Southampton's Cameron Archer, right, holds Liverpool's Federico Chiesa during the English League Cup third round soccer match between Liverpool and Southampton at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, September 23, 2025. (Photo by Jon Super/AP Photo)





Detroit Lions cornerback DJ. Reed (4) breaks up a pass intended for Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Tylan Wallace (16) during the second half of an NFL football game Monday, September 22, 2025, in Baltimore. (Photo by Nick Wass/AP Photo)





Southampton's Brazilian midfielder #13 Leo Scienza reacts after putting a header wide of an open goal during the English League Cup third round football match between Liverpool and Southampton at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on September 23, 2025. (Photo by Paul Ellis/AFP Photo)





Manchester United's Amad Diallo, left, challenges for the ball with Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Chelsea at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, September 20, 2025. (Photo by Dave Thompson/AP Photo)





Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Ousmane Dembele celebrates with supporters after receiving the Ballon d'Or award at the end of the 2025 Ballon d'Or France Football award ceremony outside the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on September 22, 2025. (Photo by Franck Fife/AFP Photo)





Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Ousmane Dembele speaks after receiving the Ballon d'Or award during the 2025 Ballon d'Or France Football award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on September 22, 2025. (Photo by Franck Fife/AFP Photo)





Former Dutch footballer Ruud Gullit (L) takes a picture with Paris Saint-Germain's player Ousmane Dembele (2-R) and Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati (2-L) during the Ballon d'Or 2025 ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, 22 September 2025. Aitana Bonmati won the Women's Ballon d'Or 2025 and Ousmane Dembele won the Ballon d'Or 2025. (Photo by Mohammed Badra/EPA)





The FC Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati celebrates winning her third Ballon d’Or at Barcelona’s Liceu Theatre on September 25, 2025, posing proudly with her three trophies awarded in 2023, 2024 and 2025. (Photo by Albert Gea/Reuters)





Ian Nutter, 65, has spent in September 2025 £5,000 building a six-seater stand in his back garden so he and his grandsons can watch their favourite team, Barnoldswick Town, safely. The football fan, who owns an architectural metalwork company, was inspired after spotting three of his grandsons leaning over a fence above a 15ft drop to catch the action. (Photo by William Lailey/South West News Service)





Eigo Tanaka of Team Japan competes in the Men's 200m Individual Medley SM5 heat during day four of the Toyota World Para Swimming Championships at OCBC Aquatic Centre on September 24, 2025 in Singapore. (Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images)





(L-R) Jeisla Chaves of Brazil punches Sofia Montenegro of Argentina in a flyweight fight during Dana White's Contender Series season nine, week seven at UFC APEX on September 23, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)





St. Louis Cardinals' Victor Scott II, bottom, scores against the San Francisco Giants on Brendan Donovan's double during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, September 23, 2025, in San Francisco. (Photo by Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP Photo)





Christopher Bailey of the United States ahead of the Men's 400m Semi Finals during day four of the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 at National Stadium on September 16, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters)





Italy's Mattia Bottolo in action with Belgium's Ferre Reggers and Pieter Coolman at SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Philippines on September 24, 2025. (Photo by Noel Celis/Reuters)





Sha'Carri Richardson of the U.S. celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the Women's 4 x 100m Relay Final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, on September 21, 2025. (Photo by Dylan Martinez/Reuters)





Partners and Wives of Team Europe players pose for a photo ahead of the opening ceremony for the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 24, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)





Arsenal's Bukayo Saka (left) and Port Vale's Jaheim Headley battle for the ball during the Carabao Cup third round match at Vale Park, Stoke-on-Trent, UK on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. (Photo by Peter Byrne/PA Wire)





Germany's athlete Leo Neugebauer competes in the men's decathlon pole vault Group A during the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on September 21, 2025. (Photo by Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP Photo)





The San Francisco 49ers'; middle linebacker Fred Warner takes the field for the game against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi's Stadium, California on September 21, 2025. (Photo by Cary Edmondson/Reuters)





Sri Lanka's captain Chamari Athapaththu (C) holds the 2025 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup trophy as she walks alongside mascots Blaze (L) and Tonk during the trophy unveiling ceremony at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo on September 22, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)