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  1. Lamine Yamal & Lionel Messi: From baby baths to GOAT battle?

    He's only gone and done it again! A year after becoming the first player to win NXGN twice, Lamine Yamal has finished top of GOAL's annual list of the top teenagers in world football for the third time in a row. It's not as if the outcome of the 2026 vote was ever in any doubt either. Yamal is no longer just the most talented young player in the game today. He's also its most talented player, full stop.

  2. Why is Salah leaving Liverpool and not Slot or Hughes?

    After the mini-montage of memorable Mohamed Salah moments, the man himself entered the frame and took a seat in front of his colossal trophy cabinet. After a brief pause, and a deep breath that turned into a sigh, he began to speak, "Hello, everyone, unfortunately, the day has come." And there can't have been a single football fan across the world that didn't know what that meant: Salah was leaving Liverpool.

  3. Maguire, Foden and the England players with most at stake

    And then there were 35. Thomas Tuchel's decision to name an expanded squad of players that will be split into two for England's final two games on home soil before the World Cup was the latest sign that the German is taking a very different approach to his predecessors as he bids to become the first coach since Alf Ramsey to win a trophy with the Three Lions.

  4. NXGN 2026: Top 50 teenage wonderkids in football

    The annual NXGN lists are back for 2026, as GOAL ranks the world's top teenage talents in men's and women's football, crowning winners that will follow in the footsteps of the likes of Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Vicky Lopez in being recognised as the best young footballers on the planet.

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  1. Study: Seventy-five percent of Americans will follow World Cup 2026

    A new study highlighted by Sports Business Journal shows the FIFA World Cup 2026 is set to capture a massive U.S. audience, with 75 percent of Americans planning to follow, and younger, urban fans and families driving momentum - even as ticket prices could keep many watching from home. Interest is also rising, with nearly half of the respondents more engaged than for the 2022 tournament.

  2. Lukaku withdraws from Belgium squad

    Romelu Lukaku has officially withdrawn from the upcoming Belgium squad for their international friendlies against the United States and Mexico. The experienced Napoli striker is recovering from a long-term hamstring injury and has chosen to stay in Italy to focus on regaining his full fitness ahead of this summer's highly anticipated World Cup tournament.

  3. Why have goals dried up for Pulisic in 12-game Milan drought?

    Christian Pulisic has reached double figures again on the goal front for AC Milan this season, but the USMNT star has gone 12 games without finding the target and has drawn a complete blank since the turn of the calendar year. The American forward remains a talismanic presence for the Rossoneri, but club legend Massimo Ambrosini has told GOAL why end product has dried up in 2026.

Expert Opinion & Analysis

  1. Man Utd on brink of UWCL exit as Harder proves familiar foe

    Manchester United will need to win in Germany next week to continue their maiden Women's Champions League adventure, after suffering a 3-2 defeat to Bayern in the first leg of this quarter-final clash on Wednesday night. The Red Devils showed great resilience to twice fight back from a goal down, with them seemingly on for a draw that would give them a greater chance of progressing, until Momoko Tanikawa's late strike settled the matter in favour of the German champions instead.

  2. Liverpool's eight transfer options as Salah's exit looms

    Mohamed Salah has called time on his Liverpool career. On Tuesday evening, the Egyptian King posted an emotional video on social media confirming he will depart Anfield at the end of the 2025-26 season, bringing an end to a legendary nine-year stay on Merseyside. Now, the Premier League champions must look to the future.

Premier League

  1. Report: Inter Miami, LA Galaxy interested in Casemiro this summer

    MLS clubs Inter Miami and LA Galaxy are reportedly considering making a move for Man United midfielder Casemiro upon the expiration of his contract this summer. The Brazilian announced last month that he intends to leave the Premier League in June, after the club opted not to pick up the option to extend his contract by one year. Neither interested club has a Designated Player spot open at this time, though.

  2. Everton weigh legal action against PL over Chelsea decision

    Everton are exploring a sensational legal challenge against the Premier League following the decision not to hit Chelsea with a points deduction. The Merseyside club are reportedly preparing to demand a formal explanation for what they perceive as a lack of consistency in how financial rule breaches are sanctioned.

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Women's Soccer

  1. Bompastor: Refereeing 'not good enough' in Chelsea's UWCL defeat to Arsenal

    Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor has hit out at the standard of officiating following her side's 3-1 Women's Champions League quarter-final first-leg loss to Arsenal. Despite a spectacular Lauren James effort, the Blues were undone by a ruthless Gunners side at the Emirates. Bompastor insists her team "deserved better" after seeing a crucial goal disallowed, leaving them with a mountain to climb in next week's return leg.

  2. Bompastor: Chelsea 'ambitious' despite Bright & Kerr uncertainty

    Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor has insisted the London club will remain a dominant force in women's football even if legendary figures Millie Bright and Sam Kerr depart this summer. The Blues boss faced direct questions regarding the futures of two of the club's longest-serving stars ahead of their crucial Women's Champions League quarter-final showdown against Arsenal, but refrained from giving a definitive answer.

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