Never say never again

FC Köln and Hamburg are back in the big time, following their promotion from the second tier. With nine German titles between them, the two sleeping giants frankly had no business being demoted in the

Real Madrid are opening a new era with Xabi Alonso. The 43-year-old Basque played for the club between 2009 and 2014, and he knows it inside out. As a major former star of the club, he’ll be respected

Very few clubs across Europe have a stranglehold on their domestic league like Slovan Bratislava.

FIFA Club World Cup

Manchester City may have been short-priced odds to win a fifth straight Premier League title last season, but the signs of a fall were there if you knew where to look. That’s according to ex-City wing

The 2024-25 Championship was a split league. The second tier produced an unprecedented two 100-point campaigns, with Leeds and Burnley pulling clear of play-off finalists Sheffield United and Sunderla