The 2025/26 EFL Cup final is looming large in the first major showpiece of the season in the top four divisions of English football. Last season's showpiece at Wembley Stadium was the highest-attended match of the weekend in Europe, attracting almost 89,000 fans. Millions more will again watch on TV around the world this time as the competition that began in August 2025 and has featured 92 teams comes to a close.
After leaving fans patiently waiting for four years, Harry Styles has finally dropped new music. The megastar released his new single 'Aperture' today (January 23) ahead of his fourth album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally, due to land in March. And he has wasted no time in revealing that he'll be bringing that album to stages across the globe later this year.
Swift calls Kelce as she's heading to the venue, and they both lament that he couldn't be at the show that night. "I want to be there," he says, leading her to sarcastically respond, "Why do you have to be in the NFL?" When Swift tells him she's going to prepare a surprise acoustic performance with Ed Sheeran just hours before the show, Kelce is utterly wowed.
The nine venues hosting Euro 2028 in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland have been revealed. Matches will be played across England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland, but Northern Ireland will not be a host after Belfast's Casement Park was removed as an option. Host nations will have to qualify for the 2028 tournament. However, they would be guaranteed to play their group games on home turf if they do so directly.
Even as FC Barcelona wait to return to the renovated Spotify Camp Nou, the stadium is already being presented as an option to host big events in the future. As has already been reported, the stadium is under consideration for the 2030 FIFA World Cup final. Now, the Camp Nou appears to be in contention to host another huge blockbuster match.
"I wasn't thinking about that," he said. "I was just thinking about, 'I put the points on the board for the team.' ... I ain't worried about the stats. We've got to do better on the football field. We've got to come out and win. That's what I was most focused on, just doing my job and having the other guys do their job and we come out on top."
Matthew Stafford threw three of his five touchdown passes to Davante Adams and the Los Angeles Rams beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 35-7 on a rainy Sunday at Wembley Stadium. Stafford, who has thrown 12 touchdowns with no interceptions in his past four games, also connected with rookie receiver Konata Mumpfield and rookie tight end Terrance Ferguson in the London rout. The Rams (5-2) are off to their best start since their Super Bowl-winning season in 2021.
We did very, very well. We had an excellent first half, we were 3-0 up very quickly but could have been four or five up at half-time. Then we couldn't score the fourth one or the fifth one. The stadium was silent. Silent. We never got any energy back from the fans and I think the players delivered a lot to get more from the fans. So, it was difficult to keep everything going in the second half, but we did excellent, we deserved to win. Next step in the right direction.
Anthony Gordon almost broke the deadlock 78 seconds into the match from a tight angle on the right but was kept out by Karl Darlow's outstretched leg. From the resulting corner, Morgan Rogers found the breakthrough; Marc Guehi did brilliantly to keep John Stones' nod down in play before pulling it back for the Aston Villa midfielder to guide into the bottom-left corner for his first England goal.
Noughties emo titans My Chemical Romance have announced a huge UK tour to celebrate 20 years of landmark album The Black Parade. Gerard Way, Ray Toro, Frank Iero and Mikey Way are bringing their Long Live The Black Parade tour to stadiums around the world - and next summer there will be several dates here in London. Wembley Stadium will host the band's only UK dates in the Long Live The Black Parade tour, and the shows will be in July 2026.
Guns n' Roses is set to electrify Wembley this week as part of their international tour, with Axl Rose and Slash delivering unforgettable live performances.
