https://thematchdayx.com/ Live scores, transfer news and match reports from the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1, the UEFA club competitions, the FIFA World Cup and African football, from MatchDayX. en-gb Sat, 08 Aug 2026 23:08:50 GMT https://thematchdayx.com/articles/man-utd-fight-back-to-draw-1-1-with-psg-in-gothenburg https://thematchdayx.com/articles/man-utd-fight-back-to-draw-1-1-with-psg-in-gothenburg Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:06:00 GMT Manchester United fought back from an early goal down to draw 1-1 with Paris Saint-Germain in a pre-season friendly in Sweden. Bryan Mbeumo scored the equaliser, but Mason Mount and Tom Heaton were both forced off with injuries. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/arsenal-complete-75m-bruno-guimaraes-signing https://thematchdayx.com/articles/arsenal-complete-75m-bruno-guimaraes-signing Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:26:00 GMT Arsenal have completed the signing of Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes in a £75 million transfer, with the Brazil international putting pen to paper on a four-year deal after telling Newcastle he wanted a new challenge — taking the Magpies' summer player sales past £240 million. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/liverpool-sign-araujo-loan-barcelona https://thematchdayx.com/articles/liverpool-sign-araujo-loan-barcelona Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:40:00 GMT Liverpool agree a straight, season-long loan deal for Barcelona centre-back Ronald Araujo, addressing a defensive crisis after losing Ibrahima Konate and with Jeremy Jacquet sidelined. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/coventry-sign-yirenkyi-record-fee https://thematchdayx.com/articles/coventry-sign-yirenkyi-record-fee Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:40:00 GMT Coventry City complete a club-record £26million signing of Ghana midfielder Caleb Yirenkyi from Nordsjaelland, days after breaking their own transfer record for goalkeeper Carl Rushworth. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/ivan-toney-charged-assault-soho https://thematchdayx.com/articles/ivan-toney-charged-assault-soho Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:45:00 GMT Ivan Toney has been charged with assault causing actual bodily harm after an incident at a Soho nightclub. He is due at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 24 September. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/fifpro-fifa-abuse-of-power-uefa-boycott https://thematchdayx.com/articles/fifpro-fifa-abuse-of-power-uefa-boycott Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT FIFPRO condemns Gianni Infantino's abandoned World Cup stake-sale plan as an 'abuse of presidential power', as UEFA confirms its boycott of FIFA tournaments stands and the FA withdraws support for his re-election. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/yan-diomande-real-madrid-transfer https://thematchdayx.com/articles/yan-diomande-real-madrid-transfer Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:51:00 GMT Real Madrid have agreed a deal worth up to £120 million with RB Leipzig for Yan Diomande, with the Ivory Coast international set to sign a seven-year contract until 2033. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/juventus-chelsea-hong-kong-friendly https://thematchdayx.com/articles/juventus-chelsea-hong-kong-friendly Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:34:00 GMT Juventus defeated Chelsea 1-0 in Hong Kong after Edon Zhegrova scored a stunning second-half winner in a pre-season friendly. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/infantino-executive-meeting https://thematchdayx.com/articles/infantino-executive-meeting Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:10:00 GMT Gianni Infantino has summoned senior FIFA leaders to a meeting in Rabat on Wednesday, after Arsene Wenger, secretary general Mattias Grafstrom and Jordan FA president Prince Ali all criticised his abandoned Fifa Forward Enterprise plan. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/trabzonspor-salah-talks https://thematchdayx.com/articles/trabzonspor-salah-talks Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:10:00 GMT Trabzonspor confirm they have opened negotiations with the free-agent forward, with Salah due in Istanbul on Wednesday before travelling on to Trabzon. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/bubista-morocco-berkane https://thematchdayx.com/articles/bubista-morocco-berkane Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:30:00 GMT Bubista, who led Cape Verde to their first World Cup and a last-32 finish, has been appointed head coach of Moroccan club Renaissance Berkane and is expected to quit the national team job within days. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/transfer-barcelona https://thematchdayx.com/articles/transfer-barcelona Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Barcelona have signed Germany winger Karim Adeyemi from Borussia Dortmund, while Ferran Torres remains increasingly likely to leave after rejecting the club's latest contract offer. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/transfer-napoli https://thematchdayx.com/articles/transfer-napoli Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Champions Napoli have signed forward Rasmus Højlund from Manchester United and goalkeeper Vanja Milinković-Savić from Torino. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/transfer-acmilan https://thematchdayx.com/articles/transfer-acmilan Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:30:00 GMT Luka Modric has signed a one-year contract extension at AC Milan through June 2027, a boost for new head coach Ruben Amorim. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/transfer-inter https://thematchdayx.com/articles/transfer-inter Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:15:00 GMT John Stones has joined Inter Milan on a free transfer from Manchester City after his contract expired at Manchester City. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/salah-liverpool-exit https://thematchdayx.com/articles/salah-liverpool-exit Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT Egypt's record scorer brings the curtain down on a nine-year spell at Anfield, reaching a mutual agreement to terminate his contract twelve months early as he weighs up offers from the Saudi Pro League and MLS. