[(Arminia Bielefeld) Strength]: 1. Arminia Bielefeld finished at the top with 21 wins, 9 draws, and 8 losses in the 3. Liga last season, scoring 64 goals and conceding 36 in 38 league games. The team were finally promoted to the 2. Bundesliga. This is their first home game of the new season, so the team have full motivation.2. Arminia Bielefeld's central forward Julian Kania played 33 league gam...Full Story »

[(SV Elversberg) Strength]: 1. SV Elversberg finished 3rd in the 2. Bundesliga last season. Facing Nuremberg in the first game of the new season at home, they hope to take home advantage to start with a win, indicating strong motivation.2. SV Elversberg changed their head coach in the new season, with German Vincent Wagner taking over to lead the team to play in the 2. Bundesliga. The team signe...Full Story »

[(FC Rostov) Neutral]: 1. FC Rostov ended 8 of the last 10 competitive games with UNDERs in O/U. [(FC Rostov) Weakness]: 1. FC Rostov lost 2-0 to Spartak Moscow in the last Russian Cup game, showing poor performances.2. FC Rostov suffered a 1-0 away defeat to FC Dynamo Moscow in the last league game, losing the previous two league matches in the new season.3. FC Rostov received only 1 win, 2 dr...Full Story »

Let's start our Daily Laugh today.   Farewell SonBreaking!! : Son confirms decision to leave Tottenham   Newcastle reject 120m offer from Liverpool for Isak   Rashford and Barca   Raya nair   Gyokeres at Arsenal FC   lol   Where's Isak?   Please stay tuned on Daily Laugh. There will be more fun tomorrow! (Credit: Justtoonit, FootballLaughss)Full Story »

BAYERN MUNICH goalkeeper Sven Ulreich has announced the tragic death of his six-year-old son. The German stopper, 36, shared the heartbreaking update on Friday morning. Ulreich's son Len, born in November 2018, lost his brave battle with a serious illness in June. Ulreich wrote on Instagram: "It is with deep sadness that we would like to announce today that our son Len passed away a few wee...Full Story »

PEP Guardiola's divorce is set to be finalised "imminently". The Manchester City boss and wife Cristina Serra had hoped to keep their split friendly, but sources say there is now "more urgency" as their relationship has deteriorated. Pep's marriage woes, reported by The Sun in January, coincided with his worst slump as a manager. And there are fears the troubles could overshadow the start o...Full Story »

Inter star rejects Crystal Palace after £28m bid Crystal Palace's pursuit of Yann Bisseck has collapsed, with the Inter defender rejecting a move despite a hefty offer from the Premier League side. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Palace submitted an offer of £28 million ($36m) for Inter defender Bisseck, who made 46 appearances last season. However, both the Italian club and th...Full Story »

Dimitri Payet's ex-lover has launched an adult page on the eve of her abuse trial against the former West Ham star. Brazilian lawyer Larissa Natalya Ferrari, 28, alleges she was subjected to horrifying sexual and psychological abuse by the married ex-Premier League midfielder during their six-month affair. Judges at Rio de Janeiro's VII Court of Domestic and Family Violence Against Women off...Full Story »

Tottenham starlet Moore joins Rangers on loan: Tottenham forward Mikey Moore has joined Rangers on season-long loan deal this week. After making the breakthrough at senior level with Spurs last season under former manager Ange Postecoglou, Moore, who turns 18 next month is one of the best upcoming talents in English football. The England international made his senior debut against Manchester C...Full Story »

Borussia Dortmund chief Kehl confirms hopes of re-signing Sancho from Man Utd Borussia Dortmund sports chief Sebastian Kehl has confirmed they're exploring a deal for Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho. Sancho has twice previously played for BVB, where he enjoyed the best football of his career during the first spell. BVB coach Niko Kovac has avoided answering questions about Sancho odirec...Full Story »

A year ago, no one was excited about Liverpool and the fan base was ready to panic. The club just lost its beloved and iconic manager, Jürgen Klopp. The Reds were coming off a bounce-back season where they were top of the table in April, but a slew of injuries pulled them back into third place, behind Manchester City and Arsenal, by the time the campaign was over. And yet, somehow, the res...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta will have to manage Max Dowman's rise carefully. Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images Arsenal's Hale End academy has long been a conveyor belt of talent and the latest prodigy to capture the supporters' imagination is 15-year-old Max Dowman. Already generating a buzz across the youth football scene, Dowman is arguably the most promising Hale End graduate since Bukayo...Full Story »

Will Xavi Simons get his move to Chelsea from RB Leipzig? (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images) Chelsea have had a setback in their pursuit of Xavi Simons, while Real Madrid are facing a choice between Endrick and Gonzalo García over who gets to be Kylian Mbappé's reserve. Join us for the latest transfer news, rumors and gossip from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals...Full Story »

Nunez hasn't lived up to his potential or met expectations at Liverpool, but it remains to be seen whether the club or the player can engineer a decent move this summer. Kenta Harada/Getty Images The start of the 2025-26 Premier League season is just two weeks away and the summer transfer window is about to enter its final month, which means the pressure is beginning to crank up on the pla...Full Story »

The £62.5m fee paid for Matheus Cunha meant Man United had to pay more to sign Bryan Mbeumo. Manchester United via Getty Images On June 2, 2025, Manchester United announced an agreement for the £62.5 million signing of Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Matheus Cunha. United activated his release clause, agreed to pay the sum in three installments and, 10 days later, the B...Full Story »

Arsenal have already had a big summer of spending, but they remain keen on signing Eberechi Eze if the right opportunity emerges. Sebastian Frej/Getty Images The transfer window is open across Europe, and business is starting to get done. What are ESPN's reporters hearing about possible deals? Every Friday until September, we'll bring you the latest updates and insights on the biggest tra...Full Story »

Just to recap: Manchester United recorded the fourth-highest revenues of any soccer club in the world, per Deloitte's most recent accounting. They pay the fourth-highest wages of any soccer club in the world, per the estimates from FBref. And they finished 15th ... in their own domestic league. Of course, these things happen sometimes. Jürgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund finished seventh in 2...Full Story »

Donnarumma is one of the best goalkeepers in the world, but his contract and status make it tough for any team to really make a bid. Dan Mullan/Getty Images Feel free to get out your world's smallest violin, because sympathy will be in short supply. But what this summer is showing us, again, is that being an elite goalkeeper doesn't mean you'll get much attention in the transfer market, at...Full Story »

Arteta backs Gyokeres to improve after quiet Arsenal debut Mikel Arteta remains optimistic about Viktor Gyokeres’ future after the new Arsenal striker’s debut in a 1-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur. The Sweden international made a brief appearance in the 77th minute as the Gunners bowed to their London rivals in Hong Kong.0 "Really happy obviously to have (debutants Gyokeres and Crist...Full Story »

Ex-Arsenal captain Aubameyang excited to link up with Greenwood Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang praised Mason Greenwood as a “star boy” and expressed his excitement about linking up with the English forward at Marseille. The 36-year-old striker returns to the French club after a short stint with Saudi Pro League side Al-Qadsiah, which he left on a free transfer earlier this month.0 He...Full Story »