Previews

Friday evening at St. Andrew’s Stadium brings one of the most eye-catching pre-season fixtures to land in the English Championship in recent memory. Birmingham City, building momentum ahead of the new second-division campaign, host Barcelona in what promises to be a special occasion for the club and its supporters. Barcelona …

Thursday evening at the Estádio da Luz sees Benfica host St. Gallen in the second leg of this Europa League qualifying tie, with the Portuguese giants facing the uncomfortable reality of having to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit. St. Gallen won at home in Switzerland a week ago in a …

Wednesday evening in Almaty sees Kairat host Omonia Nicosia in the second leg of this Champions League qualifying tie, trailing 1-0 from the first leg played at the GSP Stadium six days ago. Kairat must win to progress — a 1-0 victory would take the tie to extra time, while …

Tuesday evening at Tynecastle Park sees Hearts face the near-impossible task of overturning a four-goal deficit against Sturm Graz in the second leg of this Champions League qualifying tie. The Austrian side were dominant in the first leg, winning 4-0 at home, and Hearts will need to produce one of …

Saturday night in Nashville sees Liverpool and Sunderland meet in a pre-season friendly at GEODIS Park as part of Liverpool’s North American summer tour. Both clubs ended the 2025/26 Premier League season in contrasting form, and while the result here matters far less than fitness and preparation, the contest between …

Friday afternoon at Lerkendal Stadion sees Rosenborg host Manchester United in a pre-season friendly that carries a degree of historical resonance — the Norwegian side beat United 1-0 at the same venue in a pre-season meeting in July 2024, a result that gave Rosenborg’s support plenty to savour. United head …

Thursday evening at Vodafone Park sees Besiktas face FC Midtjylland in the first leg of this Europa League qualifying tie. The contrast in pre-season form between these two sides could not be starker — Midtjylland arrive having been in scintillating form across their summer preparation, while Besiktas have struggled for …

Wednesday evening at the GSP Stadium sees Omonia Nicosia host Kairat Almaty in the first leg of this Champions League qualifying tie. Both sides arrive in excellent recent form and the encounter promises to be competitive — two clubs with genuine European ambitions, neither willing to concede the initiative heading …

Tuesday evening at Inver Park delivers one of the most extraordinary occasions in Larne’s history — a Champions League qualifying tie against one of European football’s most storied clubs. Red Star Belgrade arrive in Northern Ireland as heavy favourites on paper, but Larne come into this first leg on the …

Sunday evening at MetLife Stadium — the 2026 World Cup Final. Spain versus Argentina. The reigning European champions against the reigning world champions. Two nations who have dominated international football across the past decade, meeting now on the grandest possible stage, each unbeaten throughout this extraordinary tournament. The world has …