In total, Premier League clubs spent well over £3 billion during the summer transfer window, which was a new record by some margin. There were several deals that went to the wire on the final day, including the biggest of them all: Alexander Isak to Liverpool from Newcastle for a tidy sum of £125m. In…
Before a ball had even been kicked in the 2025-26 English Premier League season the three clubs newly promoted from the Championship were already being tipped for relegation. Even though both Leeds United and Burnley had achieved a record breaking 100 points to secure promotion, recent history was not on their side as for the…
At the time of writing, the total summer spending by Premier League clubs is a whopping £1.8 billion… and rising by the day. Just 10 signings make up almost £700 million of that expenditure, and in this article we’ll run through that pricey top 10 signings that have been split between just five clubs who…
On Wednesday, Spain beat Germany 1-0 after extra time in their UEFA European Women’s Championship semi. That hard-fought victory sets up a final with England… a repeat of the 2023 World Cup final, which Spain won 1-0. So can Sarina Wiegman’s Lionesses exact revenge for that defeat in Sydney in August 2023? Or will Spain…
Chelsea have booked their spot in the final of the 2025 Club World Cup with a relatively straightforward win against the last South American side in the competition. In the semi final, in New Jersey, they beat Brazilian outfit Fluminense 2-0, thanks to a brace from one of their newest acquisitions, João Pedro. Pedro is…
Last week, German international Florian Wirtz completed a big-money transfer from Bayer Leverkusen to Premier League Champions Liverpool. With a transfer fee of £116m, with what are believed to be highly achievable add-ons on top, it easily breaks Liverpool’s previous record fee of around €85m they paid Benfica to sign Darwin Núñez in 2022. But…
The post-season international break has seen a range of fixtures across many competitions. There have been international friendlies, World Cup qualifying games in various confederations, the Nations League and more besides. There are lots more games still to be played on Tuesday and Wednesday but in the first batch of clashes, we saw lots of…
High-level sport is about many things, with raw talent, commitment and dedication often a winning formula. However, at the most elite end of things, there is often almost nothing to separate the very best in this regard. The best in almost any sport are blessed with abilities the rest of us can only dream about,…
Two flawed giants, one much-needed prize. This year’s Europa League final will give one of Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur a chance to atone for what has been a very poor season. In doing so, the victor will condemn the other side to a disastrous campaign, one that combines no silverware with a dreadfully low…
Despite huge struggles in the Premier League this season, Ange Postecoglou has managed to avoid facing the sack from his position as Tottenham’s head coach. Does his future depend on the results he can secure during the final month of the season or is he spending what will be his final few weeks in North…
