Former New York Jets executive Scott Pioli, who also played a key role in Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots dynasty, gives his reaction to the Jets trading away defensive stars Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams at the NFL’s trade deadline.
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Next summer, Vinicius Jr. will be sold to Real Madrid, Rodrigo is wanted by Tottenham, and Manchester United is willing to let Jadon Sancho leave for free.
Vinicius Jr, 25, who was substituted against Barcelona, has been given a two-year deal by Real Madrid. (German) (Bild)
Real Madrid and Tottenham are interested in signing Brazilian forward Rodrigo, who wants to leave in January. (Fichajes – Spanish)
England winger Jadon Sancho, who is currently on loan at Aston Villa, will leave Manchester United for free the following summer. (Talksport)
In January, Roma are considering acquiring Netherlands international Joshua Zirkzee, 24, for a fee. (Calcio Mercato, Italian)
Germany defender Yann Bisseck, 24, is interested in moving to England, with West Ham and Tottenham potential matches. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)
In January, Chelsea, Inter Milan, and Juventus will compete for Nathan Ake, a 30-year-old Netherlands defender, to join Manchester City. (Caught Offside)
England midfielder Elliot Anderson is “very interested” in moving to Old Trafford, according to Manchester United, who will increase their pursuit in January. (Teamtalk)
Due to interest from Barcelona, Arsenal are unable to let Norway’s 26-year-old midfielder Martin Odegaard leave the team. (Fichajes – Spanish)
Before the 34-year-old signed a new contract with Liverpool (AS-in Spanish), Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk discussed moving to Real Madrid.
Despite Manchester United interested in the 23-year-old, Everton won’t sell England defender Jarrad Branthwaite in January despite the club’s $70 million bid. (Teamtalk)
Sir David Beckham made a very open statement about his family. The former footballing icon was today presented with his knighthood by King Charles at Windsor Castle, for his services to charity and sports.
The ex-England captain was joined by his wife, Lady Victoria, and his mother, Sandra and dad, Ted, as they watched on in awe during the emotional investiture. Just hours later, the Beckham family celebrated with their children, Romeo, Cruz and Harper, with David joking they could call him “Sir Dad”.
One noticeable person was absent from the joyous moment: Sir David and Lady Victoria’s eldest child, son, Brooklyn. In recent years, the aspiring chef has had a strained relationship with his famous parents. Brooklyn famously snubbed David’s 50th birthday celebrations and hasn’t publicly acknowledged his royalist father being given his knighthood.
But while he admits today was filled with more emotions than nerves, he was reassured by the presence of his family. “To have my parents there today, to have my wife there to celebrate with my children, it makes it a very emotional day,” he said.
Speaking to The Sun, about his charity work, which he says he started aged 15 in Manchester, Sir David added: “So that important work will always continue. But today is just a day to savour as a family.” Brooklyn has remained silent on social media today.
But son Romeo praised his dad. Sharing a snap of himself and his family, the footballer said: “No one deserves this more than you, love you so much.” Poking fun, he joked: “Congrats Sir dad.”
Moments later, Lady Victoria shared snaps from the day on social media, writing: “David, from the moment I met you 28 years ago, you’ve always been so proud to represent your country. Whether on or off the pitch, no one loves England or respects our Royal Family more, so to see you honoured by The King today is something I’ll forever cherish.
“You’ve achieved so much, and yet you’re still the same kind, humble, hardworking man I met nearly 30 years ago, as well as the most amazing husband and father. I’ve never felt prouder than I do today. Sir @davidbeckham, we all love you so much xxx.”
Friends of the footballing icon who made his debut for Manchester United in 1995 told the Mirror that Beckham will not “sit back idly” and will continue to focus on his charity work with the hopes of “trying to make a difference.”
They added to us: “There are some celebrities who get a knighthood and you don’t hear from them again… But David wants to use this incredible honour to champion the causes he believes in and raise their profile. He is determined to give back to the UK.”
He says his knighthood is the “proudest moment” of his career. Over the years, he’s backed a string of charity causes, as well as being a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF since 2005. Just last year, he was named as an ambassador of The King’s Foundation, an educational charity launched by Charles in 1990.
Speaking at Windsor Castle, he said: “All the things that I do, I do out of love. I don’t do it because I’m forced to do it, I don’t do it because I have to do it, I do it because it’s important because I think there’ll always be something to do. I do believe that my work will never stop. I enjoy work. I got brought up with the right values to have respect for people and that will continue.”
He wore a bespoke grey three-piece suit, designed by Lady Victoria, who wore a navy Bela Midi dress from her own brand, along with a Stephen Jones hat. Sir David also took inspiration from the King when it came to deciding what he wanted to wear.
In a battle between the European giants at Anfield, Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister scored a second-half winner to defeat Real Madrid. The team is grateful to goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois for holding the score at a low level.
On his late-season return to Liverpool on Tuesday, Trent Alexander-Arnold received a hostile reception, and the home crowd roared the Reds over the line for what might turn the team’s season into a turning point.
