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Is Turkey home to savvy signings or a new retirement league? We’ll soon find out
Mohamed Salah’s arrival made a splash, but the Turkish Super Lig will probably become the latest league to end up as a bailout fund for Europe’s powerhouses

Football transfer rumours: Al-Hilal eye moves for Harry Kane and Ollie Watkins?
Napoli in for Gabriel Jesus and Nicolas Jackson? | Adam Wharton to Manchester City? | Jack Grealish heading to Wales?

WSL’s ‘big two’: Arsenal and Chelsea record more revenue than rest of league combined
Two clubs were far ahead in wages and turnover, but London City Lionesses could be the new force after big transfer moves

March, May and more: footballers scoring in months that match their names
Plus: goalkeepers sent off far from their penalty area, and the fastest spot-kicks ever awarded

‘This isn’t normal in football’: Xisco, Malaysia and the new Invincibles
The royal family-backed Johor Darul Ta’zim will break a world record if they reach 109 league games unbeaten on Friday and their former Watford manager is aiming higher

Nestory Irankunda says Pauline Hanson’s Socceroos monocultural claim made ‘us boys angry’
Socceroos forward says the One Nation leader’s comments during the World Cup made him ‘emotional’

Premier League 2026-27 preview No 15: Manchester City
With the departures of Pep Guardiola and Rodri it looks like the end of an era at City. Will Enzo Maresca be able to sustain their position as a domestic and continental superpower?

In Zavier Gozo, Crystal Palace land a US prospect living up to the hype
The 19-year-old US youth international has turned heads in MLS this year, and is on the cusp of a USMNT breakthrough

Barcelona steal Rodri away from Real Madrid and plan to make him new Busquets
Spain’s World Cup-winning captain has completed his move to Camp Nou where he is a natural successor to club legend