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Kylian Mbappé Receives First Copy of FIFA 21

Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappé became the first person to receive a copy of the upcoming FIFA 21 on Tuesday. 

Mbappé unveiled a special edition of the cover sent by FIFA in personalized packaging made for the 21-year-old French star. 

7-Goal Thriller In Germany’s Second Division Is Early Candidate For Match Of The Season

Daniel Thioune's Hamburg completed a successful comeback late on to secure a 4-3 victory over Paderborn in the 2. Bundesliga on Monday.

After narrowly missing out on promotion back to the top flight last season following a late collapse, Hamburg has won its first two games of the new campaign. It had gone up 2-0 after 24 minutes thanks to goals from Manuel Wintzheimer and Simone Terrode, but Hamburg squandered the lead and found itself down 3-2 all before halftime. 

Preview: Dynamo Kyiv And Gent Face Off In Massive Champions League Playoff Second Leg

In Champions League playoff action, Ukraine's Dynamo Kyiv will take on Belgian side Gent on Tuesday in the second leg of their tie. 

After Playing Napoli On Sunday, Genoa Reaches 14 Positive COVID-19 Tests On Monday

Fourteen team members and staff of Serie A side Genoa have now tested positive for COVID-19, the club said in a statement on Monday.

Genoa had reported at the weekend that their Denmark midfielder Lasse Schone and goalkeeper Mattia Perin had contracted the virus.

Attacking Trio Has Montpellier Flying To Start The Season

In the early stages of the 2020-21 season, Montpellier has taken Ligue 1 by storm.

Michel Der Zakarian's side has been one of the most exciting teams on the continent, in large part thanks to the attacking trident of Andy Delort, Gaëtan Laborde and Téji Savanier. Five games into the campaign, Montpellier is joint-first in goals scored and riding high in third place. 

Abandoned By The Bus After Losing To Rival, Portuguese Team Has To Walk Home

Third tier team Lusitânia Lourosa left the stadium on foot following a Portuguese Cup defeat after the club allegedly sent the team bus away, an incident described by the footballers' union on Monday as "lamentable."

Lourosa lost their first round tie 1-0 to local rivals São João de Ver on Sunday and videos on Twitter showed the squad walking back to their training ground, over three miles away.

The Numbers Don’t Lie — There’s Never Been A Phenom Like Ansu Fati Before

Lionel Messi might have grabbed the headlines this summer for all the wrong reasons as he attempted to leave Barcelona, but on Monday morning they finally belonged to someone else.

Despite being just 17, a lot is expected of Ansu Fati and he did not disappoint, putting in a magical display as Barça thrashed Villarreal 4-0 on Sunday.

Many have pondered what life is going to be like at the Nou Camp once Messi finally leaves, and with the Argentine apparently seeing out the final year of his deal before moving on next year, Fati gave a glimpse of what that might be like.

Bullet-Point Previews Of All EPL Games For Folks Too Lazy To Read Full Paragraphs

Match-by-match facts and statistics ahead of the third round of the Premier League on Sept. 26-28

(All timings in GMT):

EPL Week 3 Preview

Saturday, Sept. 26

    Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United (1130)

    * A victory for Brighton would be the first time they have picked up back-to-back league wins since November last year.

    * Brighton's Pascal Gross has scored three goals, including two winners, in his last four games against United.

FC Emmen Left Satisfied After Full Release To Use Sex Toy Shop On Jersey

AMSTERDAM — Netherlands top flight club FC Emmen will be allowed to display the logo of a sex toys company on their shirts, following a decision of the Dutch football association (KNVB) to reverse a ban.

Emmen was stopped last week from displaying the logo of new sponsors EasyToys, described as an erotic webshop, but the KNVB changed their minds after a storm of criticism and talks with the club.

Bayern Completes Rare Quadruple With UEFA Super Cup Win

BUDAPEST — Bayern Munich beat Sevilla 2-1 after extra time on Thursday to lift the UEFA Super Cup and complete a quadruple under coach Hansi Flick, in the first European game played with fans in the stands since the sport returned amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Substitute Javi Martinez headed in the winner in the 104th minute after Europa League winners Sevilla had taken a 13th-minute lead through Lucas Ocampos's penalty and Bayern levelled through Leon Goretzka in the 34th.

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