One month from today, the Premier League’s first matchweek will be complete as Xabi Alonso’s first Chelsea match goes down against Fulham at Craven Cottage.
The fortunes of the Premier League’s 2026-27 season will change dramatically this summer as 20 teams buy, sell, and loan players to prepare for their 38-match odyssey.
Since the start of the last Premier League season, Nottingham Forest have fired three managers and one of them was sacked in part because one of the coaches that Forest fired had brought West Ham hot upon their relegation-threatened heels.
Rodri, who won the Ballon d’Or in 2024, started all eight of Spain’s matches at the World Cup, going 90 minutes in all but the opening draw against Cape Verde.
A pair of Premier League teams are chasing young midfielders, with Newcastle set to snare one of Monaco’s France youth internationals and Chelsea leading the race for a Bosnia and Herzegovina star.
The Ballon d’Or went to a new home again, as Paris Saint-Germain and France star Ousmane Dembele outlasted Lamine Yamal named the top player in men’s football for the 2023-24 season.
Is Unai Emery the one to unlock the immense talents of immature Chelsea forward Alejandro Garnaco? Also, Liverpool, Newcastle, and Bournemouth chase Ligue 1 stars.
Kylian Mbappe has delivered on his promise like very few other teenage phenoms in football history, rapidly filling his resume with accolades to set incredible records at the age of just 27.
Messi turned 39 last month and has appeared in the most World Cup matches of any player (34). He’s joined by Cristiano Ronaldo as the only players to appear in six World Cup tournaments.
The transfer market never sleeps and most Premier League teams were hard at work during the World Cup, selling and buying in less-publicized manners than most years.
The World Cup is over and all eyes are on the 2026-27 Premier League season, where Arsenal will look to defend its crown and 19 other managers will look to make big statements with their clubs.
World Cup qualifying is going to be a lot different than the last cycle when the USMNT did not have to qualify. It’ll also be a bit different in general as FIFA have shaken up their international calendar.
Mikel Arteta finally further insured his legacy at Arsenal, where he was a player under Arsene Wenger but had never won the league. See the full list of Premier League title winners here.
Argentina could not get the ball to Messi. They did a lot of things. Hard fouls, post-whistle “afters,” and more — but they just couldn’t find him. Perhaps it’s a bit fitting — the villains couldn’t find their hero.
“I already told them they were wrong to say they’d get my face tattooed,” De la Fuente said after Spain beat Argentina 1-0 in the World Cup Final. “Because they’re men of their word and they’re going to follow through.”
Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni was twice given ovations in the media room as he broke down in tears after the World Cup Final, eventually rushing off stage to gather his emotions.
The debate over Lionel Messi’s status in the annals of footballing history is all well and good, but how long will he stay the World Cup’s greatest scorer?
