In der aktuellen Ausgabe von World Soccer

• Saudis set for 2034 World Cup
  FIFA have all but rubber-stamped proposals for the 2034 finals
• Big-man season
  The 2024-25 campaign could see the return of the target-man
• The month in numbers
  The facts and stats that have caught our eye in the world of football this month…
• K-League
  Huge shocks on the cards at both ends of South Korea’s top flight
• Al Qadsiah
  The Saudi Pro League has yet another ambitious, big-spending club
• Machida Zelvia
  Newly-promoted upstarts on track for stunning title win in Japan
• Bordeaux
  Historic French club drop to fourth tier after declaring bankruptcy
• Mexico
  El Tri turn to two legendary figures to replace Jaime Lozano
• ROCAFONDA’S FINEST
  How the Barcelona and Spain wonderkid became the most talented teenager on the planet
• UP ANDUP ANDUP
  The Ipswich Town manager has enjoyed one of the most rapid rises of any British or Irish coach this century.
• Arsenal ready toend City’s dominance
  The Gunners are capable of beating Manchester City in what is likely to be a two-horse race
• Another Sturm brewing?
  Sturm Graz are hoping that lightning strikes twice after finally toppling Salzburg
• The Mbappe era begins
  France superstar Kylian Mbappe is Real Madrid’s biggest Galactico signing since Cristiano Ronaldo
• More big names touch down in Split
  Another injection of high-profile arrivals give Hajduk hope of ending Dinamo Zagreb’s dominance
• ‘Genius’ Alonso makes Leverkusen the team tobeat
  Bayern Munich want to regain the Bundesliga title, but they have a lot of ground to make up on last season’s invincible champions
• Set for another Greek classic?
  Off the back of a landmark campaign for Greek football, there is plenty of excitement ahead of the new season
• Serie Athe best in class
  The Italian top flight is out to justify its status as the best in Europe according to last year’s UEFA coefficients
• Celtic set the standards
  Brendan Rodgers’ side hot favourites for a fourth consecutive league title
• Life after Kylian
  The chasing pack have invested in managerial quality as they look to rein in Mbappe-less PSG
• Jose predicts ‘big things’ at Fenerbahce
  Turkey’s febrile atmospheres will be dialled up a notch with the arrival of Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho
• Amorim gives Sporting the edge
  The champions’ outstanding manager Ruben Amorim makes them favourites to defend their Portuguese title
• Can anyone keep up with PSV?
  The holders are clear favourites to retain their Dutch title
• GRANDMASTER
  How Michael Olise plotted his career like a chess expert
• “Our players are a lot better than people realise”
  As the Faroe Islands prepare for their second campaign in the third tier of the UEFA Nations League – taking on a group featuring Armenia, Latvia and North Macedonia – their experienced Swedish manager sits down with World Soccer to discuss his team’s progress
• TOTAL REVAMP
  Asia’s continental club competitions have undergone an overhaul for 2024-25, as John Duerden explains…
• Halfway along the road to Switzerland
  Eight of the 16 teams secured their spots for Euro 2025 in qualifying, with play-offs to come
• Glorious Spanish summer continues
  Spain add a gold medal to their Euro 2024 and Euro Under-19 trophies, although doubts hang over football’s place at the Olympics
• Gold for USA
  In Emma Hayes’ first tournament as head coach, the United States win the Women’s Olympics tournament
• 2026 World Cup qualifying resumes
  Plenty has changed since the opening rounds of qualifying last autumn
• Asian underdogs eye World Cup prize
  With extra qualifying spots available, Asia’s usual suspects could be joined by some new faces in North America in 2026
• Evolution in Nations League
  The fourth edition of the UEFA Nations League begins with a revised format
• CONCACAF’s Nations League resumes again
  Mirroring UEFA, CONCACAF also embarks on its fourth edition of the competition
• The hectic road to Morocco
  Qualifying for next year’s delayed Africa Cup of Nations tournament will be crammed into the next couple of months
• Arnett Gardens win Caribbean Club Shield
  Jamaican side lift the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Shield in an encouraging competition for football in the region
• Friuli end South Tyrol’s hold on the Europeada trophy
  Competition for European minority groups is won by the northern Italians
• Global diary
  Games and dates to pencil in for the month ahead