European cities

Manchester City's legal case has reached a verdict, prompting fresh debate about how the club's dominant era of success may have affected the rest of English and European football. Commentators are weighing what the outcome means for the Premier League's financial rules and whether rival clubs lost titles, revenue and trophies during City's rise under Abu Dhabi ownership.

Hundreds of people marched through Milan, Italy, in a demonstration linking pro-Palestine demands with housing rights. Participants chanted against forced evictions, war and genocide, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. The march reflects a broader wave of European protests where solidarity with Palestinians is combined with local housing activism, as tenants and activists denounce rising rents and evictions.

Major urban centres across Europe are struggling with a housing shortage that has become an explosive social issue. Cities are now exploring different policy models to expand affordable housing, with approaches ranging from public construction programmes to rent regulations being tested across the continent. A Deutsche Welle report examines which models are being put in place and how they aim to ease the pressure on residents.

Cities across Europe are searching for new ways to increase the supply of affordable housing as rents and property prices strain household budgets. The topic, reported by German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, reflects a wider debate among urban policymakers about construction, regulation and public investment. Housing affordability has become a pressing political issue in many major European cities.

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has publicly criticised Manchester City over the club's alleged breaches of football's financial rules, declaring that there must be 'equal rules for all'. The comments add to Tebas's history of vocal opposition to perceived unfair financial practices by elite European clubs, and fuel an ongoing debate about competitive balance and accountability in European football.

French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a speech on the European Union in Metz, with the visit coinciding with a trip to the northeastern French city by Pope Leo. The overlap of the two events put the city briefly at the centre of European attention, pairing the French president's EU message with the pope's presence in the region.

Bologna's climate chief has given an interview discussing how the Italian city is adapting to increasingly intense and frequent heatwaves. The official explains the city's strategy of learning to live with extreme heat rather than simply trying to prevent it, reflecting a broader shift among European municipalities toward climate adaptation measures as temperatures rise.

ESPN's transfer roundup reports Real Madrid and Barcelona are monitoring Erling Haaland, with Manchester City's uncertain situation prompting the Spanish giants to consider a move. Arsenal's 16-year-old talent Kadan Sullivan is also linked with interest from the two La Liga clubs. The roundup aggregates the latest transfer rumors and news across European football.

Manchester City and Barcelona are at the centre of high-profile cases that could have consequences stretching beyond their own domestic leagues. Diario AS examines how the outcomes for both clubs may set precedents for the Premier League and La Liga, with financial and sporting implications for European football more broadly.

A new comparison series pits XPeng's VLA 2.0 driver-assistance system against Tesla's Full Self-Driving on the streets of Amsterdam, beginning with the XPeng L03. The first installment focuses on how XPeng's system handles European city driving, where its advanced driver assistance has only recently become available, in a direct head-to-head with Tesla's software.