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32 articlesEuro 2028 Simulator: From Your Own Draw to the Final
Our Euro 2028 simulator is live: pick the 24 teams, sort them into pots by FIFA ranking, run the group draw yourself and play the whole thing through to the final.
Read →Fulham 2-3 Chelsea: five goals in fifty-four minutes
João Pedro scored inside the first minute and Chelsea took the Craven Cottage derby. Fulham had more of the ball, fewer shots and twice got within one goal.
Read →Newcastle 2-2 Liverpool: a penalty in the 99th minute
Newcastle led twice at St James' Park. Szoboszlai equalised from the spot in the 99th minute, after nine added minutes and twenty-seven Liverpool shots.
Read →Man City 2-1 Bournemouth: two centre-backs rescue it
Bournemouth led at the Etihad until the 84th minute. Guéhi headed the equaliser and Gvardiol struck in stoppage time to hand Manchester City all three points.
Read →Brighton 4-0 Aston Villa: four goals, no shots on target
Brighton settled it inside 31 minutes through a Lindelöf own goal, De Cuyper and a Hinshelwood double. Aston Villa did not manage a single shot on target.
Read →Hull City stun Man United 2-0 to end a 52-year wait
Ajayi and Mendy hand Hull their first ever Premier League win over Manchester United, while Carrick loses his opening fixture for a second year running.
Read →Brentford 3-0 Tottenham: De Zerbi's bitter London bow
Lewis-Potter, Janelt and Kayode overwhelm a Tottenham side missing seven. Sangare assists on debut and Archie Gray becomes the club's youngest ever captain.
Read →Forest 0-1 Leeds: Stach free kick ends 54-year wait
Anton Stach bends in a free kick on 88 to give Leeds their first win at the City Ground since 1972, and Glasner loses his opening game in the Forest dugout.
Read →Ipswich 2-1 Sunderland: Jack Clarke haunts his old club
Ipswich mark their Premier League return with a win at Portman Road. Emersonn opens, Angulo levels from a free kick and ex-Sunderland man Clarke wins it on 90.
Read →Everton 2-0 Palace: Moyes wins, Sage's start goes sour
Dewsbury-Hall and Barry give Everton their first opening-day win in five years. Palace won the xG battle, lost Chadi Riad on a stretcher and left with nothing.
Read →Arsenal open title defence with 3-0 win over Coventry
Havertz, Saka and Odegaard get the champions up and running at the Emirates. Tzolis has a hand in both early goals and Lampard admits Arsenal look the part.
Read →Fantasy Premier League 2026-27: your gameweek 1 guide
The deadline is 18:30 BST on Friday. New rules, Haaland's record price, the most-owned players, the best budget enablers and the kindest opening fixtures.
Read →MLS 2026: Messi returns as the playoff race tightens
Nashville leads, Houston seizes the West and Messi scores on his return. Here is how MLS reaches its final fourteen matchdays before the November playoffs.
Read →Serie A 2026-27 kicks off with its most open title race
Chivu's Inter defend the Scudetto from Saturday 22 August, chased by Allegri's Napoli and Amorim's revamped Milan. The fixtures, the dugouts and the market.
Read →German football's big week: Supercup, Pokal and Bundesliga
Saturday's Dortmund-Bayern Supercup opens a season that kicks off on 28 August with the 122-goal champions as favourites. Dates, signings, exits and the Pokal.
Read →Ligue 1 2026-27 kicks off after Lens' warning shot to PSG
The champions open against Rennes on Sunday after losing the Trophée des Champions to Thauvin's Lens. Matchday one, the market and Lyon's 1-1 in Istanbul.
Read →Premier League 2026-27 Opening Weekend: A New Era Begins
Champions Arsenal open against Lampard's Coventry on Friday 21 August. Matchday 1 kick-off times, new managers and record signings in a transformed league.
