Kings, Abahani, Fakirerpool get three more days to lift FIFA transfer bans

Reigning league champions Bashundhara Kings, runners-up Abahani and Fakirerpool Young Mens Club are set to get three more days to resolve their FIFA registration bans after the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) extended the deadline for submitting club licensing documents until August 7.
4 August 2026

Changing of the guard: Premier League to begin with record nine new managers

The Premier League has never been afraid of change. Players come and go, fortunes rise and fall, owners rewrite club identities almost overnight. Yet for nearly four decades there was always a familiar figure standing in one of English football's biggest technical areas.
4 August 2026

Battle lines drawn within FIFA as key figures break ranks with Infantino

The crisis triggered by FIFA President Gianni Infantino's abandoned proposal to sell off a stake in the World Cup deepened on Tuesday with influential executives publicly distancing themselves from the project while scrambling to contain the damage.
4 August 2026

'Ciao capitano': fans and former teammates say farewell to Franco Baresi

Fans wearing red and black AC Milan shirts, former team mates and opponents bade farewell to Franco Baresi as the funeral of the much-loved defender was held at the city's Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio on Tuesday.
4 August 2026

Wenger says scrapping Infantino's World Cup plan was 'absolutely necessary'

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said the decision to scrap FIFA president Gianni Infantino's controversial plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup was "absolutely necessary and beyond question".
4 August 2026

Barcelona goalkeeper Ter Stegen joins Ajax on loan

Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen joined Ajax on loan for the 2026/27 season on Tuesday.
4 August 2026

Amorim evokes spirit of Baresi as he bids to revive AC Milan fortunes

New AC Milan coach Ruben Amorim vowed on Tuesday to honour the legacy of club legend Franco Baresi, who died last week, as he sets about reviving the fortunes of the ailing Italian giants.
4 August 2026

Tapia hails current Argentina side as country's greatest ever

Argentine Football Association (AFA) president Claudio Tapia has described the current national team as the greatest in the country's history, saying their record of reaching five finals and winning four sets them apart from every previous generation.
4 August 2026

‘When Real Madrid came calling, it was impossible to say no’

The Portuguese playmaker, who officially began life as a Real Madrid player on Tuesday, said the club's unmatched history and winning culture left him with no doubts when the offer arrived.
4 August 2026

Argentine club unveil jersey bearing 'Las Malvinas son Argentinas' slogan amid FIFA inquiry

The commemorative shirt features the slogan prominently on the front, reaffirming Argentina's long-standing claim over the Falkland Islands, which the country refers to as the Islas Malvinas.
4 August 2026

Arbeloa's Fulham sign Gonzalo, Palacios from Real Madrid

Palacios, 21, and Real academy product Garcia, 22, will reunite with former coach Alvaro Arbeloa at Fulham.
4 August 2026

World Cup hero Vozinha joins Chilean club Colo Colo on 6-month contract

Vozinha's performances for the small African island nation at the World Cup in North America helped Cape Verde get past the group stage before a narrow loss to Argentina in the last 32.
4 August 2026

Flick keen to boost attack with Torres future uncertain

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said Monday the Spanish champions must reinforce their attack after the departures of Robert Lewandowski and Marcus Rashford, and with question marks over Ferran Torres's future.
4 August 2026

Chelsea sign England midfielder Henderson from Brentford

Chelsea have signed experienced midfielder Jordan Henderson on a two-year contract following his departure from Brentford, the Premier League club said on Monday.
3 August 2026

Three more coaches to join Dooley's team

Ahead of the September-October FIFA international window, two German coaches -- Reinhard Stumpf and Kristian Barbuscak -- along with Vietnam's Nguyen Hoang Lan are set to join the Bangladesh national football team's coaching staff.
3 August 2026

Dzeko, 40, signs contract extension with Schalke

Veteran Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko has signed a one-year contract extension with Schalke after helping them return to the Bundesliga last season, the German club said Monday.
3 August 2026

Pochettino to stay as USA coach until 2030 World Cup

Mauricio Pochettino has signed a contract extension to remain the head coach of the United States national team until the 2030 World Cup, US Soccer announced Monday.
3 August 2026

FIFA's Infantino sought Trump backing, says NY Post

FIFA President Gianni Infantino sought support from the Trump administration amid mounting criticism after his abandoned plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial rights, the New York Post said on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
3 August 2026

The women behind UEFA's stand against Infantino's World Cup sell-off

Both women are former internationals, with McAllister representing Wales and Klaveness earning 73 caps for Norway, and have built reputations as advocates for stronger governance in football.
3 August 2026

Wales first nation to withdraw support for Infantino's FIFA re-election

Infantino is expected to seek a fourth and final term as FIFA president when the governing body holds its next presidential election in March.
3 August 2026