Football News

Saka settles gruelling battle with Aston Villa to extend Arsenal’s winning start

Bukayo Saka scored the only goal of the game as Arsenal held off a much improved Aston Villa to make it two wins from two in the Premier League

Manchester City gazump Spurs over Iliman Ndiaye and eye Enzo Fernández deal

Manchester City are poised to bolster their attack by buying Everton’s Iliman Ndiaye for up to £65m and have opened talks with Chelsea over a deal to sign Enzo Fernández

Lionel Messi’s international retirement serves as a reminder: watch him while you still can

The Argentinian’s international career was singular, and his exit is a reminder that all good things come to an end

Liverpool sign Barcola in £123m deal and expect Gakpo to stay after City offer £80m

Bradley Barcola is aiming to win the Premier League after completing his move to Liverpool from Paris Saint-Germain for an initial £106m

Fifa extends ban on man who secretly filmed female footballers in Austria

Fifa has extended worldwide the ban on a former match official and SCR Altach employee found guilty of taking secret videos and photographs of members of the club’s women’s team

Argentina’s Lionel Messi retires from international football: ‘This hurts me a lot’

Lionel Messi has confirmed he is retiring from international football with immediate effect, seven weeks after Argentina were beaten by Spain in the World Cup final

Football transfer deadline day looms: Liverpool sign Barcola, Chelsea target Koné – as it happened

Liverpool announced a major signing from PSG while Everton and Newcastle are busy reshaping their attacks

Chelsea’s perfect yet unserious start to the Premier League season

Xabi Alonso’s side have scored seven and conceded five in two wins so far, a product of the squad’s constant churn