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Available for 29 days Andros Townsend, Don Hutchison and The Athletic’s Adam Crafton join Aaron Paul to talk FIFA, Gianni Infantino and transfers. The BBC’s Sports Editor Dan Roan gives the latest on Infantino’s future, less than a week after his plans to sell stakes of FIFA competitions to private …

Vinicius returned to the club for his first pre-season training session and medical assessment on Monday following his World Cup campaign with Brazil. The forward is training under Jose Mourinho for the first time this week, with sources close to the Portuguese manager saying he is keen for the winger …

Bosnia and Herzegovina captain Edin Dzeko, 40, has signed a one-year contract extension at Bundesliga side, Schalke. The former Manchester City forward joined the German club on a free transfer in January 2026 from Italian side Fiorentina and helped them regain promotion back to the Bundesliga. “Winning promotion to the …

England midfielder Jordan Henderson has joined Chelsea on a two-year deal after after his contract with Brentford was mutually terminated. Henderson, 36, captained Liverpool to the Premier League title in 2019-20 and also won the Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup twice, the Uefa Super Cup and the Fifa Club …

Sancho, who scored in Chelsea’s Europa Conference League final victory in 2025 and was part of Villa’s Europa League-winning squad last season, was praised by Flixton as “nothing but professional, humble, and generous with his time”. They added: “After completing his session, he happily met with young supporters, posed for …

Montagliani is the president of Concacaf, which runs football in North and Central America and the Caribbean. Like Infantino, he was elected in 2016 promising governance reform. A former president of Canada Soccer, Montagliani was heavily involved in the build-up to, and delivery of, the 2026 World Cup – the …

Should Hearts lose to Benfica, they will face either Atalanta (Italy), Freiburg (Germany), or the winners of ties between Panathinakos (Greece) and CSKA (Bulgaria), Paide Linnameeskond (Estonia) and Rapid Vienna (Austria), or Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova) and St Gallen (Switzerland) in a Conference League play-off. Motherwell have the same possible opponents …

Manchester United manager Marc Skinner has stepped down from his position before the start of the Women’s Super League season. The 43-year-old has been in charge of United for five years and led them to their first major trophy with victory in the Women’s FA Cup final in 2024. He …

Highlights of the opening day of the Scottish Championship, League 1 and League 2 for season 2026-27. Source link

Martin O’Neill tips Callum McGregor as a future Celtic manager as the midfielder commits his future to the club while Steven Gerrard reveals the reasons why he did not return as Rangers boss. Current boss Martin O’Neill has tipped captain Callum McGregor to one day manage Celtic after the 33-year-old …

Semenyo joined City from Bournemouth for £65m in the January transfer window, with Guardiola fighting off competition from rivals Manchester United, Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea for his signature. The player says interest first came in early December with “a lot of talks” taking place, before he made the decision the …

Tottenham make an approach for Victor Osimhen, Atletico Madrid consider a move for Manchester City winger Jack Grealish, and Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo has positive talks with Spurs. Tottenham have made an initial approach worth up to £55m for Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen, 27, but the Turkish champions are looking …

McCann and his assistant Billy Dodds were praised last season for turning around a sinking Kilmarnock ship and keeping them afloat. If this showing is anything to go by, they’re facing a similarly difficult task. Scoring was never an issue last season. They were the top scorers in the bottom …

The new season continues with St Johnstone and Motherwell winning their opening matches. Source link

It is imperative that the board deliver on their promise after mounting unrest between fans and club threatened to somewhat derail last season. It also cannot be taken for granted that O’Neill has now shown he can lead Celtic to honours with a squad light on both numbers and quality. …

Chelsea have completed the signing of Strasbourg midfielder Valentin Barco on a seven-year deal. The 21-year-old becomes Chelsea‘s sixth signing of the summer after the arrivals of Morgan Rogers, Danny Welbeck, Emmanuel Emegha, Maxence Lacroix and Marco Palestra. The midfielder will join the remainder of Chelsea‘s pre-season tour, with the …

Alonso held discreet meetings in London and his hometown of San Sebastian over three weeks in early May to ensure Chelsea was the right fit. Despite questions as to why he chose the Blues over his former club Liverpool, there was no offer on the table from the latter. “I …

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Celtic step up chase for Serie A midfielder as Rangers open talks for winger from newly-promoted Premier League team… Celtic are ready to submit a new offer for Torino midfielder Gvidas Gineitis, with the Serie A side seeking around £12m for the 22-year-old Lithuanian. Nicolo Schira on X, external Rangers …

Welcome to our Who am I? game. The rules are simple. Each day there’s a new footballer and the challenge is to guess who they are in as few attempts as possible. After each wrong guess you unlock a new clue. The fewer clues you need to get the right …