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Saturday’s game between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning might have just had it all.

More than 300 penalty minutes, 13 ejections, a hat trick, a shutout and a goal taken away retroactively.

That’s right, thanks to the Florida-based clubs turning the contest into something that might have fit on Saturday’s card at UFC 320, the Panthers lost out on Jesper Boqvist’s third-period tally.

When Boqvist scored Florida’s eighth goal of the night, Niko Mikkola was on the ice and collected an assist on the play. The only problem? Mikkola had been handed a game misconduct earlier in the game.

So, when it was discovered that Mikkola wasn’t supposed to be in the game anymore, the officials convened and informed the teams that the point was coming off the board and Florida would receive a penalty.

Mikkola was handed his misconduct at 4:01 of the third period.

The Panthers ultimately won the game 7-0 in the final pre-season tilt for both sides. Perhaps the most intense rivalry in the NHL right now, even exhibition games can’t keep the Lightning and Panthers from parading into the penalty box.

The division rivals are set to play four times this season, with the first matchup scheduled for Nov. 15.

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These are strange times for Tottenham. Historically they have often been a side whose performances did not match their results, but tradition has it they would be pretty and ineffective. Under Thomas Frank they have become the opposite.

Midway through the second half Spurs were 2-0 down and apparently on their way to a convincing defeat. They rode their luck as Andreas Helmersen hit the bar with an effort that would have made it 3-1, but they had the character to battle back and secure a 2-2 draw.

Doggedness and resilience have not been stereotypical Spurs qualities. Bodø/Glimtâ€s fans seemed happy enough at the end, serenading their players – and perhaps there was a sense of Tottenhamâ€s greater quality telling – but this was a game they could have won with ease.

“We showed big character to fight back,†Frank said. “Itâ€s hugely important that they have that to keep running, keep fighting, to do the right thing. We kept moving the ball, kept creating chances from wide. Until 2-0 they were the better team but after that we got on top.â€

It was the third time in four games that Spurs have conceded the opening goal of the game, but Frank believes that is coincidence. Only in this match did he accept that Tottenham had “struggled†early on, insisting that against both Brighton and Wolves, Spurs had conceded against the run of play. That was emphatically not the case here. “On the ball I felt we could and should have kept the ball better,†Frank said, something he blamed on a lack of both structure and willingness to be bold. “A little bit on the day where you just need better touches, better decisions, better passes.â€

Perhaps missing the leadership of Cristian Romero, left in London as a precaution, Tottenham never imposed themselves physically as they had in beating Bodø/Glimt in the Europa League semi-final in May. Here the home side had their chances before a late challenge from Rodrigo Bentancur on Fredrik André Bjørkan conceded a 32nd-minute penalty.

Presented with a historic chance, though, Kasper Høgh smashed his shot so high over the bar that it cleared the seating behind the goal and might even have cleared the tiled roofs of the houses across the street had there not been a net strung between the flagpoles at the top of the stand.

Jens Petter Hauge shows his delight after giving Bodø/Glimt a second-half lead. Photograph: Marius Simensen/BILDBYRÅN/Shutterstock

It was Bodø/Glimtâ€s first home game in the group phase of the Champions League, and they were determined to make the most of it. The pre-match singing of the club anthem was heartfelt and gently moving, and followed by the rhythmic detonation of a series of fireworks, startlingly loud in the still Arctic night. European football has little place these days for romance but Glimt remain an example of what can be achieved by enlightened leadership even in a remote town of just over 50,000 population.

They may have won four of the past five Norwegian championships, and be handily placed as this seasonâ€s title race enters the run-in, but this is not a club that has become sated by silverware. In the 1980s, as they slid into the third flight, Glimt were not even the biggest team in Bodø, that honour belonging to Grand.

Back then their main claim to fame was the forward slash in their name, introduced to avoid the confusion their hyphen caused on betting coupons. The hyphen itself was a product of Glimt adding Bodø to their name in 1948 so they would not be mixed up with a similarly named club from Trøndelag.

