After two monumental Bundesliga victories, Get German Football News recently christened VfB Stuttgart as the Bundesliga “Team of 2026”. The professionals associated with the BaWü capital city club appear to have no problem with this moniker. Sebastian Hoeneß’ Swabians ride high after defeating Champions League rivals Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund to begin the new calendar

Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images Nottingham Forest are close to a loan agreement with Napoli for striker Lorenzo Lucca. Personal terms with the striker are close to being agreed ahead of a loan, with an option to buy around the €40million they paid Udinese for him. Lucca, 25, has been on loan at the Italian champions from

MADRID (AP) — Barcelona’s 11-game winning streak ended Sunday with a 2-1 loss at Real Sociedad in the Spanish league. Barcelona had three goals disallowed — as well as a penalty-kick call reversed by video review — in the first half alone. It had five attempts hit the woodwork, including an 84th-minute header by Jules

Aston Villa became the latest title challenger to trip up on a weekend of surprising results in the Premier League, losing 1-0 at home to Everton on Sunday after a defensive blunder. After Villa center back Pau Torres gave the ball away on the edge of his area and goalkeeper Emi Martinez fumbled a soft

The 0-0 draw between Wolverhampton and Newcastle this Sunday (18) brought a curious and somewhat concerning statistic for fans of offensive football. According to Opta data, this was the 17th goalless draw of the current Premier League season. What stands out is the speed at which this number was reached: it took only 218 matches

Milan welcome Christian Pulisic back into the starting XI with Rafael Leao, as they host a Lecce side capable of providing upsets against the big clubs. It kicks off at San Siro at 19.45 GMT (20.45 CET). Advertisement You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from all today’s Serie A games

After the conclusion of matchday 22, Arsenal have extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table—surprisingly doing so by picking up just a solitary point. Mikel Arteta’s side—runners-up in each of the past three seasons—are firmly in the driving seat as they chase a first league title since 2004, sitting top of

Crystal Palace have rejected an opening proposal from Juventus for striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, as the English club holds firm on their valuation of the Frenchman. According to Gianluca Di Marzio, the Bianconeri submitted an offer consisting of a paid loan for €2m with a conditional obligation to buy for €28m. This clause would have been

The build-up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been controversial, and US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on countries has cast doubt on Germany‘s participation. There are just five months until the international tournament kicks off in the USA, Mexico and Canada. The US President is seeking to acquire Greenland for security

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