World Soccer

There was a show of strength from Manchester United’s hierarchy at the opening training session at UCLA on Friday. Club director Sir Dave Brailsford was present, along with sporting director Dan Ashworth and technical director Jason Wilcox. One other familiar face was Ruud van Nistelrooy, who has returned to the club as assistant manager, 18 years after his stint as a player ended, with the Dutchman scoring 150 goals in five seasons.

Each summer Premier League clubs fly around the world on their pre-season tours. BBC Sport looks at the numbers.

Nottingham Forest midfielder Lewis O’Brien is on the brink of returning to Major League Soccer on loan with LAFC. O’Brien spent the first half of the 2023 MLS campaign with DC United after a proposed deadline day move to Blackburn fell through and there was no room in Forest’s first-team squad.

Canada Soccer's chief executive confirms drone use prior to Paris 2024, including at the recent Copa America.

Arne Slot was pleased with how his Liverpool side "controlled the game" in their pre-season win over Real Betis. The Reds won 1-0 in Pittsburgh thanks to a Dominik Szoboszlai goal, with the Hungarian finishing a flowing team move.

Hibs defender Jordan Obita wants to move swiftly on from last Saturday's disappointing League Cup defeat to Kelty Hearts when they face Peterhead in their final group-stage game. David Gray's side top the group despite the 1-0 loss last time out, and a win against lower-league opposition this time around would take them into the knockout stages. "We've worked to put things right from the last round," Obita said.

Real Sociedad have confirmed that defender Robin Le Normand will join Atlético de Madrid this summer.Le Normand has spent the past seven years with La Real where he has played nearly 170 LaLiga games...

Paul McGinn says he was taken aback by being offered the Motherwell captaincy by manager Stuart Kettlewell, but joked the offer was dependant on him staying at Fir Park. McGinn replaces now-Rangers goalkeeper Liam Kelly in the role, with Stephen O'Donnell his vice-captain. "A proud moment, a real honour," McGinn said.

Bids in for Celtic players as Rangers boss plays down pre-season concerns.

Hungarian midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai scores against Real Betis in Pittsburgh to give Arne Slot a first win in the post-Jurgen Klopp era.

The men’s and women’s events are under way ahead of the opening ceremony – with some star names on show

Group A will likely be decided when the USWNT takes on Germany, in Marseille on Sunday.

BBC pundits Michael Murphy, Oisin McConville, Owen Mulligan, Mickey Harte and Ray Silke predict how the All-Ireland final between Armagh and Galway will go.

Tottenham lead the race to sign Federico Chiesa, Newcastle are confident Anthony Gordon will remain with the club, plus more.

Leagues Cup 2024 kicked off with a bang Friday evening as 10 teams from five different groups were in action. Here is what went down on the first night of the tournament. What happenedJul 26, 2024; O...

Tijuana manager Juan Carlos Osorio was given his marching orders only 12 minutes into Los Xolos’ opening game in Leagues Cup 2024 against LAFC Friday evening.The BMO Stadium showdown came to a scree...

The Arne Slot era at Liverpool got underway with a narrow preseason victory over Real Betis in Pittsburgh Friday evening.Scorers: Szoboszlai 34′The Premier League giants set out with a healthy mix o...

You won’t see many goals quite as sweet this weekend as Jared Stroud’s stunner in Atlanta on the opening night of Leagues Cup 2024 play.The D.C. United man bagged a brace in just seven minutes to ...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he could stay at the club beyond the end of the season, when his contract expires.

From Tokyo and New York to Sligo and Crawley, check out the pre-season schedule for your Premier League club.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag wants to draw a line under uncertainties of the past before a season he is calling "a survival of the fittest".

Ballymena United clinch the signing of midfielder Ben Kennedy from Crusaders on a three-year deal.

Scorers: Di Francesco 60'Leicester City fell to their first pre-season defeat as Serie B side Palermo downed the Foxes in Chesterfield.New faces Mads Hermansen, Victor Kristiansen and Bobby De Cordov...

Ryan Sessegnon has rejoined Fulham as a free agent after his tricky time with Tottenham came to a close. The Englishman moved to north London from Fulham in 2021 in a £25m deal, but injuries plagued...

All the comings and goings at the 12 Scottish Premiership clubs during the summer 2024 transfer window.

Rangers have confirmed that striker Sam Lammers has departed the club for FC Twente, just 12 months after his arrival at Ibrox. The Dutch striker joined Rangers in the summer of 2023 for a fee of £3...

Rangers sell Sam Lammers to Dutch club FC Twente for an undisclosed fee, with the forward signing a three-year deal.

