BBC Sport looks at some of the main talking points as the 2025 Major League Soccer campaign kicks off this weekend.
Football Focus speaks to Strasbourg's Liam Rosenior and Will Still of Lens to find out what it is like to manage in Ligue 1.
Wolverhampton Wanderers travel to the South Coast looking to pick up a crucial result against Bournemouth as they continue their battle to pull away from the relegation zone.
The defensive depth at Tottenham Hotspur has been brutally tested in the ongoing campaign, with Ange Postecoglou having to deal with a lot of injury concerns.
A top-three team in the Western Conference last season, Real Salt Lake will hit the road to play its 2025 MLS season opener against the revamped San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday.
Wilfried Zaha plans to let his play do the talking. The former English Premier League standout is set to make his MLS debut Saturday when Charlotte FC opens its season at Seattle.
The Colorado Rapids are coming off a 2024 season that saw them make the playoffs, while St. Louis City wants to return there after struggling most of last year.
There will be plenty of new faces in different places when the Houston Dynamo host rival FC Dallas in the first Texas Derby match that doubles as the opener for both sides.
The New England Revolution and Nashville SC were two of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference last season. That led to some roster makeovers and both teams hope to improve this year, beginning when the Revolution visit Nashville on Saturday night.
A pair of teams that finished outside the playoff picture in the Western Conference last season meet in a 2025 opener Saturday when Sporting Kansas City hit the road to face Austin FC.
Orlando City and the visiting Philadelphia Union break the seal on their 2025 MLS seasons on Saturday. Orlando City, who came within one win of their first MLS Cup final in 2024, will need to adjust to life without club icon Facundo Torres.
D.C. United haven't made the MLS playoffs in five years. For Toronto FC, it's been four years without an appearance in the postseason. When the teams open a new season Saturday night in Washington, it will be a matchup of rebuilding squads looking to recapture past glory.
Katie Smith reflects on a frustrating night for England in Portugal.
Protests. No home league goal in over two months. Rooted in the relegation zone. What next for Leicester?
Vladimir Romanov’s interference spreads beyond the pitch and into the medical department.
Is there reason to be concerned by the Lionesses' form or is there enough to suggest England are on the right path?
Republic of Ireland manager Carla Ward says her side's 1-0 win against Turkey in the Women's Nations League "wasn't pretty" but that the three points were the "most important thing".
Scotland will not be making any excuses for their opening Nations League defeat by Austria, says Kirsty Hanson.
Liverpool will sell Luis Diaz to raise funds for a striker, Manchester City will be ruthless in their summer clear-out and Arsenal revive interest in Dusan Vlahovic.
Watch the highlights as Italy beat Wales 1-0 in Monza in the Nations League
Luis Rubiales' appeal against the three-year ban from football given to him by Fifa is dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Liverpool will face Paris St-Germain in the Champions League last-16, while Arsenal take on PSV Eindhoven and Aston Villa will play Club Brugge.
Brendan Rodgers says he is "obviously very happy" at Celtic but admits there has not been "any conversation" about extending his stay at the club.
John Murray and Alistair Bruce-Ball are joined by Chris Coles to talk commentary life.
Real Madrid lose appeal against Jude Bellingham's two-match suspension for swearing at a referee.
David Moyes is doing "a better job than me" says Ruben Amorim, with Manchester United travelling to Goodison Park on Saturday below Everton in the Premier League table.
Manchester United face Real Sociedad in the last 16 of the Europa League, while Tottenham play AZ Alkmaar and Rangers meet Fenerbahce.
Manchester City defender John Stones is facing an extended period out with a thigh injury and could require surgery, says manager Pep Guardiola.
England winger Noni Madueke is probably out until late March, Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca confirms.
Luis Rubiales was fined for kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent, but acquitted of coercion.