Ahead of the latest round of Premier League fixtures, here is all the key injury news alongside essential Fantasy Premier League statistics. The gameweek kicks off with Brentford at home to Manchester United at Saturday lunchtime (12:30 BST) – here is the full fixture list. This article will be updated as Premier League managers give […]

Former Spain and Barcelona captain Sergio Busquets will retire from playing at the end of the Major League Soccer season in December. The Inter Miami midfielder, 38, won 32 major honours in 18 years at Barcelona, including nine La Liga titles and three Champions Leagues. He made 143 appearances for Spain and was part of […]

US President Donald Trump says he will move matches at the 2026 World Cup from any cities he thinks are unsafe. Eleven US cities are scheduled to host matches at next summer’s 48-team tournament, which will be co-hosted by Canada and Mexico. The US will host 78 of the 104 fixtures, including the final. World […]

Barcelona recover from going behind to an Alberto Reina wonder goal to avoid a shock defeat and record a 3-1 victory over Real Oviedo in La Liga.

Sophie Brown, BBC Sport journalist Giovanni Leoni had to be patient before being given a chance against Southampton but looked every bit the exciting prospect that Liverpool fans were promised, before his terrible injury cut his debut short. He only made his senior debut in 2023, playing in the Italian third tier for Padova as […]

Barcelona will host Paris Saint-Germain in under a week’s time in one of the most anticipated fixtures of the Champions League league phase – but it won’t be taking place at the Nou Camp. After months of uncertainty surrounding the £962m (€1.1 billion) redevelopment of their historic home, Barcelona have confirmed that their second group […]

Eddie Howe says Newcastle United will do all they can to “protect” Lewis Miley after the teenager received “totally unjustified” criticism on social media. Miley chose to limit replies to a post he made on X to mark his 50th first-team game for Newcastle against Bournemouth on Sunday. It is understood this was a precaution […]

Chelsea’s Cole Palmer will be rested for up to three weeks as the midfielder continues to manage a persistent groin injury. Palmer was forced off in the first half of last weekend’s defeat at Manchester United after the issue reoccurred, having initially flared up during the shortened two-week pre-season after Chelsea won the Club World […]

The practice of regional police forces banning away fans at some matches, particularly in France and Italy, has become more common in recent years. In some cases where fans are allowed to travel, they are banned from visiting the centre of the host city – this was the case when Tottenham visited France’s Rennes in […]

George CardenChichester and Cash MurphySouth East George Carden/BBC Billy Vigar died on Thursday after getting injured during a game at Wingate and Finchley last weekend The death of Chichester City FC player Billy Vigar has “completely sent the club in a spin”, say fans. Former Arsenal academy striker Vigar sustained a “significant brain injury” during […]