddie Howe makes four changes as we look for a leveller... [0-1] 63'

Rashford scores for Barcelona. [0-1] 58'

BlueCo is turning players into pawns ♟️ At least that's what Strasbourg fans are saying 😡 Andy explains more! Catch the new OTC 🔗 in bio

Manchester United have qualified for the league phase of the Women’s Champions League after overturning a first-leg deficit with Thursday’s victory over Brann. More from @charpur.bsky.social ⬇️ 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/664...

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Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe flew into the club’s Carrington training ground in a helicopter on Thursday for a series of meetings, including with the team’s head coach Ruben Amorim. 📝 @adamcrafton.bsky.social and @lauriewhitwell.bsky.social 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/664...

It remains goalless at the break. ⏸️

Kevin De Bruyne's return to the Etihad Stadium is short lived. The Belgian midfielder is sacrificed by Napoli manager Antonio Conte after captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo was sent off for bringing down Erling Haaland. The Manchester City legend featured for just 26 minutes against his former club.

"Paint me like one of your Turkish strikers."

Barcelona against Newcastle are reminding me of the first time Arsenal played Brentford in the Premier League. Overwhelmed by the intensity.

Anthony Gordon's dedication to recreating all of Princess Diana's iconic looks is to be admired

What a welcome to St James' Park for the Spanish champions Barcelona. The atmosphere is absolutely electric and Newcastle have started in ferocious fashion, too. You would be hard-pressed to find a better atmosphere in Europe this week. 🔗 nyti.ms/3KaowhS

A woman accused of killing an elderly couple in a house fire has been pictured for the first time www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

The brother and sister have now been found www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

HOWAY THE LADS! 🔉🔉

𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐞 𝟒-𝟏 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐨 Club Brugge go second in the 36-team Champions League table, for now, after a comfortable win over Monaco. The Belgian side have now won four UCL games by 3+ goals, with two of those coming against Monaco (a 4-0 away win in November 2018). #UCL

𝐂𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝟐-𝟐 𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐧 A stoppage-time own goal from Pantelis Hatzidiakos gives Bayer Leverkusen a point in Copenhagen. Álex Grimaldo also scored his third direct free-kick in a week in between goals from Jordan Larsson (son of Celtic legend Henrik) and Robert Silva for the hosts. #UCL

This is the American equivalent of when the Conservatives tried to ruin Match of the Day. Spoiler: it didn’t end well for the Conservatives.

I'm bored of the narrative that Liverpool are lucky. The Reds battered Atletico. Just like they battered Burnley. If anything, the champions have been unlucky. Words on it all. open.substack.com/pub/anfieldw...

Tonight's game between Newcastle United and Barcelona immediately evokes memories of the night Faustino Asprilla registered a hat-trick to help the hosts to a memorable win over the Spanish giants. ‘The Barcelona Game’ is a landmark in Newcastle’s history. Tonight could be another.

Viktor Gyökeres scored a hat-trick against Manchester City in last season’s Champions League. #ARSMCI

It's been at the back of my mind for a few days, so I'll just put it there and then go back to nicer thoughts, and posts. There is no need to talk about a Reichstag-like false flag . As I see it, Kirk is to MAGA what murdered S.A. Horst Wessel, turned into a "martyr" by Goebbels, was to the Nazis.

FFS Monaco are getting destroyed by Bruges. Maybe that’ll be a tougher game than expecting expected 😳

@tonykainth.bsky.social came here to say they didn’t insult you if they compared you to pound shop, the only place you could actually get value for money in the U.K.? More power to you maestro, and solidarity 🤝🙏🤲

Man City start their Champions League campaign with an unchanged team from their 3-0 win over Man Utd on Sunday, with Erling Haaland looking for his 50th UCL goal. Kevin De Bruyne starts for Napoli against his former club, as do Scott McTominay and Rasmus Højlund. #UCL

Nick Woltemade has to settle for a place on the bench for Newcastle as they host Barcelona in the Champions League. No Lamine Yamal for the visitors, so Marcus Rashford starts along with Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski. #UCL

Belgian teams cannot, by law, display the names of betting operators on their shirts, which is why Club Brugge is not, absolutely not promoting its betting partner Betsson in the CL tonight. So it's promoting the fake 'news' website linked to the bookmaker, Betsson Sport. Et voilà, abracadabra.

