There may have been no Premier League action, but the first weekend of the international break saw plenty of moments to savour.
Spain beat England in an entertaining Nations League match, some familiar names popped up in unexpected places and Gavin Bazunu secured his place in Irish history.
Here’s a round-up of the weekend’s best moments with a Planet Football seal of approval.
He’ll never need to buy a pint of Guinness in Ireland again.
READ: Gavin Bazunu & football’s history of players bravely standing up for their beliefs
Another free-kick golazo.
WOW! Messi from a near-impossible angle. 😱 pic.twitter.com/h525T5Ey3i
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) September 27, 2026
Outrageous.
NESTORY IRANKUNDA WITH A 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒 FREE KICK AGAINST BRAZIL! 🤯#Socceroos #QLDFootballSeries2026 pic.twitter.com/LkAzbfzuQT
— CommBank Socceroos (@Socceroos) September 25, 2026
Rolling back the years.
“Än kan gubben” 💪
Luka Modric gör sitt trettionde landslagsmål 🇭🇷 pic.twitter.com/pvpDBNJljR
— Viaplay Fotboll (@ViaplayFotboll) September 26, 2026
Jordan Pickford has serious competition.
BIG SAVE from James Trafford 🧤
The Leeds United goalkeeper keeps out Ferran Torres#ITVFootball pic.twitter.com/nj5b8AUSQU
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) September 26, 2026
More programme features like this, please.
a world-class programme feature from @WindsorEtonFC, bravo pic.twitter.com/bp72rjDiF8
— Michael Cox (@Zonal_Marking) September 27, 2026
Almost as good as that one he scored against Chelsea. Almost.
Jermaine Beckford rolling back the years at Goodison Park ⚽️
What a strike from the Everton favourite 🔥#Game4Hope #5Sport pic.twitter.com/NVvKofUO6Y
— Channel 5 Sport (@Channel5Sport) September 26, 2026
Still got it.
ÁNGEL DI MARÍA IN THE SUPERCUP FINAL 🤯 pic.twitter.com/lzv1hXL0HW
— All About Argentina 🛎🇦🇷 (@AlbicelesteTalk) September 26, 2026
From one of the Premier League’s weirdest Spanish signings to his own statue and stand at Celta Vigo.
READ: Ranking the 15 weirdest Spanish signings in Premier League history
The kind of hydration break we can get behind.
Werder Bremen legend Aílton served a beer and a shot on the pitch during legends match against Real Madrid
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A proper own-goal.
Dominic Iorfa sends a bullet header into his own net as Crewe take the lead against Rotherham 😮 pic.twitter.com/8AhDxricMX
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) September 26, 2026
‘Woking. Woking.’
Bad blood between Marquis and Desbois 😅🩸
Wait for it… 👀 pic.twitter.com/SQkmFSNSym
— National League on DAZN (@DAZN_NationalLg) September 26, 2026
Marc Cucurella by the time of the next World Cup.
Anguillan player Aedan Scipio has his hair pulled twice in under 30 minutes, resulting in two red cards
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