The 35-year-old French legend leaves Atletico as the club's all-time top scorer (211 goals + 91 assists in 488 matches). He joins Orlando City on July 1 as a Designated Player — through 2028, with a 2029 option. For the US sports-culture obsessive Griezmann, the move he's been planning for years has arrived.
Vincenzo Montella unveiled the 35-man preliminary squad on May 18. Real Madrid's 21-year-old Arda Güler and Juventus' 21-year-old Kenan Yıldız — both unborn when Türkiye last reached the World Cup in 2002. Captain Hakan Çalhanoğlu leads the side in Group D against the USA, Australia and Paraguay.
Carlo Ancelotti's 26-man squad, unveiled in Rio on May 18, includes the 34-year-old superstar. "Tears of pure happiness," said Neymar, who is set to lead the attack at the 2026 World Cup alongside Vinicius and Raphinha after three years of injuries.
The Dutchman who won last season's Premier League title watched Arsenal end their 22-year drought this term. TEAMtalk reports FSG have reversed their "Slot stays" stance — bookmakers now favor Pep Guardiola, fresh from leaving Manchester City, as the replacement.
A training dispute turned into a fight; Valverde was hospitalized with "cranioencephalic trauma" and missed El Clásico. The club fined both players €500,000 — but the story doesn't end there.
After leaving Real Madrid, the Basque tactician has landed at Stamford Bridge. He'll start on July 1, 2026. BlueCo, having spent £1.8 billion only to finish 9th, claim they've "finally found the right man."
The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner is named in Lionel Scaloni's 55-man preliminary squad. To become the first male team in 64 years to win back-to-back World Cups since Brazil in 1962, Argentina face Algeria, Jordan and Austria in Group J.
Roberto Martinez has named Portugal's 27-man squad — with Ronaldo at the top of the list. The 5-time Ballon d'Or winner's message for this tournament is clear: "This will definitely be my last World Cup."
Manchester City's goal machine begins his first-ever World Cup adventure in the Group of Death: France, Senegal and Iraq await. He ended qualifying with 16 goals in 8 matches — equalling Lewandowski's record.
The most transformative manager in English football says goodbye to the Etihad after Sunday's match against Aston Villa. The successor is set: his former assistant and last season's Conference League winner with Chelsea, Enzo Maresca.
The 18-year-old Barcelona star's hamstring tear will keep him out of Spain's opening World Cup match. Wary of recurrence, Luis de la Fuente plans to manage him "minute by minute" — the race for the rest of the tournament has begun.
After sacking Amorim in January, the Old Trafford board has chosen Michael Carrick for the permanent role. Before taking the chair, the 44-year-old English manager laid out three demands to Sir Jim Ratcliffe — and the exit list is more striking than the arrivals.
