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Coventry are back in the Premier League after 25 years

The 2026-27 Premier League season opens on 21 August with the pick of the fixture list: Coventry City, back in the top flight after a quarter of a century, away at champions Arsenal.

7 min read

11 Aug 2026

Analysis

Barça without Lewandowski: who scores the goals now?

The champions begin LaLiga 2026-27 without their No. 9 for the first time in four years. 119 goals to replace, an English winger as the first signing, and a matchday 1 that Barça don't close until 27 August.

7 min read

10 Aug 2026

News

Diomandé: Real Madrid's most expensive signing ever

On 6 August, Real Madrid confirmed Yan Diomandé for a fixed €125m — more than they have ever paid for anyone. Two summers ago he was at Leganés, and four British clubs had already turned him down.

7 min read

8 Aug 2026

Preview

PSG v Aston Villa and the ref who missed the World Cup

On 12 August in Salzburg, PSG and Aston Villa open the European season. In the middle of it stands Omar Artan, the Somali referee who never got to work the 2026 World Cup and who will now become the first African official to take charge of a UEFA match.

7 min read

7 Aug 2026

History

Ferran Torres: the doubted sub who won the World Cup

He came on in the 62nd minute with half of Spain against him. In the 106th he scored the goal that made Spain world champions. Weeks earlier he had admitted he nearly walked away from football.

7 min read

6 Aug 2026

History

Racing, Depor and Málaga are back in Spain's top flight

Fourteen years for Racing, eight for Depor and Málaga. La Liga 2026-27 welcomes back three grounds that once meant elite football — and rewrites the form book.

7 min read

5 Aug 2026

Analysis

Ballon d'Or 2026: a World Cup isn't enough for Yamal

Lamine Yamal is a world champion and still doesn't lead the 2026 Ballon d'Or rankings. Harry Kane, out in the semi-finals, tops the lists with 60-plus goals. Here's why, what the World Cup awards tell us, and what gets decided in London on 26 October.

7 min read

4 Aug 2026

News

Mourinho is back at Real Madrid, 13 years on

Real Madrid have confirmed José Mourinho until 2029, and his second era opens with a quirk: their first league game of 2026-27 is a matchday 2 fixture, not a matchday 1 one. Every date, what he won first time round, and what it means for your predictions.

7 min read

3 Aug 2026

Analysis

Barça and Madrid will play matchday 2 before matchday 1

The 2026 World Cup hangover has produced the strangest LaLiga opening in living memory: four postponed matchday 1 fixtures, a table that will mean nothing for a fortnight, and an opening Quiniela with barely any top-flight football in it.

7 min read

2 Aug 2026

Guide

The Quiniela is back: LaLiga and Segunda 2026-27 kick off

With the World Cup over, weekly football returns. LaLiga and Segunda kick off in mid-August and, with them, the classic Quiniela. Dates, format and key points.

7 min read

21 Jul 2026

History

Spain's double: champions of Europe and the world

With the 2026 World Cup, Spain hold the European Championship and the World Cup at the same time, joining a historic list. Rodri also takes the Golden Ball and Mbappe the Golden Boot.

7 min read

21 Jul 2026

History

Spain are world champions 2026: 1-0 against Argentina

A Ferran Torres goal in extra time crowns Spain world champions for the second time. La Roja beat a ten-man Argentina to end the 2026 World Cup on top of the world.

7 min read

21 Jul 2026

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