12+ hour, 23+ min ago   (1056+ words) Take a moment to picture a Lamine Yamal goal. The image you have conjured likely looks as follows. Yamal collects the ball on the right wing, cuts inside onto his left foot, and finds the top or bottom-left corner with…...

12+ hour, 23+ min ago   (601+ words) Michael Carrick and Enzo Maresca will manage against each other in the Manchester derby for the first time Getty Images The summer departure of Pep Guardiola after a decade in charge of Manchester City offered rivals Manchester United a glimmer…...

12+ hour, 23+ min ago   (587+ words) Xabi Alonso's instructions from the touchline could not prevent his team shipping two goals. Again Chelsea via Getty Images Xabi Alonso turned away from the Stamford Bridge pitch towards the Chelsea bench with a face that suggested his mind was…...

12+ hour, 23+ min ago   (1001+ words) If the manner of the wins over Ipswich Town and Atletico Madrid pointed to Andoni Iraola making his mark at Liverpool, Saturday’s dismal stalemate with Fulham laid bare the issues he is grappling with. This was an error-strewn performance lacking…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (926+ words) Brighton & Hove Albion are in ongoing talks with Yasin Ayari about a new contract — but there are no guarantees that he will stay. A club source with knowledge of the situation, speaking to The Athletic on the condition of anonymity…...

13+ hour, 33+ min ago   (567+ words) Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has strongly criticised the decision to award Sunderland a penalty in his side’s 2-0 victory on Saturday, calling it “unacceptable”. Early in the second-half, with the game goalless, Sunderland were awarded a penalty by referee John Brooks…...

13+ hour, 36+ min ago   (449+ words) Real Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano 4-1 to make it four wins in five La Liga games under Jose Mourinho. They are now joint-top of the table with Barcelona on 12 points, although Barcelona have a game in hand and a superior goal…...

15+ hour, 26+ min ago   (989+ words) Arsenal maintained their 100 per cent record in dramatic fashion as they defeated a spirited Sunderland side 2-0 at the Stadium of Light. In two pivotal minutes, David Raya saved an Enzo Le Fee penalty and Bruno Guimaraes scored a superb first…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1693+ words) The first round of matches in the 2026-27 Champions League is complete after 18 matches across three days. Manchester United made a winning return to this competition, easing past Azerbaijani side Sabah at Old Trafford. Elsewhere, there was a 5-0 win for Bayern…...

17+ hour, 56+ min ago   (1201+ words) The problems mount for Tottenham Hotspur and Roberto De Zerbi. A summer outlay of more than £300million appears to have done little for his team’s attacking output and for a fourth successive game they failed to scored. It was the first…...