DEAR FOOTBALL FANS / THE POST-MATCH BANTER

FOOTBALL.
WITH RECEIPTS.✳

Big games. Bigger egos. One page.
All the football your group chat can’t behave about.

See who caught it ↓

Written by Max Turner. Checked by Jade Cole.

Madrid leads the DFF Studio weekend publication, 26 October 2026.

YOUR CLUB
IS NOT EXEMPT.

DFF CARTOONS / BIG HEADS. BIGGER TAKES.

PREMIER LEAGUE✳LA LIGA✳BUNDESLIGA✳CHAMPIONS LEAGUE✳NO FREE PASSES

WEEKEND ROUNDUP / 26 OCTOBER 2026

MADRID BROUGHT RECEIPTS.
THE REST BROUGHT EXCUSES.

Two new publications.
One very loud group chat.

THE WEEKEND ROUNDUP26 OCT 2026

MADRID BROUGHT
RECEIPTS.

Barcelona ordered a tenth straight league win. Mbappé cancelled the booking and charged them twice. Chelsea, United and City also lost. Madrid earns the headline.

Madrid leads the October 26 weekend roundup.

BALLON D’OR / FAN JURY

THE ENVELOPE
VS YOUR AGENDA.

The envelope is sealed. Your excuses are already in drafts. Open the golden envelope for our special fan-jury edition.

Open the golden envelope ↗

CHELSEA / UNITED / CITY

THE GROUP CHAT
WENT QUIET.

Three defeats. Plenty of explanations. The rest of the weekend is inside the full paper.

26 October 2026 · Weekend roundup + Ballon d’Or fan jury · Written by Max Turner. Edited by Jade Cole.

THE ARCHIVE

WE KEEP RECEIPTS.

One page per edition.
No endless scroll required.

26 OCTThe Envelope vs Your Agenda.BALLON D’OR FAN JURYOPEN ENVELOPE↗21 OCTNew manager. Same machine.CHAMPIONS LEAGUEONE PAGE↗20 OCTOne trophy. Everyone has their own rules.BALLON D’OR EXPLAINEDONE PAGE↗18 OCTThree draws. Zero development.UNITED + ARSENALONE PAGE↗17 OCTNine months. Finally, a clean sheet.EVERTON 0-2 CHELSEAONE PAGE↗15 OCTEurope has the receipts.CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUNDUPONE PAGE↗001Manchester needs a group chat.15 OCT 2026 · PUBLICATION 001ONE PAGE↗

DFF STUDIO PRESENTS DEAR FOOTBALL FANS

LOVE THE GAME.
QUESTION THE
EXPLANATIONS.

We’re here for the last-minute winners, the outrageous performances and the post-match excuses that deserve their own press conference.

The biggest stories earn the space. Fame alone doesn’t. Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Champions League, and anything else that gives football a reason to talk.

Sharp jokes. Facts checked.
Even when it’s our club.

Yours in football and banter,
Max Turner

DEAR FOOTBALL FANS,

FOOTBALL.WITH RECEIPTS.✳

MADRID BROUGHT RECEIPTS.THE REST BROUGHT EXCUSES.

MADRID BROUGHTRECEIPTS.

THE ENVELOPEVS YOUR AGENDA.

THE GROUP CHATWENT QUIET.