Football News Roundup — 8 Oct 2026
8 stories shaping the football week, curated from Sky Sports, BBC Sport and The Guardian.
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Thursday, 08 Oct 2026
Here are the football stories making headlines right now, gathered from Sky Sports, BBC Sport and The Guardian. Each headline links through to the original report.
Papers: Arteta becomes Premier League's highest-paid boss on £20m-a-year
The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday's newspapers...
Euro Leagues: Ronaldo's fallout with Jorge Jesus & is Zidane making his mark?
Is Ronaldo's behaviour a surprise? And what've we learnt from Zidane's start?
Man Utd and Liverpool eye Truffert - Thursday's gossip
Manchester United and Liverpool eye Adrien Truffert, Tyler Morton is wanted by Newcastle and Martin Odegaard is set to sign a new Arsenal deal.
Two icons, a glorious farewell and a potentially bitter ending
As Lionel Messi's international career ends in fond farewell, Cristiano Ronaldo's is at risk of petering out. BBC Sport takes a look at what could be the end of the international career's of two football greats.
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'Amazing' Kane targets 100 international goals
Striker Harry Kane says he could reach 100 goals for England after equalling his country's appearance record of 125, drawing praise from team-mates Morgan Rogers and Jude Bellingham.
Guardiola set to attend first Man City home game since guilty verdict
Pep Guardiola is expected to attend Manchester City's Champions League tie against Paris St-Germain next week - the club's first home match since they were found guilty of the majority of the 115 charges brought against them by the Premier League.
Eckert’s Spygate ban may be lenient, but no sane manager will try the same trick again
Verdict has been a long time coming and the Southampton head coach has recaptured hearts and minds at St Mary’s“Hi Tonda, are you a cheat?” That simple, succinct, question cut to the heart of a matter that has vexed the Football Association all summer. It was posed by the Northern Echo’s Dominic …
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