World football transfers hit record high with 86,158 international players switching clubs
A record-breaking 86,158 international player transfers were completed in 2025 in both men’s and women’s professional, as well as amateur football, FIFA announced. Clubs’ spending on transfer fees also broke the record with $13.11 billion, over 50 per cent above those of 2024.
School and football: Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka’s straight As in GCSE underline EPL’s holistic approach to developing youth players
Saka got four A*s (the highest grade) and three As in his GCSE examinations (for 15- or 16-year-olds in the UK) in 2018, and King, Miley and Hinshelwood all completed their A-Levels aged 18 while competing in the Premier League for their clubs.
Kenya national football team coach names squad for Madagascar, Comoros friendlies
The friendlies will be played during next month’s Fifa window from November 10-18, 2025.
Pundits agree Arsenal are ready to be EPL kings, but must score more goals from open play
Factor in that Arsenal have already visited Old Trafford, Anfield and St James’ Park and their start to the season becomes all the more impressive. This was yet another fixture in which Arsenal improved on their points tally last season. In 2024-25, Arsenal were twice pegged back in a game which ended as a 2-2 draw.
Adjudged to have hosted the most successful edition CHAN, Kenya looks to build on the feat to grow talent, economy
Principal Secretary for State Department for Sports Elijah Mwangi says reconfiguring the sports sector is paramount to opening up diverse economic opportunities. Mwangi explains that talent development programmes, massive infrastructural investments, reviewing of the legal framework, streamlining the operations of sports federation and involvement of private sector actors in the growth of sports are mandatory for making the sector one of Kenya’s economic mainstay.
Litein High School students in Kenya burn institution after demand to watch Arsenal vs Manchester City match is declined
The students’ grievances, neighbours say, was the school administration’s decision to bar them from watching a live English Premier League match between Arsenal Footfall Club and Manchester City Football Club that ended in a 1-1 draw.
Mirror images or complementarity? Fans wonder if Man City and Arsenal managers are football’s Siamese twins
Last season, Arteta was promoting the idea of two squads to cope with the packed calendar, while Guardiola was an outlier, complaining about having a bloated squad. Arsenal have improved their depth drastically to reach a head count of 25, but it is Guardiola who has moved position by starting the season carrying 26 senior players for the first time.
Football bosses make modest alterations in league structure, retain Kanya Premier League format for 2025-26 season
According to a press statement by FKF, the 2025-26 league season that kicked off in on September 19, 2025, will run through to June 2026, maintaining the traditional nine-month calendar.
‘Let it all work out’: Return of Eze Eberechi to Arsenal inspires new sense belonging and the boys are rocking
A fair amount of consideration appears to have gone into Arsenal’s new signing announcements throughout the summer. Most have been themed around what that particular player would bring to the club. For example, part of the focus of Martin Zubimendi’s announcement video was control and rhythm, to demonstrate the qualities he would bring to Arsenal’s midfield.
Tidying up fitness imbalances: How fit do you have to be to play in English Premier League?
Athletes would then receive a detailed report including graphics and graphs, to help them understand what’s working well and what needs improvement. The athletes’ data then gets compared to normative information collected from Speedworks, a company run by renowned performance consultant Jonas Dodoo.
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