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Do you have a high football IQ? — Week 41, 2026
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Do you have a high football IQ?

Ten questions, drawn fresh every week from our own database of 50,149 players. Elite ball knowledge, or a long afternoon of learning, there is only one way to find out.

Alvarez is changing agents. Arsenal fans noticed — photo: larazon.es
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Alvarez is changing agents. Arsenal fans noticed

United's injury list grows before Spurs test — Kobbie Mainoo and Bruno Fernandes
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United's injury list grows before Spurs test

Messi's Argentina story ends — photo: mirror.co.uk
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Messi's Argentina story, reportedly over

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United's injury list grows before Spurs test — Kobbie Mainoo and Bruno Fernandes
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United's injury list grows before Spurs test

Alvarez is changing agents. Arsenal fans noticed — photo: larazon.es
TRANSFERS

Alvarez is changing agents. Arsenal fans noticed

Gozo's leap from Utah to Selhurst Park — photo: nypost.com
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Gozo's leap from Utah to Selhurst Park

Do you have a high football IQ? — Week 41, 2026
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Do you have a high football IQ?

Illustration: plain scarves hung over a barrier on an empty terrace, drawn in heavy ink over halftone texture.
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Fergie topped the spending charts just three times

Southampton's weird Spygate saga is finally over — photo: sports.yahoo.com
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Southampton's weird Spygate saga is finally over

Wales eye clean sheet before anything else — Rhian Wilkinson during Wales training this week
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Wales eye clean sheet before anything else

Xhaka hit with suspended fine in Switzerland — photo: goal.com
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Xhaka hit with suspended fine in Switzerland

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    Arteta ties himself to Arsenal until 2030

  2. UCL

    Arteta's 'poison in my veins' confession

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    Gyökeres has made his Arsenal call

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    David Trezeguet's forgotten spell in the UAE

  5. INT

    Toone's left out, then called straight back in

  6. WSL

    Toone's Lionesses snub could actually help her

  7. INJURIES

    The break that broke three squads

  8. INT

    Is the USMNT finally over its savior complex?

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The free-kick that saved Beckham — photo: jang.com.pkCULTURE

The free-kick that saved Beckham

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Premier League turns on FIFA

Emery erupts at VAR after Villa's late collapse — photo: heavy.comCHAOS

Emery erupts at VAR after Villa's late collapse

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Alvarez is changing agents. Arsenal fans noticed — photo: larazon.esTRANSFERS

Alvarez is changing agents. Arsenal fans noticed

Gyökeres has made his Arsenal call — photo: Football365TRANSFERS

Gyökeres has made his Arsenal call

Matondo swaps Rangers for Hibernian — photo: glasgowtimes.co.ukTRANSFERS

Matondo swaps Rangers for Hibernian

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No, Real Madrid did not swap out Vinicius Jr

Gozo's leap from Utah to Selhurst Park — photo: nypost.comWONDERKIDS

Gozo's leap from Utah to Selhurst Park

Mbappé's boot switch ends in a goal and a scare — photo: Footy HeadlinesKIT WATCH

Mbappé's boot switch ends in a goal and a scare

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Scotland's play-off belief, explained

Scotland have made a habit of falling just short of major tournaments, but assistant coach Leanne Ross isn't hiding from the play-off stage this time, she's leaning into it.

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USMNT's path to the semis runs through Haiti

The Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal draw has handed the USMNT a familiar continental rival: Haiti will meet the Americans across two legs in November, with the winner booking a place in the March 2027 semifinals.

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The international break just complicated the title race

The international break was supposed to be a breather. Instead Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City have all come out of Nations League week nursing fresh knocks, according to Football365, and none of the…

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Alex Scott injury talk on Monday Night Club

BBC Sport's Monday Night Club podcast has put Alex Scott's fitness and Robbie Savage's new job on the agenda, though neither story comes with hard detail yet.

INT·

France and Italy share the points

France and Italy played out a 1-1 draw in their Nations League fixture, with The Guardian running live coverage of the game from kick-off at 19:45 BST.

INT·

Wales stun Norway as Portugal hit four in Denmark

A midweek Nations League slate delivered goals in bunches, with Wales edging Norway 2-1 and Portugal running out 4-2 winners away in Denmark, according to The Guardian.

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Bompastor goes back to Lyon, Chelsea survive

Sonia Bompastor walked back into a stadium that used to be hers, and for 90 minutes neither side could find the goal that would have made the story about anything other than her.

INJURIES·

England's defence is suddenly a worry

England go into Tuesday's Nations League fixture against Czech Republic with two fitness question marks hanging over the back line, after BBC Sport reported that Ezri Konsa and Nico O'Reilly are both doubts to feature.

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United's injury list grows before Spurs test — Kobbie Mainoo and Bruno FernandesPREM

United's injury list grows before Spurs test

Haaland isn't even City's top player right now — photo: dailymail.comPREM

Haaland isn't even City's top player right now

Arteta ties himself to Arsenal until 2030 — photo: Sky Sports — Football
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Arteta ties himself to Arsenal until 2030

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Arteta's 'poison in my veins' confession — photo: mirror.co.ukUCL

Arteta's 'poison in my veins' confession

Yamal says Inter's 4-3 win was a fluke — photo: Football ItaliaUCL

Yamal says Inter's 4-3 win was a fluke

Yamal's target: beat PSG's back-to-back run — photo: Foot MercatoUCL

Yamal's target: beat PSG's back-to-back run

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Is the USMNT finally over its savior complex? — photo: si.comINT

Is the USMNT finally over its savior complex?

Toone's left out, then called straight back inINT

Toone's left out, then called straight back in

Tuchel's early England winners and losers — photo: aol.co.ukINT

Tuchel's early England winners and losers

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