Read →La Liga 2026-27 Kicks Off: Mourinho, Chaos and Results
Five postponed matches, Mourinho back at the Bernabéu and Barcelona unable to register signings: La Liga's strangest start, with all the results so far.
Read →Transfer Window 2026: Records, Rodri and Deadline Day
Rogers smashes the British record, Real Madrid pay €125m for Diomande and Rodri joins Barcelona. Every big saga still open before the 1 September deadline.
Read →Champions League play-off 2026-27: seven ties, €14m each
From 18 to 26 August the last seven places in the league phase are decided. The ties, the dates and why every one of them is worth 14.3 million euros.
Read →Sheffield Wednesday start League One life on zero points
Administration, an 18-point deduction and relegation in February: the full Sheffield Wednesday story, and why the EFL chose not to take a further 15 points.
Read →Spain Win the 2026 World Cup Final Against Argentina
Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time to win the 2026 World Cup, their second title. Ferran Torres scored the winner at MetLife Stadium on July 19.
Read →PSG Win the 2026 Champions League on Penalties vs Arsenal
PSG are back-to-back European champions: 4-3 on penalties over Arsenal after a 1-1 in Budapest. Havertz scored early, Dembélé equalised, Gabriel missed the decider.
Read →Copa Libertadores 2026 Round of 16: Draw, Ties & Dates
The draw set the 8 round-of-16 ties of the Copa Libertadores 2026: Cruzeiro-Flamengo, Palmeiras-Cerro and Boca out. First legs Aug 11, second legs Aug 18.
Read →Crystal Palace Win the Conference League 2026 in Leipzig
Crystal Palace beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in Leipzig to win the Conference League 2026, their first European title. Mateta scored under Oliver Glasner.
Read →Belgrano Crowned Apertura 2026 Champions: First Ever Title
Belgrano beat River Plate 3-2 at the Kempes and conquer the Apertura 2026. First-ever Primera División title in 120 years. Uvita Fernández double decisive.
Read →Tottenham Survive and West Ham Relegated in Premier 2026
Tottenham survive in the Premier League 2026 under De Zerbi while West Ham are relegated to the Championship after 14 years. Drama in London.
Read →Aston Villa Win Europa League 2026: Emery's Fifth Title
Aston Villa win the Europa League 2026 in Istanbul. First European trophy in 44 years. Unai Emery claims his fifth in the competition. Watkins decisive.
Read →PSG Reach Champions League 2026 Final vs Bayern Munich
PSG beat Bayern Munich in the semi-final to set up a Champions League 2026 final against Arsenal at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest on 30 May. Title defence on.
Read →Arsenal Reach Champions League 2026 Final vs Atlético Madrid
Arsenal beat Atlético Madrid to reach the Champions League 2026 final after nearly two decades. Saka decisive at the Emirates, final opponent still TBD.
Read →Bayern Munich Bundesliga 2026 Champions: Absolute Dominance and Champions League Favourites After Knocking Out Real Madrid
Bayern Munich win the Bundesliga 2026 four matchdays early, clinching their 35th German title. After knocking Real Madrid out of the Champions League, they are real European favourites.
Read →FIFA World Cup 2026: All 48 Qualified Nations and Analysis
48 nations, 12 groups, 104 matches: full analysis of FIFA World Cup 2026 with favourites, dark horses, historic debutants and Italy's third absence.
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92 articlesArsenal 2-1 Chelsea: the first goal they have conceded
Morgan Rogers scored for Chelsea inside two minutes. Arsenal then came from behind for the first time this season, through Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard.
Read →Everton 2-2 Man United: a 96th-minute equaliser, again
Ainsley Maitland-Niles levelled from outside the box six minutes into stoppage time. It is the second week running Everton have rescued a point at the death.
Read →Hull 0-0 Aston Villa: 73% of the ball, one shot on target
Aston Villa had almost three quarters of the ball at the MKM and forced one save. Hull have now played three Premier League matches without conceding a goal.
