Man City beat Brighton on penalties after dramatic League Cup comeback
Manchester City overcome Brighton 4-3 on penalties after 2-2 draw and will play Bradford for a spot in the semifinals.

Manchester City overcome Brighton 4-3 on penalties after 2-2 draw and will play Bradford for a spot in the semifinals.









How big a shock is the Premier League champions’ 5-3 defeat on penalties after a 1-1 draw with a fourth-tier club?
Argentina forward Julian Alvarez’s contract with Atletico until 2030 means approach breached rules.
Fourth-tier Fleetwood beat 10-man Arsenal 5-3 on penalties in the League Cup last 16, pulling off a major upset.
Once mocked for being the most famous player never to win a trophy, Kane now has the most prestigious individual honour.
Carrick will be in charge of football’s Man United when they visit Chelsea on October 31, reports in British media say.
‘My comment was ill-judged and I now understand that it hurt many people,’ Mbappe says after Chinese brands dropped him.
Celebrity, bias towards players in attack and European dominance undermine football’s most prestigious individual award.
Mbappe appears to say that the funniest internet meme he’d seen was of his face imposed on that of ‘a Chinese dictator’.

Bayern Munich and England striker Harry Kane has won his first Ballon d’Or after a record-breaking season.
Bayern Munich striker becomes the first Englishman to win the prestigious award in 25 years, after Michael Owen in 2001.