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Hunting hidden gems - is there anywhere in the world left to scout?
Through live scouting and increasing data and footage, top clubs now have tabs on a large proportion of the world's talent.
September 23, 2026The tiny town aiming to defy odds in Bundesliga debut
Elversberg has no train station and a population of just 13,000, but its football team have enjoyed a meteoric rise from the regional German leagues to the Bundesliga.
August 29, 2026Using international football to reignite Premier League dreams
Before his potential Premier League debut for Fulham, BBC Sport looks at the role international football has played in the development of players like Shea Charles.
August 23, 2026One Day Cup positives for Glamorgan despite results
Glamorgan's One Day Cup coach David Harrison highlights the positives in developing young players despite winning only two from eight.
August 11, 2026'Critically important' summit called on future of Scottish football
The Scottish Football Association is to hold a "critically important" summit around the future of the national game.
August 8, 2026Why World Cup can be game-changer for ambitious MLS
Can the success of the 2026 World Cup help MLS become one of the world's elite leagues?
July 21, 2026To Wimbledon and back - Fery's voyage to Centre Court spotlight
Arthur Fery learned how to play tennis less than a mile away from Wimbledon's Centre Court - now he's one win away from the SW19 final.
July 9, 2026Devastated Italians reckon with 'third apocalypse' of World Cup failure
Azzurri fans and management alike are pondering what went wrong after Italy fail to qualify for third World Cup in a row.
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Hunting hidden gems - is there anywhere in the world left to scout?
Dario Osorio, 22, has won 25 caps for Chile and has featured twice for Crystal Palace since joining on loan this summer The world's biggest clubs were all aware of the teenage sensation turning heads
The tiny town aiming to defy odds in Bundesliga debut
Elversberg became the smallest town to be promoted to the Bundesliga last season In south-west Germany, close to the border of France, lies the small town of Elversberg. It has no railway station an
Using international football to reignite Premier League dreams
Daniel Ballard, Trai Hume and Shea Charles are all now Premier League players On an August afternoon at Queen Ethelburga's College in York eight years ago, Michael O'Neill could never have known he w
One Day Cup positives for Glamorgan despite results
Jack Hope-Bell (right) celebrated his maiden 100 runs against Sussex with Alex Horton Glamorgan coach David Harrison says individual players will benefit from their One Day Cup campaign despite winni
'Critically important' summit called on future of Scottish football
Scotland failed to make the World Cup knock-out stage The Scottish Football Association is to hold a "critically important" summit around the future of the national game. An email has been sent to a
Why World Cup can be game-changer for ambitious MLS
Lionel Messi was one of 45 MLS players to feature at the World Cup "Thanks world, We'll take it from here." That's the message from Lionel Messi, Son Heung-min, David Beckham and dozens of Major Lea
To Wimbledon and back - Fery's voyage to Centre Court spotlight
Who is Arthur Fery? - Meet GB's Wimbledon wildcard hoping to go all the way Arthur Fery's journey has come almost full circle. The Wimbledon semi-finalist first stepped onto a court aged four at the
Italy’s latest World Cup failure no longer feels like ‘The End’ but the same sad song on repeat
Roberto Baggio proposed an overhaul of talent pathway in 2011 but it was never acted on and the national team’s approach now is just not working The decline of Italy’s footballing expectations can be
Devastated Italians reckon with 'third apocalypse' of World Cup failure
Leaning against a wall near a news-stand in central Rome, Tommaso Silvestri, 65, scans the morning's front pages, their headlines swinging between "apocalypse," "scandal" and "disaster" after Italy's