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Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola said he hopes Bradley Barcola's first Champions League hat trick will provide the confidence boost the winger needs to settle into life at his new club.

Iraola 'really happy' for Barcola after UCL hat trick

Bradley Barcola got off the mark for Liverpool in spectacular fashion, scoring the first hat trick of his career in a thrilling 6-3 win at Austrian champions LASK Linz on Wednesday.

With the 2026 World Cup well and truly behind us, the first fall international break saw all the top teams playing four times in three weeks. Which sides look strongest and most likely to contend in four years' time?

Liverpool are waiting to discover the extent of Jeremy Jacquet's fitness issue after the centre-back was left out of France's Nations League win over Belgium.

France left it late to beat Belgium 4-1 in the Nations League as Zinedine Zidane got his first home win as the national coach on Monday.

Leboeuf: Olise and France looked unstoppable

Zinedine Zidane's France belatedly turned on the style as late goals from substitutes Désiré Doué, Ryan Cherki and two from Michael Olise saw them come from behind to beat Belgium 4-1 in the UEFA Nations League.

Kylian Mbappé has shared a video of himself riding a bicycle on social media, just days after his Real Madrid manager, José Mourinho, said players couldn't go cycling because of the injury risks involved.

France head coach Zinedine Zidane has said he will make some "smart changes" when his side face Belgium looking to stay top of Nations League Group A1.