BBC Sport - Football

• West Ham's Wan‑Bissaka joins Aston Villa on loan

  21-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  DR Congo right-back Aaron Wan‑Bissaka arrives at Villa Park on an initial loan deal with a "conditional obligation to buy".

• The inside story of how Trabzonspor pulled off Salah deal

  21-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Mohamed Salah was expected to move to Saudi Arabia or the United States after leaving Liverpool, but Turkish side Trabzonspor pulled off one of the...

• Five things in EFL: Fallen giants and ambitious upstarts

  21-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  West Ham and Leicester look to bounce back - BBC Sport highlights five things to keep an eye on in this weekend's EFL schedule.

• I missed being valued as a footballer - Walti

  21-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Brighton midfielder Lia Walti says she "missed the feeling of being valued as a footballer" at Juventus and craved a return to the WSL.

• Podcast: Dundee derby bragging rights & which Scottish teams will survive in Europe?

  21-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Europe: what happens next week? Plus Dundee Derby debate ahead of a crucial weekend.

• 'Brilliant away performance' as Hibs leave Belgium with buckets of belief

  21-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Hibs fans' dreams go down to the second leg - 90, 120 minutes or even penalties stand in their way from whipping the passports out until Christmas,...

• Inverness dream big after dark days - watch Partick Thistle match on BBC

  21-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Inverness Caledonian Thistle have been through a lot in 12 months and now harbour ambitions of returning to the top flight. Watch their Friday BBC...

• Would Marmoush joining Tottenham be a masterstroke or risk?

  21-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Tottenham are working on a deal for Omar Marmoush, but what could the Man City forward bring to the north London team?

• Girona players linked with Old Firm - gossip

  21-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Girona players linked with moves to Glasgow as Edinburgh clubs react to European draws.

• Sutton's opening weekend predictions v Courteeners frontman Liam Fray

  21-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on Courteeners frontman Liam Fray, plus the BBC readers and AI with his predictions for the fixtures...

• Flex your football brain with our daily quizzes

  21-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Test your football knowledge with today's Who Am I?, Five in Five and Brainteaser quizzes.

• Spurs agree £75m deal to sign Man City's Savinho

  21-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Tottenham agree £75m deal - which could rise to £85m - to sign Manchester City's Brazilian winger Savinho.