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New Chelsea boss Alonso: Madrid 'scar' has healed

Xabi Alonso said the "scar" he suffered from his short tenure at Real Madrid has healed, allowing him to fully focus on taking Chelsea into the new Premier League season.

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Alonso heals Real Madrid scars to lead Chelsea's senior revolution

Xabi Alonso on healing from his Real Madrid exit, his gut feeling to join Chelsea and why he sees his new club as an exciting opportunity.

🏆 World Cup 2030: Way-Too-Early Power Ranks

The 2026 World Cup is over, and we're already itching to look ahead to 2030. So, we asked our reporters to vote for the top teams they expect to contend in four years' time. Who made the cut?

Football Daily | Vinícius to Arsenal? Club football’s military industrial complex kicks back into gear

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! If this is an attention economy, there is no greater attention-seeker than club football. Not content with dominating the sporting agenda for 11 months of any calendar year, it has been a summer of “look at me”, largely in vain as the Geopolitics World Cup’s often grubby charms snaffled up football focus. Often faint, sometimes shrill, the keening sound of season 2026-27 approaching, of this meaning more, was never far away as clubs congratulated or commiserated their players out in North America in grasping for relevance. And with the GWC safely bagged up, the club football military industrial complex is kicking back into gear, via the usual fashion, a transfer saga, and as is customary, one that involves Real Madrid. The passing of Kevin Keegan brought back memories of Hull City when Paul O’Riley, a young pro, went to Firewall FC on loan for six weeks. After his loan finished he came back raving about this kid who was so dedicated. He wanted to win all the long runs, sprints and would come back in the afternoon to run up and down the terraces with weights in his hands. Being from Donny I already knew about Kevin Keegan (also a Donny lad). Vince Grimes, a fellow pro at Hull, was always banging on about Terry Heath and a young kid called Kevin Keegan. Vince kept telling the coaching staff at Hull about Keegan and that they should buy him. Their response was they’d been to watch him play several times and didn’t fancy him. Not long after all this Keegan went to Liverpool and the rest is history. Many years later when he was managing Newcastle, I wrote to him asking if he’d allow from a lad from Australia to have a spell at Newcastle. He wrote back and said he’d be welcome. Not only that, they picked the lad up from the airport, sorted out his digs, took him to Wembley on the first-team bus for the Charity Shield game and Alan Shearer gave the lad his match boots” – Micky Dale. ‘People talk about it being impossible. That means nothing. I truly believe that we can do something special” – Jermain Defoe, 6 April … ‘Following recent discussions, I can confirm that I have mutually agreed to leave my position as manager of Woking FC. Unfortunately, circumstances have ultimately made it impossible for me to continue in the position’ – Jermain Defoe, 24 July. Apparently ‘impossible’ does mean something after all” – Phil C0ckburn. Continue reading...

VAR review: Why Fernandez red card was deserved as...

We've reviewed every VAR decision of the tournament, including Enzo Fernandez's red card in the final.

Just tuning in for World Cup final? Let's catch yo...

For those who are just tuning in, here are the highlights of the World Cup so far, from Lionel Messi heroics and underdog upsets to brave USMNT performances.

World Cup 2026 Power Rankings before round of 16: ...

In the blink of an eye, we're down to the final 16 nations left competing for the 2026 World Cup. What do our writers and experts think the field looks like from worst to best of the teams remaining?

No matter the France result, Paraguay's inspired W...

Back at the World Cup for the first time since 2010, Paraguay have already stunned Germany. Now, they face an even greater challenge against an in-form France.

World Cup 2026 power rankings: undisputed No 1, co-hosts surge and giants fall

We assess the standing of the nations who played in the tournament’s last 32 before the next round of games begins Les Bleus look unstoppable – all six of our judges ranked them No 1. Sweden did their best to cope with the French front four but were blown away by the slickest operation in town. Even when an opponent is feeling comfortable, Michael Olise or Kylian Mbappé can produce genius without notice, ripping apart the best-organised defences. “I did say that I wanted to enjoy this World Cup to the fullest,” Mbappé told reporters after the Sweden game. It is hard to imagine the fun stopping any time soon. Continue reading...

Brazil avoid World Cup shock with late win vs. Jap...

Brazil's ageing stars left it late to beat Japan 2-1 and reach the World Cup's round of 16. Is their team too old to make a deep run?

From Brazil to U.S., Spain: Why every round-of-32 ...

Then there were 32. Let's review why each team still alive at the World Cup could win the whole thing.

World Cup 2026 Power Rankings after group stage: France still No. 1?

And then there were 32. We're done with the group stage, but what do our writers and experts think the field of favorites looks like as we enter the win-or-go-home phase?

World Cup 2026 power rankings: France still kings but who has climbed 26 places?

From Algeria to Uzbekistan, we assess the standing of the 48 nations after the group stage of the tournament It took a little over an hour for Kylian Mbappé to find his groove. Irked by a poor refereeing decision, he scored twice in France’s opener against Senegal. Ably supported by a stunning cast, Mbappé will already have his sights on winning the competition. Michael Olise has shown his class throughout , while Ousmane Dembélé dazzled with a hat-trick against Norway . We’ll see if anyone can stop Didier Deschamps’ team. Continue reading...

Best team, moments, matches and players of World Cup group stage

As the World Cup group stages come to an end, BBC Sport reporters pick their highlights so far.

World Cup 2026: England through, Scotland wait goes on and Spain hit by injuries – live

⚽ Latest news from the 16th and final day of the groups ⚽ Third-place table | Player guide | Golden Boot | Mail Alex Amid all the joy, there’s the treatment of Iran. They were denied permission to stay in Seattle after their draw against Egypt, reports Ben Fisher. We’ve got to have another look at Cape Verde’s celebrations. Continue reading...

Scotland's World Cup hopes at 0.07% - these are results they need

Defeat against Brazil left Scotland in a precarious position, but little has gone their way since either.

World Cup Power Rankings after two games: Who is N...

All 48 teams have played twice now, so let's revisit our Power Rankings. What do our writers and experts think the field of favorites looks like as we get closer to the round of 32?