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/transfer-liverpool https://thematchdayx.com/articles/transfer-liverpool Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:00:00 GMT Mohamed Salah's free-transfer exit headlines a summer of change at Anfield, with two marquee attacking signings already in and Andy Robertson and Ibrahima Konaté both departing as the backline is overhauled. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/transfer-juventus https://thematchdayx.com/articles/transfer-juventus Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:15:00 GMT Juventus have completed a permanent deal for striker Randal Kolo Muani and signed forward Kerim Alajbegovic in a €40m move. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/transfer-fulham https://thematchdayx.com/articles/transfer-fulham Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:40:00 GMT Fulham complete a double signing from Real Madrid, landing forward Gonzalo Garcia for £34m and midfielder Cesar Palacios for £8.5m as Alvaro Arbeloa reshapes his new squad. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/henderson-chelsea https://thematchdayx.com/articles/henderson-chelsea Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:02:00 GMT Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Jordan Henderson on a free transfer following his exit from Brentford, with the 36-year-old signing a two-year deal as Xabi Alonso adds a second experienced midfielder alongside Danny Welbeck. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/fa-withdraw-support-infantino https://thematchdayx.com/articles/fa-withdraw-support-infantino Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:30:00 GMT The English FA has confirmed it will write to FIFA to withdraw its backing of Gianni Infantino's re-election bid, following the Football Association of Wales in becoming the first nations to turn on the FIFA president after his scrapped $20bn World Cup sell-off plan. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/celtic-lask-champions-league-draw https://thematchdayx.com/articles/celtic-lask-champions-league-draw Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Celtic will face Austrian champions LASK in the Champions League play-off, while Rangers and Hearts learn their possible Europa League play-off opponents as Scotland's European campaigns take shape. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/pochettino-usmnt-deal https://thematchdayx.com/articles/pochettino-usmnt-deal Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT U.S. Soccer and Mauricio Pochettino have agreed to a new contract through 2030 after a record-breaking home World Cup, with his role expanding across the National Team pathway. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/liverpool-leeds-friendly-2026 https://thematchdayx.com/articles/liverpool-leeds-friendly-2026 Sun, 02 Aug 2026 08:58:00 GMT Goals from Dominic Calvert-Lewin (2), Sean Longstaff and Brenden Aaronson overturned first-half strikes from Luke Chambers and Florian Wirtz as Leeds staged a stunning second-half comeback against Liverpool at Soldier Field, with Aaronson's goal and https://thematchdayx.com/articles/arsenal-girona-costa-brava-2026 https://thematchdayx.com/articles/arsenal-girona-costa-brava-2026 Sat, 01 Aug 2026 20:00:00 GMT Arsenal opened their 2026/27 pre-season with a 4-1 win over Girona at Estadi Montilivi, with goals from Kai Havertz, Christos Tzolis, Max Dowman and Gabriel Jesus. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/uefa-lost-confidence-infantino https://thematchdayx.com/articles/uefa-lost-confidence-infantino Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:00:00 GMT UEFA declares it no longer has confidence in Gianni Infantino's leadership of FIFA, hours after he scrapped his $20bn World Cup investment plan, as Carlos Cordeiro's resignation and internal FIFA dissent pile pressure on the president. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/welbeck-chelsea https://thematchdayx.com/articles/welbeck-chelsea Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Chelsea have completed the signing of Danny Welbeck from Brighton for an undisclosed fee, with Xabi Alonso turning to the 35-year-old to add Premier League-winning experience to one of the league's youngest squads. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/fifa-scraps-world-cup-investment-plan https://thematchdayx.com/articles/fifa-scraps-world-cup-investment-plan Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:58:00 GMT Gianni Infantino has abandoned his plan to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors, days after UEFA voted to boycott FIFA competitions and his own senior adviser resigned in protest. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/nigeria-super-falcons-wafcon https://thematchdayx.com/articles/nigeria-super-falcons-wafcon Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:56:00 GMT WAFCON's most decorated side opened the defence of its crown with a stunning 3-2 loss to tournament debutants Malawi, throwing Nigeria's bid for an 11th continental title into early jeopardy. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/chelsea-fa-fine-secret-payments https://thematchdayx.com/articles/chelsea-fa-fine-secret-payments Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:16:00 GMT The FA has handed Chelsea a £10m fine and a suspended two-window transfer ban, closing the book on a self-reported scandal that has now cost the club sanctions from three separate football authorities. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/mudryk-cleared-doping-case-resolved https://thematchdayx.com/articles/mudryk-cleared-doping-case-resolved Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:06:00 GMT Mykhailo Mudryk can play for Chelsea again with immediate effect after the FA, WADA and the winger reached an agreement that closes a doping case stretching back to October 2024. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/fifa-cordeiro-resigns-concacaf-afc-reject https://thematchdayx.com/articles/fifa-cordeiro-resigns-concacaf-afc-reject Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:00:00 GMT Gianni Infantino is pressing ahead with his $20 billion World Cup investment plan despite a wave of defections — including the resignation of his own senior advisor — insisting 'nobody is selling football.' https://thematchdayx.com/articles/zidane-france-manager https://thematchdayx.com/articles/zidane-france-manager Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:36:00 GMT Zinedine Zidane has been appointed France's national team manager on a four-year contract through the 2030 World Cup, replacing Didier Deschamps after his 14-year reign came to an end. