‘start of an era’

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

Steve McManaman, Michael Owen, and this year Trent Alexander-Arnold. The road from Liverpool’s academy, to first-team stardom, to the Bernabeu is well-trodden – now the 26-year-old will follow those f

In the face of a TV rights crisis and a summer of financial uncertainty, Ligue 1 clubs are rethinking the transfer window

In recent years, Serie A has become the most unpredictable league in Europe. Few expected Napoli’s Scott McTominay – sorry, McTomadona – to lead a charge to the title last term, as the Scudetto change

For the first time since 1993, Ligue 1 can count the reigning European champions in its ranks after Paris Saint-Germain’s historic 5-0 shellacking of Inter in the final of the Champions League. While

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