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All around town, among the clapboard houses and along the dockside, yellow Glimt flags could be seen, while the mood was simultaneously welcoming and disbelieving. This is still a club for whom playing in the Champions League is a privilege.

The honour of scoring their first home goal in the group phase went to a homegrown talent in Jens Petter Hauge, albeit he has had spells away at Milan and Eintracht Frankfurt, where he became the first Norwegian to win the Europa League. Drifting in from the left, he was a persistent menace, both goals highlighting his balance and technical quality.

Nikita Haikin, the Glimt goalkeeper, had pointed out how “unusual†it was that Spurs focus so much on set plays and for a long time that did appear their only threat. Bentancur seemed to have levelled two minutes after the Glimt opener, as the ball was returned to the centre after a Pedro Porro free-kick had hit the post; it was ruled out after a VAR review for a pull by Micky van de Ven.

Spurs did score two minutes after Glimtâ€s second, Van de Ven heading in another Porro free-kick. Wilson Odobert headed a Mohammed Kudus delivery against the crossbar but the equaliser did arrive in the 89th minute as Archie Grayâ€s shot ricocheted in off Jostein Gundersen, the fourth own goal from which Spurs have benefited this season.

Deserved? Perhaps not, but when has that ever mattered?

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WINNIPEG — Cole Perfetti is missing a special piece of hockey memorabilia.

The Winnipeg Jets forward scored a historic, game-tying goal in last season’s first round of the NHL playoffs that a local restaurant commemorated with a limited number of T-shirts.

The white shirt has Perfetti’s first name in blue capital letters and under it the time of 0:1.6, the initial seconds remaining on the clock in the third period when his redirection tied Game 7 against the St. Louis Blues 3-3.

Scorekeepers adjusted the clock to 2.2 and the Jets went on to win in double overtime with a goal from captain Adam Lowry. The league rounds up so the official scoresheet read 19:57 — the latest tying Game 7 goal in NHL history.

The shirt, which also has “We Believe” on it, kept the original 1.6 seconds.

Perfetti never did get his hands on one of the souvenirs.

“My parents and grandparents were here for that game. I think they did maybe get one or two, but I’m not 100 per cent sure, to be honest,” Perfetti said this week at Jets training camp.

“I know I never did. They were cool shirts, though.”

The forward from Whitby, Ont., doesn’t really need the memento. After all, he has the memory of the goal dubbed the “Manitoba Miracle.”

Perfetti also has the not-so-great memory of the Jets getting knocked out of the second round in six games by the Dallas Stars, ending a season in which Winnipeg won its first Presidents’ Trophy for having the top regular-season record.

The 23-year-old also reached personal highs last season, finally playing all 82 games and recording a career-best 50 points off 18 goals and 32 assists.

“Last year, that confidence was growing and growing throughout the year,” Perfetti said. “Going into the playoffs I was feeling really good about myself and the team.

“I definitely took that into the summer. I feel my confidence is at a good spot and I have very high belief in myself.”

Jets head coach Scott Arniel shares that belief.

“When it got to the playoffs, I thought he was one of our best forwards, most consistent forwards,” Arniel said of Perfetti. “Not so much scoring goals, but just getting inside and playing hard.”

Now he wants Perfetti to build off that growth.

“He’s a top-six forward on our hockey team, one of the best teams in the league, and he has something to bring every night and we’re seeing that,” Arniel said.

The coach has slotted Perfetti on the wing with future hall-of-fame centre Jonathan Toews and veteran free-agent signing Gustav Nyquist. Toews, who’s returning to the game after a two-year absence for health reasons, is 37. Nyquist is 36.

“There was a little bit of nerves, but more so excitement,” Perfetti said of skating with the duo. “Those are guys that have been doing this for a long time in this league at a high level and been impact players.”

Toews was one of his favourite players growing up.

