Aug 26, 2026
Chelsea have spent 408 million euros on 11 players, and two of them are 35 and 36
Morgan Rogers cost 138 million euros on his own. Jordan Henderson arrived on a free at 36, and no club in world football has spent more this summer th...
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Aug 26, 2026
Manchester City have sold three midfielders this summer, and now have six days to sign Enzo Fernandez
Manchester City let Chelsea’s £120 million deadline for Enzo Fernandez pass twelve days ago. Fabrizio Romano says a formal bid is coming before the wi...
Aug 26, 2026
Martinelli has been left out of two Arsenal squads, and Al-Hilal have six days to sign him
Two squads named, no Martinelli in either. Al-Hilal are in talks, Arsenal opened at £60m, and the club that can afford to wait is not the one in Londo...
Aug 26, 2026
Baleba is a Manchester United player at last, and he cannot play until mid-September
United confirmed the Cameroon midfielder on Tuesday in a deal worth up to £70m, almost a year after Brighton priced him at £100m. An ankle injury mean...
Aug 26, 2026
Mourinho gets his first Bernabeu league night in 13 years, and three of his defenders are unavailable
Real Madrid host Real Sociedad in a Matchday 1 fixture that was pushed back for World Cup semi-finalists. Militao, Asencio and Mendy are all out, and...
Aug 26, 2026
Valencia still have not scored in La Liga, and a Betis substitute beat them in the 83rd minute
Troy Parrott’s first La Liga appearance lasted 20 minutes and produced the counter-attack that beat Valencia. Pablo Garcia finished it, and Betis are...
Aug 25, 2026
Savinho left Manchester City as their record sale, and turned up at Tottenham with a different name
An initial £75 million, £10 million in add-ons and a five-year contract have taken the Brazilian winger from Manchester City to north London. No club...
Aug 25, 2026
Frattesi scored with his first shot for Lazio, and then cleared one off his own goal line
Gennaro Gattuso’s first Serie A match as Lazio coach was heading nowhere until he sent on a midfielder who had signed ten days earlier.
Aug 25, 2026
Watkins has agreed terms with Al-Hilal, and Villa have a week to replace him
The Saudi window runs six weeks longer than the Premier League’s, which is the whole problem for Aston Villa as they hold out for £55m.
Aug 25, 2026
Delap has one Premier League goal in 28 games, and Forest want him before the window shuts
Nottingham Forest are in talks with Chelsea over Liam Delap, a striker who cost £30m last year and is now priced above £50m while training away from t...
Aug 25, 2026
Sanchez let in a near-post shot and spilled another, and Chelsea still won Xabi Alonso’s first game
Joao Pedro scored after 31 seconds at Craven Cottage, the fastest opening-matchweek goal the Premier League has had. Chelsea won 3-2, and both of Fulh...
Aug 25, 2026
Dybala set up all three of Malen’s goals, and Roma finished the opening weekend top of Serie A
Donyell Malen scored a hat-trick at the Stadio Olimpico and Paulo Dybala made every one of them. Niccolo Pisilli added a fourth, and Fabio Grosso’s fi...
Aug 24, 2026
Amorim sent two substitutes on at 57 minutes, and Milan had won it by 67
Ruben Amorim’s first Serie A match in charge of Milan was goalless for an hour. Luka Modric and Adrien Rabiot came on, and Torino were beaten inside t...
Aug 24, 2026
PSG’s home opener was played at Rennes, and a half-time substitute rescued it
Heat damage to the Parc des Princes pitch forced the LFP to invert PSG’s Ligue 1 opener. They were two down by the break before Ferran Torres came off...
Aug 24, 2026
Barcelona’s season started a week later than everyone else’s, and their first game produced five goals at Elche
Raphinha and Fermin Lopez scored twice each and Karim Adeyemi opened his account as Barcelona began the defence of their title with a 5-0 win at Elche...
Aug 24, 2026
Marmoush was an unused substitute on Sunday, and on Monday he was in London for a Tottenham medical
Tottenham have agreed a season-long loan for Omar Marmoush with a £50m option that becomes an obligation, four days after agreeing a deal for Savinho...
Aug 24, 2026
Bouaddi warmed up with Lille but did not play, and City are paying up to £86m for him
Lille turned down 60 million euros for Ayyoub Bouaddi in June. Two months and one World Cup later, Manchester City are paying 100 million.
Aug 24, 2026
Newcastle led twice in Jaissle’s first game, and lost two points in the 99th minute
Newcastle were in front twice on the opening weekend and still finished with a single point, after Dominik Szoboszlai converted a penalty nine minutes...
Aug 24, 2026
Arbeloa took Xabi Alonso’s job in January, and his first Premier League game is against him
Fulham host Chelsea at Craven Cottage on Monday night, 12.30am Tuesday in India, to close the opening weekend. Alvaro Arbeloa replaced Xabi Alonso at...
Aug 23, 2026
Bournemouth had not lost in 18 league games, and Gvardiol beat them in stoppage time
Manchester City were losing at home with six minutes left of Enzo Maresca’s first league match in charge. Two Rayan Cherki assists turned it into a 2-...
Aug 23, 2026
Brighton scored four in 31 minutes, and Villa lost Joao Gomes before half-time
Aston Villa conceded four times inside the opening half hour at the Amex and finished the first half a man down. Brighton won 4-0 on the first weekend...
Aug 23, 2026
Monza were level at San Siro at half-time, and Inter scored three times in fifteen minutes
Inter’s Serie A title defence was 1-1 against a promoted side at the break. Three goals in fifteen second-half minutes turned it into a 4-1.
Aug 23, 2026
Palace had their best xG in a Premier League game without scoring since 2018, and lost 2-0 at Everton
Everton beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Hill Dickinson Stadium on the opening Saturday of the season, with goals from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Thierno Bar...
Aug 23, 2026
Stach’s free-kick beat Sels at his near post, and Glasner’s first Forest match ended with nothing
Anton Stach’s free-kick two minutes from the end beat Matz Sels at the near post and gave Leeds United a 1-0 win at the City Ground on the opening Sat...