World Football,
One Clear View.

01

The OFC U-16 Women's Championship semi-finals at Honiara's National Stadium pit seven-time champions New Zealand against Papua New Guinea, and New Caledonia against Fiji. The winners qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco, and either New Caledonia or Fiji would reach a first-ever world tournament in the process.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says 16-year-old forward Max Dowman will get minutes this season but must earn them like any other player. Dowman has been an unused substitute on four occasions this season, most recently against Napoli.

03

Strasbourg drew 1-1 with Monaco in Ligue 1. Monaco's Paris Brunner scored a fine equalizer in the second half, but goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen answered with a big save in each period and was voted the club's man of the match by supporters afterward.

04

PAOK announced the signing of DR Congo international forward Simon Banza on a season-long loan from Al Jazira, with a buy option of 4 million euros set for summer 2027. The 30-year-old, who has scored heavily at Braga and Trabzonspor, will wear squad number 24.

05

Manchester City beat United 1-0 in the derby despite playing almost the entire match with ten men after Phil Foden was sent off in the 23rd minute. Erling Haaland's 59th-minute goal, initially ruled offside, stood after a VAR review, giving City their first win at Old Trafford in nearly three years.

06

Olympiacos lost 1-0 at home to OFI. Afterwards, Rubio said "we were better, we could have scored more," reflecting his frustration that the performance didn't match the result. Missed chances proved costly in a game Olympiacos largely controlled.

Vegalta Sendai and Consadole Sapporo drew 1-1 in J2 League Matchday 6 at Yurtec Stadium Sendai. Sapporo's Omori opened the scoring in the 22nd minute before Sendai's Takeda equalized in the 26th, with Sapporo outshooting the hosts sixteen to seven across the match.

08

PAOK beat local rivals Aris 2-0 at home in Toumba Stadium to win the Thessaloniki derby. Cherif Ndiaye converted a 32nd-minute penalty before Andrija Zivkovic doubled the lead in the 41st, settling the contest before half-time.

09

Atletico Madrid beat Real Sociedad 3-0 away from home. The first half finished scoreless, but Alejandro Grimaldo converted a penalty in the 84th minute, substitute Jonathan David added a second in the 90th, and Giuliano Simeone completed the scoring in stoppage time.

10

Napoli beat Bologna 1-0 at home at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium. The first half stayed scoreless despite chances for De Bruyne and Hojlund, before Stanislav Lobotka scored off a Favasuli assist in the 66th minute to move Napoli to six points.

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Multiple UK outlets report that Leicester City owners King Power have hired Citigroup to explore a sale of the club, with journalist Ben Jacobs citing September 14 as the target date for takeover bids and a valuation of more than 200 million pounds.

12

Bayern Munich drew 0-0 with Schalke before edging Elversberg 2-1, prompting manager Vincent Kompany to admit his side lacked intensity in duels and overall commitment. He pointed to the physical toll on 17 World Cup players and his deliberate squad rotation as the cause of the sluggish start.