“So now, to be able to be on a line with him, it’s pretty surreal and just exciting to get that opportunity,” Perfetti said of the former Chicago Blackhawks captain and three-time Stanley Cup champion.

Nyquist said Perfetti doesn’t seem like a youngster.

“He’s mature beyond his years by a lot,” said Nyquist, who split time last season with Nashville and Minnesota. “He’s a really good kid who works hard and gets open. Wise beyond his years.”

Perfetti, who will get time on the first power-play unit, was in the gym during the summer building his explosiveness.

“Working on the stuff that can translate to the first couple steps on ice, kind of out-of-the-gate speed,” he said. “I feel good on the ice from it, so I feel a little bit faster, a little quicker.”

Winnipeg’s second line last year featured speedster Nikolaj Ehlers, who signed with Carolina in the off-season.

While the new line won’t have that speed, Perfetti said the trio shares high hockey IQ and a similar style of play.

“I think we’re all passers,” Perfetti said. “At times, we’re going to have to adjust and one of us is going to have to be a little selfish and shoot.

“But that’s the beauty about that — everyone on that line has a little bit of a knack for scoring but also has that pass-first mentality and looking for the right play.

“When three guys think alike like that and play a similar style, I think it’s easier to build that chemistry. I think it’s going to be good.”

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This time last year, the Utah Hockey Club was nearing its first strides in Salt Lake City after spending the summer moving and rebranding and introducing a young roster to a whole new market of hockey fans.

Normalcy started to settle in when the season got underway as players could finally focus on the game instead of the noise around it in the desert or the logistics of moving to the mountains.

But as Year 2 in Utah begins, thereâ€s plenty more change afoot. Theyâ€ve got a new name, for one thing, with the organization bidding farewell to the Hockey Club moniker and welcoming in a new era as the Mammoth, complete with a new logo and new sweaters. They have a shiny new practice facility, too — a project befitting the Mammoth name that came together in a year and shows players (both current and prospective) just how serious owners Ryan and Ashley Smith are about giving players every opportunity to excel.

The biggest change, though, is the expectations around this club. The playoffs are no longer something to build towards but rather an expectation. This young core, led by captain Clayton Keller and fellow top-six skaters Logan Cooley and Dylan Guenther, isnâ€t just about channeling potential anymore, but rather playoffs. Thereâ€s an expectation now that the Utah Mammoth are ready for post-season hockey — and a legitimate confidence that they can make some noise once they get there.

Utahâ€s top priority this off-season was to add a top-six forward to complement it young trio up front and bring some goal-scoring consistency to the group. The Mammoth didnâ€t waste much time doing just that with the acquisition of Peterka from the Buffalo Sabres. Peterkaâ€s skillset — heâ€s a goal-scoring winger they can plug into the top-six — and trajectory (heâ€s only 23) perfectly fits the Mammoth mould as they look to take a giant leap out of their rebuild. That the club signed him to a five-year contract with a $7.7 million AAV upon arrival made it clear Utah considers him a core piece moving forward. And itâ€s easy to see why: Peterkaâ€s breakout campaign in Buffalo in 2023-24 saw him collect a career-high 28 goals and put together his first 50-point season; he followed it up with 27 goals and an impressive 68 points last year.

The addition of Peterka isnâ€t just about adding 20-plus goals. Itâ€s about opening up the playbook of potential line combinations with the addition of another young star. Place him on the top line next to Keller, or alongside Logan Cooley and Dylan Guenther — all of whom are poised to build on last yearâ€s production — or perhaps alongside second-line centre Barrett Hayton in hopes of helping him thrive. Whatever the combo, itâ€ll be fun to see how Peterka can help elevate this young group.

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Another newcomer to Salt Lake City, Schmidt joins the club fresh off hoisting the Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers — and itâ€s that experience that makes him such a smart acquisition for the young club. The 34-year-old, who signed a three-year pact to join Utahâ€s blue line, bounced back with Florida last year on a one-year deal after being bought out by Winnipeg and was particularly impressive in the post-season with three goals and 12 points in 23 games to help Florida defend its title.

