Sports Illustrated rounds up the latest transfer rumors and gossip from around the world. Trent Alexander-Arnold faces competition from Dani Carvajal for a starting job. / IMAGO/NurPhoto In a shock twist of events, Trent Alexander-Arnold has supposedly fallen out of favor at Real Madrid already. With Dani Carvajal expected to remain the club’s undisputed starter, Manchester City…
La Liga are still pushing for the MD17 clash between Villarreal and Barcelona to be moved to the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. Javier Tebas and co have been aiming to move a fixture to the United States for several years now, but on this occasion, there is a supreme confidence that it can be…
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Joao Palhinha has been voted the Premier League Player of the Matchweek for Matchweek 2. The summer loan signing from Bayern Munich follows in the footsteps of his new Spurs team-mate Richarlison who won the honour for Matchweek 1. Palhinha secured 33 per cent of the vote in the official Premier League…
MONACO (AP) — José Mourinho and Fenerbahce fell short of returning to the Champions League on Wednesday, losing 1-0 at Benfica in the qualifying playoffs on Wednesday. Benfica — the first club Mourinho coached — had two goals disallowed on video review in the first half before its Turkish forward Kerem Aktürkoğlu scored with a…
The revamped UEFA Champions League enters its second season in 2025-2026 with the draw for the first stage taking place on Thursday. The qualification period ended on Wednesday with some shock eliminations, including Scottish powerhouses Glasgow Rangers and Celtic and Turkish giants Fenerbahce. The league phase will now get under way to decide who qualifies…
The ball of Italian Serie A is pictured before the Italian Serie A football match between Juventus and Atalanta at the Allianz Stadium in Turin on March 10, 2024. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images) The Lega Serie A responded that it was ‘astonished’ by the condemnation…
There’s long been an age-old debate for German football fans when it comes to Joshua Kimmich. Is he better utilized as a right back or as a central midfielder? Under different managers for both club and country, he’s been used in both positions in different systems and playing styles, but it looks like he’s going…
The draw for the league phase of the 2025-26 Champions League will take place on Thursday in Monaco. It will start at 17:00 BST and will follow the same procedure as the 2024-25 campaign – the first season where the 36-team league phase format took place. The draw is made up of 27 teams that…
1 Germany have announced their squad for the September international break, where they will play Slovakia and Northern Ireland in their first set of World Cup qualifiers. Head coach Julian Nagelsmann has handed several players their first call-ups. Augsburg goalkeeper Finn Dahmen, Eintracht Frankfurt defender Nnamdi Collins and Mainz’s Paul Nebel have all been called…
Death, taxes, and Chelsea showing interest in young attacking players. On Tuesday, we reported that Chelsea were evaluating the possibility of a move for Barcelona’s Fermin Lopez. The 22-year-old Spain international plays as an attacking midfielder or winger, so he would be adding to an already stacked department for the Premier League side. So what…