On 27 August Nottingham Forest signed Liam Delap from Chelsea in a club-record deal worth at least £45m, rising to £50m with add-ons. La Liga tonight: Celta–Osasuna and Barcelona–Athletic.
Nashville beat Inter Miami 4-1 on Aug 15 in Leagues Cup. Najar, Segovia, Mukhtar (2) and Surridge scored; Joe Schwake saved Messi’s penalty on 23 minutes. Nashville sit on 43 points, five clear in the Shield.
After Schwake’s save Nashville finished Miami in the second half. Mukhtar scored on 49 and 63, Surridge on 57. 43 points and a five-point Shield lead is the home argument.
Schwake saved Messi’s 23rd-minute penalty, then Miami conceded four. It is the second blow in a week after the 2-3 León exit.
The August 25-26 quarterfinals are Leon-Real Salt Lake, Chicago-Monterrey, America-Columbus and Toluca-Austin. Miami are out after a 3-2 loss to Leon despite leading twice; Messi returned in the second half and the winner came in the 83rd minute.
Leon beat Inter Miami 3-2 in Leagues Cup. Arcila scored twice, including the 83rd-minute winner. Messi came on after his father’s death. Miami led twice and were eliminated.
Inter Miami host León in a decisive Leagues Cup group game. After a 1-2 loss to Monterrey without Messi, home points are almost mandatory to keep the knockout path alive.
Inter Miami lost 1-2 to Monterrey in Leagues Cup without Lionel Messi, who returned to Argentina after his father’s death. De Paul scored, Cuypers equalised, Rossi won it in the 90th.
After beating San Luis 4-2, Inter Miami face Monterrey in Leagues Cup group play. A win all but seals a knockout spot — without Suarez, Messi and Allen’s left side carry the attack.
Messi scored twice and added an assist as Inter Miami beat San Luis 4-2 in Leagues Cup. He now has a tournament-record 14 goals; Monterrey is next on Aug 8.
Lionel Messi returned for Inter Miami after the World Cup final: a 53rd-minute substitute appearance, 2-2 draw vs Columbus, De Paul back in the XI and Leagues Cup matches ahead.
Roberto Mancini returns as Italy head coach through World Cup 2030 with Claudio Ranieri as Club Italia technical director. Full FIGC appointment, contracts and Nations League path.
Pep Guardiola rejected the Italy job: how the Maldini plan broke, why Nations League timing hurt FIGC and how the refusal accelerated plan B.
England forward Morgan Rogers joins Chelsea from Aston Villa on a seven-year deal. The fee tops Anderson’s City move and sets a new British transfer record.
After the World Cup final loss to Spain, Argentina’s coach broke down in tears, while Messi skipped the Buenos Aires parade. Scaloni’s contract runs to December.
After Spain beat Argentina, the market flips back to clubs: Rodri takes the tournament player award, Torres sits in transfer talk, and Premier League stars return with gold.
Two days after the MetLife Stadium final, we unpack how La Roja beat Argentina 1-0, why Mbappe took the Golden Boot, and what the night means for Messi's international goodbye.
Kylian Mbappé has reached 9 goals at the World Cup in the United States and Canada. We break down his stats and compare them against Ronaldo, Gerd Müller and Miroslav Klose.
Tonight at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, eternal rivals clash. The winner advances to face Mbappé's France in Sunday's World Cup final.
Luka Yamal has confirmed his status as the best player of WC 2026 with outstanding playoff numbers.