Welcome to the latest edition of Inside Barcelona, our weekly series to follow throughout La Liga’s 2025-26 season. Every week, we will bring you key information and analysis on the biggest talking points, cutting through the noisy world of all things Barca with reporting you can trust. The information contained in this article reflects multiple…
The Professional Darts Corporation has revealed cinch as an official partner of the 2026 Premier League Darts, marking the second year of the partnership. The renewed partnership builds on the momentum from last season, where cinch’s brand presence and fan-focused activations resonated strongly with the sport’s following. Avril Palmer-Lavery, Chairman of Constellation Automotive Group, cinch…
Ryan O’HanlonJan 13, 2026, 08:31 AM Close Ryan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.” We’ve already celebrated the not-quite-but-it’s-the-best-we-can-do halfway point of the Premier League season by looking backward. Last week, I picked out my award winners for the first slightly-more-than-half…
An explosion in Manchester was felt more than 1,000 miles away. The decision by Sir Jim Ratcliffe to detonate the Ruben Amorim project shook football. Its blast radius even reached as far as southern Italy. Before his Roma side played away at Lecce last Tuesday, Gian Piero Gasperini received an update about the transfer market….
The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday’s newspapers… PREMIER LEAGUE Manchester United could seek a mid-season friendly to ease the financial woes of being knocked out early of both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup – The Telegraph Manchester United bosses are reportedly unhappy with the amount of noise a potential Ole Gunnar Solskjaer…
Vinicius Junior’s moment of magic for Real Madrid in their Super Cup clash with Clasico rivals Barcelona counted for little in the grand scheme of things, as they suffered a 3-2 defeat, but it did see him match a notable record. The Brazilian forward now sits level with Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Ferenc Puskas…
Odds have been slashed on Xabi Alonso to make a swift return to the management in the Premier League immediately after his Real Madrid exit. Alonso only took the reins at his former club last summer following on from Carlo Ancelotti taking the Brazil national team job. But he only took charge of 34 games…
Recent history tells you that you are only ever one bad result away from losing your job as Real Madrid coach. Optimism filled the air when Xabi Alonso returned to the Bernabeu, and his early record could hardly have gone any better — winning all but three of his first 20 matches across all competitions…
Talking about the Buffalo Bills comes at the risk of deja vu. But time and time again it is the same story, the same defining X Factor that dictates their Super Bowl narrative. Discourse historically paints football as the ultimate team game, where an ‘it takes everybody’ mantra rules no one individual shall decide championship…
Manchester City could lose midfield talisman and club captain Bernardo Silva this month, according to an Italian football insider and former Premier League manager. Silva has spent the past nine seasons with Manchester City, recently having the captaincy bestowed upon him by similarly long-serving boss Pep Guardiola. However, it appears Silva could be on the…