Premier League

Most lists of football's fastest players are built on reputation, and the numbers rarely agree. We used only the official tracking data published by the Premier League, Bundesliga and Ligue 1, which produced a top seven almost nobody would predict, led by a striker who hit his fastest speed running towards his own goal.

Promotion and relegation isn't unique to English football, most of the world's leagues run some version of it, though the mechanics vary enormously. A region-by-region breakdown of how it actually works, and the countries where a genuine legal fight is underway over whether it should exist at all.

The Premier League sells its rights country by country, and almost nobody gets the same deal. This guide covers every major market, UK, US, Australia, Brazil, Nigeria, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa, what each service actually costs, what it doesn't give you, and where genuine free options exist.

Enzo Fernández has scored his first Manchester City goal, disguising a free kick as a cross to beat Sunderland's Robin Roefs. It was the opening goal in a wild 5-3 win that took City top of the table, with Brian Brobbey's hat-trick not enough to save Sunderland.

Oli McBurnie hasn't played for Scotland since 2021. His recall under new head coach Sebastien Pocognoli comes down to one thing: what he's been doing for a Hull City side that still hasn't lost a Premier League match this season.

Hull City sit third in the Premier League after four games, a start only Nottingham Forest and Bolton have ever bettered as a promoted side. With 29% possession against Manchester United and a higher xG than Chelsea away from home, this isn't luck. Here's what's actually behind it, and where the real test begins.