News Saturday, November 7, 2026

PAOK vs AEK: playoff derby day, Yakumakis starts, Lucescu absent

It's derby day at Toumba. PAOK host AEK in matchday 5 of the Super League playoffs, and this one carries serious weight in the title race. Giorgos Yakumakis is in the squad and expected to start. That's a boost.…

Porto prep Santa Clara, transfer links, and referee controversy

Farioli has called up two players from Porto B as the squad begins preparing for the home match against Santa Clara. It's early days in the build-up, so reading too much into the selection isn't worth it yet.…
Ben White out for the season, and Trossard wins it at West Ham

This is a serious one. Ben White has a right knee ligament injury and is expected to miss the rest of the season.…

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Chelsea beat City 1–0, and the manager hunt heats up
Chelsea beat Man City 1–0. A clean sheet, three points, job done.…
Milan in crisis: Conceicao blasts the club, Leao eyed by United
Sergio Conceicao has gone public with his frustration. In a press conference, he said the club failed to back him when he needed it most: "We needed protection, but it never came".…
Kroos: "Two trophyless seasons is unacceptable", and Mbappé in the firing line
Toni Kroos didn't hold back. Speaking on his brother Felix's Luppen channel, he said flat out: "Two seasons without winning is unacceptable at Madrid, full stop.…
Title lost to AEK 90+4, Vukotic bid and Desers speaks out
Panathinaikos lost the league to AEK in the cruelest way. Joao Mario scored in the 90+4 to seal a 2–1 win for AEK and hand them the championship.…
Two wins from the title, a Champions League final booked
Arsenal are two games from ending a 22-year wait for the league. A Leandro Trossard goal in the 83rd minute settled it 1-0 at West Ham on Sunday, and the points were secured after a VAR check ruled out Callum Wilson's stoppage-time equaliser.… Follow your club One daily brief about your team, in your inbox every morning. Free. Subscribe →
Derby boost: Giakoumakis and Sanchez available for AEK clash
Two big names are back. Giakoumakis and Sanchez are both fit and available for the derby against AEK, giving Razvan Lucescu a serious boost in attack.…
Liverpool 1–1 Chelsea, and Xabi Alonso is the name on everyone's lips
Chelsea came away from Anfield with a 1–1 draw. Not a disaster, but not the result that pushes them clear in the European qualification race.…
Two games from the title, and a Champions League final to boot
Arsenal are two wins from a first Premier League title since 2004. Trossard scored the only goal at the London Stadium in the 83rd minute, and that's how it finished.…
Women's FA Cup heartbreak, and the Alonso question
Chelsea were 2-0 up and heading to the FA Cup final. Then Khadija Shaw happened.…
Häcken 3–2 MFF: defensive crisis laid bare
Malmö lost 3–2 away to Häcken on Sunday. It was a five-goal first half, and MFF came off second best.…
Malmö FF fall 2–3 to Häcken, defence the burning question
Malmö lost 3–2 away at Häcken on Sunday. Five goals in a wild first half summed up the problem: MFF simply cannot defend right now.…Weekly Analysis
City's week in full: Doku's moment, the title math, and a contract that matters
Two points. That's the gap separating Manchester City from Arsenal with three games left, and it is the only number that matters this week.…Weekly Analysis
Panathinaikos: A week of collapse, fight-back, and unfinished business
Let's start with the obvious. Panathinaikos had Valencia on the ropes.…Weekly Analysis
The Anfield draw, Colwill's return, and a summer reset that can't wait
Six straight Premier League defeats. Eleven goals conceded.…Weekly Analysis
The Sunderland draw said everything, and United's rebuild is already underway
Let's start with the game that set the tone. A 0–0 at Sunderland, a side not yet established in the Premier League, was not a disaster in isolation.…Weekly Analysis
Karaiskakis, Champions League, and the referee question
This week had one gravitational centre: Saturday evening's trip to Karaiskakis. Everything else, squad news, referee controversy, transfer whispers, orbited around the Olympiacos fixture.…Weekly Analysis
Malmö FF: a week of injury alarms, a power shift, and a captain's absence
Some weeks tell you more about a club's trajectory than any single result. This was one of those weeks for Malmö FF.…
FA Cup final booked, Brentford thrashed, Doku is the real deal
City beat Southampton 2–1 in the semi-final to book a Wembley final spot. That's the FA Cup final secured.…
Six-game skid stopped, FA Cup final next, Alonso rumours continue
Six straight Premier League defeats. Then Anfield.…
Derby day: PAOK travel to Piraeus, and Champions League path gets harder
PAOK are in Piraeus today for a Super League derby against Olympiacos at Karaiskakis. It's the biggest domestic fixture on the card.…
FA Cup final booked, City thrash Brentford to stay in title race
City beat Southampton 2–1 in the semi-final to book a spot in the FA Cup final. That's one piece of silverware very much alive this season.…