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English Premier League clubs smashed their record for spending in one single transfer window this summer, with an eye watering €3.59 billion invested into new signings. The importance of Premier League proven players was clearly prioritised with English top-flight clubs regularly buying off each other across the summer. Liverpool broke the division’s transfer record when they finally completed the...

This 2025/26 summer transfer window saw record amounts spent by Premier League clubs. Teams in the English top-flight forked out over €3.93 billion over the course of the summer, with plenty of stars arriving at new clubs with hope and expectations riding upon their shoulders. Who will hit the ground running? Who will struggle to adapt to the ruthless conditions of the Premier League? Time to look...

The transfer window slammed shut on Monday night for the majority of top leagues after another frantic deadline day. It was a record deadline day with €767 million spent by clubs, which eclipsed the previous record of €518m from the 2023/24 season. The biggest deal on deadline day was Alexander Isak completing his protracted move to Liverpool for an English transfer record fee of €145m.

David Beckham donning the iconic no.7 for Manchester United and England. The late great Pelé making the no.10 shirt adored in the yellow of Brazil. Zinédine Zidane helping the no.5 shirt fly off the shelves at the Real Madrid club shop. For many football fans, shirt numbers are far more than just a digit. To this day, positions are still described by shirt numbers. 'He's the best no.6 in the leagu...

Ajax are renowned for producing world-class players after developing a conveyer belt of talent over the years. Johan Cruyff is Ajax’s most famous son but Marco van Basten, Frank Rijkaard, Dennis Bergkamp, Clarence Seedorf and Patrick Kluivert are just some of the world-class talents to emerge through their prestigious academy. Jorrel Hato, who captained the club at just 16, moved to Chelsea this s...

José Mourinho has been strongly linked with a sensational return to Benfica just weeks after being dismissed by Fenerbahce. Benfica sacked Bruno Lage after they surrendered a two-goal lead to lose 3-2 to Qarabag in the Champions League on Tuesday night. Benfica supporters made their feelings clear at full-time and Large paid the price and Mourinho has been identified as the ideal replacement.

Incredibly, Harry Kane is still doubted by some people. But he continues to deliver. As Bayern Munich beat Chelsea 3-1 in their opening Champions League league phase victory, the Englishman was decisive yet again. He won a first-half penalty, which he then emphatically converted, before neatly firing an excellent finish into the bottom corner after the break. His goalscoring record for the Bavarians has been frightening. And in the big European games he has stood up too. He now has 42 Champions League goals, making him the joint 19th top scorer in the competition's history.

When Chelsea forked out €47 million to bring in Cole Palmer from Manchester City in the summer of 2023, it seemed a bit steep given that he had only played 492 minutes in the Premier League. Fast forward two years and the 23-year-old could well go down as one of the greatest signings in Premier League history. He has a current market value of €120m and is regarded as one of the greatest attacking midfielders in world football. Palmer made his Champions League bow for Chelsea this Wednesday at the Allianz Arena, and although it ended in a 3-1 defeat to Bayern Munich, the match marked a special ...

The first matchday of this season’s Champions League has come and gone and few would deny that there was certainly plenty of drama to be had. While Kylian Mbappé broke records for Real Madrid and Erling Haaland became the quickest player to reach 50 goals in the competition, some of the continent's biggest clubs locked horns to showcase what they could bring to the European stage this summer. However, not everything went to plan for the biggest and most valuable squads in Europe.