European football returns this week, but Chelsea will not be involved. Their tenth placed finish last season means that new manager Xabi Alonso is free to concentrate on the league as he looks to rebuild
Celtic's extraordinary Champions League collapse against LASK may ultimately prove more damaging than simply missing out on this season's league phase. Having travelled to Austria with a three-goal advantage from the first leg, and then
Bodø/Glimt were one of the surprise packages of last season’s Champions League, producing a remarkable run that took them all the way to the last 16. They finished 23rd out of 36 teams in the
When Declan Rice limped through the mixed zone at the end of England’s match with Ghana in the World Cup in Boston, he was just the latest player to feel the cumulative effects of what
By any stretch of the imagination the 2025 – 2026 season was a disappointing one for Chelsea. Hopes that they could build on the success of winning the Europa Conference League and the Club World
The second extra Champions League place for next season will go to La Liga. Two additional spots are available to the two strongest leagues in Europe, and the Premier League secured one of those weeks
The title races are already over in Germany and Italy, and Barcelona and PSG look set to be crowned champions of Spain and France next weekend. But in England, the race to become Premier League
Football is meant to be a simple game, with a uniform set of rules that apply whether matches are being played in the local park or in the World Cup finals. Nobody though appears to
For years Bayern Munich had been the undisputed kings of German football. They had won 12 Bundesliga titles in succession, won five German cups in the same era, and flew the flag in Europe, lifting
It is no exaggeration to claim that Manchester United’s season now hinges on the Europa League, and that the forthcoming fixture with Real Sociedad is vital. Experiencing their worst league season for decades, and with