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Premier League / Champions League Roundup06/22/2026, 06:27:22 PM

Mbappé becomes France's all-time top scorer, Kane joins elite company, and Real Madrid's rebuild accelerates

WC Week 2: Mbappé breaks Giroud's record, Kane equals Lineker, Yamal scores on comeback, Germany through. Real Madrid confirm Konaté, Bernardo Silva, Dumfries; Liverpool, Arsenal, United all move.

Premier League / Champions League Roundup06/15/2026, 10:08:09 PM

Europe at the World Cup: Germany's 7-goal statement, Scotland's 36-year wait ends, and a chaotic transfer window opens

Germany became the all-time World Cup top scorer (239 goals) with a 7-1 demolition of debutants Curaçao — echoing 2014's Brazil semi-final — while Scotland ended a 36-year win drought and Sweden's Isak–Gyökeres combination destroyed Tunisia 5-1. The Netherlands were held 2-2 by Japan in the week's best match. On the same Monday the tournament settled in, the Premier League transfer window opened: Real Madrid confirmed Marc Cucurella for £51.8m and moved towards Konaté, Dumfries, and Bernardo Silva; Manchester United's Éderson underwent his medical in New York; and Barcelona's option to permanently sign Marcus Rashford expired without being exercised.

Premier League / Champions League Roundup06/08/2026, 07:02:55 PM

Iraola in, Mourinho back, World Cup in 3 days: European football digest, June 1–8

Liverpool appointed Andoni Iraola on June 4 — the Basque manager who turned Bournemouth into a European club now inherits Anfield. Real Madrid confirmed Mourinho's return and Florentino Pérez's re-election. The PL transfer window opens June 15 with Arsenal, Man Utd, Chelsea, and City all in very different positions. And with 72 hours to go, England face a Bellingham question and Eriksen walked to an ambulance in Odense. The 2026 World Cup begins Thursday.

Premier League / Champions League Roundup06/01/2026, 06:22:51 PM

PSG back-to-back, Palace's first European trophy: European football recap, May 25–June 1

PSG retained the Champions League in Budapest on May 30, beating Arsenal 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw — Gabriel Magalhães missed the decisive fifth penalty in his first-ever shootout kick for the club. PSG are now only the second team in the Champions League era to defend the title (after Real Madrid 2016-18). Three days earlier, Crystal Palace beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0 in Leipzig to lift their first European trophy in 120 years. The Premier League Big Six have all changed managers in 2026: Guardiola linked to England, Arne Slot sacked by Liverpool, Xabi Alonso confirmed at Chelsea.

Premier League / Champions League Roundup05/25/2026, 06:28:17 PM

Arsenal end their 22-year wait: European football season-finale recap, May 18–25

The 2025-26 European football season closed with Arsenal lifting the Premier League trophy for the first time in 22 years — 85 points, a 7-point margin, unbeaten all season in UCL. Pep Guardiola said farewell at Manchester City. La Liga's final day sent down Mallorca on a tiebreaker and Girona after a dismal run. Full standings, individual awards (Haaland Golden Boot, Fernandes POTY), and the UCL Final injury picture ahead of Arsenal vs PSG in Budapest on May 30.

Premier League / Champions League Roundup05/18/2026, 01:21:36 AM

Arsenal vs PSG in Budapest, Barça crowned in El Clásico: European football week recap

A complete recap of the European football week of May 10–17, 2026. Barcelona clinched their 29th La Liga title by beating Real Madrid 2-0 in El Clásico, with Hansi Flick coaching through personal tragedy. The Champions League final is set — Arsenal (unbeaten in 14 UCL matches) face PSG in Budapest on May 30, with right-back injury crises on both sides. In the Premier League, Aston Villa secured Champions League football with a 4-2 win over Liverpool, Bruno Fernandes equalled the all-time single-season assists record with his 20th, and Arsenal hold a 2-point lead over Manchester City heading into the final week.

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