De Bruyne Scores on Napoli Debut as Champions Beat Sassuolo 2-0 Kevin de Bruyne made an immediate impact for Napoli as the Serie A champions began their title defence with a 2-0 victory over Sassuolo on the opening weekend. The Belgian midfielder, who joined on a free transfer after a decade with Ma...

Ten Hag Loses Bundesliga Debut as Leverkusen Fall 2-1 to Hoffenheim Erik ten Hag endured a tough start to life in the Bundesliga as his Bayer Leverkusen side suffered a 2-1 home defeat against Hoffenheim on the opening weekend of the season. Quansah’s Dream Start Turns Sour Leverkusen made the per...

Football is full of circles that eventually close, of stories that feel pre-written even when they take decades to unfold. For Eberechi Eze, Arsenal’s imminent new signing, his £67.5 million move to the Emirates is more than just a blockbuster transfer. It feels like a homecoming. Eze once wore A...

For most managers, finishing third in the Premier League, exiting the Champions League early, and ending the season without silverware would still be acceptable, maybe even admirable. But for Pep Guardiola and Manchester City, the 2024-25 season was nothing short of disastrous. By their sky-high sta...

It was meant to be a week of celebration for Saudi football. The Super Cup final in Hong Kong has drawn worldwide attention, not only because of its significance as the season’s curtain-raiser, but also because of the two strikers who will headline it: Ivan Toney vs Cristiano Ronaldo. Instead, the...

The next two weeks will see international football take over the spotlight, with the race to secure spots at the 2026 FIFA World Cup heating up. Among the standout fixtures lies a clash that has all the hallmarks of a classic: South Africa’s Bafana Bafana facing Nigeria’s Super Eagles in a Group...

When Pep Guardiola speaks about transfers, it’s rarely without a touch of wit. This summer, while Manchester City have once again quietly gone about their business, the Catalan manager has decided to poke fun at his rivals. Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, and Chelsea have all splashed big c...

When Chelsea fans turned up at Stamford Bridge on Friday night, few would have expected the name Estevao to dominate the headlines. Yet, in a 5-1 dismantling of West Ham United, it was the 18-year-old Brazilian who stole the show, stepping into the side at the last minute for the injured Cole Palmer...

For months, speculation has swirled around the future of Rasmus Hojlund at Manchester United. The Danish striker, once hailed as the club’s long-term No.9 solution, may now be on the brink of returning to Serie A, despite his public desire to stay at Old Trafford. Reports in Italy and England sugg...

Harry Kane could not have dreamed of a better start to Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga campaign. A new season, a packed Allianz Arena, and a rampant 6-0 win over RB Leipzig — capped off by yet another Kane hat-trick. Not just any hat-trick, either. This was his eighth in the Bundesliga, a figure that...