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The unrivalled authority on the game of soccer around the world, World Soccer calls upon journalists from the globe's great soccer capitals. The best writers, analytical features and the ability to deliver the inside-track on domestic and world football have made World Soccer an institution. With stunning images and a website delivering up-to-the-minute global results and authoritative insights into the players, politics and power-struggles, the brand constantly looks behind the score-lines. Its insightful writing reaches to the heart of the triumphs, scandals and controversies that constantly emerge in the greatest international sport of them all.

IN THIS ISSUE…

In Pictures • The global game caught on camera

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Cole Palmer back to his best

The rise of the Nations League • The UEFA tournament is central to the international game – both on and off the pitch

BOOKS THIS MONTH

Arsenal’s summer rebuild • Has Mikel Arteta built a squad that can achieve Premier League and Champions League success?

On the RADAR • Spotlight on the and players and coaches making waves

Italian football is stuck in the past • Can an out-dated old-boys network turn things around for the Azzurri?

OBITUARIES

The month in numbers • The facts and stats that have caught our eye in the world of football this month…

30 eye-catching transfers • Jamie Evans picks out some of the summer’s most intriguing deals

The signing of the Spanish summer • How Barcelona saw off Clasico rivals Real Madrid to land Rodri

The team that can’t stop winning • How Johor Darul Ta’zim became the most dominant club side in world football

Boavista on the brink • Inside the movement aiming to rescue the former Portuguese champions from bankruptcy

DON’T MISS • Two must-read official annuals from World Soccer and MATCH!

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2026-27 PREVIEW • Turn over now for Nick Bidwell’s comprehensive team guides

The Heavyweights

The Dark Horses

The Outsiders

Play-Off Qualifiers

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: 2026-27 FIXTURES

Europa League preview • Nick Bidwell assesses the runners and riders in this year’s Europa League

Conference League preview • Who will be the sixth team to win UEFA’s newest club competition?

“I thought I’d come back to England, but that itch isn’t there as much anymore” • After collecting the ESM Golden Shoe for the second time, the Bayern Munich and England striker discusses his career, his goals for the new season, and his future

‘THE BEST COACH IN THE WORLD’ • Why Portugal turned to the brash, blunt and brilliant Jorge Jesus as their new manager

INTERNATIONAL COACHES •  In the wake of the 2026 World Cup, dozens of national teams opted for managerial change. Here are some of the fresh faces…

‘YOUR BOYS TOOK A HELL OF A BEATING’ • In September 1981, Norway recorded a famous win – and an even more famous piece of commentary

AUSTRALIA

Barca begin Champions League defence • Can anyone stop the Spanish champions from winning another European crown?

Cameroon crowned queens of Africa • Indomitable Lionesses emerge from WAFCON finals in Morocco with the trophy

World Soccer issues you may have missed…

World Service • Exclusive reports from our worldwide network of correspondents

New eras begin across Europe • The 2026-27 UEFA Nations League is the start of several new managerial stints

Ghana and Ivory Coast kick off 2027 AFCON qualifying • The road to next summer’s Africa Cup of Nations finals in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania begins in September

5 Things… • …from North,...