All news by author: Alan Smith

The Hollywood star surprised parent of Under-12 player by making contribution to GoFundMe as club offers to use Deadpool logo on new kit as mark of appreciation

The former Manchester United forward, 30, is planning on staying on screen as an actor once he eventually hangs up his football boots and has set his sights on life in Hollywood

Yems, 63, has been suspended from all footballing activity until June 2024 for making 11 separate discriminatory comments towards players while in charge of Crawley Town - but the FA believe the ban was too lenient

David Blitzer and Joshua Harris are exploring the potential of investing in United but they would need to divest stake at Selhurst Park before finalising a deal

Chairman Todd Boehly has sanctioned a spend totalling more than £400m in the past two windows with further deals expected in the next 10 days. But there remains no risk of them falling foul of spending regulations because of a significant shift in strategy

The 63-year-old has been suspended from all footballing activity for 18 months for making 11 separate discriminatory comments towards players while in charge of Crawley Town - but he claims he is the one who deserves apologies

Defeat at fellow strugglers West Ham on Saturday could mean the sack for Frank Lampard but fans' anger is being directed elsewhere with warning that relegation would have a catastrophic impact with club on an unsound financial footing and questions around new £700m stadium

The governing body said it "fundamentally" disagrees with the independent commission's finding that former Crawley manager's case was not of conscious racism

The NSNOW group will hold another peaceful demonstration inside Goodison Park after Premier League game on February 4 with reminder that their frustrations are not being directed at Frank Lampard and his players

An independent regulatory commission found John Yems guilty of 12 discriminatory comments - including using Arnold Schwarzenegger’s name to emphasise the N-word - but stressed that he is not a “conscious racist”

The Crystal Palace manager wants his forwards to be more ruthless after confirming that club have identified specific transfer targets to bolster misfiring attack

The goalkeeper was in good form to keep a clean sheet in pressure-relieving win over Crystal Palace on Sunday before explaining how squad were kept in the dark over Mykhaylo Mudryk transfer

Mykhaylo Mudryk was confirmed as a Chelsea player during the first half of their win over Crystal Palace on Sunday, which was unusual timing from a club that is being run in an increasingly unusual manner

Graham Potter is thrilled by the prospect of working with Mykhaylo Mudryk but does not want the balance of his squad to be upset by too many arrivals at a time when 10 first-team players are out injured

CHELSEA 1-0 CRYSTAL PALCE: Kai Havertz's header midway through the second half was enough to earn Graham Potter's team a vital win at Stamford Bridge

New documentary lifting the lid on transfer market sheds light on how Premier League champions convinced Norway star to join from Borussia Dortmund last summer

Pep Guardiola's team arrive at Old Trafford on Saturday with growing questions around their performances on the pitch while their hosts are in a rich vein of form

The French footballer, who has been suspended without pay by Manchester City since being first charged in August 2021, was found not guilty of seven of nine counts following a five-month trial at Chester Crown Court

France and Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy was found not guilty of seven charges but faces a retrial later this year around two remaining counts

Chelsea were beaten yet again in the west London derby as their miserable run continued, and it was one of their experienced heads who summed up the major issues at the club

The loan signing from Atletico Madrid looked lively until his rollercoaster debut ended with a reckless, out of control challenge on Fulham defender Kenny Tete

The Argentina star was also called a "hormonal dwarf" in group made up of former Camp Nou executives, according to messages published in Spain

The former Charlton Athletic defender Richard Rufus was found guilty on December 21 of fraud, money laundering and carrying out a regulated activity without authorisation and was issued his sentence on Thursday morning.

Three men have been convicted after a violent robbery at a Manchester cafe in 2019 against Dane Rashford and Tyler Alexander-Arnold, brothers of England stars Marcus and Trent

The 39-year-old defender vehemently denies an accusation he assaulted a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in late December as Catalonia's Supreme Court opens an investigation