7 h. ago Arsenal transfer news: Benjamin Sesko deal update as Real Madrid plot to hijack move

Arsenal appear to have locked in their striker preference as talks begin, but it's not all good news for Mikel Arteta as Real Madrid plot to hijack one big move

Economics

8 h. ago How every Premier League club’s summer business is shaping up

Aston Villa and Manchester United must shift surplus players while Sunderland and Leeds seek extra squad depthRecruitment was cast as the main reason for the club’s disappointment last season. Mikel Merino playing as an auxiliary centre-forward after Kai Havertz had broken down made that apparent. This will be a summer with a marked difference with Andrea Berta ready to go as the club’s new sporting director. Berta spent 12 years at Atlético Madrid, supplying the players and foundation behind Diego Simeone’s dynasty. Arsenal seek to avoid friction between Arteta dictating as he did previously and Berta wielding the same kind of power that was so effective in Madrid. Benjamin Sesko of RB Leipzig is heavily linked to the striking vacancy with Sporting’s Viktor Gyökeres seen as too costly. Martin Zubimendi is expected to reunite with Merino in Arsenal’s midfield, though Real Madrid may yet turn the midfielder’s head. Kepa Arrizabalaga will come in as a back-up goalkeeper within a squad...

Politics

20 h. ago Jobe Bellingham to follow in Jude’s footsteps as Sunderland agree deal with Dortmund

Potential fee could be most expensive for German clubPlayoff winner Tommy Watson sold to Brighton for £10mJobe Bellingham is poised to swap Sunderland for Borussia Dortmund after the clubs agreed an initial fee of around £28m, potentially rising to £32m.The 19-year-old England Under-21 midfielder, the younger brother of Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham, has just played a key part in helping Sunderland to secure promotion to the Premier League but is now following in his sibling’s footsteps and heading to the Bundesliga. Continue reading...

Economics

27 h. ago Two reasons Arsenal could MISS OUT on £51m Martin Zubimendi transfer as Real Madrid make move

Arsenal have an agreement to sign Spain international Martini Zubimendi but a deal is not yet over the line for the midfielder who is drawing late interest from Real Madrid this summer

Economics

33 h. ago The smell of victory: boom in classic football shirts shows no sign of fading

What was once simply a garment that declared your affiliation to a club is now a global business earning millions from collectors of vintage kitsOn the second floor of an unprepossessing building on the outskirts of Amsterdam, there is a metal cabinet that destroys footballers’ DNA. The contraption belongs to MatchWornShirt and was part of a deal to sell the kits of Real Madrid players to the public. To allay concerns that the genetic material of Cristiano Ronaldo might escape into the wild, the steel wardrobe was built so that every shirt could be blasted by a germicidal lamp.For new, read old, because MatchWornShirt sells precisely what the company’s name suggests: kits that have been stuck to the bodies of professional athletes. Want the jersey Son Heung-min pulled on against Manchester United in the Europa League final? You can have it, if you beat the current auction price of £22,000. The very shirt Cole Palmer had on when he scored four first-half goals against Brighton last s...

Politics

33 h. ago 'I thought I'd never leave Real Madrid – Roman Abramovich changed that and I joined Chelsea'

EXCLUSIVE: Real Madrid is the end goal for most football players, but one midfielder departed the Bernabeu after being convinced to join Chelsea by Roman Abramovich

Politics

44 h. ago ‘I had no idea’: Chris Harper happy to share spotlight after Simon Yates banishes Giro d’Italia demons | Martin Pegan

The Australian cyclist was on the ride of his life to a breakthrough Grand Tour stage win as the decisive story of the 2025 race unfolded behind himAustralian cyclist Chris Harper is yet to properly soak up the ride of his life and first Grand Tour stage victory by watching a replay of his long-range and daring solo attack over the Colle delle Finestre and up the Sestrière. But the 30-year-old climber won’t have to look too hard to find highlights in the future after his ride was a major subplot as the decisive story of the 2025 Giro d’Italia unfolded behind him.Harper arrived in Albania for the opening three stages of the Giro with ambitions to prove himself as a general classification contender. A top-10 placing by the time the three-week race finished in Rome was the realistic goal. But a bout of illness hit the Team Jayco AlUla rider on the second rest day and Harper had to lift himself in the third week just to turn his focus toward chasing a stage win. Continue reading...

Politics

47 h. ago Kylian Mbappe bites back over PSG's Champions League win and Luis Enrique dig

Kylian Mbappe left Paris Saint-Germain for Real Madrid last summer in the hope of winning the Champions League, but it was the French side who actually lifted the European Cup this year

Sport

48 h. ago Conor Bradley's exit admission said it all before Liverpool transfer decision

Conor Bradley can take his chance with both hands to become Liverpool's first choice right-back following Trent Alexander-Arnold's move to Real Madrid

Events

48 h. ago Kylian Mbappe snubs Mo Salah as he announces his vote in this year's Ballon d'Or

Ousmane Dembele and Lamine Yamal are both in the running for the Ballon d’Or and Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe has now revealed who his vote is going to go later this year

Politics

52 h. ago Zinedine Zidane rejected Man Utd job despite being handed blank cheque

Former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has not taken charge of a team since departing the Bernabeu in 2021 but is often linked to high-profile jobs such as Manchester United and Chelsea

Politics

3 d. ago Franco Mastantuono: Real Madrid win race for River Plate's 17

Fans will get a first look at Mastantuono at the Club World Cup

Politics

3 d. ago SNP campaign in Hamilton branded 'embarrassing' as party faces 'wake

The Nationalists repeatedly claimed the battle to win the South Lanarkshire constituency was a "two horse race" between them and Reform UK.

Politics

3 d. ago Arsenal interested in Real Madrid star Rodrygo as exciting transfer shortlist revealed

Arsenal have prioritised signing a left winger in the summer transfer window and Real Madrid's Rodrygo has emerged as a target amid his uncertain future under Xabi Alonso

Sport

3 d. ago Florian Wirtz to Liverpool: Manager gives verdict on transfer after Real Madrid 'surprise'

Liverpool are the clear favourites to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen but Xabi Alonso's relationship with the player has led to links with Real Madrid

Society

3 d. ago Real Madrid sex scandal: Raul Asencio SPLITS with his lawyer in trial over shocking video of minor allegedly having sex with three team

Raul Asencio has split with his lawyer as the Real Madrid defender fights to prove he is innocent of soliciting a sex video which allegedly included a minor. 

Events

4 d. ago Roberto Firmino lined up for Liverpool reunion in unlikely transfer plan

Roberto Firmino is being linked with an unlikely move to Real Madrid in the Spanish press, and he could link up with former Liverpool team-mate Trent Alexander-Arnold in Spain

Politics

4 d. ago Luka Modric: AC Milan near deal for legendary midfielder after missing out on Europe

The Croatia international hopes to continue playing at a high level ahead of the 2026 World Cup

Economics

5 d. ago Cristiano Ronaldo responds to Club World Cup transfer offer as agent holds talks

Cristiano Ronaldo's contract with Al-Nassr will expire this month and the Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus legend could sign for a team competing at the Club World Cup

Politics

5 d. ago Real Madrid sex scandal: Lawyers for minor involved in beach club sex video call for FOUR YEARS in prison for star defender Raul Asencio

Asencio is accused of sharing a video involving the girl, who was 16 at the time it was filmed, and doing so knowing she did not give her permission for it to be taken. He insists he is innocent.

Society