Read →Forest 0-0 Tottenham: Spurs have still not scored a goal
Tottenham had ten corners, twelve shots and not one of them on target at the City Ground. Three matches into the season they have no goals at all and one point.
Read →Man City 1-0 Coventry: a Haaland header and not much else
City had 77.6% of the ball and won by a single first-half header. Coventry took twelve shots at the Etihad and are still without a goal or a point after three.
Read →Fulham 2-3 Crystal Palace: 25 shots and still no points
Fulham led twice, took twenty-five shots and lost. Tyrick Mitchell scored two of them for Palace, Ben Chilwell got the winner, and Fulham are 19th on nothing.
Read →Brighton 1-1 Leeds: 20 shots and one header to show for it
Jayden Bogle put Leeds ahead from close range on 15 minutes. Brighton had two thirds of the ball and twenty attempts, and levelled through a Luka Vuskovic header.
Read →Brentford 1-1 Sunderland: an 82nd-minute penalty levels it
Vitaly Janelt put Brentford ahead on 57 minutes. Enzo Le Fee equalised from the spot on 82, after Keane Lewis-Potter had fouled Wilson Isidor in the area.
Read →Newcastle 2-2 Bournemouth: a two-goal lead gone again
Bournemouth led 2-0 at St James Park after 35 minutes and drew. They have now been in front in all three of their matches this season and have two points.
Read →Arsenal vs Chelsea: six points each, two opposite defences
Arsenal have scored four and conceded none. Chelsea have scored seven, conceded five and won a game with 26% of the ball. The Emirates closes the round.
Read →Everton vs Man United: 33 shots after a week with none
United lost 2-0 at Hull and then took 33 shots beating Ipswich 5-2. Everton have four points and an equaliser in the 91st minute. Sunday afternoon on the Mersey.
Read →Hull City vs Aston Villa: third in the table plays 19th
Hull are promoted, third, and have beaten Manchester United. Villa have lost twice, scored nothing and had no shots on target last weekend. Saturday evening.
Read →Forest vs Tottenham: Spurs are bottom and have not scored
Tottenham took 17 shots against Newcastle and lost 2-0. Two matches, no goals, no points, last place. Forest host them at the City Ground on Saturday afternoon.
Read →Man City vs Coventry: leaders against a side on nothing
City have won both and scored six. Coventry have lost both and still had 69% of the ball in the second one. The Etihad hosts them on Saturday afternoon.
Read →Fulham vs Crystal Palace: nobody here has a point yet
Two clubs, four matches, no points and one goal between them, and that one was an own goal. Craven Cottage hosts the fixture neither side can afford to draw.
Read →Brighton vs Leeds: seven goals scored, four points missing
Brighton have scored seven in two matches and have three points. Leeds have scored two and have four. The Amex hosts the clearest style clash of the weekend.
Read →Brentford vs Sunderland: 22 shots against one that counted
Brentford took 22 shots at Leeds and drew. Sunderland took 12 at home to Fulham and won. Two very different ideas of an efficient afternoon meet at the Gtech.
Read →Newcastle vs Bournemouth: two opposite ways to lose the ball
Newcastle won at Tottenham with 42% of the ball. Bournemouth had 58% at home and drew. Saturday lunchtime at St James Park puts the two habits against each other.
Read →Ipswich 0-2 Liverpool: Isak settles it inside nine minutes
Alexander Isak scored twice before the tenth minute at Portman Road and Liverpool spent the rest of the night defending a lead they never looked like losing.
Read →League Two after four: Bristol Rovers top, Accrington 23rd
Bristol Rovers lead the fourth tier with nine points from four. At the other end Accrington Stanley, Port Vale and Shrewsbury have taken seven between them.
Read →The Championship this season has West Ham, Wrexham and Saints
A division containing a club relegated from the Premier League, a Hollywood-owned side three promotions from non-league, and Charlton Athletic in third. Four matches in.
