‘Needed More’—Barcelona Chief Offers Blunt Explanation of Marcus Rashford Snub The reigning La Liga champions didn’t exercise their purchase option on the Man Utd forward. Sports Illustrated · Sep 11
Shocked Mikel Arteta hits back after Gabriel Jesus blasts Arsenal treatment New Barcelona striker aimed parting shot at Gunners after Deadline Day exit Evening Standard · Sep 11
Champions League power rankings: All 36 teams ranked after matchday one Unsurprisingly, holders Paris Saint-Germain take top spot after the first week, but who are their closest challengers? The Independent UK · Sep 11
Transfer Rumors: Chelsea’s $116 Million Guler Plan Shattered; Alisson’s Liverpool Exit Lewis Hall, Willian Pacho, Franco Mastantuono and Ronald Araújo all feature in the gossip. Sports Illustrated · Sep 10
20 Players Lighting Up the Early Stages of the 2026–27 Season Barcelona, Chelsea and Man City stars have been delighting audiences early in the campaign. Sports Illustrated · Sep 10
Why Rodri Was Forced to Issue Groveling Apology After Barcelona Rout The Spain international faced his first bit of controversy in a Blaugrana shirt. Sports Illustrated · Sep 10
Two Key Factors Were Behind Barcelona’s Decision to Snub Bernardo Silva Barcelona were long considered favorites to sign the midfielder before he joined Real Madrid. Sports Illustrated · Sep 10
Gabriel Jesus Reveals Details of Arsenal Exit—and It’s Pretty Brutal Arsenal were happy to cut ties with several players who helped them to a first Premier League title in 22 years. Sports Illustrated · Sep 10
Liverpool have stumbled across a solution to one of Andoni Iraola’s big problems Ronald Araujo’s impressive start to life at Anfield suggests Liverpool’s new makeshift right-back can bring added steel in defence as well as a surprising threat in attack The Independent UK · Sep 10
Champions League: Iraola celebrates Liverpool win against Atletico Madrid Liverpool began their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 comeback win over Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, giving new manager Andoni Iraola a winning start in Europe's top competition. Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and Arsenal also opened their campaigns with victories as the tournament's leading clubs got off the mark. France 24 · Sep 9
Transfer Rumors: Real Madrid Ready Mac Allister Swap; Barcelona Step Up Haaland Talks Julián Alvarez, Martín Zubimendi, Manu Koné and Nico Paz all feature in the gossip. Sports Illustrated · Sep 9
Sports Illustrated Predicts Thursday’s Champions League Matchday 1 Scores Manchester United celebrate their return to Europe’s premier club competition by facing one of this season’s debutants. Sports Illustrated · Sep 9
Ferran Torres fires hat-trick as PSG begin Champions League title defence with rout Barcelona, Sporting and VfB Stuttgart were among the other Wednesday winners in Europe’s premier competition The Independent UK · Sep 9
PSG rout Slovan Bratislava to launch Champions League campaign Ferran Torres hit a hat trick and Ousmane Dembélé scored twice on Wednesday night as Paris Saint-Germain crushed Slovan Bratislava 6-1 to launch the defence of their Champions League title. Radio France Internationale · Sep 9
Sports Illustrated · Sep 9 The 10 Biggest Names Not Nominated for 2026 Ballon d’Or There was only room for 30 players on the Ballon d’Or shortlist.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 9 Barcelona Player Ratings vs. Feyenoord: Season’s Main Mission Starts With Barca Rout Barcelona opened the Champions League season in spectacular fashion.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 9 Lionel Messi’s Latest Career Decision Paves Road Back to Spain Lionel Messi continues to lay the foundation for his career after retirement from playing.
Evening Standard · Sep 9 Gabriel Jesus takes aim at Arsenal over his treatment before Barcelona move Arsenal striker left out in the cold before late switch to Spain
Sports Illustrated · Sep 9 Ballon d’Or 2026: Ranking the Favorites to Win Kopa Trophy—Can Anyone Stop Lamine Yamal? The Barcelona sensation is chasing yet another place in history.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 9 Man Utd Will Find it Difficult to Identify Another Lewis Hall Amid Contract Update The 22-year-old is thought to be the ideal left-back target for the Red Devils.
Evening Standard · Sep 9 Who can stop Harry Kane winning the Ballon d'Or? England captain is the favourite to win his first Ballon d’Or, but the race remains wide open
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9 Dani Olmo: ‘Winning the World Cup changes you, it changes your life’ One of Barcelona’s eight World Cup winners reflects on how Spain’s triumph is inspiring them in the Champions League
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9 Football’s most damaging red cards: a brief history of collapses and turnarounds Plus: clubs with multiple £100m players on their books and more trophy-laden footballers
Sports Illustrated · Sep 9 Chelsea vs. Leeds—Carabao Cup: Preview, Predictions and Lineups The Blues will be eager to bounce back after suffering the first defeat of the Xabi Alonso era.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 9 Barcelona vs. Feyenoord: Preview, Predictions and Lineups Barça meet a familiar face in the opposition dugout.