It was a weekend with three different Premier League leaders, late winners, last-ditch penalty saves, VAR controversy and a whole lot more.
So there's a lot to unpack today before we even start looking ahead to the midweek Carabao Cup action.
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The World Cup debate looks set to roll on for another month but England manager Sarina Wiegman has come out and spoken against the idea.
“It’s not very good for the players, for their welfare. When you have all these tournaments [World Cups, Olympics and Euros] every year, where are the players going to get some rest?"
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James Rodriguez looks destined for Al-Rayyan, with The Times saying they're are the Qatari club in talks to sign the Everton attacker.
Henrik Larsson, who turns 50 today, averaged 34 goals and 16 assists for each of his seven seasons at Celtic - he missed the majority of one season with a broken leg.
The Swede helped Celtic to four SPFL league titles, one Scottish Cup and two Scottish League Cups. He was the SPFL's top scorer for five of his seven seasons in Scotland.
Pep Ljinders - you know, the Jurgen Klopp of the Carabao Cup - has revealed that Curtis Jones will make his 50th appearance for Liverpool in Tuesday night's clash with Norwich City at Carrow Road. He's also insisted it's a great chance for other youngsters to make a name for themselves in the competition just as Jones has over the years.
Pep Lijnders names one #LFC star guaranteed to start v Norwich City 👀
This BBC clip of Jimmy Greaves talking about the 1966 World Cup final has emerged today,
He was not selected for the final, and in the days before substitutes, couldn't even make it onto the pitch, but his answers here give a real insight into what he was going through at the time.
#RIPJimmyGreaves #JimmyGreaves
Judged by the top speed recorded this season, here are your top six in the Premier League, complete with a few shockers...
1) Adam Armstrong 35.64km/h
2) Adama Traore 35.59km/h
3) Wilfried Zaha 35.21km/h
4) Nathan Tella 35.00km/h
5) Ismaila Sarr 34.87km/h
6) Patrick Bamford 34.64km/h
Trent Alexander-Arnold will miss Liverpool's League Cup clash with Norwich but looks to be on the mend ahead of the weekend, but Thiago is set to miss Liverpool's next two matches.
Some injury issues for Jurgen Klopp to contend with.
We all loved watching the Premier League and Football League this weekend but there was serious drama on the continent too.
Lionel Messi was subbed, Bayern hit seven goals and Juventus are in the bottom three of Serie A.
Catch up with all the action below!
Harry Kewell's short stint as Barnet manager has come to an abrupt end as the former Leeds man has been sacked after just seven games in charge.
The National League side lost 2-0 at Bromley this weekend, leaving them with just two points from their opening seven league encounters.
They are only second bottom of the table as Dover had ten points deducted, and are now on the hunt for a new boss.
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Judged by the top speed recorded this season, here are your top six, complete with a few shockers...
1) Adam Armstrong 35.64km/h
2) Adama Traore 35.59km/h
3) Wilfried Zaha 35.21km/h
4) Nathan Tella 35.00km/h
5) Ismaila Sarr 34.87km/h
6) Patrick Bamford 34.64km/h
What a start to the season it has been for Brighton & Hove Albion, and manager Graham Potter is understandably delighted with the platform his side have now they are sat in fourth place after five games.
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We'll level with you, we could do a whole day of Cloughie quotes.
We won't, we just could.
Beckham junior and Neville junior? Could the next generation be about to cause a stir in the US?
Jesse Lingard got the winner at the London Stadium but was wary of celebrating in front of the Hammers fans having spent the second half of last season on loan with West Ham.
What would you have done?
David de Gea made his first penalty save since Jesus was a lad to secure Manchester United a 2-1 win at West Ham United on Sunday. Just how big a save might that be for Man Utd's season?
Reports run by Sky Sports are suggesting that James Rodriguez could be about to leave Everton for a club in Qatar.
Everton forward James Rodriguez is in talks with a club in Qatar over a potential move
Speaking of great characters, it is 17 years today since legendary manager Brian Clough passed away.
Today we are thinking of the late, great Jimmy Greaves, whose death at the age of 81 was announced yesterday.
He was not only a fantastic centre-forward in his day but was also one of the sport's true personalities, as Matthew Crist describes for The Sportsman.
