With the season past halfway, expected goals data is helping distinguish genuine contenders from teams benefiting from short-term form, offering insight into the title race and the fight for Champions League places.
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Liam Rosenior’s move to Chelsea places an English manager at the heart of a Premier League anomaly that has lasted since 1992 and raises fresh questions about opportunity, access and tradition at the top of English football.
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Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3–2 to win the Spanish Super Cup in Jeddah, as the tournament’s Saudi staging continued to draw debate among fans and players.
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Football’s lawmakers are revisiting Arsene Wenger’s offside proposal as VAR decisions judged by millimetres continue to frustrate. Critics argue the controversy lies less with the law itself than with how technology enforces it.
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Real Madrid were eliminated from the Copa del Rey by second-division Albacete in Alvaro Arbeloa’s first match as head coach, compounding pressure on the newly appointed manager after a turbulent week.
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New Zealand Rugby has dismissed All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson following an internal review, ending his tenure midway through the World Cup cycle.
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MPs have urged Fifa to rethink the United States’ role in major tournaments after a cross-party motion accused Washington of violating international law following its operation in Venezuela.
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Roberto De Zerbi reportedly revealed a Manchester United contract offer to his Marseille players in a pre-season team talk, underlining his decision to stay in France despite interest from the Premier League club.
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A local amateur earned one million Australian dollars by winning the One Point Slam at Melbourne Park, an exhibition where every match was decided by a single rally. Jordan Smith secured the title when world No.117 Joanna Garland sent a backhand wide in the final.
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Manchester United are weighing their next managerial move after appointing a caretaker, with Thomas Tuchel emerging again as a leading long-term candidate despite the risks surrounding his England role.
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