When transfer guru Fabrizio Romano once again shouted his iconic "Here We Go," the skies over Rome in Serie A were destined to be lit up by the cheers of the Giallorossi faithful. After a long tug-of-war and intense negotiations, Roma finally struck a deal with Porto, securing 19-year-old Portuguese midfield prodigy Rodrigo Mora for a fixed fee of €25 million, plus a 50% sell-on clause.

When Liverpool reached a financial agreement with Paris Saint-Germain's 18-year-old Senegalese talent Mbaye on a five-year contract, Anfield's transfer market once again caught a familiar scent of "shopping from Paris." According to exclusive information from RMC Sport journalist Fabrice Hawkins, the highly promising winger has clearly turned down interest from Bayer Leverkusen and views the Reds as his next step.

In Manchester United's final preseason friendly against AC Milan, 31-year-old Luke Shaw played the full match, but his position was brought into question. The "English Carlos" was exposed under the targeted tactical attacks of former manager Ruben Amorim, and Carrick can no longer ignore the need to refresh the left-back position. Amorim said when he took over Manchester United that the club must suffer to have a chance to return to glory.

When Rodri stepped out of the Barcelona private jet terminal and said to the cameras, "Playing for Barcelona is my dream, and we will fight for the Champions League and everything," this standard football PR rhetoric unexpectedly stirred up a wave of controversy in the public opinion sphere.

On August 16, fashion magazine VOGUE exclusively released several photos and videos of Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina's wedding ceremony, instantly igniting global social media.

Prediction: Fenerbahce vs Lyon (02:00, August 19). Expected results, probable lineups, expert analysis for the Fenerbahce vs Lyon first leg of the 2026/27 Champions League play-off round.

Sergio Busquets officially returns to Barcelona in a new role, as he has been appointed assistant coach of Barca Atletic, working alongside head coach Juliano Belletti. This marks the beginning of the Camp Nou legend's coaching career.

On the evening of August 17, Beijing time, according to media figure Miao Yuan, Dalian Yingbo filed an appeal against four referee decisions in their away loss to Yuku, including questioning whether Cayó's offside position interfered in Yuku's equalizer. It is expected that these cases will soon appear in the latest review by the Chinese Football Association.

Japanese football is about to achieve an unprecedented milestone in the Premier League, while South Korea faces its first void in over two decades.

If you had to pick one player quietly elevating the strength of the Vietnam national team under coach Kim Sang Sik, Truong Tien Anh deserves to be mentioned. It is no coincidence that after the 2-0 win over Malaysia, he was voted by ASEAN Football as the Yanmar Most Energetic Player, the most energetic player of the match.