Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi has become the most expensive teenager in Premier League history after joining Manchester City from Lille. The fee for Bouaddi surpasses Manchester United’s £58.9 million deal for Leny Yoro, also signed from Lille, in 2024.
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High quality, low risk: record number of Japanese in Premier League
A record number of Japanese players are in the Premier League this season, with clubs attracted by their proven quality, value for money and the “very little risk” involved in signing them. Ten players from Japan were registered with top-tier English teams when the campaign kicked off last weekend and more are potentially on the […]
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Tottenham splashes out $102 million for Man City’s Savinho
Tottenham signed Brazilian winger Savinho from Manchester City on Tuesday for a reported initial fee of £75 million ($102 million) to take their overall outlay in the transfer market beyond £300 million this window. The 22-year-old failed to establish himself as a first-team regular during two seasons at City.
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Xabi Alonso makes winning start with Chelsea against Fulham
Xabi Alonso won his first game as Chelsea boss thanks to Morgan Rogers’ debut goal and Joao Pedro’s strike after just 31 seconds of a pulsating 3-2 victory against Fulham on Monday. Alonso has been hired to revive Chelsea after their dismal 10th-place finish in the Premier League last season. The former Real Madrid boss […]
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Americans Abroad (England): Middlesbrough trio suffers first loss
All three Americans — Max Arfsten, Sebastian Berhalter and Aidan Morris — started for Middlesbrough, which fell, 2-1, at Blackburn. Of the Premier League Americans, only Brenden Aaronson, with Leeds United, came out a winner.
• Zavier Gozo scored for Crystal Palace’s U-21s. For how Americans in England fared …
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BY THE NUMBERS: Europe’s Big 5 attendance (2025-26)
1. 41,580 🏴 Premier League. High: Man. Utd. (73,271). Low: Bournemouth (11,175).2. 41,562 🇩🇪 Bundesliga. High: Dortmund (79,931) Low: Heidenheim (13,541).3. 30,952 🇪🇸 LaLiga. High: Real Madrid (71,549). Low: Getafe (8,196)4. 29,891 🇮🇹 Serie A. High: AC Milan (73,370). Low: Pisa: (11,033)5. 27,576 🇫🇷 Ligue 1. High: Marseille: (62,612). Low: Monaco: (8,120)• Note: Germany’s second […]
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Referees chief Howard Webb wants clampdown on Premier League set-piece grappling
“I think fans can expect less warnings from referees (before fouls are given) than they might have seen previously, and I know (those warnings were) a source of frustration Fans can expect to see more situations being penalized, but not only in August or September, throughout the season.”
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Rodri arrives at Barcelona to complete ‘dream’ move
The 2024 Ballon d’Or winner landed in Barcelona the day after Manchester City and his future employers reached an agreement on a transfer fee of around 75 million euros ($87 million), according to the Catalan press.
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Misery for Maresca as Man City make dismal start to life after Guardiola
Enzo Maresca urged Manchester City to learn from their chastening Community Shield defeat against Arsenal (3-0 in Cardiff) after the Italian made a dismal start to the daunting task of replacing Pep Guardiola.
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Hollywood duo underline Premier League ambition for Wrexham
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, the Hollywood owners of English second-tier side Wrexham, have restated their ambition for the club to win the Championship title and so complete a remarkable journey from National League to the Premier League. Wrexham begin their 2026-27 Championship campaign with a Welsh derby away to Cardiff on Monday, having narrowly missed out on a playoff spot last term.