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La Liga 2026-27 preview: Madrid look to Mourinho in bid to dethrone Barcelona
Florentino Pérez pressed the Special One button again after two straight trophyless seasons at Real, but Lamine Yamal and co remain title favourites

‘Not going to be an issue’: Mikel Arteta relaxed about Arsenal contract situation
The Arsenal manager, whose current deal expires at the end of the new season, said of his future: ‘They don’t have to worry about that, I want to be here’

Wolves 2-2 Blackburn: Championship opener – as it happened
Raúl Jiménez salvaged a late point after Blackburn had made Wolves sweat upon their return to the Championship

Raúl Jiménez’s injury-time penalty salvages point for Wolves against Blackburn
Wolves drew 2-2 against Blackburn in the Championship season opener after Raúl Jiménez scored a spot-kick deep in stoppage time

Europe’s top clubs threatened Club World Cup boycott before Fifa plan collapsed
Europe’s leading clubs threatened not to participate in future Club World Cups unless Gianni Infantino withdrew his Fifa Forward Enterprise scheme, issuing their ultimatum hours before the plan was scrapped

Chelsea expect Enzo Fernández to stay after Manchester City opt not to meet deadline
Manchester City did not make a £120m bid for Enzo Fernández before Chelsea’s 5pm deadline on Friday but Enzo Maresca still expects a busy end to the transfer window

Arsenal in talks over Quansah; transfer news; Giuliani slams Infantino’s critics: football – as it happened
All latest from the football world, including a look ahead to the EFL season, transfer deals and some huge news at Liverpool

Liverpool owner FSG seals £1.65bn sale of 30% stake to consortium including Jeff Bezos
Liverpool’s owner has confirmed the sale of 30% of the club to a consortium including Amit Bhatia, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin

Rangers and the paradox of a painful exit that boosts their trophy chances
In today’s Football Daily: Rangers book their spot in the Tin Pot playoffs