BBC Sport - Football

• Hearts boss targets another title tilt despite style change

  31-7-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Heart of Midlothian head coach Wouter Vrancken is looking to replicate last season's strong Scottish Premiership showing despite his players having...

• Why women's football is first casualty of Fifa plans

  31-7-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Fifa's president Gianni Infantino's plans will make women's football "the first casualties" according to former England defender Anita Asante.

• Chelsea fined £10m for breaching agent rules

  31-7-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Chelsea are fined £10m by the Football Association for breaching rules relating to payments to agents between 2009 and 2022.

• New EFL season gets under way... for four teams

  31-7-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  For four teams, the EFL season gets under way this weekend in the preliminary round of the Carabao Cup.

• Cadden exits Hibs for 'more game time' with Aberdeen

  31-7-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Hibernian sell Chris Cadden to Scottish Premiership rivals Aberdeen, with the 29-year-old right-back seeking "a fresh challenge" and "more game time".

• Liverpool's Jones argues with Szoboszlai after game

  31-7-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Liverpool's Curtis Jones has a heated argument with team-mate Dominik Szoboszlai after his side's win over Wrexham.

• Will Scottish Premiership return to two-team title tussle?

  31-7-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  A new Scottish Premiership season begins on Friday, but will anyone match Heart of Midlothian from last term and challenge Celtic and Rangers for...

• AFC joins Uefa and Concacaf in opposing Fifa plan

  31-7-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) says it "stands in solidarity" with Uefa and Concacaf in opposition to Fifa's proposal to sell stakes in its...

• Mullins named manager at League Two Newport County

  31-7-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Hayden Mullins leaves his role as Fulham Under-21 boss to become the new head coach of League Two side Newport County.

• Beever-Jones ready to 'conquer' new season after injury troubles last term

  31-7-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Chelsea and England forward Aggie Beever-Jones had her "hardest" season in 2025-26 and she had a big decision to make about her future when it ended.

• The Premier League clubs fighting a World Cup hangover

  31-7-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Which Premier League clubs have carried the biggest World Cup workload?

• Courting controversy and befriending Trump - who is Fifa boss Infantino?

  31-7-2026 Football BBC Sport - Football

  Gianni Infantino has clashed with unions and European football, but after 10 years as Fifa president he remains in a powerful position.