While Schmidtâ€s not going to break a game wide open, his presence should provide stability and depth for a group that dealt with plenty of setbacks last season. Utahâ€s defence was hit hard by injuries last year, with only Ian Cole able to play a full 82 games as John Marino was limited to just 35 games and Sean Durzi managing a mere 30. Schmidtâ€s leadership as a veteran player — and as one of just a few Mammoth players who knows what it takes to win it all — is his biggest value.

Utah lucked out when it jumped several spots in the draft order to claim the fourth overall selection despite just barely missing out the playoffs, and it made the most of the fortuitous bounce by picking Desnoyers. The centreman wonâ€t be hitting the ice soon — he underwent off-season wrist surgery thatâ€ll hold him out a chunk of the fall — and when he does, it wonâ€t be with the big club just yet but rather back with his QMJHL squad in Moncton.

But while patience is key, the excitement is real. Desnoyers is a complete player, with leadership and a big personality to match, and itâ€ll be fun to see what he can do with the Wildcats once heâ€s not dealing with the wrist injury that plagued him for much of last season. Listed as the second-best prospect under age 23 across all NHL organizations in our 2025 ranking, Desnoyers†well-rounded game will make him a fan favourite once heâ€s ready for the NHL.

1. Can Keller take another big step forward — and can Cooley and Guenther join him?

After posting 37- and 33-goal campaigns in 2022-23 and 2023-24, respectively, Keller shifted some of his focus to playmaking in 2024-25 with a career-high 60 assists to go with another 30-goal season for a personal-best 90 points in 81 games.

Now, heâ€s poised to put it all together and hit another milestone: 100 points for the first time in his career. The 27-year-old has proven year-over-year his ability to step into a larger role, and with playoff expectations hovering over the season and the teammates around him poised for breakouts of their own, it would be foolish to doubt Kellerâ€s quest for triple-digit production. Considered a brink player for a Team USA roster spot at the Olympics in February, thereâ€s no denying the extra motivation at play, too.

Kellerâ€s career-high campaign coincided with a breakout season for Logan Cooley, who at just 21 enters his third NHL season after tallying 25 goals and 65 points. Guenther, too, is coming off his own breakout as a full-time NHLer, collecting 60 points in 70 games last year and sitting second on the team in goal-scoring with 27.

Add in Peterka, and weâ€ve got a rising tide in the mountain town that should see several young stars take important steps forward.

The acquisition of Peterka was a big win for Utahâ€s top six, but it came as a cost in the depth department both offensively and on defence as Josh Doan and Michael Kesseling went to Buffalo in return.

On offence, with so much focus on the top six to take a step forward, itâ€ll be interesting to see how the rest of the lineup shakes out. Can Lawson Crouse take a leading middle-six role? Will Jack McBain build on career bests? Can big Daniil But break into the league with a roster spot out of camp?

On defence, the questions are just as pressing — especially considering the slew of injuries suffered last year. With Dmitri Simashev challenging for a spot and Maveric Lamoureux also on the brink, how will the defence take shape throughout the season?

Vejmelka took the long road to the NHL, but after landing in Arizona in 2021 and sharing the crease in the three seasons that followed, he has proven heâ€s the right man for the top job in Utah — and now heâ€s here to stay, thanks to the five-year, $23.75 million extension he signed in March. Forgoing unrestricted free agency in a season of career highs — 55 starts, including 23 in a row down the stretch, 26 wins, a 2.58 GAA and .904 save percentage — speaks to Vejmelkaâ€s confidence in the club and the teamâ€s faith that heâ€ll build on his steady 2024-25 campaign.

The 29-year-old is the unquestioned No. 1 entering this season, and the team is clearly counting on him taking another step forward. A healthier blue line in front of him should surely help things, and bringing in some insurance behind him in the form of Vitek Vanecek should solidify the blue paint, too.

