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…
A member of the midfield ranks at La Liga champions Barcelona was left with altogether negative sensations on the back of the club’s most recent outing. That’s according to Mundo Deportivo, who point towards Fermín López as the player in question. Youngster Fermín has of course seen his name dominate the headlines in Catalunya’s capital…
Premier League clubs have set a new record for spending in a single transfer window this summer at over £2.6bn. Arsenal’s signing of Eberechi Eze from Crystal Palace saw the previous record fall with a week of the window still to go. Datawrapper This content is provided by Datawrapper, which may be using cookies and…
The Champions League proper is nearly back on our screens. With the final round of qualifiers set to conclude this evening, all eyes will be on Monaco’s Grimaldi Forum tomorrow for the league stage draw. The draw for the league stage will take place tomorrow, Thursday, August 28, in Monaco at 5PM UK time (6PM…
Roma are closing on a deal to sign Chelsea starlet Tyrique George, after the Giallorossi switched their attention to the 19-year-old after growing tired of waiting for a concrete response from Manchester United outcast Jadon Sancho. Various reports from Italy have linked the English winger with a surprise move to the Italian capital, despite the…