Ritabrata Banerjee

Nicolas Jackson has sent a message to Chelsea for the first time since completing his loan move to Bayern Munich on deadline day. Bayern agreed a deal with the Blues for the Senegalese striker to join on an initial season-long loan with an obligation to buy next summer for £56 million (€64.5m/$76m). Jackson was linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge after falling out of favour under Enzo Maresca.

Manchester City are all set to splash a whopping £500,000 to sign 14-year-old wonderkid from Burnley. The teenage sensation, who has already appeared for The Clarets' academy, is now all set to join City's youth system, which has produced some of the top talents in the Premier League in recent years, like Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Rico Lewis.

Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney revealed how a makeover from his wife Coleen, left him embarrassed on his first England call-up. Rooney, who made his senior professional debut with Everton in 2002, earned his maiden national team call-up a year later. He appeared for the Three Lions for the first time in February 2003 against Australia in a friendly.

Real Madrid star Arda Guler opened up on being compared to Barcelona sensation Lamine Yamal as the young midfielder is preparing to take on Spain with Turkey in a 2026 World Cup qualifying game on Sunday. Twenty-year-old Guler, who joined Los Blancos in the summer of 2023, has finally established himself as a first-team starter under new manager Xabi Alonso.

Paris Saint-Germain have expressed their displeasure over Ousmane Dembele's injury during France's 2026 World Cup qualifier against Ukraine on Friday. Les Bleus picked up a comfortable 2-0 win thanks to goals from Michael Olise and captain Kylian Mbappe, but they had to deal with Dembele's injury setback as the winger hobbled off in the second half with a hamstring problem.

Paris Saint-Germain have been dealt another major injury blow as Desire Doue has been forced to withdraw from the France squad with a calf injury. Ousmane Dembele also had to come off at the start of the second half of Les Bleus' World Cup qualifying clash against Ukraine on Friday, after he picked up a hamstring injury which angered the French champions.

Arsenal have revealed their stance on selling Leandro Trossard amid strong links with Besiktas. The Belgian midfielder joined the Gunners in 2023 from Brighton and last month, he signed a new contract extension that will keep him at the Emirates Stadium until the summer of 2027. Trossard had earlier attracted interest from Fenerbahce when Jose Mourinho was still in charge of the club.

Chelsea icon Didier Drogba and ex-AC Milan star George Weah have been named among a host of former players on a newly-formed anti-racism panel by FIFA. The idea behind the panel of ex-players is to bolster FIFA's efforts to tackle racism in the game. The group will help in developing anti-racism strategies, participate in educational programmes and contribute to reforms across football.

Alejandro Garnacho has already been left exhausted in Chelsea training as the former Manchester United star was spotted struggling for breath in one of his sessions. Garnacho fell out of favour under Ruben Amorim after his public clash with the manager following the club's Europa League final defeat to Tottenham last season. After being part of Amorim's 'bomb squad' this summer, the winger signed for the Blues.

Cole Palmer dropped a cryptic comment on England team-mate Kobbie Mainoo's social media post as the Chelsea star hinted that he wants the young midfielder to be 'freed' by Manchester United. Mainoo pushed for a temporary summer move away from Old Trafford after falling out of favour under Ruben Amorim, however, United did not entertain his plea as he remained at the club.

Kylian Mbappe equalled Thierry Henry's scoring record for France as he netted against Ukraine on Friday in a 2026 World Cup qualifying match. The Real Madrid star now has 51 international strikes to his name and is Les Bleus' second-highest goal-scorer of all-time, only behind former Arsenal and Chelsea star Olivier Giroud.

Lionel Messi cast further doubt on his international career with Argentina as the legendary player shared an emotional note after what was potentially his final home game for the world champions. Messi scored twice in the 3-0 thumping of Venezuela on Thursday, but after the match the Argentine skipper hinted that he might not feature at the upcoming World Cup.

Manchester United full-back Patrick Dorgu admitted that he was shocked to see compatriot Rasmus Hojlund leave the club this summer. The Danish forward left for Napoli on loan on the deadline day after being deemed surplus to Ruben Amorim's needs. The loan deal also gives Napoli a chance to sign the striker permanently next summer for a fee of €44 million (£38m/$51m).

Former Liverpool star John Aldridge has urged Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim to strip Bruno Fernandes of the club captaincy. Aldridge has questioned the Portuguese midfielder's attitude on the field and labelled him as "childish".

Mauricio Pochettino has claimed that Kylian Mbappe's "eyes shone" for Real Madrid throughout his tenure as Paris Saint-Germain coach. The Argentine was in the Parc des Princes dugout when Madrid first approached the Ligue 1 giants over a transfer for Mbappe in 2022, although PSG rejected their offer at that time.

Trent Alexander-Arnold pulled off an exceptional goal line clearance in Real Madrid training before going up the other end to score. The ex-Liverpool full-back has featured in two of Los Blancos' first three matches of the 2025-26 campaign after joining the club on a free transfer.

Manchester United star Matheus Cunha has broken his silence on the injury blow that forced him to withdraw from the latest Brazil squad. Cunha has featured in Ruben Amorim's starting lineup in all of the four matches United have played so far this season, however, the summer signing was taken off early last time out against Burnley after suffering a muscle issue.

Dietmar Hamann believes that Liverpool are already missing the services of Trent Alexander-Arnold following his free transfer to Real Madrid in the summer. The Reds brought in Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen to replace Alexander-Arnold but the Dutch full-back has been laid low with an injury at the start of the new season.