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The Ottawa Senators improved their preseason record to 2–1 on Sunday afternoon with a 2–0 victory over a New Jersey Devils split-squad at the Videotron Centre in Quebec City.

With the game still scoreless, the breakthrough finally came on a Sens power play with 4:26 left in regulation. Tim Stützle carried the puck to the high slot before losing it on a poke check, but the puck behaved like a perfect drop pass, right onto the stick of rookie Stephen Halliday.

Halliday one-timed a high snap shot over the left shoulder of Devils goaltender Georgi Romanov. For Stutzle, it was a spot of good luck in a game where he missed on a penalty shot and also rang one off the iron from in close.

For the second straight game, Ottawa faced an opponent icing what amounted to a “B†lineup. Most of the Devils’ opening night lineup remained in Newark, where they fell 3–2 in a shootout to the Washington Capitals. Still, the Senators made the most of the opportunity, taking control late and closing out a tidy win.

Free-agent signing Olle Lycksell, the former Philadelphia Flyer, added insurance less than three minutes later. After a careless New Jersey drop pass at the blue line, Lycksell poked the puck away from defenseman Calen Addison, then skated in alone and slid the puck into an empty net to secure the win.

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Goaltender Linus Ullmark was rarely tested but sharp when needed, turning aside all 14 shots he faced for his first shutout of the preseason. It was a welcome bounce-back after he allowed three goals in Ottawaâ€s exhibition opener.

On special teams, the Senators went 1-for-3 with the man advantage and were perfect on three penalty kills. Romanov was the busier of the two goaltenders, stopping 30 shots to keep the Devils in it until the late stages. That included a penalty shot where he didn’t buy any of Stutzle’s fancy stickhandling, turning him away effortlessly.

Both Halliday and Lycksell strengthened their cases for roster spots in Ottawa, particularly with current injuries to Drake Batherson and Lars Eller. Their availability for opening night remains possible but uncertain, leaving even more room for competition on the forward lines.

The Senators will continue their Quebec City showcase on Tuesday night, when they host the Montreal Canadiens at the Videotron Centre. The game might serve as a measuring stick as to whether winning over fans in Quebec City is truly possible, or if Montreal, despite the heated rivalry from long ago, has already taken the territory over.

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With eight WSL winners’ medals, six FA Cups and three League Cup winners’ medals, Chelsea skipper Millie Bright has done it all domestically.

A domestic treble last season – her second with the club – was her latest achievement, while on the international front she was part of the 2022 European Championship winning side and would then captain the Lionesses to the World Cup final 12 months later.

Bright had to withdraw from selection ahead of Euro 2025, so was not present when the Lionesses defended their crown, but as she looks back at her career to date and ahead to what’s next, more European success is high on her to-do list.

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Millie Bright on England ups and downs, plus eyeing Champions League glory

Millie Bright of Chelsea celebrates following her team's victory in The Adobe Women's FA Cup Semi Final match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Kingsmeadow on April 12, 2025 in Kingston upon Thames, England.

Bright has won eight WSL titles with Chelsea (Image credit: Getty Images)

As is often the case with any footballer at the highest level, the road has not always been straightforward, with Bright scoring an own goal in the Euro 2017 semi-final and then being sent off in the 2019 World Cup semi. Did she think she was jinxed?

“Yeah… At the Euros, the ball flicked off me and went in, but small moments like that don’t define your legacy or how well you might have played during the whole tournament,” Bright tells FourFourTwo.

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Millie Bright celebrates a goal for Chelsea (Image credit: Getty Images)

“As long as you learn from things, they’re a blessing, rather than a hindrance. I got sent off in the World Cup semi-final, but you gain a thick skin and have to deal with a lot. We shouldn’t have to put up with hatred or trolling, but it made me stronger. In sport you have to be thick-skinned – there are opinions and we have to deal with them.”

The hard yards paid off at Euro 2022, but did she ever imagine a day as big as the Wembley final, when Germany were seen off?

