Football News Roundup — 18 Sep 2026
8 stories shaping the football week, curated from The Guardian, BBC Sport and Sky Sports.
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Friday, 18 Sep 2026
Here are the football stories making headlines right now, gathered from The Guardian, BBC Sport and Sky Sports. Each headline links through to the original report.
Socceroos captain Maty Ryan axed for Brazil friendlies
Goalkeeper dropped despite strong start to La Liga seasonSeven uncapped players called into 26-man Australia squadCaptain Maty Ryan has been left out of the Socceroos squad altogether for upcoming games against Brazil, while coach Tony Popovic has called up seven uncapped players for Australia’s …
Leaden, stale, disheartening - where do Celtic & O'Neill go from here?
After another defeat, keeping the faith is surely becoming more testing for Celtic's fans, writes Tom English.
Palace latest: Sage says the fans love Sarr - and he deserves it!
From -17 points to dream European start for Bournemouth
Bournemouth started a League Two season on -17 points in 2008, now they have made a dream start in European competition.
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Spurs and Villa meet in desperation derby and Andoni Iraola faces test on south-coast returnPremier League top scorers: check the latest standingsChelsea have not won this west London derby since Brentford’s first Premier League season. Each visit since October 2021’s 1-0 win, Ben Chilwell the sc…
'We'll get ourselves together' - O'Neill confident Celtic will bounce back from EL loss
Celtic manager Martin O'Neill is confident they will recover from their Europa League defeat to Ferencvaros and be ready for Sunday's Premiership clash with Rangers, live on Sky Sports.
Papers: Arsenal eyeing Kroupi and Schade in January
The top stories and transfer rumours from Friday's newspapers...
Europa League roundup: Ferencvaros pile more misery on troubled Celtic
Hoops beaten again after chastening loss to RangersJuventus hammer NEC, Besiktas pile woe on MarseilleCeltic suffered another European embarrassment as the Scottish champions were beaten 3-1 at home by Ferencvaros in the Europa League. Just weeks on from crashing out of the Champions League quali…
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