brendan rodgers' celtic suffered an embarrassing exit from the champions league play-off round after they went down in penalties against kazakh side kairat almaty. after both legs ended in goalless draws, the tie was taken to the penalty shootout, where kairat emerged victorious 3-2 and progressed to the league stage. the kazakh club will be placed in pot 4 during the draw...Full Story »

newcastle, england -- there is perhaps some irony in the fact that, on an evening when alexander isak's conspicuous absence dominated the prematch buildup, it was a 16-year-old debutant who stole the headlines...Full Story »

cole palmer did not attend chelsea training on tuesday as he continues to recover from a groin injury. in a dramatic twist ahead of the blues' clash against west ham last week, he was removed from the starting line-up just moments before kick-off. enzo maresca later admitted that the england international has been carrying the injury for quite some time...Full Story »

the espn analyst criticized the current usmnt squad, suggesting there is a disconnect between the players and coach...Full Story »

tottenham want two new signings before transfer deadline as they take aim at manchester city's savinho interest and aston villa's morgan rogers...Full Story »

when kylian mbappé approached real madrid in july to tell them he wanted to inherit luka modric's no. 10 shirt, both club president florentino pérez and adidas licked their lips lasciviously...Full Story »

the barcelona star, 18, stepped out with argentine musician nicki nicole to celebrate her 25th birthday...Full Story »

arsenal had to cancel a private jet that was lined up for jakub kiwior to travel to porto to finalise his £22.5 million move to the portuguese club. the gunners are yet to agree on a deal with bayer leverkusen over the transfer of piero hincapie, despite the player agreeing personal terms. the premier league giants won't be able to sanction kiwior's transfer unless hincapie's move is sealed...Full Story »

the milan midfielder said he needed a rest over summer, which is why he was among those absent from the tournament...Full Story »

wrexham beat preston north end 3-2 in the carabao cup to reach the third round on tuesday evening thanks to kieffer moore's late goal...Full Story »

liverpool and chelsea are set to be entangled in a 'bitter' legal war over reds sensation rio ngumoha. the teenager, who turns 17 this friday, left the blues' academy last year and joined liverpool's youth system. the youngster has made rapid improvement in his game and on monday night, he turned hero for the premier league champions by scoring a late winner against newcastle united...Full Story »

adam wharton is among the shortlisted candidates to bolster real madrid's midfield, with dani ceballos likely to join french side marseille...Full Story »

united states and ac milan midfielder yunus musah's target for the next year is as clear as it is ambitious...Full Story »

first, chelsea signed liam delap from ipswich town and joão pedro from brighton. then arsenal signed viktor gyökeres from sporting cp, and liverpool signed hugo ekitike from eintracht frankfurt. then liverpool tried to sign alexander isak from newcastle, before he publicly stated he no longer wants to play for newcastle...Full Story »

we've reached a point in european football where the premier league has by far the biggest spending power among the big five leagues. it had been a gradual push in the 21st century, before the covid-19 pandemic truly solidified things. ultimately, premier league clubs were able to power through despite the loss of income from having no fans in the stands due to their massive tv deal, which wasn...Full Story »

[(gangwon fc) strength]: 1. last season in the korean fa cup, gangwon fc were eliminated in the round of 16. this season, the team have made a breakthrough so far and have advanced to the semi-finals. in this second leg, they will play at home and have a strong desire to win.2. lee ji ho, a forward of gangwon fc, has had limited playing time this season. however, he has maintained high offensiv...Full Story »

[(everton f.c.) strength]: 1. on august 24th, in the 2nd round of the premier league, everton f.c. secured a comfortable 2-0 home victory over brighton & hove albion f.c., with jack grealish providing two assists and putting in an impressive performance.2. everton f.c. kept unbeaten in the last 3 premier league home games with 2 wins and 1 draw, showing excellent performances.3. everton f.c...Full Story »

[(nagoya grampus) strength]: 1. nagoya grampus are on a 2-game losing streak. they are motivated to win this home game to boost their morale.2. soichiro mori scored a goal and made an assist in the last game, showing outstanding form.3. nagoya grampus secured a 3-game winning streak in their last 3 encounters between both sides, giving them a better mentality...Full Story »