“Oh god, absolutely not!,” Bright exclaims. “That was by the far the best day of my career to date. If we go and win the Champions League at Chelsea, that will top it, purely because I’ve been with the club for so long and on the journey from the start, when we got battered by Wolfsburg.

“We used to draw Wolfsburg every time! Each year we get closer, so winning the Champions League with Chelsea, it would be the pinnacle of my career and the proudest moment by a country mile. But I also didn’t think I’d be in the position I was in, playing in a Euros final as the home nation.

“That’s what topped things off at Euro 2022 – we did it here, with our fans, and the whole country just went wild.”

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Bright won Euro 2022 with England (Image credit: Getty Images)

With Leah Williamson injured for the 2023 World Cup, Bright was handed the captain’s armband and led the side all the way to the final. What was that like?

“Crazy,” she adds. “Leading the girls out at a World Cup was really special, and for the final especially. It was surreal. Those are the moments you carry with you forever, regardless of the outcome.”

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Nat Phillips†own goal deep into stoppage time helped Leicester rescue a 1-1 draw from under the nose of West Brom at the Hawthorns. Leicester were staring down the barrel of a second league defeat of the season but a late equaliser extended their own unbeaten run to five matches while denying West Brom the chance to climb into the top two before the rest of the weekendâ€s action.

The hosts were looking to respond to back-to-back defeats and they went ahead in the 10th minute thanks to a brilliant goal from Samuel Iling-Junior, who grabbed his first in West Brom colours. The visitors were limited to half-chances in the second period in what looked to be a frustrating second half until Phillips put into his own goal which sent the travelling contingent wild as Leicester rescued a fifth point from losing positions this season.

Leicester started brightly and a decent chance fell the way of Jordan Ayew in the third minute but he sent a one-touch finish across goal. West Brom had the opening goal of the contest with their first real foray forward and finished thanks to a piece of brilliance from Iling-Junior. Aune Heggebø flicked it off to the England Under-21 international and he danced his way round the challenge of several defenders before he slipped the ball beyond the onrushing Jakub Stolarczyk.

Samuel Iling-Junior races away after giving West Brom an early lead. Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/Shutterstock

That did not seem to knock the spirit of Leicester who showed plenty of intent going forward, Jordan James saw an effort deflect over the bar before Harry Winks tried an audacious volley but Joshua Griffiths was yet to be troubled.

Jayson Molumby forced Stolarczyk into the first save of the contest with an effort from range and was alert enough to keep out Heggebø a couple of minutes later. Griffiths was brought into action straight after the interval as a cross picked out Jannik Vestergaard but he was not able to power his header beyond the goalkeeper.

West Brom could have had a second when Ayew failed to deal with a ball into the box and the ball fell kindly for George Campbell but whacked it into the side netting from a tight angle.

Josh Maja came off the bench and twice had a chance to bury the contest, firstly when his goalbound effort was blocked behind by Wout Faes before Maja blasted over with the goal at his mercy in stoppage time. And Leicester punished him for those missed chances when they levelled the scores three minutes into stoppage time.

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Abdul Fatawu proved menacing all night and he lifted a hopeful ball into the box which picked out Bobby De Cordova-Reid and his effort was turned into his own goal by Phillips.

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Sep 26, 2025, 03:29 PM ET

Harry Kane reached a century of goals for Bayern Munich with his second strike against Werder Bremen on Friday and claimed a piece of European history in the process.

Kane’s 100 goals have come in just 104 matches, the fastest anyone has achieved that mark with a club in Europe’s top five leagues this century.

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Erling Haaland and Cristiano Ronaldo needed 105 games to notch 100 goals for Manchester City and Real Madrid, respectively.

Kane, who joined the Bundesliga giants from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer of 2023, is the 19th man to score 100 goals for Bayern.

