After more than 2 decades of dominating in the tennis world, Rafael Nadal has announced his retirement from professional tennis. The 38-year-old Spanish legend is set to represent his home country in the Davis Cup at the end of November one final time before hanging up his racket, marking the end of his highly illustrious career of 92 ATP titles. In a heartfelt video statement, Nadal expressed mixed emotions on the decision, reflecting on his past few seasons which have been challenging on top of injuries which have hampered his ability to compete at the highest level.

The Conference League returns for the 2024/2025 season in its 4th season since its inception. As the 3rd tier of European football, it's filled to the brim with teams from all across Europe eager to prove themselves worthy of competing in the higher tiers. It's important to remember that whilst teams will be pushing themselves to win the conference League, there is a secondary goal in mind with the winner of the conference League being granted automatic qualification to the Europa League, a stepping stone in the journey to Europe’s premier competition, the Champions League.

The Europa League returns for its 54th edition in the 2024/2025 season. With the 25th September as the tournament's start date, fans are slowly readying themselves to witness some of Europe’s best battle it out for the highly desired Europa League trophy. Along with the prestige of winning such an award, the winners also receive automatic qualification to the Champions League, an opportunity to show what your team is made of on the grandest stage in Europe.