Read →Sheffield Wednesday 7-2 Bromley, and the week Bromley had
Bromley conceded seven at Hillsborough on Saturday and five at home to Leyton Orient on Tuesday. Twelve goals in four days, and Sheffield Wednesday are second.
Read →Southampton are 18th in the Championship and scoring freely
Three points from four matches and a goal difference of plus five. Southampton have the best scoring record of anyone in the bottom half and almost nothing to show for it.
Read →Preston North End are bottom with nothing from four matches
Four games, no points, minus six. Preston are the only club in the Championship yet to take anything from the season, and the rest of the division is already pulling away.
Read →Carabao Cup third round: Liverpool vs Tottenham is the tie
Sixteen ties across two weeks in September, and the draw has produced Liverpool against Tottenham, Manchester United against Brighton and Chelsea against Leeds.
Read →Champions League matchday 1: Real Madrid against Inter
The league phase begins on 8 September with eighteen matches across three nights. Liverpool host Atletico Madrid, Arsenal go to Napoli and Manchester City open away at Porto.
Read →Premier League matchday 3: Arsenal against Chelsea on Sunday
Two sides on six points meet at the Emirates on Sunday, Tottenham go to Forest without a goal to their name, and Hull City host Aston Villa sitting third in the table.
Read →The deadline day deals that collapsed in the final hours
Folarin Balogun to Everton stalled, Monaco pulled out of selling Lamine Camara to Chelsea, and Tottenham lost Iliman Ndiaye to Manchester City. The window shut on all three.
Read →Man City spend £440m and equal the British transfer record
Enzo Fernandez moved from Chelsea to Manchester City for £125m on deadline day, matching the British record. City finished the window having spent £440m across the summer.
Read →FA Cup preliminary round: a 10-1 and two clubs on debut
The 2026-27 FA Cup is already two rounds deep. Here is what happened on 22 August, and what the first qualifying round on 5 September means for the clubs still in it.
Read →Hashtag United score ten in the FA Cup preliminary round
Five months ago they asked to be relegated because the seventh tier had become unaffordable. On 22 August they beat Enfield 10-1 and are one win from their best ever cup run.
Read →Aston Villa 0-1 Arsenal: Saka settles a game of seven shots
Bukayo Saka scored the only goal at Villa Park on 59 minutes. Both sides had seven shots; Arsenal put two on target and Aston Villa did not manage a single one.
Read →Man United 5-2 Ipswich: a Bruno Fernandes hat-trick
Ipswich led at Old Trafford through Leif Davis and lost by three. Bruno Fernandes scored a hat-trick and Manchester United took thirty-three shots at their visitors.
Read →Sunderland 1-0 Fulham: Fulham never once test the keeper
Wilson Isidor scored on 75 minutes at the Stadium of Light and Fulham went home having had the majority of the ball and not a single shot on target in ninety minutes.
Read →Leeds 1-1 Brentford: 22 shots, one goal, one point each
Brentford took twenty-two shots at Elland Road and scored once. Leeds put two on target all afternoon and scored with one, through Calvert-Lewin on 79 minutes.
Read →Chelsea 4-3 Brighton: seven goals and a quarter of the ball
Chelsea were three up inside half an hour with a quarter of the ball, watched João Pedro score at both ends, and survived six minutes of stoppage time.
Read →Tottenham 0-2 Newcastle: two shots on target, two goals
Newcastle won in north London with a ruthlessness the numbers barely explain: two shots on target, two goals. Tottenham had seventeen attempts and sit bottom.
Read →Coventry 0-1 Hull: two-thirds of the ball, nothing to show
Coventry had 68.7% of the possession on their return to the top flight and lost to a Liam Millar strike from outside the box with eight minutes left. Hull are second.
