BBC Sport - Football

• Nisbet leads from front as Aberdeen turn tables on Hearts

  1-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  What a difference a year makes as Aberdeen get the better of Hearts but what comes next for these two sides?

• Maresca loses first match as Inter beat Man City on penalties

  1-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Watch highlights as Enzo Maresca loses his first match in charge of Manchester City following a defeat on penalties to Inter Milan after a 1-1...

• Brentford sign Sangare for club record fee

  1-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Brentford confirmed the signing of Mali midfielder Mamadou Sangare from Lens for a club record fee.

• Chelsea confirm Welbeck signing from Brighton

  1-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Chelsea complete the signing of Brighton striker Danny Welbeck.

• Watch Chelsea newcomer Welbeck's PL goals from last season

  1-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Watch all 13 Premier League goals scored by new Chelsea signing Danny Welbeck last season, including three against his new club.

• Gold family agree to sell West Ham stake to Staveley

  1-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Former West Ham co-owner David Gold's daughter Vanessa confirms plans to sell shares to a consortium headed by ex-Newcastle co-owner Amanda Staveley.

• McAidoo 'the kind of winger I love' - Maresca

  1-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Despite Manchester City's penalty-shootout defeat by Inter Milan, teenager Ryan McAidoo grabs the opportunity to show manager Enzo Maresca what he...

• Mudryk Chelsea return will take time - Alonso

  1-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Xabi Alonso says he is "very happy" to be welcoming Mykhailo Mudryk back into his Chelsea squad, but it is "too early" to understand what he can do.

• Bournemouth sign Portugal defender Silva

  1-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Portugal defender Antonio Silva says he excited to win with Bournemouth after signing for the Cherries in a deal worth up to almost £26m.

• Four reasons why Fifa's World Cup plan never stacked up

  1-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  The actual presentation of FIFA's plan to part-privatise the World Cup raises many more questions than it answers.

• 'Sometimes he wants to leave' - De Zerbi on Richarlison's Spurs future

  1-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Roberto de Zerbi says Tottenham "don't know" whether Richarlison will stay or leave, as he "sometimes" wants to leave.

• Infantino and four dramatic days that shook football

  1-8-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  BBC Sport's Simon Stone reflects on the unravelling of Gianni Infantino's plans to sell off stakes in Fifa competitions.