Bellingham Back in Contention for Madrid Derby Few fixtures in Spanish football carry the weight, the emotion, and the intensity of the Madrid derby. Real Madrid against Atletico Madrid is never just another league game; it is a battle for city pride, for bragging rights, and often for a decisive ad...

When the subject of Manuel Neuer’s successor comes up, most fans and pundits instinctively list Europe’s biggest goalkeeping names. From Italy’s Gianluigi Donnarumma to Spain’s Unai Simón, or even Germany’s own rising star Alexander Nübel, the debate usually circles around household figu...

A Summer Move Full of Promise, Interrupted Too Soon When Christian Norgaard traded Brentford for Arsenal in the summer in a deal worth around £10 million ($13m), the move was billed as a smart piece of business by Mikel Arteta. The 31-year-old Danish midfielder arrived with Premier League experienc...

Julian Alvarez Responds to Lip-Reading Controversy In football, moments of frustration are often magnified by cameras and social media. Few players know this better than Julian Alvarez, who found himself at the center of a storm after Atletico Madrid’s clash with Mallorca. Cameras caught the Argen...

UEFA Faces Defining Moment Over Israel Ban The corridors of power at UEFA have rarely been so tense. Within the next week, European football’s governing body is expected to deliver a decision on whether to ban Israel from European football in the wake of the ongoing war in Gaza. The story has gone...

Lyon Looking for Solutions After Summer Transfer Shake-Up There’s a sense of urgency in Lyon these days. The club may be unbeaten in three of their last four games, but anyone watching them closely can tell: they are missing firepower up front. The departure of Georges Mikautadze to Villarreal in ...

Thomas Frank Says Harry Kane Is ‘More Than Welcome’ at Tottenham The idea of Harry Kane returning to Tottenham refuses to die. Ever since the England captain swapped north London for Bavaria in 2023, Spurs fans have clung to the hope that one day their greatest-ever goalscorer would walk back in...

A Striker Search That Could Define Barcelona’s Next Era The search for Robert Lewandowski’s replacement at Barcelona has officially begun, and like most things at Camp Nou, it comes with a mix of ambition, disagreement, and financial reality. Manager Hansi Flick, who arrived in Catalonia with a ...

Barcelona midfielder Fermin Lopez has finally spoken out about the rumours surrounding his relationship with close friend and teammate Gavi, putting to rest months of speculation about a supposed fallout between the two. Lopez insists there is no bad blood, no girlfriend drama, and no dressing-room ...

Manchester United are no strangers to scouting the globe for the next big thing, and it seems their South American focus is paying dividends yet again. The club have reportedly agreed a deal to sign Colombian U17 captain Cristian Orozco, a teenager already being tipped as one of the brightest prospe...