Introduction Chelsea walked into the London Stadium facing a test that could have set the tone for the month ahead. Their most inventive attacker, Cole Palmer, pulled up in the warm up and never made it to kickoff. Within moments of the start, West Ham’s intensity rattled the visitors and Lucas Paqueta punished loose defending … Read more
Introduction Paris Saint Germain opened their home campaign with a win that will please the table but challenge the coaching staff. Fresh from lifting the European title, the champions returned to the Parc des Princes and edged Angers by a single goal. The applause before kickoff belonged to Gianluigi Donnarumma as he said his goodbyes. … Read more
Introduction Graham Potter has never hidden from responsibility. After a bruising night at the London Stadium he faced the cameras and said the line no manager enjoys: I need to do better. The words landed hard because they followed a heavy home defeat to Chelsea that started with early optimism and ended with quiet exits … Read more
Introduction Cristiano Ronaldo has reached a milestone that strikers grow up imagining: one hundred goals for Al Nassr. He brought up the century in the Saudi Super Cup final, a high-pressure setting that crystallized both the weight of the moment and the scale of his influence. The match result will fade in memory. The number … Read more
Introduction Manchester City entered their second league match with the same quiet certainty that usually surrounds this team: control the ball, compress the pitch, and wait for the gaps to open. An impressive opening weekend had reinforced that feeling, helped by an assured debut from Rayan Ait Nouri at left back. The plan was simple … Read more
Introduction Some match days hand you a tidy storyline. Others make you work for the meaning. This one did a bit of both. Brentford earned a one nil win over Aston Villa that felt larger than a single strike on the scoreboard. It introduced Dango Ouattara to the home crowd in the best possible way … Read more
Introduction Arsenal have completed the signing of Eberechi Eze from Crystal Palace on a long term contract for a base fee of 60 million with a further 8 million in potential add ons. The England international arrives at 27 after recording 40 goals across 168 appearances for Palace, having first stepped up from Queens Park … Read more
Introduction Arsenal’s first home night of the league season brought almost everything supporters wanted: a confident performance, four goals, and a clean sheet that felt earned rather than accidental. The headline belonged to Viktor Gyökeres, who scored twice after the interval on his first appearance at the Emirates as a home player. Around him, Arsenal … Read more
Introduction Ruben Amorim has chosen clarity over noise at a moment when speculation can overwhelm a club’s message. He has said that Manchester United do not need to sell before they buy, even as a small group of high profile players train away from the main squad. One member of that group has already moved … Read more
Introduction Chelsea have agreed to sell Portugal international Renato Veiga to Villarreal on a seven year contract. The fee is described as a club record for Villarreal and could reach twenty six million pounds if certain conditions are met. For Chelsea, the move comes roughly a year after signing Veiga from Basel for twelve million … Read more