Celtic transfer shift is noticeable as new signing plan emerges but don't bet against them going big
In previous years the transfer window has been opened and there’s barely been a draft at Celtic Park.
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Healthy crowds and Messi mania lift Club World Cup, but quality gap shows
MIAMI :The expanded Club World Cup has kicked off with healthy crowds, "Messi mania" and a festival atmosphere in Miami, giving an early vindication to world football body FIFA after fears of empty stands and global disinterest.
Lydd Town lose appeal against four-point deduction and are relegated from the Southern Counties East Premier Division
Lydd Town have been relegated from the Southern Counties East League Premier Division after losing their appeal against a four-point deduction.
Huge WSL announcement made as expansion plans confirmed
The Women's Super League is poised for significant expansion as plans to increase the number of participating teams to 14 from the 2026-27 season have been given the green light.
Marcus Freeman hopes to continue traditions, including USC rivalry, independence
I’ve been among the many who’ve been impressed with what Marcus Freeman has built in South Bend through his first three seasons as Notre Dame’s head coach. In fact, I was so impressed with how he coached this season that I said following Notre Dame’s national title game loss to Ohio State that I think he could win a championship soon if he opts to stay in South Bend.
English Women's Super League expanding to 14 teams from 2026
The English Women's Super League (WSL) will expand from 12 to 14 teams from the 2026-27 season, WSL Football said on Monday, and a promotion/relegation playoff will be introduced.
Food poisoning throws Salernitana’s relegation fight into turmoil
Salernitana’s fight for survival has veered into chaos, with a bout of food poisoning hospitalising much of the squad halfway through their relegation showdown with Sampdoria.
German regulator pushes for more fan control of soccer clubs like Bayer Leverkusen
BONN: Top German soccer clubs including Bayer Leverkusen and Leipzig face the prospect of handing over more control to fans after a regulator intervened. A statement Monday from Germany’s antitrust regulator, the Federal Cartel Office, said it wants to see tighter enforcement of the rule known as 50-plus-1 which requires a soccer club’s membership to have majority voting rights over how the team is run. The regulator said recent European court rulings suggest permanent exemptions from 50-plus-1 for last year’s champion Leverkusen and fellow top-tier club Wolfsburg seem “no longer possible.” It said efforts should be made in the future to ensure the club’s professional soccer operations come under the control of membership organizations, but didn’t name any deadline. Leverkusen and Wolfsburg were founded as workers’ teams at major companies which own the clubs, with pharmaceutical giant Bayer at Leverkusen, and car manufacturer Volkswagen at Wolfsburg. Their long-term involvement led to the clubs getting exemptions from 50-plus-1. The regulator also said the German men’s soccer league needs to ensure the clubs it oversees “offer their fans the opportunity to become a new full member with voting rights.” That appears to affect Leipzig and its relationship with drinks giant Red Bull, though they weren’t directly named by the regulator in Tuesday’s statement. The club was founded by Red Bull in 2009 and is part of its international network of soccer clubs.
Sri Lanka’s Mathews hails ‘dream run’ in final Test against Bangladesh
GALLE: Sri Lanka are set to begin a two-Test series against Bangladesh in Galle on Tuesday that will mark the end of Angelo Mathews’s “dream run” in the game’s longest format, as the cricket season resumed following South Africa’s World Test Championship triumph at Lord’s. The red-ball matches between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be followed by a white-ball series of three one-day internationals and three T20s. Hosts Sri Lanka begin the contest as firm favorites, eager to turn a fresh page after a stuttering end to the previous WTC cycle. Sri Lanka were firmly in the mix for a place in the WTC final until December before the wheels came off spectacularly. Two defeats in South Africa followed by a twin collapse at Galle against Australia saw them tumble down the rankings. “We had one hand on a spot in the final but a few brain fades at crunch moments cost us dearly,” Sri Lankan captain Dhananjaya de Silva told reporters on Monday. “We’ve learnt our lessons. A strong home start lays the foundation for success on the road.”