The National Football League is beginning to play again this fall, which means another season of football is getting closer.
This season, there will be seven games outside of the United States, which is the most in any NFL campaign history.
Which team, however, merits your support? How do I decide?
BBC Sport can assist you.
We’ve put the numbers together for you across a variety of categories, and if that’s not enough, we’ve got a quiz at the end to help you do the math.
Who has won the most Super Bowls?
Let’s start with the trophy-winners, the top dogs.
The Pittsburgh Steelers and the New England Patriots, both of whom have won six Super Bowls, have been in the spotlight since Bill Belichick’s legendary coaching days at the turn of the century.
The Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers, both of which have won five games, are not far behind.
The Green Bay Packers have the most NFL championships, with 13 coming from the previous four Super Bowls.
Which NFL team is the oldest?
Silverware may not appeal to you as much.
There are four teams that have existed for at least 100 years. In the 1920s, the NFL had its names as the Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, New York Giants, and Packers.
Which team is most close to the UK?
We calculated the distance between the franchise’s stadium in the US and the location in Lancashire for this exercise.
With a distance of just over 3, 000 miles, East Coast teams like the Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles, and the two New York rivals, the Giants and Jets, are closest in terms of that metric.
The biggest stadium is owned by who?
The US has a lot of stadiums that are appropriate for any NFL game because it is a major event.
The Cowboys’ 93, 363 were the team’s biggest attendance over the previous four seasons, and they set the record for the largest crowd at their AT&, T Stadium home, which can hold about 100, 000 spectators.
Who has the climate that is both warm and cool?
We examined the temperature range from highest to lowest across all 32 areas using US weather data from 1991 to 2020.
The Cardinals and the Raiders of Las Vegas will likely play in the hottest seasons, with Florida’s Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers also enjoying scorching summers and mild winters.
Who travels the most outside the United States?
The Jacksonville Jaguars have played in the UK 13 times, including in back-to-back weeks over the past two years, since their debut season began in 2013 in London.
The Bills and Dolphins are one game ahead of the Bills and Dolphins, who are tied with them with eight games outside of the US.
The English Premier League dominated the big name moves as the summer transfer window in Europe came to an end on Monday.
When the window reopens for a month in January, players will be transferable by clubs on the continent.
The most important talking points from the summertime are examined by Al Jazeera Sport:
Newcastle to Liverpool Alexander Isak
In terms of drama and finances, Isak’s move to Liverpool was the biggest transfer of the summer.
The 25-year-old’s 125 million ($167.4 million) move is a record transfer fee for the country, surpassing Chelsea’s 107 million ($143.3 million) bid for Enzo Fernandez from Argentina in 2023.
After Newcastle United defeated Liverpool in the March 2025 final, Alexander Isak celebrates with the League Cup trophy.
What had already been a stressful period for all parties involved was finally over thanks to the fact that the move didn’t take place until the closing day of the window.
The Swedish international made no secret of his desire to leave Newcastle, ending up spending time with Real Sociedad instead of his former club, even before expressing his disapproval on social media for breaking promises.
This summer, Liverpool had already paid a club record sum of 100 million pounds ($133.9 million) for Florian Wirtz. According to appearances, the deal could reach 116 million pounds ($156 million).
Senne Lammens, Royal Antwerp, to Man Utd
Since David De Gea left the club in 2023, Manchester United’s goalkeeping issues have been their main focus throughout this upheaval.
There were even rumors that the 34-year-old former Spanish international could be brought back to Old Trafford from Fiorentina because of how desperate the situation was.
Erik ten Hag, the then-manager, gave Andre Onana the gloves, but the Cameroonian stopper has made a number of costly errors.
Altay Bayindir’s goalkeeper replaced Onana, but he too has failed to impress, especially in the season-opening defeat to Arsenal.
Senne Lammens began his professional career at Club Brugge before moving to Royal Antwerp in 2023. [Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters]
For United, who had reportedly signed Argentina’s World Cup-winning keeper Emiliano Martinez, Lammens’ arrival is a gamble, worth 18.1 million pounds ($24.2)
Lammens hasn’t yet made his Belgium international debut, but the 193cm (6ft-4-inch) stopper is viewed as a long-term replacement for Martinez, who is 32.