[(grimsby town f.c.) strength]: 1. grimsby town f.c. player jaze kabia scored in the last game, with reliable form.2. grimsby town f.c. drew 1-1 against accrington stanley in the last game, but they still kept unbeaten among all events in the new season, being in stable form.3. grimsby town f.c.'s home performance was outstanding. they won all the last 3 home games.4. grimsby town f.c. have a g...Full Story »

[(fc machida zelvia) strength]: 1. fc machida zelvia are undoubtedly motivated to win this home game to qualify for the semi-finals.2. yuki soma scored 10 goals and made 6 assists across all competitions this season, being important on the team's offense.3. fc machida zelvia drew 0-0 with yokohama f. marinos in the last game. they were unbeaten with 11 wins and 1 draw in the last 12 games, show...Full Story »

[(reading f.c.) strength]: 1. reading f.c. are playing in the efl league one this season and are on a 3-game winless run lately. they need to return to winning ways, indicating full motivation in this game.2. lewis wing scored a goal and made an assist in the last game, helping the team tie with wycombe wanderers f.c.3. reading f.c. won the last 2 games in ah, revealing recent performances in l...Full Story »

[(sheffield wed) strength]: 1. sheffield wed have a rather impressive track record in the efl cup. in the first round of this season, they defeated bolton wanderers f.c., another team from the efl championship, and have posted 3 wins and 2 draws in their last 5 efl cup games.2. sheffield wed lost only 1 of the last 5 games in ah with stable performances. they ended all the last 4 games with over...Full Story »

[(eintracht braunschweig) strength]: 1. as a 2. bundesliga side, eintracht braunschweig have made a solid start to the new season. having been eliminated in the first round of the dfb-pokal in each of the past two seasons, the team will undoubtedly be eager to achieve a better performance when they compete in the tournament again this season. therefore, they will be full of determination when f...Full Story »

[(sturm graz) strength]: 1. sturm graz suffered a crushing defeat in the first leg on the road. in this home match, they have to go all out to attack, with full motivation to win.2. sturm graz midfielder otar kiteishvili scored 4 goals in three league games this season, performing excellently in the league. as the starting forward of the team, his performance in this match is worth keeping an e...Full Story »

[(burnley) strength]: 1. burnley's key midfielder josh cullen not only opened the scoring for the team in the last game but also provided an assist, emerging as the biggest contributor to the victory with an outstanding individual performance.2. burnley claimed a comfortable 2-0 win over sunderland in their last game, securing their first victory of the new premier league season and boosting th...Full Story »

[(oxford united f.c.) strength]: 1. oxford united f.c. are in poor form recently, and they are motivated to win this home game to bounce back.2. oxford united f.c. defeated colchester united f.c. 1-0 at home in the last round of efl cup and advanced.3. oxford united f.c. scored 6 goals in the last 5 games with a remarkable offense...Full Story »

[(afc bournemouth) strength]: 1. after scoring twice in the first game, afc bournemouth forward antoine semenyo provided an assist to help his teammate find the net in the last game, securing a victory with an outstanding individual performance.2. afc bournemouth beat wolverhampton wanderers f.c. 1-0 in the last premier league game to grab the first league win in the new season, giving a boost ...Full Story »

[(pafos fc) strength]: 1. in the first leg, pafos fc turned the tables as the away team to defeat crvena zvezda, seizing the initiative for progression. in this match, they only need to secure a draw to earn a spot in the main tournament of the uefa champions league. the team will inevitably focus on solid defense, will not be too aggressive, and their motivation to fight for a win is relativel...Full Story »

rio, 46, and kate, 33, have officially moved to the united arab emirates (uae) moving from bromley, south east london...Full Story »

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barcelona sensation lamine yamal appears to have settled down after confirming he's in a relationship...Full Story »

ana maria, 25, has impressed on the pitch as well as being lauded as the 'world's most beautiful footballer'...Full Story »

per fabrizio romano, napoli are in advanced talks with rasmus hojlund over a loan move to the italian side. the loan deal will also include an obligation to buy next season. both parties are now discussing the personal terms as the serie a giants are pushing to complete the deal soon...Full Story »