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/brown-bayern https://thematchdayx.com/articles/brown-bayern Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:15:00 GMT Bayern München have signed Germany left-back Nathaniel Brown from Eintracht Frankfurt in a deal reportedly worth €55m, with the 21-year-old putting pen to paper on a contract through 2031. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/torres-barcelona https://thematchdayx.com/articles/torres-barcelona Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:40:00 GMT Fresh off scoring Spain's World Cup final winner, Ferran Torres is increasingly likely to leave Barcelona after deeming the club's latest contract renewal offer unacceptable. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/cucurella-realmadrid https://thematchdayx.com/articles/cucurella-realmadrid Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:03:00 GMT Spain international Marc Cucurella has completed a permanent move from Chelsea to Real Madrid in a deal worth around £51.8million, signing a six-year contract as one of new head coach José Mourinho's first major signings. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/summerville-alhilal https://thematchdayx.com/articles/summerville-alhilal Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:21:00 GMT Netherlands winger Crysencio Summerville is set to leave West Ham United for Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal, with the club having completed his medical in a deal reported between £60million and £68million, beating competition from Manchester United and Roma. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/casemiro-intermiami https://thematchdayx.com/articles/casemiro-intermiami Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:20:00 GMT The Brazil midfielder signs for Inter Miami as a free agent after his Manchester United contract expired, joining Lionel Messi's midfield — though MLS has opened a tampering investigation into how the move came together. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/ake-fenerbahce https://thematchdayx.com/articles/ake-fenerbahce Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:05:00 GMT The Netherlands defender leaves the Etihad in a deal worth up to £8.5m, bringing the curtain down on a trophy-laden spell that included four Premier League titles and the Champions League. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/transfer-mancity https://thematchdayx.com/articles/transfer-mancity Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:05:00 GMT Pep Guardiola's midfield rebuild continues after City won the race for Newcastle's Elliot Anderson in one of the summer's biggest transfers, while Nathan Aké departs for Fenerbahce after six trophy-laden years. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/morgan-rogers-chelsea https://thematchdayx.com/articles/morgan-rogers-chelsea Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:58:00 GMT Chelsea have beaten Arsenal to the Aston Villa attacker, with Xabi Alonso personally instrumental in persuading the England international to choose Stamford Bridge. A medical is scheduled for Monday on a six-plus-one-year contract. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/transfer-griezmann https://thematchdayx.com/articles/transfer-griezmann Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:34:00 GMT The World Cup winner joins as a Designated Player on a deal through 2027-28, with an option for a further season, and wasted no time making an impact in Florida. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/transfer-anderson https://thematchdayx.com/articles/transfer-anderson Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:53:00 GMT The 23-year-old becomes the most expensive British player and centre-midfielder in football history, leaving Nottingham Forest as new head coach Enzo Maresca's first signing. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/final-preview https://thematchdayx.com/articles/final-preview Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:09:00 GMT The defending champions face the team many have called the tournament's best at MetLife Stadium on July 19, with Argentina chasing back-to-back titles and Spain chasing a second star, 16 years after their only previous triumph. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/england-argentina-semifinal https://thematchdayx.com/articles/england-argentina-semifinal Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:24:00 GMT Jude Bellingham’s England and Lionel Messi’s Argentina meet at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on July 15, their first World Cup meeting since 2002, with a spot in the July 19 final at MetLife Stadium on the line. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/club-liverpool-edwards https://thematchdayx.com/articles/club-liverpool-edwards Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:58:00 GMT Edwards is leaving Fenway Sports Group for a second time, having told owners last autumn he planned to go — club president Mike Gordon is expected to take on a bigger hands-on role at Anfield. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/france-spain-semifinal https://thematchdayx.com/articles/france-spain-semifinal Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:47:00 GMT The tournament’s two form teams meet at AT&T Stadium on July 14, with Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal renewing a club rivalry two years after Spain beat France in the Euro 2024 semifinal. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/realmadrid-mourinho https://thematchdayx.com/articles/realmadrid-mourinho Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:12:00 GMT Mourinho returns to the Bernabéu 13 years after his first spell, taking over from Álvaro Arbeloa on a deal that runs through 2028 with an option for a third season. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/club-forest https://thematchdayx.com/articles/club-forest Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:57:00 GMT Forest turn to the trophy-winning Austrian, fresh off an FA Cup, Community Shield and Conference League treble with Crystal Palace, as their fifth manager in 12 months. https://thematchdayx.com/articles/transfer-newcastle https://thematchdayx.com/articles/transfer-newcastle Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:06:00 GMT Three big-money sales fund a rebuild that now includes Ajax midfielder Sean Steur, brought in to replace the departed Sandro Tonali, and winger Bazoumana Toure.