La Liga outfit Athletic Club have this week been slapped with a fresh sanction on the part of La Liga. This comes owing to developments in the Basque side’s final outing of the 2024/25 campaign, against Barcelona. Athletic for their part acted as hosts in the clash, welcoming already-crowned champions Barca to San Mamés. When…
Runners-up Inter Milan continue to rank among the most popular clubs in Serie A, though they still trail arch-rivals Juventus. According to ING Italia’s research via FCInterNews, the San Siro giants are the second-most supported club in Italy. Indeed, the survey highlights a strong nationwide following for Inter Milan, especially in northern regions. Despite this…
Joan Laporta, president of FC Barcelona, dreams of seeing his team face PSG next season in the Champions League. European champions, PSG will be the team to beat in the Champions League during the 2025-2026 campaign. And FC Barcelona are already determined to take on the Parisians. In fact, during an interview with CNN this…
Liverpool are set to successfully defend their Premier League title on the back of a summer of heavy spending. That’s according to Opta’s supercomputer, who have given Arne Slot‘s side a 28.5 per cent chance of winning the title for a third time and a second consecutive season under the Dutchman. The Reds have taken…
1 Köln striker Steffen Tigges’ sale to Paderborn has been officially confirmed. The former Dortmund academy man heads back to the 2. Bundesliga on a €400,000 transfer. Tigges signed a two-year-contract with the East Westphalians on Wednesday. The 27-year-old will not receive a chance to represent die Geißböcke in the German top flight despite the…
By TOM COLLOMOSSE, FOOTBALL REPORTER Published: 11:59 BST, 6 August 2025 | Updated: 12:17 BST, 6 August 2025 Douglas Luiz is a target for Nottingham Forest and Everton but Juventus are reluctant to let the former Aston Villa midfielder leave the club on loan. The out-of-favour midfielder is expected to be playing his football elsewhere this…
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 20th (NB: this is not necessarily Andy Hunter’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 2nd in the Championship Prospects Burnley kit No club encapsulates the widening gulf between the top two tiers of English football quite like Burnley. Their record over the past four seasons reads:…
FC Daegu star Bruno Lamas has revealed which member of Hansi Flick’s Barcelona squad impressed him most during the recent meeting between the sides. Barcelona of course brought to a close their pre-season tour of Asia earlier this week. After making the trip to South Korea, the Blaugrana locked horns with the aforementioned FC Daegu,…
Man City 13th ©TM/IMAGO Now that the dust has settled, we can look back on what was a slightly strange, albeit entertaining, Premier League season last term. Liverpool romped to the title in Arne Slot’s first season in charge, whilst Manchester United finished 15th and Tottenham ended up 17th. All three promoted teams were relegated…
Anyone who watched Premier League football between 2008 and 2012 will remember Rory Delap’s long throws for Stoke City. The potency of the ‘Delap special’ – when he hurled the ball into the penalty area from the sidelines – filled opposing defences with dread. However, bar that brief spell when Delap defined an era for…