Real Madrid Player Ratings vs. Espanyol: Vintage Last-Gasp Heroics Kick Off Mourinho Era Los Blancos escaped the RCDE Stadium with a victory they perhaps did not deserve. Sports Illustrated · Aug 22
Jose Mourinho Won’t Repeat Xabi Alonso’s Mistakes With Vinicius Junior The Portuguese boss is making amends for his past head-turning comments. Sports Illustrated · Aug 20
Arsenal 2026–27 Season Preview: Title-Winning Gunners Eyeing Place in History The Gunners are riding a wave of optimism after ending 22 years of hurt. Sports Illustrated · Aug 19
Real Madrid 2026–27 Season Preview: José Mourinho Tasked With Rewinding the Clock After a trophyless season in the Spanish capital, the changes have been rung on and off the pitch. Sports Illustrated · Aug 18
How Much Vinicius Jr’s New Contract Is Worth & How it Compares to Mbappe The Brazilian superstar signed a new deal through to 2032. Sports Illustrated · Aug 8
Three Takeaways From Real Madrid’s Colorless Preseason Win Over Ferencvaros Los Blancos’ shining moments were few and far between. Sports Illustrated · Aug 8
Real Madrid’s Star-Studded 2026–27 Lineup After Yan Diomande Arrival Los Blancos have the most frightening front four in world soccer. Sports Illustrated · Aug 7
Three Big Names Arsenal Have Failed to Sign and Who Could Be Targeted Next Christos Tzolis has arrived in north London but there’s been frustrations for Mikel Arteta as he looks to build a dynasty at Arsenal. Sports Illustrated · Aug 7
Bradley Barcola Transfer: Insider Reveals Preference Between Liverpool, Arsenal The Paris Saint-Germain winger has been linked with a move to the Premier League all summer. Sports Illustrated · Aug 7
Summer Transfer Failures Hand Arsenal Two Brutal Reality Checks The Gunners have been second best a fair bit this summer. Sports Illustrated · Aug 6
Vinicius Junior’s Real Madrid Extension Ignores One Glaring Problem The 15-time European champions finally locked down their superstar No. 7. Sports Illustrated · Aug 6
‘There’s No Going Back’—Seven Players Whose Real Madrid Exits Vinicius Jr Can Learn From Not many stars walk away from the Bernabéu in their peak years. Sports Illustrated · Aug 6
Transfer Rumors: Vinicius Jr’s Mbappe Blow; Liverpool’s $170 Million Barcola Stance Lisandro Martínez, Martín Zubimendi, Nick Woltemade, Yan Diomande, Gavi and many more feature in the gossip. Sports Illustrated · Aug 5
Is Real Madrid’s ‘Improved Offer’ to Vinicius Junior a Breakthrough or Breakdown? The Brazilian remains at the center of transfer speculation, but strides are being made in Madrid. Sports Illustrated · Aug 5
Sports Illustrated · Aug 5 Vinicius Junior Breaks Silence on Real Madrid Future Amid Arsenal Interest The Brazilian is currently in contract renewal negotiations.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 4 Vinicius Junior Contract: New Real Madrid Offer Some Way Short of Demands Los Blancos have put a new offer on the table after months of stalemate.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 4 Where Arsenal Stand in Pursuit of Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior Arsenal are ready to complete the biggest transfer of the summer transfer window—but will they even get a chance to try?
Sports Illustrated · Aug 2 How Vinícius Jr’s Proposed Arsenal Salary Would Compare to Rest of Premier League Champions Arsenal are reportedly prepared to break the bank in their pursuit of Vinícius Jr. from Real Madrid.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 2 Man Utd Expose Arsenal’s Collateral Damage From Bruno Guimaraes, Vinicius Jr Pursuits Arsenal could be forced into several sales to make room in the squad and the budget for their ambitious transfer targets.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 2 Mikel Arteta, Jose Mourinho Offer Very Different Vinicius Jr Transfer Updates Real Madrid’s Brazilian forward is reportedly set for crunch talks this coming week.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 1 Vinicius Junior ‘Open’ to Arsenal Transfer—But There’s a Huge Catch Arsenal are looking to pounce on a contract standoff at the Bernabéu.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 31 ‘Take It or Leave It’—Real Madrid Lay Down the Law With Vinicius Junior Los Blancos have reached the point of no return and need a resolution one way or another.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 30 Four Superstars Arsenal Could Sign if Vinicius Junior Transfer Doesn’t Happen The Gunners are considering a move for Real Madrid’s No. 7.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 30 Real Madrid ‘Sell’ Two Gems to Alvaro Arbeloa’s Fulham—And They Might Regret It José Mourinho’s roster rebuild at the Bernabéu is under full swing.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 29 All of Florentino Perez’s Galactico Transfers at Real Madrid—Ranked No-one does big, splashy signings quite like Real Madrid.