​ New UEFA report  ©Imago/Content stadium Football is the most popular sport in the world, which is why billions of fans not only enjoy playing the sport but also attend games whenever they can. And few continents are as football daft as Europe. Not only can European nations lay claim to the richest leagues and…

​ A brace within 45 minutes  ©IMAGO It took Florian Wirtz just 35 minutes to make his mark in the UEFA Champions League. On Thursday evening, the Bayer Leverkusen star not only made his debut in the competition but also scored within four minutes to give his club the lead and then scored a second in the…

​ 5-1 win over Bratislava  ©TM/IMAGO It was a historic night for Celtic in the Champions League as they recorded a 5-1 win over Slovan Bratislava in Glasgow. The Scottish champions got their European campaign underway in style with their biggest ever win in the history of the competition. Liam Scales, Kyogo, Arne Engels, Daizen Maeda and…

​ €180m top spot  ©TM/IMAGO The Champions League is back in a brand new format with the best players in the world still competing to win the ultimate prize in club football. The group stages have been replaced with a 36-team league that means each side playing eight games rather than six as they attempt to…

​ 6 of top 10 have played for Real Madrid  ©TM/IMAGO It’s that time again. Europe’s elite teams will begin locking horns in the Champions League this Tuesday. The brand new format will see a league phase replace the group stage, with 36 teams each playing eight group matches. The top eight sides in the league…

​ Winner vs Spurs  ©TM/IMAGO Arsenal were able to once again inflict a bitter defeat on their North London rivals on Sunday, with a narrow 1-0 victory over Tottenham in the Premier League. With both Declan Rice and Martin Ødegaard missing for Mikel Arteta’s side, the pressure was on Spurs to pick up a first victory over Arsenal since May…

​ Two years left on contract  ©Imago/Content stadium Bayern Munich are under pressure to reach a number of necessary goals this season. First and foremost, new head coach Vincent Kompany must regain control in the Bundesliga and wrestle this season’s league title out of the firm grasp of Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen. Whilst doing exactly that, Kompany will…

​ Slovenian star  ©TM/IMAGO The interest was sky-high. Arsenal, in particular, pushed hard to sign RB Leipzig forward Benjamin Sesko this summer. But rather than leaving the Bundesliga for London, Sesko surprised the football world when he signed a new contract on June 12 that will run until the end of the 2029 season. “I had a good first…

​ This Saturday, the Vitality Stadium will host a thrilling Premier League clash between Bournemouth and Chelsea. As both sides seek to climb the table, the stakes are high in what promises to be an enthralling contest. Bournemouth, sitting comfortably in 8th place with five points, are enjoying an unbeaten start to the season. Chelsea, meanwhile, find themselves in…

​ Dani Olmo replacement  ©TM/IMAGO Antonio Nusa has had an instant impact on his new club, RB Leipzig. Signed for €21m from Brugge in the summer, the 19-year-old Norwegian winger scored in the DFB Pokal first round against Rot-Weiss Essen (4-0) and the winner on Bundesliga matchday 1 against VfL Bochum (1-0). Then, on matchday 2, Nusa assisted…