Record 6.8 million fans came anyway as expansion, dynamic tickets and hydration breaks remade the World Cup and pointed straight at 64 teams.
Arsenal's £34 million Tzolis deal caps a five-club chain that left Norwich City with a fraction of the profit Club Brugge and Fortuna Düsseldorf banked.
Club América kicked off Liga MX's Apertura without a single reinforcement, and the delay traces straight back to Spain's run to the World Cup final.
Inter Miami's free transfer for Casemiro pairs him with Messi, but a Galaxy tampering complaint tests whether MLS penalties actually deter repeat offenders.
MLS hands Hall of Famer Eddie Pope oversight of its full player pathway, a system that just sent a record 19 alumni through NEXT Pro to...
Michael Olise wants Real Madrid, Kylian Mbappe is recruiting him, and Jose Mourinho's tactical plan has killed the Rodri transfer. Full summer wire.
Real Madrid academy winger Daniel Yanez attracts multi-country interest as the club banks over €130 million from La Fabrica sales this summer alone.
Barcelona have set an end of July deadline for Julian Alvarez, but La Liga's spending limit leaves the club short of Atletico's reported 500 million euro...
PSV made Mauro Junior full-time captain while Jerdy Schouten recovers from ACL surgery, even as Porto, Fenerbahce and Leeds chase the Brazilian.
Hull City owner Acun Ilicali posted flag and percentage clues for transfer targets on X, but the goalkeeper deal already trails his own numbers.