Football news for the top five European leagues, the European nights and the internationals: team news, transfers, matches, markets and features. Written plainly for ordinary readers.https://matchnews.news/en-gbhttps://matchnews.news/matches/leverkusen-v-stuttgart-two-injury-lists-and-a-club-living-two-seasons-at-once/https://matchnews.news/matches/leverkusen-v-stuttgart-two-injury-lists-and-a-club-living-two-seasons-at-once/BayArena, Saturday 31 October, 15:30 CET. Stuttgart are 15th in the Bundesliga and sixth in the Champions League table. Leverkusen are fourth at home, with six players out. The other German game worth your afternoon.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 06:25:00 GMTMatchesbundesligahttps://matchnews.news/features/champions-league-league-phase-explained-where-everyone-stands-before-matchday-4/https://matchnews.news/features/champions-league-league-phase-explained-where-everyone-stands-before-matchday-4/For anyone who sees one long table of 36 clubs and does not know what the lines mean. The format, the key dates, and who is where after three games, with Inter and Manchester United down in 20th.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 06:17:00 GMTFeatureschampions-leaguehttps://matchnews.news/news/saka-out-rice-and-calafiori-back-in-training-szoboszlai-has-a-chance/https://matchnews.news/news/saka-out-rice-and-calafiori-back-in-training-szoboszlai-has-a-chance/The team news from both camps before Liverpool v Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday at 17:30 CET: Arsenal get three players back but not Saka; Liverpool wait on Szoboszlai and Muñoz.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 06:16:00 GMTNewspremier-leaguehttps://matchnews.news/matches/racing-santander-v-real-madrid-mourinho-chases-a-sixth-straight-win/https://matchnews.news/matches/racing-santander-v-real-madrid-mourinho-chases-a-sixth-straight-win/El Sardinero, Sunday 1 November, 16:15 CET. Real Madrid won all five games in October, including the game at Barcelona, and sit third, three points behind Barcelona. Racing are 13th with a goal difference of minus 11.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 06:15:00 GMTMatchesla-ligahttps://matchnews.news/matches/barcelona-v-alaves-flick-wants-a-response-after-two-defeats-in-a-row/https://matchnews.news/matches/barcelona-v-alaves-flick-wants-a-response-after-two-defeats-in-a-row/Spotify Camp Nou, Saturday 31 October, 21:00 CET. Barcelona lost 2-1 at home to Real Madrid last Sunday and 4-2 at PSG before that. They still lead La Liga by two points. Alavés are seventh.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 06:13:00 GMTMatchesla-ligahttps://matchnews.news/news/hakimi-first-career-hat-trick-psg-win-5-1-at-le-havre/https://matchnews.news/news/hakimi-first-career-hat-trick-psg-win-5-1-at-le-havre/Paris Saint-Germain fell behind at the Stade Océane on Friday night, then scored five. Achraf Hakimi had three goals and two assists. Lille beat Lens 1-0 to move second for now.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 06:12:00 GMTNewsligue-1https://matchnews.news/matches/bayern-v-dortmund-danks-takes-the-klassiker-with-kompany-recovering-at-home/https://matchnews.news/matches/bayern-v-dortmund-danks-takes-the-klassiker-with-kompany-recovering-at-home/Allianz Arena, Saturday 31 October, 18:30 CET. Both clubs have 17 points and no defeats. Bayern are without Kompany, Neuer and Díaz; Dortmund are without their captain Can. The winner leads Germany alone.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 06:11:00 GMTMatchesbundesligahttps://matchnews.news/features/how-to-read-a-football-price-a-plain-guide-using-this-weekends-games/https://matchnews.news/features/how-to-read-a-football-price-a-plain-guide-using-this-weekends-games/For readers who see 3.06, 3.55 and 2.50 next to Liverpool v Arsenal and do not know what they mean. Decimal odds, rough probabilities, the margin, the goals line and the handicap, with real prices from this weekend.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:30:00 GMTFeatureshttps://matchnews.news/transfers/kane-bayern-contract-to-2029-a-few-days-away-says-dreesen-nothing-signed-yet/https://matchnews.news/transfers/kane-bayern-contract-to-2029-a-few-days-away-says-dreesen-nothing-signed-yet/Sky Sports reported on 16 October that Harry Kane had agreed in principle to stay until 2029. Two weeks on, Bayern's chief executive says the details are being worked out. The club has announced nothing.