Harry Kane celebrates his 100th goal for Bayern Munich in just 104 games. Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images

“I knew about this record, for sure,” Kane told ESPN. “It was hard not to hear about it or see it. Yeah, it’s a big one, first of all to reach 100 goals for any club is an amazing achievement. A club like Bayern Munich is extra special. And then to do it in record time, one game less, you’re talking about some of the great players — Ronaldo one of the best ever, Haaland on his way to being a great.

“These are great achievements that I can look back on when I’m a bit older, but for now it’s just about enjoying it.”

Kane is under contract with Bayern until the end of next season and coach Vincent Kompany dismissed a question about whether the England captain might seek a return to the Premier League next year.

“I honestly have to say that isn’t a topic for us. We don’t discuss that, we don’t need to discuss that,” Kompany told Sky. “What he’s showing now is how he feels, I believe, and that was another nice moment for him today.”

The 32-year-old has been in particularly prolific form to start the new season. Kane now has 10 goals in five Bundesliga games and 15 goals in all competitions.

After Jonathan Tah had opened the scoring for Bayern, Kane made it 2-0 with his 99th goal from the penalty spot in the 45th minute after being fouled by Marco Friedl. It was Kane’s 18th successful penalty conversion in 18 attempts for Bayern, the longest streak without failing to score in Bundesliga history.

It took only until the 65th minute for Kane to bring up the century as he finished low from the center of the box following a pass from Luis Díaz.

Although he was undoubtedly eyeing a third hat trick of the season, Kane was substituted in the 78th minute to a warm reception from Bayern fans inside Allianz Arena.

The match finished 4-0 after Konrad Laimer added a fourth goal for Bayern late on to stretch their lead at the top of the Bundesliga with a fifth win in as many games.

“We’ve built a lot on what we started last year with the manager, the way he wants us to play, his ideas without the ball,” Kane added. “And month by month, we’ve been getting better. This start of the season wasn’t easy because of the lack of preseason after the Club Word Cup, so to start the season how we have is compliments to everyone involved.

“There’s still a long way to go, but when you’re winning games like this and dominating games it sends a message to every other team, not just in Germany but in Europe as well.”

Bayern will now prepare to visit Pafos of Cyprus in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Information from ESPN Research and The Associated Press was used in this report.

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Sep 21, 2025, 06:31 AM ET

Arsenal starlet Max Dowman made history on Saturday by becoming the youth team’s youngest-ever goalscorer in Premier League 2, netting on his first start in the competition.

Dowman, aged just 15 years and 263 days old, broke a record previously held by Reiss Nelson (16 years, 57 days), who set the mark back in 2016.

The England youth international is one of world football’s most promising teenagers, having made his first-team debut for Arsenal against Leeds last month after shining in preseason. The club’s second youngest Premier League player behind Ethan Nwaneri, he was also brought off the bench in the defeat at Liverpool, ahead of established regulars.

Max Dowman scored Arsenal’s second goal in a 3-2 victory over Wolves in Premier League 2 on Saturday. Max Dowman of Arsenal celebrates with teammate Brayden Clarke after scoring his team’s second goal during the Premier League 2 match between Arsenal U21 and Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 at Meadow Park on September 20, 2025 in Borehamwood, England.

It was therefore a surprise to see him line up for the Under-21 side in PL2 — which replaced the Premier League’s Reserve and Academy leagues in 2012 — and Dowman made an impact in his second appearance, and first start.

Dowman scored in the 65th minute to level the match against Wolves after Arsenal had fallen behind 2-0. From the right hand side of the box, Dowman cut onto his right foot, chopped back onto his left, and slotted home a low composed finish.

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Fellow midfielder Andre Harriman-Annous completed the turnaround with a 99th-minute penalty, securing all three points.

Dowman’s goal adds to a rapid rise through Arsenal’s academy ranks. He debuted for the U18s as a 13-year-old and featured in the UEFA Youth League, where he became the youngest goalscorer in the competition’s history during a group-stage match against Atalanta last September.

Arsenal’s first team return to Premier League action on Sunday with a clash against Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium, with Dowman unlikely to be involved.

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