Kick Off: Croatia, Holland reach Nations League final, France escape relegation

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Match Reports

Denmark 2-0 France: Reigning champions avoid relegation despite defeat

Denmark completed a Nations League double over France, who they beat 2-1 at the Stade de France in their opening match.

Netherlands 1-0 Belgium: VVD heads Netherlands into Nations League finals

The Netherlands qualified for the Nations League finals as Virgil van Dijk's header secured victory over Belgium at the Johan Cruyff Arena.

Austria 1-3 Croatia: Visitors reach Nations League semi- finals late double

Croatia qualified for the Nations League semi-finals next year as defender Dejan Lovren marked his return to the team with a rare goal in a comprehensive 3-1 victory over relegated Austria in Vienna on Sunday.

Wales 0-1 Poland: Hosts relegated from the top tier after being beaten at home

Wales were relegated from the top tier of the Nations League after they were beaten at home by Poland.

These Things Happen

Footage of AC Milan Star Zlatan Ibrahimovic in new action movie emerges

Sweden and AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to appear in his first movie in winter next year.

The reaction of Argentina's bench to Messi's outrageous chip was perfect

Footage of the Argentina bench reacting to Lionel Messi's outrageous chip during their 3-0 win over Honduras has gone viral.

FIFA to compensate Barcelona over Ronald Araujo injury

Barcelona could receive a compensation payment from FIFA over Ronald Araujo’s injury on international duty.

Liverpool 'may use Roberto Firmino in Barcelona swap' as Chelsea battle

Welcome to the Liverpool.com daily Media Digest. From transfers to tweets, it can be hard to keep up with everything going on in the Anfield sphere. Credible, incredible and anything in between: we round it all up in one place here, taking a sideways look at the day's media goings-on from around the world.

Boehly makes another Chelsea change that could impact Kante after Hazard joy

Near the top of the list for ways that Chelsea can become a better team overnight, would be with the return of N'Golo Kante.

Barcelona dressing room reportedly against potential arrival of 'toxic' Real Madrid star

Barcelona players are said to be against the potential arrival of Marco Asensio from Real Madrid in the near future due to his toxic personality.

Nice, Juventus & Eintracht Frankfurt handed fines and stadium closures by UEFA

Nice, Eintracht Frankfurt and Juventus have all been sanctioned by UEFA over various incidents of violence and 'racist behaviour' including alleged Nazi salutes.

Chelsea star Ben Chilwell signs up to celeb dating app Raya after split

ENGLAND and Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell is back on the market again and using A-list dating app Raya to meet potential sweethearts.

What They Say

Icardi publishes DMs with Wanda as her new love interest seems to surface

The soap opera of the separation between the player and the businesswoman writes a new chapter in its history. The striker published a series of messages sent by his ex-partner.

Kaka names his favorite footballer right now; Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo given honorable mentions

Former Brazil superstar Ricardo Kaka recently named Neymar Jr. as his favorite footballer as he gave honorable mentions to Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.

Cristiano Ronaldo sends message after injury scare ahead of Man City vs Manchester United

Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo has played down any fears that he could be a doubt for next weekend's derby against Manchester City after suffering an injury to his face while on international duty with Portugal.

Kaka claims his iconic No 10 position is dying out in modern football

Brazilian legend Kaka has claimed that the No 10 position 'has already been completely lost' in modern football.

Angry mum implores FA to punish CR7 appropriately for smashing her son's phone

The mother of an autistic teenager whose phone was smashed by Cristiano Ronaldo at Goodison Park has implored the FA to dish out the 'right punishment', insisting that the striker 'can't keep getting away' with his 'unacceptable behaviour'.

In Depth

Inside wild marriage of Wanda and Icardi - cheating, sexy snaps and court cases

They were arguably football's most iconic glamour couple, but after nine wild years, Mauro Icardi and Wanda Nara's madcap-marriage is over.

Just how many have died so Qatar can host this winter's World Cup?

Rup Chandra Rumba was a 27-year-old scaffolder from Nepal working on a World Cup 2022 stadium site when, in 2019, he died of ‘cardio respiratory failure due to natural cause’.

Fixtures of the day

UEFA Nations League

Hungary VS Italy 2022/09/26 18:45 UTC

England VS Germany 2022/09/24 18:45 UTC