Aston Villa are closing in on the signing of Parma goalkeeper Zion Suzuki, with Emi Martinez’s future in increasing doubt. Japan international Suzuki has been one of Villa’s top targets should Martinez leave this summer and the deal, reportedly for around £30m, is progressing. Suzuki was born in America but qualifies for Japan through his … Read more
Football. Is. Back. The Bucs opened the preseason with a 24-16 win over the Jets, but the scoreboard was hardly the most important part of Friday night’s action. Tampa Bay got its first real look at several young players fighting for roster spots, with some making considerably stronger cases than others when identifying the biggest … Read more
Watch Burnley vs West Ham United as two clubs relegated from the Premier League last season start their quest to make an immediate return to the top flight. FourFourTwo has all the details on live streams and TV channels for the Championship opening-weekend fixture, wherever you are in the world. Burnley vs West Ham United: … Read more
Watch Arsenal vs Manchester City as the Premier League champions face the FA Cup holders in the Community Shield 2026, with FourFourTwo bringing you all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world. Community Shield 2026: key information The top two teams in English football resume their rivalry in … Read more
West Ham will play their first second-tier match in 14 years today when they visit Burnley in their Championship opener at 4pm. The club’s relegation at the end of last season came after the Hammers spent a decade trying to establish themselves as a Premier League force, only to be undone by a series of … Read more
Looking back, it’s funny to think we might have picked berries from the same bush. Back in 1959, those blackberries proliferated to the rear of The Bend, the most unlovely corner of an unfashionable ground – Vicarage Road, home of the equally forgotten Watford FC. Then, I was 18 and one of the ‘Boys on … Read more
Key events League Two roundup York debutant Harry Boyes bagged a brace to mark the club’s EFL return after a 10-year absence with a thrilling 3-2 home triumph over Bristol Rovers. Boyes – a summer signing from Southend – netted the first EFL goals of his career and was joined on the Minstermen scoresheet by … Read more
If Leicester thought this season was going to be the footballing equivalent of a gap year, visiting new places and learning some life lessons before returning home, then they were mistaken. Being outfought and outperformed by Notts County, a well-organised and energetic team promoted from the fourth tier, brought the harsh reality of life to … Read more
Considering the current Premier League champions play in the game every season it is surprisingly rare for the Community Shield winners to go on to win the league. Since the Premier League started in 1992-93, only eight of the 34 winners of the Charity or Community Shield have done so. Five of those happened in … Read more
While managerial changes provide unfamiliarity for some of Arsenal’s rivals, it is hard to argue that some of those have every chance of boosting their title chances. Chelsea, for example, have one of the most sought-after young managers in the game in Xabi Alonso, and also look to have bought well in the transfer market. … Read more