UNITED 👊

⚽️ Nicolo Tresoldi (32') ⚽️ Raphael Onyedika (39') ⚽️ Hans Vanaken (42') It's been 45 minutes to forget for Monaco at Jan Breydel Stadium. Three goals in just 10 minutes have put Club Brugge in command against the French side.

Questions please for Friday's @59thMinutePod 🎙👇

Evening, Nick! 👋🇩🇪

Checking in at St. James' Park! 🇧🇷

ARE WE IN THE FINAL ACT OF THE RUBEN AMORIM ERA AT UNITED? 😬

🚨NEW!🚨 Episode 932 – Martinelli and Leo The Heroes of Arsenal’s Win in Bilbao me and @clivepafc.bsky.social @poznaninmypants.bsky.social 🔴Lineup and early buildup struggles 🔴Attacking trio thoughts 🔴”Finishers” win the game 🔴Preview of City matchup (And KC Gooners chat) LINKS BELOW 👇

Brody and Sienna Mann were last seen in Southport www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

Rory Smith's Correspondent Newsletter has FLOWN 📫 🏆 The Super League hiding in plain sight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Why PL clubs don't always win the CL 🍕Two new restaurant recs in France And, even a Yorkshireman admits the Champions League has real magic READ IT HERE: mibcourage.co/4nBh51t

#UCL ready 😍

Jose Mourinho has been appointed appointed Benfica head coach for the second time. The 62-year-old replaces Bruno Lage, who was dismissed from his position following Benfica’s 3-2 home defeat to Qarabag in the Champions League on Tuesday. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/663...

Korean chicken and a beer at FC Seoul 🇰🇷 14,000 won (£7.40) for both

We’ve been unable to get onto our account for some time… but we’re back!

The #LFC chairman has explained the reasoning behind the £450m splurge and what really happened with Alexander Isak and Marc Guehi 👇🔴 www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/footba...

The Men in Blazers community is built on your passion ⚽️ Let us know what you value most, what you’d like to see more of, and where we can improve by filling out our 2025 survey 💙 Share your thoughts 👉 mibcourage.co/46ktsIl

The thing about the far-right leading the polls in Germany is that it is something you can feel as you go about the country each week - in Bavaria, in NRW, in Berlin. There are spikes in misanthropy, misogyny and racism that are as sharp as I have seen in 11 years here. It is a licence to cruelty.

Gary O'Neil high on West Ham's list, should they dispense with Graham Potter www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

THE PL WEEKEND IS NEARLY HERE... AND WE WANT YOU IN THE MiB BIG WEEKEND PREVIEW 🎥 Send Rog a video with YOUR predictions, burning questions, and hot takes to be featured on Friday's show 🍻 DROP YOUR VIDEO HERE: mibcourage.co/bwps

'It’s been bothering me for many years. People know me as a tennis player, but not what I went through. The decisions I took in my life were stupid, so I wanted to tell that story.' Björn Borg talks to @shattenstone.bsky.social

Harry Kane: Version 3.0? Receiving passes between his centre-backs and providing out balls in the 88th minute. Kane has evolved at Bayern Munich. www.nytimes.com/athletic/663...

MAN CITY’S ICON RETURNS TO THE ETIHAD TODAY (along with his signature move) 🩵 And Napoli are hungry for European glory

Elisabeth Terland has 15 goal involvements in her last 16 WSL matches (nine goals and six assists) for Man Utd Women. #MUNARS

The UCL is back with a bang! What did we make of the favourites and who surprised us in the opening round? @radiodotun.bsky.social, @andybrassell.bsky.social & @larssivertsen.bsky.social look back on a dramatic week. Plus, Mourinho’s Benfica return & protests at Strasbourg 👇 lnk.to/OTCPod

The #LFC boss wasn't having it from his Atletico Madrid counterpart 👇🔴 www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/footba...

🚨 FPL Challenge GW5 🚨 Liverpool & Everton players score DOUBLE points this week. Who’s worth the gamble? Who’s a trap? We reveal our best picks + sneaky differentials 👇 theanalyst.com/articles/fpl...