Swindon Town sign Sheffield United defender Miguel Freckleton on loan.

Follow the latest news stories from the National League, including transfers and selected contract announcements.

Cheltenham Town sign former Shrewsbury Town striker Ryan Bowman and bring in West Ham defender Levi Laing on loan.

Dundee United's newest recruit, Richard Odada, says he is "excited by the demands" at the club from the fans and the players after joining on a two-year deal from MLS Eastern Conference side Philidelphia Union. The Kenya international is United's ninth signing of the summer as they prepare for their Scottish Premiership return. The 23-year midfielder pent last season on loan in Denmark with AaB, but caught the eye of European heavyweights in his younger days, with trial stints at Inter Milan, Juventus and latterly Red Star Belgrade - one which ended in success as he signed with the 35-time Serbian champions at the age of 19.

"A reaction from Kelty is important," stressed David Gray ahead of Hibernian's final Premier Sports Cup game against Peterhead on Saturday. Despite last weekend's shock defeat to League 1 Kelty Hearts has, Hibernian are still top of Group C on goal difference. Locked on six points with Queen's Park and The Blue Toon, Gray's sole focus is on his side returning to winning ways.

League Two side Notts County sign free agents Robbie Cundy and Jack Hinchy.

Glentoran Women complete the signing of Kelly Crompton from Sligo Rovers.

Whitham, who turns 14 on Saturday, will be the youngest player in a top-level men's or women's soccer game when she makes her debut — potentially as soon as Sunday.

Nottingham Forest winger Anthony Elanga says the "sky is the limit" and only he can stop himself from getting to where he wants to be. The 22-year-old joined the Reds from Manchester United in July 2023 and played 39 games in all competitions, scoring five goals and providing nine assists. The Sweden international, who came through the United academy, was a key player in Nuno Espirito Santo's side as they avoided regulation, but now hopes to take his game to another level this campaign.

FC Nürnberg earned a famous 3-0 victory over Juventus in a pre-season friendly at the Max-Morlock Stadion, in what was Thiago Motta’s first game in charge of the Old Lady.With Juve having multiple...

With Liverpool's lack of signings so far this transfer window, we asked you whether you were concerned and the positions you would like strengthening. Strengthen when you're on top I say, it used to be the Liverpool way too. One world class player per window should be enough.

Summer signing Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is backing new Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca after following him to Stamford Bridge from Leicester City.

Steve: Firstly, I am pleased we get him for a year without shelling out a big transfer fee. Jeff: This player has been brought in by the same people that are responsible for wasting over £500m on worthless players in the past seven years, so forgive me for not jumping for joy. At least one positive thing is that this is a loan deal with an option to buy.

The former Liverpool defender addresses the managerial change and the club's lack of transfer activity this summer

Nottingham Forest striker Chris Wood says he wants to "score more" and has the "belief" in himself to do so. The 32-year-old scored 14 Premier League goals in 31 games last season to help the Reds avoid relegation. "I view it as a positive season personally and a positive season as a team as well because we stayed up again," Wood told BBC East Midlands Today.

Southampton sign pre-contract agreements with Brazilian pair Welington and Juan from Sao Paulo.

“Rangers it is a worldwide known club, if you go to in terms of Scotland there is nothing bigger." Vaclav Cerny has expressed his intentions of delivering success to Rangers during his season-long loan. The 26-year-old, who played alongside Danilo at Ajax, is keen to bring his European experience to the club and to link up with Brazilian again.

Tranmere Rovers re-sign defender Declan Drysdale on free transfer.

Manchester City's Japanese defender Risa Shimizu has been ruled out of the remainder of the Olympics with a knee injury.

Welcome to the 2024 Ballon d'OneFootball.We have been counting down our top 10 men's footballers in the world right now, before revealing the winner on 27 July 2024.You can read here how we voted fo...

Everton are back on the market again and the Friedkin Group were the fourth party over the past two years to be granted exclusivity by owner Farhad Moshiri without completing a takeover, after 777 Partners, Maciek Kaminski and MSP Sports Capital. A consortium led by Kevin Malone, former general manager of American baseball club the LA Dodgers, made a takeover offer and was willing to commit more than £78m for football operations this year. A consortium of international investors, which involved a member of the Saudi royal family, made a £400m offer and a UK-based investment firm, backed by two 'western billionaires', also made a bid.

Ipswich and Blackburn continue to hold talks over Ireland forward Sammie Szmodics.

Russ asked: I haven't seen anything about Marcus Rashford. Do the club want him, does he want to stay and is there any transfer interest? Simon answered: I get the strong sense Rashford is trying to keep his head down and work extra hard to rediscover the form that made him so lethal two seasons ago.