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:10:00 GMTTransfersbundesligahttps://matchnews.news/matches/tottenham-v-crystal-palace-de-zerbi-chases-a-third-straight-win/https://matchnews.news/matches/tottenham-v-crystal-palace-de-zerbi-chases-a-third-straight-win/Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Saturday 31 October, 18:30 CET. Spurs have won their last two, including at Chelsea; Palace are 17th, lost 5-0 at Brighton this month, and their coach Pierre Sage calls De Zerbi his model.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:55:00 GMTMatchespremier-leaguehttps://matchnews.news/news/dowman-ban-upheld-arsenal-teenager-misses-liverpool-hull-and-newcastle/https://matchnews.news/news/dowman-ban-upheld-arsenal-teenager-misses-liverpool-hull-and-newcastle/The FA rejected Arsenal's appeal on Thursday, so Max Dowman serves a three-match ban that starts at Anfield on Sunday. Arteta: 'This is the Premier League, not Disneyland.'Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:40:00 GMTNewspremier-leaguehttps://matchnews.news/matches/juventus-v-napoli-spalletti-and-allegri-swap-benches-both-on-14-points/https://matchnews.news/matches/juventus-v-napoli-spalletti-and-allegri-swap-benches-both-on-14-points/Allianz Stadium, Sunday 1 November, 20:45 CET. Juventus lost 2-0 at Genoa on Wednesday and Spalletti apologised to the fans. Napoli won 4-1 at Monza the same night but lost Lobotka to injury.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 17:15:00 GMTMatchesserie-ahttps://matchnews.news/matches/manchester-city-v-brighton-the-rematch-three-days-after-the-shootout/https://matchnews.news/matches/manchester-city-v-brighton-the-rematch-three-days-after-the-shootout/Etihad Stadium, Saturday 31 October, 16:00 CET. City top the table on 21 points; Brighton are third with the best goal difference in the league, and they left the Etihad on Wednesday feeling they deserved to win.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:45:00 GMTMatchespremier-leaguehttps://matchnews.news/features/two-derbies-one-saturday-milan-v-inter-and-bayern-v-dortmund-explained/https://matchnews.news/features/two-derbies-one-saturday-milan-v-inter-and-bayern-v-dortmund-explained/For anyone new to Italian and German football. Why these two games matter more than the three points, who is in form, who is not, and what to look for at 18:30 and 20:45 CET on Saturday 31 October.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMTFeatureshttps://matchnews.news/news/carrick-stays-in-charge-at-manchester-united-fernandes-keeps-captaincy/https://matchnews.news/news/carrick-stays-in-charge-at-manchester-united-fernandes-keeps-captaincy/United have gone eight games without a win and sit one point above the relegation zone. The club has kept Michael Carrick for Saturday's game at Chelsea, and he says the captaincy question is closed.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:50:00 GMTNewspremier-leaguehttps://matchnews.news/matches/chelsea-v-manchester-united-carrick-stays-for-stamford-bridge-test/https://matchnews.news/matches/chelsea-v-manchester-united-carrick-stays-for-stamford-bridge-test/Stamford Bridge, Saturday 31 October, 13:30 CET. United have gone eight games without a win and sit one point above the relegation zone. Chelsea lost to Spurs, went out of the cup on penalties and are without João Pedro.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:45:00 GMTMatchespremier-leaguehttps://matchnews.news/features/the-75-minute-rule-why-line-ups-arrive-when-they-do/https://matchnews.news/features/the-75-minute-rule-why-line-ups-arrive-when-they-do/Premier League and Champions League teams are published 75 minutes before kick-off, cup teams at 60. Here is where the rule comes from, what it means for fans, and why the betting prices move at that exact moment.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMTFeatureshttps://matchnews.news/transfers/january-2027-transfer-window-dates-by-league/https://matchnews.news/transfers/january-2027-transfer-window-dates-by-league/England closes on 1 February at 23:00 UK time, Spain a day later, Germany is still to be published. A plain guide to the winter window and the stories that build before it opens.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:45:00 GMTTransfershttps://matchnews.news/matches/liverpool-v-arsenal-first-heavyweight-of-november/https://matchnews.news/matches/liverpool-v-arsenal-first-heavyweight-of-november/Anfield, Sunday 17:30 CET. Both clubs play in Europe three days later. Here is the week around the game, when the team news lands, and how to read it.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:30:00 GMTMatchespremier-league