Another busy day of soccer. Below are the biggest stories of Monday, October 26, 149 results from our database, the day by the numbers and the model's scorecard.
149Matches finished
67%Had a first-half goal
3.28Goals per game
The headlines
International football
- England Under-15s walk off pitch against Ireland in World Cup after racism allegation — The Guardian
- England-Republic of Ireland U15 World Cup game ends over alleged racism — BBC Sport
Club football and around the game
- Kane prematurely announced as Ballon d'Or winner - but he wasn't only one — BBC Sport
- From forgettable EFL loans to Ballon d'Or winner - Kane's 'Cinderella story' — Sky Sports
- All the 2026 Ballon d'Or winners as Spain and Barcelona dominate... — Sky Sports
- Putellas wins record-equalling third Ballon d'Or to extend Spanish dominance — BBC Sport
- Harry Kane claims men’s Ballon d’Or to end England’s 25-year wait for winner — The Guardian
- Kane ends England's 25-year Ballon d'Or wait - how he bucked the trend — BBC Sport
- Kane becomes first English winner of Ballon d'Or in 25 years — Sky Sports
- Papers: Howe fee Man Utd would have to pay to Newcastle revealed — Sky Sports
- Putellas wins third Ballon d'Or - why her success is great for the WSL — Sky Sports
- Arsenal eye Monza striker Varela - Tuesday's gossip — BBC Sport
- Football Daily — BBC Sport
- 'Cubarsi should've won it' - Lamine Yamal on claiming Young Talent award again — Sky Sports
Headlines link to the original reports at BBC Sport, Sky Sports and The Guardian.
Today's results
| Competition | Match | FT | HT |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Liga | Sevilla v Osasuna | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| League Two | Walsall v Salford City | 2-4 | 0-1 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Union Santa Fe v Estudiantes L.P. | 3-1 | 0-1 |
| Liga Profesional Argentina | Instituto Cordoba v Deportivo Riestra | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Ligue 1 | Paris Saint Germain v Lyon | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Ligue 2 | Boulogne v Reims | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Ligue 2 | Montpellier v RED Star FC 93 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Primeira Liga | Santa Clara v Benfica | 1-2 | 1-0 |
| Segunda División | FC Andorra v Burgos | 2-3 | 2-3 |
| Serie A | Coritiba v Gremio | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Serie A | Flamengo v Atletico-MG | 3-2 | 2-1 |
| Superliga | FC Copenhagen v Odense | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Süper Lig | Beşiktaş v Başakşehir | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Süper Lig | Rizespor v Trabzonspor | 3-4 | 2-0 |
| Süper Lig | Galatasaray v Fenerbahçe | 2-1 | 2-0 |
The day by the numbers
- 149 matches finished in our database, with 489 goals (3.28 a game).
- 67% of them had a goal before half-time (99 of 148).
- The most open competition early on was Ligue 2 (Tunisia): a first-half goal in 4 of 8 games.
- Biggest win: Nyvelados 2-9 G3X (Kings Cup).
- Another big win: Welayta Dicha 6-0 Halaba Ketema (Premier League).
- Another big win: Hapoel Acre 5-0 Tira (State Cup).
- Another big win: Sepsi OSK Sfantu Gheorghe 0-5 Universitatea Craiova (Liga I).
How the model did today
Every pick is graded automatically from the final score. Results still being played are added overnight.
- Top Predictions: 37 won, 11 lost (77%).
- Top-tier match winners: 2 won, 1 lost.
- Top-tier team goals: 5 won, 2 lost.
- Live hot picks: 6 hit, 2 missed.
The full record — every pick, wins and losses — is on our results page.
Coming up
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Results and statistics from The Soccer Expert database. This roundup is generated automatically each night.