Ahead of the first Milan derby of the Serie A season, we’ve put together our all-time AC Milan vs Inter Milan combined XI. The history of both teams is littered with world-class players in every position and we were spoilt for choice when making these selections.
There is arguably no such thing as a friendly between Scotland and England but the long-standing rivals have nothing but pride to play for when they meet at Hampden Park. Both teams are well on course to qualify for Euro 2024 and can further boost their confidence with victory over their neighbours in a special 150th anniversary heritage match.
England are once again making smooth progress through qualifying for a major tournament and are expected to make it five wins from five when they face Ukraine. Gareth Southgate’s men took charge of Group C by beating Italy in their opening Euro 2024 qualifier and can go nine points clear.
The 2023-24 Women’s Super League season gets under way at the start of October, following a thrilling World Cup that set new records for attendances and TV viewing figures. Interest in the WSL is set to continue to rise on the back of another successful summer for the national team.
Son Heung-min, Erling Haaland and Evan Ferguson matched a record with their Premier League hat-tricks on Saturday. It was only the second time in the Premier League era that the English top flight had witnessed three hat-tricks on the same day.
Arsenal have a good record against Manchester United in recent Premier League meetings at Emirates Stadium and are fancied to continue that trend. The Gunners have picked up 13 points out of a possible 15 from the last five top-flight encounters at this venue, outscoring the Red Devils 10-3.
Newcastle and Liverpool face another early test of their top-four credentials when they meet on Tyneside in the pick of this weekend’s Premier League fixtures. Both teams have reasons for optimism this season but it is Liverpool who need the biggest improvement, especially on the road having suffered eight away defeats last season.
The ninth edition of the Women’s World Cup finished on Sunday as Spain were crowned champions. They earned a maiden World Cup win after beating England 1-0 in Sydney thanks to Olga Carmona’s first-half goal. Here we take a look at what we learned from this tournament and what it told us about the development of women’s football.
New guidelines on added time aimed at clamping down on time-wasting are splitting opinion among football players and fans. Premier League referees have been instructed to more accurately calculate time lost to stoppages this season – including goal celebrations, substitutions and VAR checks – in line with the approach first adopted at the men’s World Cup in Qatar last year.
Manchester City added another trophy to their growing collection this week but might be worth opposing on their return to Premier League action. City have been taken to penalties in both the Community Shield and European Super Cup, plus Kevin De Bruyne is sidelined by injury.
Tottenham have not beaten Manchester United on home turf for the past five Premier League seasons but are a value bet to buck that trend. The Red Devils posted some moderate results in pre-season and looked badly undercooked for Monday’s opening match against Wolves.
A new winner of the Women’s World Cup is guaranteed as England face Spain in an all-European final in Sydney on Sunday. Neither team has featured in the final before but England have made it to the showpiece match in a second successive tournament after being crowned European champions last summer.
Manchester City have the chance to add another trophy to their collection when they face Sevilla in the European Super Cup. City go into the match as firm favourites after winning the treble and history is on their side, with the Champions League winners having triumphed in this fixture in nine of the last 10 years.
Moises Caicedo’s £100m move from Brighton continues Chelsea’s lavish spending under Todd Boehly’s ownership group and represents another major profit for the Seagulls. Here we look at recent Chelsea and Brighton transfers and see how their contrasting approaches are working.