Pedri is back at Barcelona, and the midfielder has returned from the summer break with a noticeably different look. Club training photos show the 23-year-old with white hair as he begins his pre-season work at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper. The new hairstyle has quickly become a talking point among Barcelona fans, but behind the…
The wait is almost over. One week from now, the 2026/27 Premier League season begins, with champions Arsenal welcoming newly promoted Coventry City to the Emirates on Friday, August 21. But after an unusually long summer following the 2026 World Cup, this season could feel very different from the one fans left behind. The biggest…
For the first time in the history of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, Nigeria’s Super Falcons will not be involved, when next year’s tournament is played in Brazil. South Africa’s goalkeeper Kaylin Swart stoutly stood against the Super Falcons and victory in their FIFA World Cup playoff game in Casablanca on Thursday night – the…
Real Madrid’s attempt to sign Julián Álvarez from Atlético Madrid has already produced one of the most dramatic transfer stories of the summer. Madrid submitted a €150 million offer for the Argentina striker, but Atlético rejected it outright. The forward’s contract runs until 2030 and contains a reported €500 million release clause, giving Atlético an…
Manchester City have tied Jérémy Doku down until 2031, handing the 24-year-old Belgian winger a new five-year contract as the club prepares for a new era under Enzo Maresca. The deal also includes an option for an additional year. But the bigger message isn’t simply that City want to keep Doku. They believe his most…
Manchester City have rejected Barcelona’s latest offer for Rodri, with reports putting the bid at around £51m (€60m). City are believed to want significantly more, with their valuation reported at roughly £60m–£70m or higher. But the interesting part of this transfer is no longer whether Barcelona want Rodri. They clearly do. The question is whether…
Liverpool’s interest in Paris Saint-Germain forwards Bradley Barcola and Ibrahim Mbaye is beginning to look less like a simple search for another winger and more like a potential reshaping of the club’s entire forward line. Fabrizio Romano reports that Liverpool remain in discussions with PSG over Barcola while also exploring Mbaye. However, PSG’s combined asking…
Hull City are closing in on a deal to sign Lucas Gourna-Douath from RB Salzburg for around €4 million, with the 23-year-old defensive midfielder undergoing his medical and personal terms reportedly agreed on a contract running until June 2031. At first glance, it looks like another newly promoted Premier League club making a relatively inexpensive…
Manchester United and Leeds United meet at Dublin’s Croke Park tonight in what is officially a pre-season friendly, although very little about this fixture feels particularly friendly. The match, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. UK time, is United’s penultimate pre-season game before the new Premier League campaign. It also gives Michael Carrick another opportunity to assess…
The 2026/27 season is beginning to take shape as Real Madrid and Barcelona welcome back some of their biggest stars following Spain’s World Cup triumph, but their returns also create a new preseason problem: how quickly can these players go from celebration mode to title-race mode? At Real Madrid, Jude Bellingham has returned to preseason…