However, United requires stability at the back, and Lammens will be in particular attention as he struggles to find his footing amid the hustle and bustle of the English top flight.
Brentford to Newcastle Yoane Wissa
Wissa’s arrival from Brentford for 55 million pounds ($73. 7 million) softens Isak’s departure from Liverpool for Newcastle and their fans.
The international from the Democratic Republic of the Congo added 19 Premier League goals to his total for the club’s 149 appearances as of 2021.
On August 31, 2025, Yoane Wissa announced on social media that he wanted to leave Brentford. [David Klein/Reuters]
Similar to Isak, Wissa shared his feelings in a public forum on Sunday when he expressed his desire to leave the West Londoners.
The 28-year-old needs to concentrate on resolving the 27 goals Isak scored in 42 games for Newcastle last season.
A no-go for Palace defender Marc Guehi at Liverpool
On the final day of the deal, not only the confirmed transfers made headlines, but also the collapsed deals.
The prolonged courtship of Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi by Liverpool was one of them.
Marc Guehi, who won the FA Community Shield against Liverpool last month, lifts the trophy with teammates. [Matthew Childs/Reuters]
The 25-year-old England international had been linked with moving to Anfield for some time, possibly even more than Isak, and even advanced to a Monday medical on Merseyside.
Due to Palace’s inability to find a replacement for the England international, the deal passed in the closing hours of the deal, which will undoubtedly be a blow to Guehi given the complex nature of the deal.
It is late for Ederson, Donnarumma, Antony, Hojlund, Sancho, and Jackson.
On the last day of the transfer window, Isak and Guehi were among the only long-term transfer targets sweating. Other rumored maneuvers also finally crossed the line.
The 32-year-old keeper joined Turkiye’s Fenerbahce for 12.1 million pounds ($16.22 million) after falling from grace at Manchester City.
He spent eight years with Etihad Stadium, where he was a key player in the club’s unprecedented four successive Premier League titles and the club’s exclusive five-trophy year in 2023.
Gianluigi Donnarumma, a surprise departure from Paris Saint-Germain, who was responsible for the Brazilian’s successful Champions League campaign. Donnarumma helped the French giants win the trophy in their first treble last year.
A five-year contract has been agreed between the Italian and City.
Gianluigi Donnarumma celebrates winning the Champions League title after defeating Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain in the final of the previous season.
Three Manchester United players were all heading for Old Trafford. After being loaned to the Spanish side last season, Brazilian winger Antony made a comfortable move to Real Betis.
After leading the United line last season, Danish striker Rasmus Hojlund struggled for goals while leading the team. And for the time being, Jadon Sancho is no longer imprisoned at Old Trafford. Victor Lindelof, a Swedish defender for United, and the former England winger Victor Lindelof have both signed for Aston Villa on loan.
Nicolas Jackson’s move to Bayern Munich was another expected departure that was postponed until the last minute.
The Senegal international has since been signed on loan with Bayern having to pay 56.2 million pounds ($75.33 million) for the 24-year-old as a result of the off-season decision.
Babyshambles just announced that they’re reuniting to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album, Down in Albion, which will see them play across the nation next year.
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Here’s how you can see Babyshambles on tour next year(Image: Redferns)
This is how you can see Babyshambles on tour starting in 2019. The band’s first tour de force in more than ten years will be Down in Albion, their first studio album, on the 20th anniversary. Pete Doherty took a break from his other band, The Libertines, to form the band.
Doherty once said, “It’s unfinished business, and everywhere I go, I get’what’s happening with the ‘shambles’. For me, it’s obvious that I want to play some of those old tunes and have a little shindig.
However, the band acknowledges that heartache was what spurred them to re-enter the road. Former lead guitarist Patrick Walden passed away in June at the age of 46. Drew McConnell, a base player, said: “We have to decide to go on a tour right now.
Babyshambles will be hitting the road next year(Image: WireImage)
Since Patrick’s tragic passing, according to them, the band has since decided to continue celebrating the anniversary.
Down in Albion, Shotter’s Nation, and Sequel To The Prequel are three albums Babyshambles have released throughout their careers. Due to the band members not having been in direct communication, it was “hard” to say when the reunion discussions had taken place in a new interview.
