First La Liga match: Alaves v Getafe, Saturday 15 August, 18:30 (BST) Jose Mourinho returning to Real Madrid 13 years after his first spell as manager ended was a reunion nobody saw coming. Many expected Real to dominate La Liga and the Champions League when they signed Kylian Mbappe in 2024, and while he has … Read more
Poland’s champions Lech Poznan will have to play their Europa League second leg against the Faroese champions KÍ Klaksvík on Thursday night within hours of landing in the Faroe Islands after their travel was disrupted for two days in a row by heavy fog. Lech won 1-0 in the first leg in Poznan thanks to … Read more
Former Arsenal midfielder Anders Limpar has identified the key to unlock the best from England winger Bukayo Saka. Arsenal begin their Premier League title defence against promoted Coventry City next Friday and manager Mikel Arteta will have his fingers and toes crossed that Saka is fit and ready to make a big contribution sooner rather … Read more
The Football Association of Ireland [FAI] has officially withdrawn support for under-fire Fifa president Gianni Infantino, while the Irish Football Association has confirmed it is backing Uefa’s stance. On Monday, European football’s governing body Uefa signed an open letter along with Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation, accusing Infantino of breaking trust “through deception”. It … Read more
When the question inevitably comes, Kieran Trippier is happy to set the record straight. Fresh from training, head to toe in Wolves kit – vest, shorts and club-branded sliders – he walks into a suite at their Compton Park base, conversation soon shifting to an episode that rocked supporters and stopped outsiders in their tracks: … Read more
Under-fire FIFA chief Gianni Infantino has the explicit support of Donald Trump but is still in his post regardless. Infantino is clinging to his role despite the widespread backlash to his plans to sell a significant percentage of the commercial rights to the World Cup to private investors. Associates of Trump were reportedly lined up … Read more
The Championship, often called the most exciting league in football, is also among the least predictable competitions in Europe. It’s the perfect stage for players to show off their talent before progressing to top-flight football. We’ve picked seven players we’re excited to see in the Championship this season. Jarrod Bowen: West Ham Bowen is the … Read more
Messi was absent for Miami’s 2-1 loss to Monterrey in the Leagues Cup on Saturday but made himself available to coach Guillermo Hoyos for the must-win game against Mexican side Leon. It is the first time Miami have been knocked out in the opening phase of the competition since the Leagues Cup was expanded in … Read more
The American investor Warren Buffett once said that it takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. He was talking about the corporate world, but with a tweak of the timeframes and a little artistic licence, the same could be applied to football. Premier League history is littered with clubs … Read more
When Ange Postecoglou left Nottingham Forest in October, few would have predicted his next port of call would be Riyadh, but taking over Al-Nassr is likely to be one of the biggest challenges of his varied career. This is a coach who always wins something in his second season but there is little chance of … Read more