This is an updated version of this article, originally published in August. Less than four months after Paris Saint-Germain lifted their inaugural Champions League title by thrashing Inter, the 2025-26 edition is upon us. The 36-team league phase of Europe’s premier club competition kicks off on Tuesday, with Arsenal facing Bilbao’s Athletic Club in one…
The official Premier League squad lists are in… and there was no shortage of stories around who did and did not make the cut. Here, our experts pick the most intriguing storylines from their clubs. You can see a full list of each club’s players on the Premier League website. Arsenal Gabriel Jesus has been…
Arsenal welcomed former Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou back to Premier League football with a 3-0 drubbing of his new team Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Martin Zubimendi notched a brace while Viktor Gyokeres was also on the scoresheet for the Gunners. In the late kick-off, Chelsea were held to a 2-2 draw at Brentford as Fabio…
Nick Woltemade’s career on Tyneside got off to the best possible start, as the German striker scored the winner in Newcastle’s 1-0 win over Wolves at St. James’s Park. The 22-year-old spoke positively about the experience, and his new manager Eddie Howe, but also admitted “the Premier League is quite hard”, revealing he was experiencing…
Newcastle United have sensationally pulled the plug on 45 tickets allocated to pupils from the High School of Dundee for their blockbuster Champions League showdown against Barcelona, sparking a storm of controversy. But just days after news of their planned adventure broke, the Magpies confirmed the seats were being stripped away, bowing to mounting fury…
The Premier League have opened up public voting to help pick the next two legends to be inducted into its Hall of Fame in 2025. You can vote here from the shortlist of 15 contenders until 15 September (12am BST / 7am SGT). The results of the poll will be handed to current Premier League…
Jurgen Klopp spoke of wanting to win titles with “a team full of Scousers”. Eddie Howe described the Geordies in his Newcastle United side as “very special… they bring a uniqueness about them”. “He’s one of our own,” sing dozens of fanbases around the country. Yet that number is beginning to shrink. On Sunday, the…
The transfer window closed earlier this week. The passing of the deadline brought to an end an extended summer in which Premier League clubs spent £3.11billion ($4.2bn) to improve their squads. There were strikes, big moves and, fundamentally, hundreds of millions of pounds splashed by clubs across the English top flight. It was a window…
The Premier League’s big clubs have bulked up. Driven in this direction by five substitutions, the expansion of European competition, the increasing intensity of modern football and the strain on individual players. They have arrived at the conclusion, it would appear, that the schedule is not about to relent. Let’s face it, the owners don’t…
The transfer window is over. Over 150 senior players have been signed by Premier League clubs. Others have moved on to the continent. Much like every year, a club’s transfer window will likely be judged a success or a failure based on the season that follows — that big-money striker who fires his new side…