Read →Bournemouth 1-1 Everton: Tarkowski levels in stoppage time
Alex Scott had put Bournemouth ahead before the interval and the game was heading one way until James Tarkowski met a corner in the first minute of stoppage time.
Read →Liverpool 2-2 Forest: twice behind, twice level at Anfield
Forest led at Anfield twice and left with a point. Gibbs-White made one goal and scored the other, and Liverpool needed Víctor Muñoz on 82 minutes to rescue it.
Read →Crystal Palace 1-4 City: Cherki settles it in six minutes
Haaland scored either side of a chaotic spell at Selhurst Park, Rayan Cherki scored twice in five minutes, and the only Palace goal came off the visiting goalkeeper.
Read →Aston Villa vs Arsenal: Monday night, and nowhere to hide
Villa lost 4-0 at Brighton without a shot on target and are bottom. Arsenal have won 3-0 twice this month. The last five meetings are split two apiece.
Read →Man United vs Ipswich: the round's shortest price
United were beaten 2-0 at promoted Hull and are the biggest favourites of matchday 2. Ipswich won their opener and then beat Leicester in the cup.
Read →Sunderland vs Fulham: two defeats and a lopsided record
Both lost their openers. Fulham have won four of the last five between them, two of those at the Stadium of Light, and had 61.5% of the ball against Chelsea.
Read →Leeds vs Brentford: nine goals and two clean sheets in a week
Brentford have scored nine in two matches this week. Leeds have beaten Forest twice at the City Ground in four days. The last two meetings finished 0-0 and 1-1.
Read →Chelsea vs Brighton: a visitor who keeps winning here
Brighton have won four of the last five against Chelsea and lead the table after a 4-0. Chelsea won their opener at Fulham with 38.5% of the ball.
Read →Tottenham vs Newcastle: a visitor unbeaten in five meetings
Spurs were beaten 3-0 at Brentford and answered with five in the cup. Newcastle led Liverpool twice and are unbeaten in the last five against Tottenham.
Read →Coventry vs Hull: two promoted clubs, first top-flight meeting
Hull beat Manchester United on the opening weekend. Coventry lost 3-0 at Arsenal. Both won midweek cup ties, and they have never met in the Premier League.
Read →Bournemouth vs Everton: the round's sharpest side, beaten
Bournemouth had the best shooting accuracy of the opening round and left the Etihad with nothing. Everton arrive on the back of a Thierno Barry hat-trick in the cup.
Read →Liverpool vs Forest: a visitor who has won here twice
Forest come to Anfield having lost twice at home to Leeds in four days. They have also won at Anfield twice in the last five meetings, which complicates the picture.
Read →Crystal Palace vs Man City: Friday night at Selhurst
City open matchday 2 at Selhurst Park after the only comeback win of the opening round. Palace arrive without a goal and with one win in five against them.
Read →PSG go back-to-back: the Champions nobody could retain
Budapest, 1-1 and 4-3 on penalties against Arsenal. Eight years after Real Madrid, the Champions League is retained again. PSG's full route and the Super Cup.
Read →The USMNT after the 2026 World Cup: the honest verdict
The U.S. won Group D at home, beat Bosnia and then lost 4-1 to Belgium in the round of 16. What the tournament left behind, and what comes next with Pochettino.
Read →Norway's 2026 World Cup: Haaland and a first quarter-final
Norway returned to the World Cup after 28 years, knocked out Brazil and reached a first quarter-final before losing to England in Miami. The full story.
Read →American owners in the Premier League: the 2026 map
Eleven of the Premier League's twenty clubs are American-controlled in 2026. Who owns what, how much they paid, and why the terraces are still protesting.
Read →Why the Premier League has far more money than anyone
Broadcast rights, club distribution and the overseas market: the figures that explain the financial gap between the Premier League and every other league.
Read →A-League 2026/27 season preview: dates, format, signings
A-League 2026/27 preview: a 16 October kick-off, twelve clubs, champions Auckland FC, premiers Newcastle Jets, the finals series and the winter's big signings.
