The Archive

Lewandowski, Salah, Casemiro, Bernardo Silva — thirteen players who didn't just play for their clubs but changed what those clubs were. All leaving in summer 2026.

Four panels, a 500Hz chip, and the most geographically ambitious engineering challenge in World Cup ball history. Meet the Trionda.

Forty-eight teams. A hundred and four games. The records the 2026 World Cup is built to break — and the two men at the centre of all of it.

Eight wins, zero conceded — then a draw with Uruguay and a loss to Japan. England's flawless record is starting to look like the most expensive accolade in modern English football.

Six points separate them, but City have a game in hand. The title race tightens as we enter the final stretch.

Three shots, none on target, 26% possession. Liverpool's home advantage feels like a curse.

Two goals down, no Raphinha, no Cubarsí. Barcelona are built to dominate the ball, and the only way back doesn't reward it.

Title race, top-four scrap, a relegation dogfight. Every remaining game previewed and predicted.

A year ago, Liverpool walked in as Premier League champions-elect. Now they're a team in descent.

The fourth meeting between these two in ten days. Barcelona just won the La Liga match 2-1 at the Metropolitano.

Viktor Gyökeres walks back into the Estádio José Alvalade as an Arsenal player. A striker at peak form returns home.

The most-played fixture in European Cup history reaches its 29th chapter — and both teams are limping.