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Europa League qualifying: Egnatia pull off huge victory as Anderlecht, Besiktas progress

The UEFA Europa League third qualifying round came to its conclusion this week, with 13 sides through to the playoff round next week. Those 13 clubs also secured league phase football in the fall.

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Underdogs Shelbourne rally to win famous European draw against dim Ajax

Irish Premier Division side Shelbourne held Ajax to a 2-2 draw at Tolka Park to leave the UEFA Conference League qualifiers with their head held high, as Ajax move on to the play-offs.

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Flashscore sources: Arsenal wait on Alvarez move while making decision on Martinelli exit

Arsenal head into the final weeks of the transfer window looking to make a major addition to their attack, while also facing a key decision over one of last season’s Premier League title-winning figures.

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Jeremy Doku pens five-year contract extension with Manchester City

Manchester City winger Jeremy Doku signed a five-year contract extension with the Premier League club on Thursday.

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UEFA moving to reform VAR: 'We want to put referees back at the centre'

Football's Video Assistant Referee (VAR) is set to be reformed - at least if the European Football Union (UEFA) has its way. Referees on the field are set to be empowered in their decision-making in Europe. VAR, on the other hand, should only intervene in exceptional cases.

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ErediVision: PSV's clean-up job, darlings Telstar, wide-open Eredivisie

The Dutch Eredivisie always leaves plenty to discuss, ask, and wonder. In ErediVision, Flashscore discusses three burning questions and hot topics that the league leaves us with each weekend.

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Western United revival off the table after interim licence cancelled

The Australian Professional Leagues (APL) confirmed on Monday that Western United's 'participation agreement', which had effectively put the A-League club in hiatus, has been scrapped due to multiple breaches.

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Flashscore sources: Chelsea set Enzo Fernandez price-tag as transfer decision looms

Chelsea will demand a mega transfer fee for Enzo Fernandez if the midfielder pushes to leave before the deadline.

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Danish Millwall keeper saves four successive penalties in shootout during amazing comeback

Danish goalkeeper Lukas Jensen, who plays for the English club Millwall, became the hero of the day for his team on Saturday afternoon. In the Carabao Cup, Jensen produced four successive saves in a penalty shootout against Queens Park Rangers to secure Millwall's progression to the next round.

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Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr signs six-year contract extension to end talk of Arsenal move

Real Madrid have secured the future of Brazilian winger Vinicius Jr, extending his contract until June 2032, the Spanish giants announced on Thursday and bringing an end to months of speculation over his future.

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Next MLS commissioner Larry Berg eyeing quality improvement to build on World Cup buzz

Major League Soccer's incoming commissioner Larry Berg said improving the quality of play and deepening the league's youth-development pipeline will ⁠be central to his agenda as it seeks to build on momentum from the 2026 World Cup.

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Flashscore sources: Spurs wait on crucial exit decisions for Romero and Bergvall

Tottenham are waiting on Inter to progress their deal for Cristian Romero, but are unsure about giving the green light for Lucas Bergvall to leave the club.

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Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso confirms no decision made on Mykhailo Mudryk's future

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso said on Tuesday "no decision" had been made on Mykhailo Mudryk's future but added the winger could play in pre-season after returning from a doping ban.

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'Absolutely necessary': Wenger agrees with scrapping World Cup stake plans

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said the decision to scrap FIFA president Gianni Infantino's controversial plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup was "absolutely necessary and beyond question".

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Flashscore sources: Liverpool facing defensive dilemma as transfer window enters key phase

Liverpool are facing an increasingly important decision over the make-up of their defence before the new Premier League season gets underway.

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Algeria part ways with head coach Vladimir Petkovic after World Cup failure

Algeria parted ways with coach ⁠Vladimir Petkovic on Monday, despite the Bosnian signing ‌a contract extension before the World ‌Cup where the team ‌reached the last 32.

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Veteran striker Edin Dzeko signs contract extension with Schalke

Veteran Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko has signed a one-year contract extension with Schalke after helping them return to the Bundesliga last season, the German club said Monday.

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Mamelodi Sundowns ready to fight on all fronts, says coach Miguel Cardoso

Mamelodi Sundowns have arrived back from their pre-season camp in Austria having been given permission to sit out the first week of Betway Premiership action.

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Real Madrid welcome FIFA's decision to scrap controversial World Cup investor plan

Spanish giants Real Madrid on Sunday welcomed FIFA's decision to scrap their controversial plan to allow private investment in the World Cup.

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Infantino's position at FIFA looks untenable, says head of European leagues

Gianni Infantino's position as FIFA president looks untenable ⁠following his failed plan to sell a stake in the World Cup's commercial rights, ‌the head of Europe's professional football leagues said on Sunday.

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FIFA studying impact of expanding World Cup to 64 teams for 2030 tournament

World football's governing body ‌wants to appoint an independent agency to assess the ambitious expansion plan, which would add another 16 ‌nations to a tournament that had already grown from 32 to 48 ‌teams in 2026.

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HJK complete stroll past Coleraine to rubber-stamp Conference League progress

Progression to the third qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League (UECL) was all but secured for HJK after thrashing Coleraine in their first leg, but that didn't stop the Helsinki side rounding off the tie with another win in Northern Ireland.

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Professional Footballers Australia 'disturbed' by FIFA's sell-off plan

Australia's players union on Thursday joined criticism of FIFA's plan to bring private investors into soccer's World ⁠Cup and other events, saying the governing body is putting pressure on member associations to wave it through despite the proposal sidelining the athletes and fans ‌who generate the value of the tournaments.

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Morocco and Algeria playing down tension ahead of politically charged clash at WAFCON

It's a fixture determined by the luck of the draw, but one that geopolitics is watching closely. In a frosty bilateral climate since 2021, Morocco and Algeria are battling for first place in Group A of the 2026 WAFCON in Rabat. Faced with media and symbolic pressure, players and coaches are sticking to a strict message: keep the focus on football.