Odegaard injured, Italy fans snub Israel, and Coldplay, what happened overnight in world of sport

Very much a feeling of calm after the storm on this one. A chaotic Sunday, when there was more sport than you could shake a hockey stick at, gave way to a gentler Monday. Still, some things haven’t changed.

Kevin De Bruyne is still raging against the fact he and the Belgium team are getting old, and was far from soothed by his side’s 2-0 loss to France overnight. And important players are still getting injured in early-season internationals; my commiserations to the Arsenal fans out there. Here then, is what happened while you were sleeping.



Italy continued their post-Euro 2024 recovery with a tight 2-1 Nations League win over Israel in Budapest which put the Azzurri top of Group A2..