The Guardian Europe
Manchester City, bored with winning, decide to also buy all the players, leaving Spurs and Chelsea to scramble in the transfer window chaos.
The Guardian Europe
Mario Balotelli, now 36 and playing in Saudi Arabia, offers a surprisingly reflective take on Italian football's woes, his brotherly dreams, and his own hectic career - while still cracking jokes with his old mentor.
The Guardian Europe
Chelsea want £120m for an absent midfielder, Arsenal might pay £128m for a striker who's not training, and everyone pretends this is normal.
The Guardian Europe
The Champions League draw happened, and it's a minefield of marquee matchups, a quiz show winner coaching Sabah, and Uefa's usual chaotic charm.
The Guardian Europe
Manchester City continue their squad fire sale, loaning Omar Marmoush to Spurs with a £50m obligation to buy, while also selling Nico González to Newcastle and shopping for more midfielders like it's going out of style.
The Guardian Europe
Arsenal thrashed Man City 3-0 in the Community Shield, leaving Enzo Maresca with a debut to forget and the rest of us with a familiar feeling of inevitability.
The Guardian Europe
From a six-substitute farce forcing a replay of a replay, to transfer deadline drama and a KGB lorry at Lincoln City - football's beautiful chaos continues.
The Guardian Europe
Barcelona tries to steal Rodri from Real Madrid, because why not add another layer of chaos to the transfer window?
The Guardian Europe
Enzo Maresca's Manchester City tenure hinges on keeping Rodri, who has just captained Spain to World Cup glory and won the Golden Ball, while Real Madrid circle.
The Guardian Europe
Erling Haaland's hometown of Bryne, Norway, celebrates his global rise and the town's newfound status as the 'capital of Norway' ahead of the World Cup quarter-final.
The Guardian Europe
Manchester City's £122m bid for Elliot Anderson gets rejected as Nottingham Forest demands a British record £125m, while Manchester United watches from the sidelines and Thomas Tuchel hopes the transfer drama doesn't mess with England's World Cup…
The Guardian Europe
Pep Guardiola says he's definitely not coaching anyone for a while, but also definitely not ruling out coaching England, because ambiguity is the new clarity.
The Guardian Europe
Pep Guardiola insists he's not leaving Manchester City, calling his decade in charge 'fucking fun' and suggesting he might visit Wembley 24 more times.
The Guardian Europe
Manchester City's treble hopes survive a Southampton scare and a deflected own goal, while Wembley's beer puts fans to sleep faster than the halftime analysis.
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