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Arsenal's Dowman becomes youngest-ever Champions League player
Arsenal midfielder Max Dowman became the youngest Champions League player ever after coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute at Slavia Prague on Tuesday as Arsenal cruised to a 3-0 win.But Dowman became the youngest-ever player to start a match for Arsenal in the Gunners' 2-0 win over Brighton in the League Cup fourth round last week.
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🧐 Free-kick, penalty or nothing? VAR confusion over Vini Jr handball
After the commotion surrounding Vinicius Jr., the Real star was in the starting lineup today in Liverpool. About half an hour into the match against the Reds, the Brazilian found himself in the spotli...
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![](/<figure><img src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/afp.com/87e9bf69f740d2bc02aa01eb4830e13a" data-uuid="fef83c7e-541f-3df2-9f3f-388b824340e3"><figcaption>Max Dowman waits on the Arsenal bench in Prague before coming on for his record-breaking Champions League debut (Michal Cizek)</figcaption></figure><p>Arsenal midfielder Max Dowman became the youngest Champions League player ever after coming on as a 73rd-minute substitute at Slavia Prague on Tuesday as Arsenal cruised to a 3-0 win.</p><p>Dowman, who is 15 years and 308 days old, beat German striker Youssoufa Moukoko, who played for Borussia Dortmund at Zenit St Petersburg at 16 years and 18 days in 2020.</p><p>Moukoko currently plays for FC Copenhagen.</p><p>At the post-match press conference in Prague, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta hailed Dowman's "personality" and "courage".</p><p>"He comes in, the first ball he takes, he takes people on, he starts to dribble, he gets a foul," he said.</p><p>"You cannot teach that. You have it or you don't, and it doesn't matter what his passport says.</p><p>"You throw him in this context and he's there to adapt and have a good performance, so I'm really happy with that," Arteta added.</p><p>Dowman made his Premier League debut aged 15 years and 234 days during the Gunners' 5-0 win over Leeds on August 23.</p><p>He is the second-youngest Premier League player ever after Arsenal teammate Ethan Nwaneri, who was 53 days younger on his 2022 debut.</p><p>But Dowman became the youngest-ever player to start a match for Arsenal in the Gunners' 2-0 win over Brighton in the League Cup fourth round last week.</p><p>frj/nf</p>)
![](/<figure><img alt="" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/onefootball_articles_802/38a5ad10e5d74d34420433cf63b92fe0" data-uuid="1efe5cec-7dee-3722-9040-652ccb17cc9e"><figcaption>🧐 Free-kick, penalty or nothing? VAR confusion over Vini Jr handball</figcaption></figure><p>After the commotion surrounding Vinicius Jr., the Real star was in the starting lineup today in Liverpool. About half an hour into the match against the Reds, the Brazilian found himself in the spotlight. </p><div class="onefootball-match-scores-data"><br></div><p>In the penalty area, the ball struck his hand, and referee Istvan Kovacs initially awarded a free kick, but was then called to the monitor by video referee Bastian Dankert. </p><p>As the footage showed, Vinicius Jr. was indeed in the penalty area, but the referee decided against awarding a handball. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Penalty or no penalty? 🤔 <a href="https://t.co/deeaebBeWr">pic.twitter.com/deeaebBeWr</a></p>— FootballJOE (@FootballJOE) <a href="https://twitter.com/FootballJOE/status/1985808352190869662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2025</a></blockquote><p>And so, play resumed not with a free kick or a penalty, but with a dropped ball. </p><p><em>This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. <a href="https://onefootball.com/de/news/freistoss-elfer-oder-nichts-var-verwirrung-um-handspiel-von-vini-jr-41904345">You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.</a></em></p><hr><p>📸 Carl Recine - 2025 Getty Images</p>)