He said, “I don’t think the four of us have been in the same room for so long,” in an interview with NME. He continued, adding that he and Mick had been playing with the idea of tiptoeing into “polite society” for about four to five years.
It will be their first tour in over a decade(Image: Getty Images)
Before splitting in 2009, Babyshambles had been scheduled to back Oasis, but they were ultimately dropped from the bill because they failed to make the tour’s opening night. It’s unfortunate that no one in the audience believed that it wasn’t my fault, but I was willing to accept that. Pete claimed that that was the missus who had purposefully kept me.
He just appeared so peaceful, and I didn’t want to wake him up, he said, “OK cool,” and Pete said he “hopes” there will be new material because he has already written a song that he thinks could work for the band.
Pete confirmed that there may be new music from the band(Image: Getty Images for MTV)
He claimed that releasing a single as well as a few B-sides would be “nice,” and that he already has some concept ideas ready.
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The band will play venues in London’s renowned Brixton Academy, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow, Leeds, Nottingham, Norwich, and Plymouth. Hits like F*** Forever were included on the 2005 album Down In Albion.
Tickets for the live performances go on sale on September 5 and there is a pre-sale on September 3.
Gianluigi Donnarumma’s fit into Pep Guardiola’s system after signing for Manchester City, where his passing will likely be scrutinized as he replaces Ederson, is discussed by former England goalkeeper Joe Hart.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been able to rely on the United States’ absolute backing throughout his country’s war on Gaza.
While the administration of former US President Joe Biden may have occasionally expressed discomfort over the crises it was enabling in Gaza, the Donald Trump administration has yet to exhibit similar qualms, even going so far in February as to suggest that all of Gaza’s population be ethnically cleansed.
US support has been vital to Israel’s war machine, providing weapons that helped Israel kill more than 63,000 people in Gaza. Diplomatically, it uses its veto on the UN Security Council to block demands for a ceasefire in Gaza, despite the mounting death toll.
It also supported Israel in the International Court of Justice, where Israel is accused of genocide, and sanctioned International Criminal Court members who issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on charges of war crimes.
The US’ potential complicity in what many states and agencies recognise as a genocide has been called out by rights groups, who call on it to halt its support for Israel.
But what if it did? What would happen if the US ended all support for Israel tomorrow?
We asked four experts what they think: Hamze Attar, a defence analyst; Ori Goldberg, an Israeli political scientist; HA Hellyer, senior fellow at the Royal United Service Institute and Center for American Progress; and Daniel Levy, a former Israeli government adviser.
What would happen internationally?
“I get the sense that many of the Western states that originally supported Israel are now feeling particularly helpless and are now really just willing Israel’s downfall upon it. For many, even Germany, the post-war bond that has tied them to Israel has become so frayed it probably won’t hold without the US.
“My guess is [if US support for Israel ended tomorrow] they’d all move against Israel immediately, though no one would really want to be the first.
“I don’t know what shape that would take, whether it would be sanctions, or even the enactment of Chapter 7 [of the UN Charter, authorising immediate intervention], but it would be quick.” – Ori Goldberg
What would happen regionally? Would Israel be attacked, as it claims?
“I think if you suddenly removed the US from the equation, you’d be removing the one largest single [impediment] to some kind of settlement there’s been.
“Israel’s imperative for genuinely integrating itself into the region will always be a second- or third-level priority, because American support underwrites its ability to act with impunity, as we’ve seen vis-a-vis the Palestinians, the Lebanese, and the Syrians and so on.
“This idea that Israel is one step away from being attacked just isn’t the case and, many would argue, hasn’t been the case for decades.
“The Syrian army isn’t currently holding off from counter-attacking Israel because of the US. They’re holding off from attacking because they’re not interested in more wars, they know they’d face massive resistance; the same is true for others.” – HA Hellyer
What would happen financially?
“Israel is very dependent on the US financially, but it wouldn’t collapse entirely.
“Increasingly, Israel has been dependent on the high-tech weapons sector, a lot of which the US supports, in terms of aid as well as almost limitless R&D opportunities.
