Author: VPEsports Editorial Team

Newcastle United complete a two-match home weekend against Strasbourg at St James’ Park. The fixture follows a game with Bayer Leverkusen on the previous day. The schedule gives the coaching staff enough minutes for a large squad before the league season. Strasbourg arrive with their own preparation goals and a young, energetic group. Newcastle face […]

Arsenal and Manchester City meet in the Community Shield at the national stadium in Cardiff. The match brings together the Premier League champions and the FA Cup winners. It also moves the traditional season opener away from Wembley for this edition. The game is the first competitive measure after pre-season. Both teams arrive with strong […]

Real Madrid visit Schalke for a preparation match at the Veltins-Arena. The game is the final scheduled friendly before Madrid turn to domestic competition. It also marks a return to a stadium where the Spanish club played two memorable European matches. Schalke uses the occasion as part of the Veltins-Arena’s twenty-fifth anniversary programme. A large […]

Liverpool and Como meet twice on the final day of Liverpool’s pre-season programme. The first match takes place behind closed doors, while the second is played at Anfield in front of supporters. Both games are part of one plan for distributing minutes across the squad. The unusual schedule gives coaches space to use senior players, […]

Hertha BSC defeated Heidenheim 4-1 during the second Bundesliga 2 round. The Berlin team scored three times before half-time. A late fourth goal completed the home victory. Sebastian Grønning, Marten Winkler, Deyovaisio Zeefuik and Oluwaseun Adewumi scored for Hertha. Jan Schöppner supplied Heidenheim’s only goal shortly after the interval. Grønning opened the scoring after two […]

Chelsea defeated Real Sociedad 3-1 at Stamford Bridge in their final pre-season match. Morgan Rogers opened the scoring before Jon Aramburu equalised near half-time. Joao Pedro then scored twice during the second half. The match was Xabi Alonso’s first home game as Chelsea head coach. His starting team included Cole Palmer, Reece James and Moises […]

The 2026-27 La Liga season begins this weekend with a reduced opening programme. Four first-round matches were postponed because several clubs supplied players to the final stages of the World Cup. Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Valencia will not play their original opening fixtures this weekend. Other clubs begin as scheduled. The first complete […]

Arsenal and Manchester City will contest the Community Shield in Cardiff on Sunday. Arsenal qualified as Premier League champions, while Manchester City earned their place by winning the FA Cup. The match takes place at the Principality Stadium because Wembley is hosting music events. Cardiff last staged the Community Shield in 2006. The game begins […]

Wolverhampton Wanderers begin the Championship season against Blackburn Rovers at Molineux. The match starts at 20:00 local time on Friday. It is the first fixture of the new league campaign. Wolves return to the second tier with Cesar Peixoto in charge. Blackburn arrive for an away opener before their first home league match. Both clubs […]

Partizan defeated Tobol 2-1 in Kazakhstan and reached the Conference League play-offs. The Serbian club advanced 5-1 on aggregate after winning both legs of the third qualifying round. Tobol scored first in the return match, but Partizan recovered after half-time. The visitors equalised before adding the winning goal. Their advantage from the first leg removed […]