The town is called Vidor. Here's a story about it from 2022 but it's been notorious for a long, long time. www.newsweek.com/black-truck-... - just in case political commentators want to know what "we are going to have to live here with each other" looks like in real terms, and not just in "debates".

I know black people who live near a town in Texas so racist that they fill up with gas in the neighbouring town just so they don't have to risk stopping there. They've been living there for decades and they just get on with it. They don't lecture people about having to tolerate the views of others.

Man Utd Women have won their last two WSL games, with the match before that being a 3-4 defeat to Arsenal Women. #MUNARS

"We are going to have to live here with each other" is one of the most revealing things he could have said, because it ignores the fact that many people in America have had to live in the same streets and towns as those who dehumanise them - and to accept that grim reality - for their entire lives.

Reading this is like sipping the most delicious nectar. Magnificent work by @danneidle.bsky.social and all others involved. And 🍾 corks popping at @privateeyenews.bsky.social's HQ I'd have thought! taxpolicy.org.uk/2025/09/18/c...

Raphinha was directly involved in more goals than any other player in the UEFA Champions League last season (21 goal involvements - 13 goals, 8 assists). Will he be the biggest threat to Newcastle at St James' Park tonight?

Erling Haaland has scored 49 goals in 48 UEFA Champions League appearances. The current record for the fewest games needed to score 50 goals is currently held by Ruud van Nistelrooy, who achieved the feat in his 62nd game back in 2007.

My goodness the Thuringian Forest is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. The natural beauty of the German countryside doesn't get talked about enough - it's stunning. You can spend hours just sitting in a field staring at it, and that is enough. www.germansights.com/thuringia/th...

Some encouraging news for the #LFC midfielder 👇🔴 www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/footba...

Some delightful news.

🎙️ Joined a very croaky @arseblog.com for some pintxo (and Arsenal) chat after the 2-0 win over Athletic Club. 🔺 Functional side battles for three points 🔺 Why 'finishers' are crucial this season 🔺 Mosquera with another defensive show 🔺 Strong defence platforms key results Have a listen!

Son Heung-min: "Whether I score or don't score, I enjoy playing for this club. I enjoy getting a good result away from home. I'm enjoying every single second, every single moment (at LAFC)." 5g/2a in 465 mins since debuting.

Not great news for the #LFC signing on a testing afternoon for the youngsters 👇🔴 www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/footba...

It was the moment that had everyone talking at Anfield last night and here's what the Atletico Madrid boss had to say for himself #LFC 👇🔴 www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/footba...

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went to windsor in search of trump and discovered - in the absence of orangeface himself - a kind of performance art slam, a circus in which the loudest, weirdest voices compete for media attention, which feels like a pretty good metaphor for where we are www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The #LFC winger served up a timely reminder to his critics. But there are issues that continue to niggle for Arne Slot. Analysis from Anfield 👇🔴 www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/footba...

𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐯𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧: Key Subplots 👑Salah's form 🔋Re-energised Grealish 🙈An unwanted record in sight ⛳️Set-pieces key? @andrewbeasleyfootball.com looks ahead to Saturday's Merseyside derby to see where the game could be won and lost... theanalyst.com/articles/liv...

Virgil van Dijk scored a dramatic winner at Anfield. Luke and Jim are very quick to point out that's one in the eye for Pete Donaldson... Plus, Chelsea understandably struggled away from home against Nicolas Jackson’s Bayern Munich. New Ramble 👇 lnk.to/ramble

The #LFC skipper on Alexander Isak, unnecessary interventions and the derby 👇🔴 www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/footba...

How the world works, part 2. Second instalment of reporting on Trump family members, in-laws and how American diplomacy is now shaped by personal ties and curious business interests Tiffany Trump Cruised on an Oil Mogul’s Yacht as Her Father-in-Law Talked Oil Deals www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/w...

🎙️ PODCAST! I'm joined by @philcosta.bsky.social to discuss the 2-0 win over Athletic Club, the Bilbao experience, the big impact from Trossard and Martinelli off the bench, our defensive platform, Mosquera impressing again, Gabriel, and LOADS more (apologies for my croaky voice!) p1r.es/episode845

Melvine Malard has scored five goals in her last four WSL appearances. #MUNARS