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Nigeria, South Africa under pressure heading to AFCON qualifiers round 4
Heading into gameweek 4 of the AFCON qualifiers, some big sides, like Nigeria and South Africa, need to improve and fast.


TOP HEADLINES

TRANSFERS
LIVE Transfer Talk: Chelsea ready to rival Man United for Napoli's Osimhen
Manchester United won't be the only club trying to sign Napoli striker Victor Osimhen. Transfer Talk has the latest.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
FOOTBALL
After Antonio Conte's departure, Daniel Levy's role deserves greater scrutiny
Daniel Levy has appointed 11 full-time managers at Tottenham Hotspur and fired every single one of them. Sooner or later, there will be a 12th.
How is Conte's legacy affected by leaving Spurs?
England take control of tricky Euro 2024 qualifying group
In a Euro 2024 qualifying group that contained Italy and Ukraine, England's win over the latter on Sunday put them comfortably in control.

RONALDO VS. MESSI
Every game matters for record-breaker Ronaldo to keep Messi at bay
Cristiano Ronaldo's career has always been about squeezing every drop from his natural ability and now he wants every goal he can get for Portugal.
Morocco defeat no disaster for a Brazil team in holding pattern
Brazil may have slumped to their second-ever defeat to an African side but, for a team without a permanent coach, there were positives to be taken.

GERMAN BUNDESLIGA
Could Bayern sacking Nagelsmann be the most expensive coaching mistake in football history?
By firing Julian Nagelsmann now, Bayern Munich are essentially saying they got the hiring wrong. Can they get it right with Tuchel?

THE TOE POKE
Football
Which strikers are out-Haalanding Haaland this season?
Erling Haaland is scoring for fun, but he's not the man with the best goal-per-game rate in Europe's top leagues this season -- or even in England.

INTERNATIONAL BREAK
FOOTBALL
England, Kane put World Cup heartbreak in rearview with convincing win over Italy
England got their first-ever competitive win against Italy in Italy, and it was the perfect way to put their World Cup exit behind them.
Messi milestone tracker: Argentina star reaches 800 career goals, plus ALL his records
Messi's career might have peaked at the World Cup, but he still has plenty of milestones to reach. Here we track his progress and list his records.
Top Headlines
- Chelsea post £121m loss, blame govt. sanctions
- Conte departs Tottenham by mutual consent
- Southgate: Arsenal's Saka has 'ruthless' streak
- Sources: Qatari sheikh submits improved Utd bid
- Russia win in first home game since invasion
- Spain beat Norway 3-0 with Joselu debut double
- Argentina rename training base after Messi
- Bayern's Tuchel: Huge task to start vs. BVB, City
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