August 22 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) completed the draws for its revamped club competition eco-system at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur today with the group stage draw for its new third tier competition, the AFC Challenge League. The new club competition provides a platform for the AFC’s aspiring teams and will have 18 sides in the inaugural season. …

Barcelona will be aiming to make it two wins in two games in La Liga under new manager Hansi Flick when they take on Athletic Club in Montjuic. The Catalans go into the game without some important players like Frenkie de Jong, Ronald Araujo, Gavi, and more recently Andreas Christensen, who suffered a training injury this week and is set …

Arsenal and Aston Villa will face off on Saturday evening in what promises to be a thrilling encounter between two teams vying for a top-four finish. Arsenal will be looking to avenge their double defeat from last season, while Aston Villa aims to continue their strong start to the campaign. Match Preview Arsenal Arsenal Recent Form Arsenal began the 2024-25 …

João Cancelo was one of the players Juventus was expected to target in this transfer window. After spending last season on loan at Barcelona, many anticipated that the Catalans would make his move permanent. However, with Barcelona under new management, their focus shifted to other signings this summer, leaving Cancelo in a difficult position at Manchester City, even though there’s …

Daniel Farke has admitted he ‘definitely’ needs to make more signings before the end of the transfer window, despite Leeds United’s 2-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday on Friday. The Whites picked up their first victory of the new season away at their Yorkshire rivals, with strikes either side of half-time from Brenden Aaronson and Dan James settling the tie at …

World Soccer Talk writer Ismail Ansar joins us for the 2024/25 Bundesliga preview. It’s a season that holds much promise after what happened last season. In years before the brilliance of Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen side won the Bundesliga last season, Bayern Munich had a vice-like grip on the German league for over a decade. Bayern had won 11 league …

New Pittsburgh quarterback Russell Wilson has assured fans that he isn’t bothered by criticism, saying that he has never been worried about what others think. Russell Wilson Shrugs Off Criticism Russell Wilson was traded by the Broncos this summer in a deal that saw Denver earn two first round draft picks and in turn, pick up a new quarterback in …

August 22 – Leicester City have announced a one-year extension of their partnership with Parimatch as part of a deal that will see the brand continue as the Foxes’ Official Betting Partner for the 2024/25 season. The long-standing partnership with the Foxes has been subject to a series of extensions, originally becoming the club’s training wear sponsor in 2020. The …

As Barcelona take on Athletic Club at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys later tonight, all eyes will be on a certain Nico Williams. The 22-year-old was linked with a transfer to Barcelona all summer long and for a while, it even appeared like the move would go through. However, in the end, Nico ended up continuing with Athletic, where he has …

French side RC Lens are lining up a loan move for Luton Town defender Teden Mengi, according to reports. Mengi left Manchester United to join Luton Town upon their promotion to the Premier League last summer and played 35 games across all competitions in 2023/24, but was unable to stop the Hatters from suffering an immediate relegation back to the …