Chelsea are on the brink of landing their man. The Blues are closing in on a £16.3million (€19m) deal to sign Rayo Vallecano left-back Pep Chavarría, with add-ons potentially pushing the package even higher, as Xabi Alonso finally gets his hands on the player he wanted to replace Marc Cucurella all along. It has been
A Tour Without Defeat It’s been a smooth start to life at Anfield for new boss Andoni Iraola. The Reds have breezed through their US trip unbeaten, thumping Sunderland 4-2 before edging past Wrexham thanks to a late Rio Ngumoha winner. Leeds, by contrast, have had a bumpier ride stateside — going down 3-2 to
Few Premier League seasons have opened with as much dugout turnover as this one. Eight new permanent managers took charge of top-flight clubs over the summer, a shock late departure at Newcastle added a ninth change just weeks before kickoff, and only three managers now enter the season having held their job for three years
For nearly a decade, Gianni Infantino has been one of the most powerful men in world sport. But in the weeks since the 2026 World Cup final, his position at the top of FIFA has come under pressure unlike anything he’s faced since replacing the disgraced Sepp Blatter in 2016. Here’s the full story of
Kickoff: 9:00 PM EAT This is the most one-sided fixture of the night on paper. Arsenal arrive as Premier League champions and reigning… well, Champions League runners-up after their final defeat to PSG, opening their preseason campaign full of ambition under Mikel Arteta. Girona, by brutal contrast, are a club in freefall — relegated from
Kickoff: 7:00 PM EAT** José Mourinho’s second spell in charge of Real Madrid continues, and results so far have been emphatic — a win over Alcorcón followed by a 4-1 demolition of Leganés, with Federico Valverde (fresh off a disappointing World Cup with Uruguay) scoring twice in that game. Fiorentina, now under new manager Fabio
Kickoff: 4:00 PM EAT** The standout fixture of the night. United go into this as their toughest test of the summer so far, having opened preseason with a shock 1-0 loss to Wrexham before responding with a comfortable 5-0 win over Rosenborg — a game in which several academy prospects, including 19-year-old Shea Lacey, caught
Arsenal’s interest in Vinicius Junior is real, but so is the mountain still standing in the way of it happening. The SituationVinicius is entering the final year of his Real Madrid contract, and talks over an extension have dragged on without a breakthrough — the kind of stalemate that always gets transfer rumour mills spinning.
Arsenal have reached an agreement with Newcastle United to sign Bruno Guimaraes, ending a summer-long pursuit of the Brazilian captain and delivering another blow to a Newcastle side already reeling from a chaotic transfer window. The NumbersThe breakthrough came after Arsenal raised their offer to around €90m (£77m) plus add-ons, having seen two earlier bids
Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk has been cleared to return to professional football with immediate effect after his long-running doping case was officially resolved. The 25-year-old had been sidelined since late 2024 after testing positive for a low concentration of meldonium, a substance prohibited under anti-doping regulations at the time. He initially received a four-year suspension