Read →World Cup 2026: Every Record North America Just Set
Spain lifted the trophy at MetLife, but the 2026 World Cup told a bigger story: 6,810,966 fans, 308 goals and the largest US TV audience soccer has had.
Read →Premier League 2026 window: records and the 85% cap
Rogers to Chelsea for 117m, Anderson to City for 116m and Tonali to Spurs: inside England's first summer with the Squad Cost Ratio properly switched on.
Read →Women's Super League 2026-27: bigger, richer, wide open
The WSL returns on 4 September with fourteen clubs, Manchester City defending the title and Alexia Putellas playing her football in south-east London.
Read →Premier League Matchweek 1: Fixtures and Score Predictor
From Arsenal v Coventry on Friday to Fulham v Chelsea on Monday. Ten clubs start under a new manager and Coventry return after twenty-five years away.
Read →Premier League 2026/27 New Rules: Every Change Explained
A five-second countdown on restarts, ten seconds to leave the pitch and VAR reviewing second yellows. What actually changes, and what only looks like it.
Read →Nine English Clubs in Europe 2026/27: The Full Allocation
Five in the Champions League, three in the Europa League and one still to earn its place. The full allocation, and why City's cup double reached eighth.
Read →FA Cup and Carabao Cup 2026/27: Dates, Format and Bracket
City won both last season and a sixth-tier club knocked out the FA Cup holders. The full calendar, the rules and the money, plus a bracket to fill in.
Read →League One and League Two 2026/27: Leicester in tier three
A Premier League champion is in the third tier, Sheffield Wednesday finished on zero points and Lincoln went up with 103. A full guide to both divisions.
Read →Scottish Premiership 2026/27: Celtic, Hearts and Rangers
Celtic won by two points under a 74-year-old manager, Hearts lost their coach and captain to the same club, and Rangers start a fifth boss in five years.
Read →Canada's three MLS clubs in 2026: a study in contrast
Vancouver lead the West with Thomas Muller, while Toronto and Montreal sit 12th and 13th in the East. Three clubs from one country, opposite directions.
Read →Championship 2026/27: the new six-team play-off format
Six clubs reach the play-offs for the first time, with a single-leg eliminator round. It changes the competition, and the prize is worth around £205 million.
Read →Premier League Relegation 2026/27: Predict Who Goes Down
Three times all three promoted clubs went straight back down, twice in a row. Leeds and Sunderland broke the run. Now decide Coventry, Ipswich and Hull.
Read →Premier League 2026/27: the season of the great reset
Arsenal defend a title for the first time in 22 years, Guardiola has gone and ten clubs changed manager. Everything you need before the 21 August kick-off.
Read →LaLiga 2026-27 Promoted Clubs: Depor, Racing and Malaga
Deportivo have spent 24 million euros, Racing refuse to sign before they sell and Malaga gave back a 2030 World Cup slot. Can they survive? Simulate it.
Read →Ligue 1 2026-27: Favourites, Signings and Table Predictor
PSG won on 76 points and chase a sixth crown after two Champions League wins, with twelve of eighteen clubs under a new manager. Predict it yourself free.
Read →LaLiga 2026-27: Favourites, Transfers and Table Predictor
Barcelona retained the title on 94 points and Mourinho is back at Real Madrid. Favourites, transfers and promoted clubs, then predict the full table free.
Read →Bundesliga 2026-27 Preview: Favourites and Predictor
Bayern won 2025-26 with 89 points and a record 122 goals. Favourites, promoted clubs, transfers and new coaches, then predict the table yourself free.
Read →Serie A 2026-27 Preview: Favourites and Scudetto Predictor
Inter defend a double under Chivu, Amorim lands at Milan and Allegri takes Napoli. Favourites, promoted clubs and transfers, then predict it yourself.
