European Super Football

An interesting development from the Bundesliga Former Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has been sacked by Bayer Leverkusen after just two league matches in charge. Author | Ed Ten Hag , 55, was only appointed by the German club in the summer having been sacked by United in October. After losing at home to Hoffenheim on the opening weekend of the season, they drew 3-3 at 10-man Werder Bremen on Saturday, having led 2-0 and 3-1. Ten Hag signed a two-year contract to succeed Xabi Alonso as head coach in May after the Spaniard, who led Leverkusen to a league and cup double in 2023-24, was appointed Real Madrid boss. You can watch the highlights of that last match in the embedded Bluesky post below. youtu.be/t8-lFKoEm3s?... More dropped points for Leverkusen this weekend. [image or embed] — Super News Affiliate ( @sup3rnew5affiliate.bsky.social ) 1 September 2025 at 11:51 Best reaction A statement from the Leverkusen CEO, Fernando Carro, on their club website say s: "A ...

Aston Villa made their first move of transfer deadline day with the signing of Victor Lindelöf. The Sweden captain arrives on a free transfer after leaving Manchester United at the end of last season.  Author | Peter Grainger Unai Emery had been keen to address a shortage of cover at centre-back and right-back, and the 30-year-old’s versatility across the back line is expected to prove valuable over the course of the campaign. Lindelof is Villa’s fourth signing of the 2025 summer transfer window, after Zepiqueno Redmond from PSV Eindhoven , Marco Bizot from Brest and Evann Guessand from Nice . A closer look at the defender's career so far Lindelöf began his career in his homeland with Västerås SK, making his senior debut in October 2009. Two years later he agreed a move to Benfica, where he initially featured for the club’s youth and B teams. He made his first-team breakthrough in September 2013 and went on to win three Primeira Liga titles in Lisbon, while continuing to g...

Real Madrid 2 - 1 Mallorca Real Madrid overturned an early deficit to secure their third successive victory at the start of the La Liga season. Author | Jack L Stadium | Santiago Bernabéu The visitors struck first when Vedat Muriqi forced the ball over the line from Pablo Torre ’s corner. Madrid responded quickly as Arda Güler headed in from Dean Huijsen ’s knockdown, before Vinícius Júnior sealed the points with a superb individual finish. Xabi Alonso ’s side saw three further efforts ruled out. Kylian Mbappé twice had goals chalked off for offside, while Güler was denied by a handball decision. Trent back to his best? Trent Alexander-Arnold , deployed on the right of a back four, once again operated in an inverted role at the Bernabéu, drifting centrally and frequently joining attacks rather than playing as a conventional full-back. At 0-0 he produced a superb 50-yard pass from deep inside his own half to pick out Kylian Mbappé, who finished clinically only to see the flag rai...

England drop Alexander-Arnold whilst Spence and Anderson are called up for upcoming qualifiers Tuchel’s side face Andorra and Serbia in matches that could move them closer to the upcoming World Cup in the United States. Author | Lauren W England's last qualifier away at Andorra Trent Alexander-Arnold has been omitted from Thomas Tuchel's latest England squad, which includes call-ups for uncapped players Elliot Anderson and Djed Spence. The right-back, who moved from Liverpool to Real Madrid over the summer, had been named in Tuchel's previous squad but will not feature for the World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia. Alexander-Arnold, 26, was also absent from the starting line-up in Real Madrid's 3-0 victory at Real Oviedo on Sunday. Nottingham Forest midfielder Anderson and Tottenham full-back Spence receive their first senior call-ups, while Everton winger Jack Grealish misses out despite impressing under the observation of Tuchel's assistant Anthony...

Legia Warsaw 3 - 3 Hibernian (Legia Warsaw won 5-4 on aggregate) Hibernian's Conference League dream was crushed in heartbreaking fashion as Legia Warsaw denied the Scottish side one of their great European results in an incredible six-goal play-off thriller. Author | Andy C Stadium | Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa A passionate home support watches on After the Edinburgh side, trailing 2-1 from the first leg, silenced a hostile home crowd in the Polish capital with a remarkable three-goal fightback to lead 3-1 on the night, Juergen Elitim 's 93rd-minute aggregate leveller took a breathtaking encounter to extra time. The Leith side tired and suffered complete heartache when Mileta Rajovic smashed past goalkeeper Jordan Smith eight minutes after the restart. A closer look at what happened Needing to recover a first-leg defeat against a club who reached the quarter-finals of this competition last season, Gray challenged Hibs to create a "special night" in Warsaw ....

Fredrikstad 0 - 0 Crystal Palace (Palace won 1-0 on aggregate) Crystal Palace secured their place in the league phase of the Conference League despite a laboured performance in the second leg of their play-off tie against Fredrikstad. Author | James Lees Stadium | Nye Fredrikstad Stadion Jean-Philippe Mateta’s strike in the first leg at Selhurst Park ultimately settled the contest on aggregate, though Palace offered little in Norway. The French forward had the clearest chance to add to his tally in stoppage time, breaking clear only to be denied by the outstretched leg of goalkeeper Martin Borsheim. A closer look at what happened Fredrikstad once again defended diligently, but unlike in south London they looked to carry more threat. Their attacking intent, however, rarely troubled Dean Henderson. Stiane Molde spurned the home side’s best opportunity when he failed to turn into an almost empty net after Henderson misjudged a ball in the six-yard box, while substitute Henrik Skogvol...

It has been a terrible start to the season for West Ham United They have lost both of their Premier League matches and were knocked out of the Carabao Cup. Author | Jamie Pugh West Ham v Chelsea In a sense, West Ham's problems date back to the aftermath of that euphoric night in Prague, when the club ended a 43-year wait for a trophy by beating Fiorentina in the Conference League final . Owner David Sullivan announced virtually immediately that Declan Rice would be leaving and Tim Steidten came in as technical director to help reshape the Hammers squad with the £105m received from Arsenal. This didn't quite work out as planned For a start, Steidten and David Moyes were not aligned in their thinking, which eventually resulted in the German being banned from the training ground. West Ham spent the Rice money and more on four signings - all of whom initially flattered, then became either inconsistent or ineffective. When Moyes left in 2024, a move most accepted had to happen, Jul...