England's Premier League kicks off Friday at 3:00 p.m. ET with a clash between defending champions Arsenal and newly-promoted Coventry City. Top Spanish clubs Barcelona and Real Madrid play their opening matches this weekend, and France's Ligue 1 and Italy's Serie A return as well. Germany's Bundesliga follows next weekend.

John Swinney has defended the use of more than £45,000 of public funds on business-class flights for him and two senior aides to the World Cup. The first minister flew to Boston on 11 June for Scotland's opening match, before taking part in trade talks in Kentucky three days later.

NBC host Rebecca Lowe discusses her summer hobby, clears up World Cup analyst drama and previews the Premier League season.

Villarreal's Alex Freeman is one of a number of USMNT stars plying their trade in Europe. Inside is a list of American players currently on the books with European clubs.

Andy Burnham is exploring a bid for the UK to host the men's World Cup alongside plans for a Northern Olympics, according to reports. A known football lover, the prime minister 's bid would form part of his push to use major sporting events to drive investment, tourism and regeneration beyond the capital, The i has reported.

The Serie A is finally back this weekend with the first matchday of the 2026-27 season, and here are some faces you may recall from the World Cup

Premium live sports remained the central engine behind TVP’s top-ranking performance. Polish viewing during the month was overwhelmingly concentrated around live football, with 17 of the top 20 most-watched programmes in July being FIFA World Cup matches and related coverage.

In an interview with the Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund’s Gregor Kobel reflected on his experience helping Switzerland reach the quarterfinals of the tournament for the first time since 1954.“It