Read →Premier League 2026-27: Favourites and Table Predictor
Arsenal defend the title, Maresca succeeds Guardiola at City and Iraola joins Liverpool. Favourites, transfers and promoted clubs, then predict the table.
Read →World Cup 2026 Group L: England, Croatia, Ghana, Panama
Group L of World Cup 2026 analyzed with our football simulator: Tuchel's England, Modrić's Croatia farewell, Queiroz's Ghana and Panama. Fixtures, key players and Opta-style prediction.
Read →World Cup 2026 Group K: Portugal, Colombia, Uzbekistan, DR Congo
Analyze World Cup 2026 Group K with Portugal, Colombia, Uzbekistan and DR Congo. Fixtures, star players, Opta predictions and the best football simulator to predict every result.
Read →World Cup 2026 Group J: Argentina, Algeria, Austria, Jordan
We break down World Cup 2026 Group J with Argentina, Algeria, Austria and Jordan: schedule, stars, Opta odds and how to play it on our football simulator.
Read →World Cup 2026 Group I: France, Senegal, Iraq, Norway
Group I analysis of the 2026 World Cup with France, Senegal, Iraq and Norway. Fixtures, stars, Opta-style predictions and how to play it on the Fut Simulator Pro football simulator.
Read →World Cup 2026 Group H: Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi, Uruguay
World Cup 2026 Group H analysis: Spain, Cape Verde, Saudi Arabia and Uruguay. Stars, schedule, Opta odds and a football simulator to play it yourself.
Read →World Cup 2026 Group G: Belgium, Egypt, Iran, New Zealand
Group G at World Cup 2026 features Belgium, Egypt, Iran and New Zealand. Belgium and De Bruyne start as favourites. Full schedule, key players and Opta predictions inside.
Read →World Cup 2026 Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Sweden, Tunisia
Group F at World Cup 2026 brings together Netherlands, Japan, Sweden and Tunisia. The Oranje are favourites, with two world-class strikers leading Sweden. Fixtures, players & predictions.
Read →World Cup 2026 Group E: Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Curaçao
World Cup 2026 Group E kicks off June 14 as Germany face Curaçao in Houston. Germany lead Ecuador and Ivory Coast, with Curaçao the great surprise.
Read →World Cup 2026 Group D: USA, Türkiye, Paraguay, Australia
World Cup 2026 Group D guide: the tournament's most even section with United States, Türkiye, Paraguay and Australia. Fixtures, stars and predictions.
Read →World Cup 2026 Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti
World Cup 2026 Group C kicks off June 13 with Brazil vs Morocco at MetLife. Brazil are favourites alongside Scotland and Haiti. Full guide and predictions.
Read →World Cup 2026 Group B: Canada, Switzerland, Bosnia, Qatar
World Cup 2026 Group B kicks off June 12 in Toronto as co-host Canada host Bosnia. Switzerland are favourites, with Qatar completing the group. Full guide.
Read →World Cup 2026 Group A: Mexico, Korea, Czechia, RSA
World Cup 2026 Group A kicks off June 11 at the Azteca. Mexico are favourites alongside South Korea, Czechia and South Africa. Full guide and predictions.
Read →PSG vs Arsenal: 2026 Champions League Final Preview
Preview of the 2026 Champions League final: PSG vs Arsenal on 30 May in Budapest. Dembélé against Saka, PSG's back-to-back bid and Arsenal's shot at the double.
Read →LaLiga 2026: Can Real Madrid Overturn the Lead or Will Barcelona Seal the Title in El Clásico?
Barcelona lead LaLiga 2026 by 9 points over Real Madrid. Full analysis of the run-in: Barça's consistency, Madrid's inconsistency and El Clásico as the only real turning point.
Read →Who Will Win the Premier League 2026? Arsenal vs Manchester City in a Title Race That Has Everything
Three points separate them. Arsenal lead but Manchester City have a game in hand. Full analysis of the Premier League 2026 run-in: scenarios, current form and who holds the real advantage.