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From their first four league games, both teams are currently tied for ninth place.
Liverpool had lost six of their previous eight games, but Arne Slot’s team selection, which had been more tried and tested, was able to stop the rot with a Saturday victory over Aston Villa.
In the only change from the weekend, Cody Gakpo, who had been replaced, was replaced by Florian Wirtz, who Liverpool looked more like the team that won the Premier League title last year.
Since former Liverpool manager Xabi Alonso took over, Madrid had only lost once this season, winning 5-2 at Atletico Madrid, but they rely on Courtois to avoid a scoreline that was comparable to that of their only previous defeat.
When Los Blancos won the 2022 Champions League final with a man-of-the-match performance, the Belgian broke Liverpool’s hearts in Paris by winning 1-0.
Dominik Szoboszlai, who was a former Chelsea stopper, was a failure to beat the former Chelsea stopper from point blank range, which was the start of Courtois’ busy night.
A VAR review determined that Aurelien Tchouameni’s arm was in a natural position as he blocked a shot inside his own box, saving Madrid.
As Liverpool pressed for the opener, a thunderous Szoboszlai shot put Courtois on the line once more.
When he skewed wide from the edge of the box, Kylian Mbappe wasted the visitors’ best chance to equalize.
Madrid’s excellent campaign start has been largely due to Mbappe’s scintillating form. In his 17 previous games for the club and nation, the French striker had only managed to score once.
When Jude Bellingham jacked clear inside the box and fired a low effort that Giorgi Mamardashvili had blocked with his feet, Madrid’s star-studded forward line managed to pull one back in 45 minutes.
In a blistering opening half, Courtois continued to defy Slot’s men by denying Szoboszlai once more from a free kick as he deflected away powerful headers from Virgil van Dijk and Hugo Ekitike.
The giant Madrid number one was eventually defeated when Mac Allister fired in a header from Szoboszlai’s free kick after an hour-long battle between the English champions.
Nine minutes prior to the start of Alexander-Arnold’s first game since September 16 when he was injured in his hamstrings, a chorus of boos greeted him. In the hours leading up to the game, an Alexander-Arnold mural had been vandalized.
Conor Bradley, Alexander-Arnold’s once-deputy, performed well for Vinicius Junior despite the Spanish giants’ first goal of the season.
For their first Champions League clean sheet of the season, Courtois kept one more impressive stop from Gakpo for a raunchy finale, but Liverpool’s highly critical defense held on.
After the game, Mac Allister declared, “It was a good game against a really good team.”
We know it’s important, but we know it doesn’t mean much because we finished first in the Champions League’s first half last year and then came out a while early. Therefore, we must continue.”
Courtois argued that Madrid needed to play more composed and composed, not to mention making too many errors in the penalty area.
We need to improve against big teams away from home, he said, but “a match like this is determined by the small details.”
Bayern Munich defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 away on Tuesday to show their credentials as early Champions League favorites thanks to Luis Diaz’s two goals and red card. The result was also noteworthy as Bayern Munich recorded 16 victories from 16 games this season.
On the stroke of half-time, the Colombian winger struck twice before being violently offended for a tackle on Achraf Hakimi.
After the break, PSG dominated possession but did not make it fully count, falling to their first defeat in the competition since last season’s quarterfinal second leg defeat Aston Villa.
Brennan Johnson was sent off after scoring the opener for Tottenham, but they still came out on top with a 4-0 win over Copenhagen.
In other matches, Bodo/Glimt defeated Atletico Madrid 3-1, Juventus held on for a 1-1 draw against Sporting, Olympiacos and PSV held on goal, and Monaco held on.
At the 30th session of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 30), which is held in Pará State, Brazil’s capital city, to represent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Belem, Brazil.
Under the heading “Climate Action and Implementation,” with an emphasis on adaptation, forests, biodiversity, and climate justice, the summit, which was co-hosted by Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and international partners, brings together world leaders, development partners, and business executives.
The vice president’s engagements will begin with the leaders’ general meeting, where he will deliver the climate action address for Nigeria.
He will also be present at the Tropical Forest Forever Fund’s launch and the President Lula’s climate and nature roundtable, before attending an Amazonian cocktail reception for head of delegation hosted by the Brazilian President.
The most recent wave of atrocities allegedly committed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in the Sudanese city of El-Fasher has been described as “a nightmare of violence and a horrifying crisis,” according to UN secretary-general.
After the paramilitary group took control of the army’s hq and other important installations in El-Fasher last month, thousands of people are reportedly dead and many others have been forced to flee.
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According to the United States, Sudan’s conflicting parties have in principle agreed to work toward a three-month humanitarian truce.
Can Washington’s plan succeed, though, given that violence is already robbing other areas besides North Darfur?
Presenter:
Adrian Finighan
Guests:
Fikra for Studies and Development executive director, Amgad Fareid
Norwegian Refugee Council – Mathilde Vu, manager of advocacy for Sudan
Published On 4 Nov 2025
