WWE will stage its first European Premium Live Event of 2026 on Sunday evening as Clash in Italy takes place at the Inalpi Arena in Turin.

The show marks the first time that a WWE PLE has ever taken place in Italy and fans are set to be treated to a stacked night of action. The card includes no less than three matches that could be main events in their own right, with both men’s world championships scheduled to be on the line.

The start time of Clash in Italy has now been confirmed, and it’s great news for fans in the UK, who will be able to catch the full event at a far more reasonable hour than usual.

WWE Clash in Italy to Open With Major Championship Match

As is the norm for most major WWE events these days, the card features just five matches, but there are high stakes attached to every bout.

Owing to the company’s deal to broadcast the first two matches of the card on ESPN in the USA, it has already been confirmed that the WWE Championship match between Cody Rhodes and Gunther will open the show.

In addition, ESPN will air the WWE Women’s Championship clash that pits Rhea Ripley against Jade Gargill in a rematch of their WrestleMania 42 showdown.

With the ESPN portion of Clash in Italy lasting just one hour, the show is sure to get off to a fast start, so it won’t be one to tune in late for.

Oba Femi vs Brock Lesnar 2 Happens at WWE Clash in Italy

Brock Lesnar had everyone fooled after losing to Oba Femi at WrestleMania 42 last month. After losing cleanly to ‘The Ruler’ in a short match, Brock stunned fans at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas as he removed his gloves and boots, seemingly signalling his retirement from WWE.

However, it didn’t take Lesnar long to make his return as the 48-year-old interrupted the ‘Oba Femi Open Challenge’ on Raw, setting up a major rematch at Clash in Italy.

Brock is still expected to retire at some point this year, but it is not expected that Sunday’s event will mark his final appearance with the company.

Roman Reigns vs Jacob Fatu Scheduled For Clash in Italy

Clash in Italy is likely to be headlined by the Tribal Combat (No Holds Barred) Match between Roman Reigns and Jacob Fatu for the World Heavyweight Championship, assuming that the challenger is fit to compete.

Fatu was reportedly injured during a WWE live event in Liverpool on Thursday. However, the company remains hopeful that the ‘Samoan Werewolf’ will be able to appear as advertised.

At time of writing, the match is still being promoted via all of WWE’s official channels. There were also rumours that Sol Ruca may not challenge Becky Lynch for the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship on the card due to injury, although that bout is also expected to take place as scheduled,

The Exact UK Start Time For WWE Clash in Italy Confirmed

For much of this year, WWE fans have been used to having to stay up late to watch the company’s PLEs live in the UK, but that won’t be the case at Clash in Italy.

The event will begin at 7pm UK time (2pm ET/11am PT in the US), with Rhodes vs Gunther set to make their entrances shortly afterwards.

Don’t miss a second of WWE’s biggest event since WrestleMania 42, with plenty of drama expected in Turin. WWE Clash in Italy is exclusively available in the UK via Netflix.

It has looked, for some time, like a straight shootout between the two Manchester clubs for Elliot Anderson’s signature in the summer transfer window.

But Manchester United‘s transfer dealings so far – with the window not actually open for another two weeks yet – may point to their rivals City getting a free run at the Nottingham Forest midfielder after all.

It seems highly unlikely that we will hear anything with regard to the 23-year-old’s future for another month, with the midfielder enjoying a short break before meeting up with his England teammates for the World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico next week.

Manchester City take lead in Anderson transfer race

There had been a growing feeling that City were the frontrunners to sign Anderson, with the bookmakers having them at 4/11 to sign him, with United at 4/1.

City have long been confident of getting a deal over the line, but GIVEMESPORT have always reported that Anderson was United’s number one priority in the transfer window this summer.

United are in the market for two new central midfielders, with Casemiro leaving the club and the Red Devils open to selling Manuel Ugarte, but it now does not look like Anderson will be one of them.

United have reached an agreement with Atalanta to sign Brazilian midfielder Ederson this summer in a deal worth just under £39million. He will be midfielder number one joining and there are strong reports that Sandro Tonali could be the second.

Manchester United interest in Carlos Baleba has cooled, but while it looked like United had been put off by the price tag for Tonali and the lack of value in the deal, they could now get a transfer over the line.

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claimed last week that United delegates jetting out to Italy for talks over the Ederson deal would have met up with Tonali’s representatives too to discuss terms.

Manchester United could sign Tonali and Fernandes

A separate report from Italy last week claimed that United were actually close to an agreement to sign the ‘elite’ Tonali, with another saying new permanent manager Michael Carrick instructed club chiefs to sign the Italian international ahead of Ederson as part of their major midfield rebuild.

There are also links with Mateus Fernandes, who could now be available on a cut-price deal following West Ham’s relegation to the Championship.

GIVEMESPORT reported on suggestions that Manchester United had pulled out of a move to sign Anderson earlier this week and it may now be coming true, with rivals City getting the green light to conclude a £100m deal with Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis.

Vitinha’s comments about Arsenal are being widely shared following Paris Saint-Germain’s victory in the Champions League final on Saturday afternoon.

PSG came from a goal down at the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary, to retain their title.

Ousmane Dembele’s second half penalty cancelled out Kai Havertz’s early opener. PSG then held their nerve in the penalty shootout to lift the Champions League trophy for the second consecutive season.

Vitinha played the full game and was named Player of the Match for his all-action display in the middle of the pitch. After the match, he spoke his mind about Arsenal’s style of play.

Vitinha Speaks Out About Arsenal’s Time Wasting

Following the match, Joao Neves criticised Arsenal’s style of play, saying that ‘PSG were the only team that wanted to play.’

His partner in crime in the middle of midfield, Vitinha, also spoke out about Arsenal’s style of play, claiming that they ‘waste a lot of time.’

He told TNT Sports: “You have to be patient when you’re up against a team like that. We knew it was going to happen, but even more so after Arsenal’s goal, since you really have to be patient.

“So, a lot of patience, two very compact lines, sometimes with six at the back, and it’s difficult because you want to make a decisive pass, you want to break that down, and you can’t because that’s exactly what they want, so you have to go wide, make runs without the ball.

“And that’s what the coach talked about at halftime, and I also think there was a little more space in the second half, and we took advantage of that very well, we got the penalty, and after that, the game was ours.”

He added: “We expected it, we really did. We knew it would turn out this way, especially after Arsenal scored so early. Like I said, we had the patience, waited for the right moment, and had other chances that could have sealed the game. I think we’re the deserved winners.

“Arsenal is a very good team, very competitive and tough, but based on what we did today and throughout the Champions League, we deserve to win.”

Luis Enrique: PSG Deserved to Win

PSG manager Luis Enrique was complimentary of his opponents but thinks his side deserved to win the match. He told TNT Sports:

”The match started the best way for them, they scored in a lucky action, and after that it was a pleasure for them as they know how to defend, so it was very tough.

”We are used to attacking in that way with a lot of players behind the ball. We deserved to draw the match, and in the end we’re happy to win the trophy.”

On how he felt during the shoot-out, Enrique continued: ”I’ve tried to just enjoy it, because you need luck to win on penalties, but I thought we showed great quality in terms of our penalty kicks as well as from the goalkeeper.

”It’s amazing. I think we deserved [to win]. I think today both teams deserved to win, but the way we’ve played the whole season I think we deserved to win the Champions League. We are very lucky and very happy and we’ll try to be there next season. Why not?”