Five Potential Xabi Alonso Replacements at Real Madrid—Ranked The manager is under immense pressure amid a nightmare run of form for Los Blancos. Sports Illustrated · Dec 12, 2025
Road to World Cup 2026: Five USMNT Players to Watch This Weekend Christian Pulisic’s exploits in Serie A are catching the eye around the world. Sports Illustrated · Dec 12, 2025
Ranked! The 20 best central midfielders in the world The best central midfielders in the world are an elite group of all-rounders capable of running the game FourFourTwo · Dec 12, 2025
2025–26 Champions League Projected Knockout Stage Bracket Six matches have been played in this season’s Champions League league phase. Sports Illustrated · Dec 11, 2025
Newcastle United ‘have to believe’ insists Eddie Howe after late blow The Magpies led 2-1 with two minutes of normal time remaining at Bayer Leverkusen. The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025
Pep Guardiola says Man City ‘far away’ from winning Champions League despite Real Madrid win Man City beat Real Madrid on Wednesday to lift them to fourth in the league phase standings The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025
Eddie Howe believes Newcastle are still in strong position in Champions League The Magpies face PSV Eindhoven and Paris St-Germain in their final two games. The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025
Grimaldo’s late strike for Leverkusen denies Newcastle comeback victory Newcastle were denied a comeback Champions League win against Bayer Leverkusen as Alejandro Grimaldo’s late strike made it 2-2 The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2025
Newcastle concede late equaliser to draw at Bayer Leverkusen Lewis Miley looked to have headed the Magpies to victory at the BayArena but a late equaliser was a damaging blow ahead of a crucial derby against Sunderland The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025
UEFA Champions League Predictions: Matchday 12/10 The Champions League delivers more blockbuster fixtures on Wednesday. Sports Illustrated · Dec 10, 2025
Real Madrid vs. Man City: Preview, Predictions and Lineups The Cityzens can pile the pressure on Madrid manager Xabi Alonso. Sports Illustrated · Dec 10, 2025
Woltemade makes Germany return with no care about transfer fee critics The £69m forward is happy that he chose to join Newcastle before taking on Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Wednesday The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2025
Road to World Cup 2026: USMNT’s Five Best Players of the Week—Ranked It was another stellar week for leading light Christian Pulisic. Sports Illustrated · Dec 9, 2025
Real Madrid's stance on Xabi Alonso's future laid out after Los Blancos booed off ahead of Manchester City showdown Madrid have won just two of their last seven matches in all competitions FourFourTwo · Dec 8, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025 Hamburg bloody Werder Bremen’s nose with winner in breathless Nordderby HSV are back in the Bundesliga and remain a huge club even if they have adjusted expectations this season
Sports Illustrated · Dec 6, 2025 Man City vs. Sunderland: Preview, Predictions and Lineups Manchester City have endured a truly chaotic week in the Premier League.
Sports Illustrated · Dec 5, 2025 Brazil’s 2002 World Cup Winners: Where Are They Now? The first tournament of the new millennium saw the Seleção succeed for a fifth time.
Sports Illustrated · Dec 2, 2025 Is Xabi Alonso Out of His Depth At Real Madrid? The walls are slowly closing in on the Spanish boss after a nightmare November for Los Blancos.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2025 Heidenheim hex scuppers Union in last-gasp drama to leave Mainz looking down Bo Henriksen and Mainz are now floundering at the foot of the Bundesliga after a humiliation in the Black Forest
The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2025 Man City v Leeds live: Phil Foden strikes late to save blushes at the Etihad in Premier League clash Man City 3-2 Leeds: Foden struck in stoppage time to cut Arsenal’s lead to four points ahead of their trip to Chelsea on Sunday
The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025 Pep Guardiola accuses his Manchester City side of playing with fear in Leverkusen loss Pep Guardiola has accused Manchester City’s players of performing with fear in their 2-0 defeat by Bayer Leverkusen, saying: ‘You have to try things and we didn’t’
The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2025 Pep Guardiola: Manchester City did not try in defeat to Bayer Leverkusen The City manager paid the price for making 10 changes to his starting line-up as the German side won 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium.
FourFourTwo · Nov 28, 2025 Next Liverpool manager is one of five household names as Arne Slot successor gamble assessed With nine defeats in Liverpool’s last 12 games, it’s starting to feel like Arne Slot’s time at the club has come to end, but who can replace him?
The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025 Pep Guardiola got his maths wrong and it could cost Man City in Champions League Manchester City’s second string lost to Bayer Leverkusen and it has left their chances of automatic qualification for the Champions League knockout stages needlessly in peril
The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025 Tijjani Reijnders sees no reason for alarm after Manchester City lose again Pep Guardiola paid the price for making 10 changes as City followed defeat at Newcastle with a Champions League loss at home to Bayer Leverkusen.