Read →Copa Libertadores 2026: Groups, Favorites, and Dark Horses
Analysis of Copa Libertadores 2026 after the draw: favorites, dark horses, group of death. Flamengo, Palmeiras and Boca. Final November 28 in Montevideo.
Read →Stories
34 articlesVilla and Palace: 44 years of waiting and a first time
Istanbul and Leipzig, seven days in May. Aston Villa ended a 44-year drought and Crystal Palace won their first European title. What each trophy bought.
Read →DFB-Pokal: why the minnows keep beating the Bundesliga
The DFB-Pokal draw sends all 18 Bundesliga clubs away from home in round one. How that mechanism works, and the biggest cup upsets German football has seen.
Read →Ajax and De Toekomst: the academy that can't keep them
De Toekomst, the TIPS model and the academy graduates Ajax no longer keeps: why the Netherlands still produce elite footballers and sell them so early.
Read →The Yellow Wall and the league with the fullest grounds
The Bundesliga broke its attendance record in 2025/26 at 96.1% capacity. The Yellow Wall figures, what a ticket costs and how safe standing really works.
Read →Morecambe: from 18 years in the EFL to the sixth tier
Morecambe spent 18 years in the EFL, were suspended by the National League in July 2025 and in April 2026 dropped into the sixth tier of English football.
Read →Notts County return to League One after eleven years
Notts County beat Salford City 3-0 at Wembley and return to League One after eleven years. The story of the oldest professional club in world football.
Read →Bromley: National League to League One in two seasons
Bromley won League Two in 2025-26 and go up to League One for the first time in their history: two seasons in the EFL after 132 years in non-league football.
Read →Man City 2017-18: The Only 100-Point Premier League Season
One hundred points, 106 goals and 32 wins: the story of the only three-figure season in Premier League history, and which of those records stand today.
Read →Super Depor 2000: the title nobody in Spain saw coming
Ninety-four years of waiting, a missed penalty that still stings and a title won at Riazor. With Deportivo back up, the whole story is worth telling again.
Read →Marseille 1993: the European title they never lost
Marseille lost that season's French league title and kept their European Cup from the same year. With PSG now back-to-back champions, it bears retelling.
Read →Blackburn 1995: the Premier League's great outsider
A steel magnate, a manager who had walked away from Liverpool and the British transfer record broken three times. How the unlikeliest champions were built.
Read →Zlatan's MLS debut: nineteen minutes and two goals
He arrived in Los Angeles at 36, coming back from a ruptured cruciate ligament. He came on in the 71st minute of the city's first derby and won it himself, 4-3.
Read →The Beckham clause: $25m and a football club from nothing
His 2007 Galaxy contract carried the right to buy a franchise for 25 million dollars. That clause produced Inter Miami, and with it the signing of Lionel Messi.
Read →The MLS that abolished the draw and almost went under
A clock that counted down to zero, shootouts run from 35 yards, and two clubs shut down at once. The American league's early years were something else entirely.
Read →Accrington Stanley, Who Are They? The Whole Strange Story
They resigned from the league in 1962 with thirteen games left and had their season deleted. A milk advert made them famous once the club no longer existed.
Read →Luton: minus 30 points and fourteen years to the Premier
They began a season on minus thirty points, the largest sanction in English league history, and fell out of the league. Fourteen years later, the Premier.
Read →Wrexham: three straight promotions and a Hollywood owner
They spent fifteen years outside the Football League and finished 19th, the worst in their history. Five seasons later they were playing in the Championship.
Read →Bury FC: expelled after 125 years, and the climb back
They won promotion in May and by August were no longer a league club. Seven years on, their supporters have Gigg Lane back and are in the seventh tier.
Read →Hereford 1972: the goal that stopped English football
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Simulate Premier League, Champions League and the top football leagues with real-time analytics. Your free football simulator for the 2025/26 season.
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