“But Israel also relies economically on just having the US in its corner, like a coach waiting with the towel [loan guarantees and other support mechanisms].
“I think the overnight loss of US support would make things difficult, but it wouldn’t be immediate, until we got to see massive layoffs in the Big Tech companies, and the military begin to falter.” – Ori Goldberg
What would happen in Israeli politics?
“Not as much as you think. Israel’s settler community is already high on its own stash. They’re going to continue with what they see as their God-given mission, whatever happens.
“Netanyahu would probably continue, too. He’s not a magician. Much of what he says and does is just reflective of what much of Israeli society thinks anyway.
“Sure, he’d reframe it. He could say that the reason we attacked Gaza was so that we’d never have to be dependent on another state again, but I think he’d probably survive.” – Ori Goldberg
“America really has been the gift that keeps on giving, especially to the Israeli right. If a Democrat is in power, they can say: ‘Look how well we’re managing them.’
“And if someone like Trump is in power, they can say: ‘Look, we must be doing something right: The US agrees with us.’ Either way, they gain legitimacy. Without the US, that’s not really there.
“In terms of its internal politics and its treatment of Palestinians, the US also gives Israel absolute impunity. For instance, its politicians can wage a genocidal war on Gaza or cheer on settlements with no apparent cost.
“In any other society, that cost would come from other states, or their own society’s moral compass. We don’t seem to have either of those here.” – Daniel Levy
What would happen to its military?
“If the US vanished tomorrow, Israel could probably sustain its war on Gaza for around a year, but its priorities would change as it became significantly more vulnerable.
“For instance, they’d be very aware that every bullet or bomb they used in Gaza was one less for their own defence.
“Without the US, the blocking of the commercial satellites that Israel relies upon to obscure its territory would end. This would allow its adversaries to see into its territory immediately. It would also lose the defence systems, such as Iron Dome and Arrow systems, which are partly funded by the US, leaving it much more open to attack.
“The loss of the US would also mean that Israel has to go looking for other military suppliers, most probably from NATO countries in Europe, because much of the equipment is compatible. However, with Europe already having a weapons shortfall in relation to what it sees as the threat from Russia, that’s not going to happen quickly.
“Europe is also going to charge Israel for any weapons, which – under the current military aid programme – the US doesn’t, so even if another country did step up, Israel isn’t going to be able to afford to purchase weapons on anything like the scale it has.” – Hamze Attar
Israel is the only country that has a bespoke version of the US F-35 fighter jet [Amir Cohen/Reuters]
What would happen in Gaza and the occupied West Bank?
“I think once the senior echelons of the army got wind of what was happening, they’d be calling for the war to end immediately.” – Ori Goldberg
“I think the central bank and the army would realise almost immediately that they didn’t have the weapons or the money to continue the war.
“After that, depending on what other states do, both regionally and in the West, the war would become politically and economically unsustainable.” – Daniel Levy
“My guess is they’d adopt a holding pattern in Gaza and the West Bank, buying themselves time. Israel’s reputation in terms of international public opinion is already rock bottom, but US support has shielded it from actual international accountability.
Jimmy Bone, a well-known former Scottish striker and manager, passed away at the age of 75.
Bone spent two seasons with Arbroath before beginning his professional career with Partick Thistle, playing for Norwich City, Sheffield United, Celtic, St. Mirren, Toronto Blizzard, Hong Kong Rangers, Heart of Midlothian, and Sheffield United.
In 1974, he scored in Scotland’s 4-1 World Cup qualifying victory over Denmark, earning him two caps.
Bone was a key component of Thistle and Norwich’s famous 4-1 Scottish League Cup victory over Celtic in 1971, as well as his contribution to their respective top flight promotion.
In the 1980 final, St. Mirren defeated Bristol City 5-1 on aggregate to win the Anglo-Scottish Cup.
In February 1985, Bone joined Arbroath as a player-boss and later served as Airdrieonians, helping them advance to the Premier Division in 1991.
He became the head of Power Dynamos in Zambia after winning the 1991 African Cup.
Bone later served as the caretaker of Partick Thistle, East Fife, Wits University in South Africa’s top flight, and St. Mirren.
