Teenage striker Felicia Schroeder has joined Real Madrid in a move her former club says sets a new all-time record for a women’s transfer. The 19-year-old Sweden international has signed a four-year contract after scoring 91 goals in 128 appearances for Swedish side BK Hacken. Last summer, Orlando Pride made Mexico winger Lizbeth Ovalle the...

The Women’s League Cup will be rebranded as the Players Cup and shift to a league-style format with regional matchups for the 2026-27 season. In November, clubs from the Women’s Super League (WSL) and WSL 2 backed changes designed to ease scheduling pressures and safeguard player welfare. Under the new rules, clubs competing in the...

The transfer window for clubs in the Premier League, English Football League, Scottish Premiership and Women’s Super League — along with teams in Germany, France, Spain and Italy — reopened on 15 June. It will close at 23:00 BST on Tuesday, 2 September. Browse all confirmed August transfers and catch the latest whispers in Football...

Arsenal are on the verge of completing their long-running pursuit of Newcastle United captain Bruno Guimaraes. BBC Sport reported on 30 July that a move to the Premier League champions was expected after a breakthrough in negotiations. A full agreement is now close, with Guimaraes awaiting permission to leave Newcastle’s training base in La Manga,...

Asked whether Spain would win the World Cup, Lamine Yamal smiled and said, “Yes.” That reply to US broadcaster CBS surprised no one who has watched the assured teenager emerge as one of the game’s elite talents. Still, many assumed that for his bold prediction to come true, he would need to light up his...

Matthias Jaissle has emerged as the unexpected front-runner to replace Eddie Howe as Newcastle’s head coach, bringing with him an impressive recent track record. Howe, 48, is set to depart St James’ Park after nearly five years in charge. Appointed in November 2021 following Steve Bruce, he guided the Magpies to their first domestic silverware...

Levein reflected on the 2010 match against the Czech Republic, when Scotland used a 4-6-0 and would have settled for a draw. The game lacked chances for both sides, yet a set piece cost them the result. His takeaway: you can prepare for a specific outcome, but football’s unpredictability means there are no guarantees. He...

As a youngster, Manzambi played in goal, modeling himself on Germany’s Manuel Neuer. Now he’s a creative midfielder who relishes driving forward. His scoring burst against Bosnia-Herzegovina suggests he could be far more than a late-impact “super-sub” at this World Cup. He broke into Freiburg’s starting XI last season, helping the German side reach the...

Every transfer window brings a buzz of excitement for supporters. Rumours of a marquee signing spark hopes that a new star could drive the club to glory. Tottenham fans felt that way a few years ago when they were strongly linked with Nigeria’s prolific young striker, Gift Orban. On paper, the excitement seemed entirely justified....

Throughout this tournament, I’ve said England often lean on their star performers to dig us out of tight spots. There’s nothing wrong with that, and Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham stepped up again with their goals against Mexico. But to make a deep run at this World Cup, we were always going to need others...