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Ligue 1 Top Five, Round Ten: Gomis keeps Lyon at bay with goalkeeping heroics
Plus Angel Di Maria continues his scintillating form.
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La Liga Top Five, Round Nine: Heavenly performances from Angel and Jesus
The Getafe forward scored two against Leganes, while Navas impressed for Sevilla.
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Bundesliga Top Five, Round Eight: An understudy shines for Eintracht Frankfurt
Frederik Ronnow steps in from the shadows to impress, while Serge Gnabry continues his rich vein of form.
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FC Player of the Day, 20 Oct: Henok Goitom (AIK Fotboll)
Four goals, one assist, no waiting!
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FC Player of the Day, 19 Oct: Daniel Candeias (Genclerbirligi)
The Portuguese had a hand in no less than five goals in the Turkish Super Lig on Saturday...in one half!
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FC Player of the Day, 18 Oct: Frederik Ronnow (Eintracht Frankfurt)
A goalkeeping masterclass in the Bundesliga.
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Team Focus: Why are Atalanta so good?
La Dea have been one of the most exciting sides to watch in Europe over the past year, so how do they do it?
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Five Games to Watch: England's greatest rivalry, and a cracker in Germany
Plus a top-of-the table clash in Sweden and Manchester City look to get back to winning ways.
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Euro Qualifying goals of the round, Oct 16: Wijnaldum bursts the net versus Belarus
Cristiano Ronaldo also scores in stylish fashion as Portugal defeated Luxembourg.
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Football You Missed, Oct 16: Fifteen years of Messi, and do San Marino know the rules of the game?
Plus, Oleksandr Zinchenko calmly celebrates Ukraine win, and Football Manager hire their very own wonderkid.
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Euro Qualifiers Top Five, Matchday Eight: 10s all round, including Harry Kane and John McGinn
Ross Barkley scored a double against Bulgaria, while Denis Cheryshev and Georginio Wijnaldum also impressed.
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FC Player of the Day, Oct 15: Munas Dabbur (Israel)
In a relatively meaningless game between Israel and Latvia in Euro qualifying, the Seville striker netted a double.
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FC Player of the Day, Oct 14: Ross Barkley (England)
In a match overshadowed by fan racism, the Chelsea midfielder starred for England versus Bulgaria.
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FC Player of the Day, Oct 13: Denis Cheryshev (Russia)
The Valencia winger was a constant threat as Russia demolished Cyprus in Euro Qualifying.
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FC Player of the Day, Oct 10: Robert Lewandowski (Poland)
The Bayern forward was dominant against Latvia, scoring a hat-trick for his nation in Euro 2020 qualifying.
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Euro 2020 Qualifying, Three Games To Watch: Dutch and Norn Iron in crunch clash
While Croatia, Hungary, Denmark, and Switzerland scrap for points at the top of their groups.
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FC Future Stars: Billy Gilmour (Chelsea)
The future of the Scottish national team?
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Americas Top Five: Vela and Alzugaray are perfect tens
The Mexican became a record-breaker, while his colleague in Argentina dominated San Lorenzo for Cordoba.
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FC Player of the Day, Oct 6: Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC)
The Mexican broke the record for the most goals scored in a single MLS season.
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FC Player of the Day, 4 Oct: Adis Jahovikj (Yeni Malatyaspor)
Four goals for the Macedonian on Friday evening.
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Five Games to Watch: Top of the table clashes in Spain, Italy, France, and Sweden
Title ramifications aplenty this weekend!
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Football You Missed: Martinez ruins Gnabry's big night and drone drama in Luxembourg
After the performance of his life, all the former Arsenal winger wanted was the match ball...
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FC Player of the Day, 3 Oct: Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal)
The 18-year-old has made a superb start to his career with the Gunners.
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Championship Top Five, Round Ten: Triple threat for Fulham
Aleksandar Mitrovic, Tom Cairney, and Stefan Johansen all star for the Cottagers away at Reading.
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