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13 things we loved this weekend: Bazunu, Messi, Modric, Di Maria & more…
Sep 28 2026 09:18 · By onefootball.com · 90 Reads
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.
Gavin Bazunu
He’ll never need to buy a pint of Guinness in Ireland again.
Lionel Messi
Another free-kick golazo.
Nestory Irankuda
Outrageous.
Luka Modric
Rolling back the years.
James Trafford
Jordan Pickford has serious competition.
Windsor & Eton
More programme features like this, please.
Jermaine Beckford
Almost as good as that one he scored against Chelsea. Almost.
Angel Di Maria
Still got it.
Iago Aspas
From one of the Premier League’s weirdest Spanish signings to his own statue and stand at Celta Vigo.
Ailton
The kind of hydration break we can get behind.
Dominic Iorfa
A proper own-goal.
This Carlisle commentator
‘Woking. Woking.’
Aedan Scipio
Marc Cucurella by the time of the next World Cup.