All news by author: Alan Smith

Joan Laporta believes three breakaway clubs can still win court ruling against UEFA despite initial judgment as he names four Premier League sides who remain in communication around joining a Super League

The 20-year-old completed his loan move to Brentford last Friday having spent the past couple of months impressing Premier League club's coaching staff with his commitment in training

Players can sign pre-contract agreements once they have entered the final six months of their deals, meaning representatives of Lionel Messi and more can broker bumper deals

Ten of the 32 third-round ties are going to be shown live in the UK but a dozen more have been moved to accomodate broadcasters from across the globe as part of £820m deal first agreed by the FA in 2018

The ex-international was detained following a chase south west of Dublin city centre

The doctor responded to opportunistic tweet from Chelsea fan amid injury crisis at Stamford Bridge - but a return still seems an unlikely prospect

The former Chelsea striker and manager, who has died aged 58, was part of the initial influx of foreign talent to the Premier League in the 1990s but despite being a superstar he was able to live a life of privacy in West London with his wife and two daughters

Jurgen Klopp has been consistently griping about inequality in the transfer market, pointing out Man City and Newcastle have so much money that no one else can realistically compete

The 21-year-old France centre back has signed the longest contract in club history and it could be a sign of things to come at Stamford Bridge

The nation's Under-17 team is set to play four qualifiers this month but head coach Jean Pierre Fiala has seen 32 players fail scans to determine they are young enough to be eligible

The 82-year-old, who passed away last week, was transported on top of a fire engine from Santos' stadium to the world's largest vertical cemetery as hundreds of thousands filled the streets to reflect and celebrate the life of their country's finest footballer

The Premier League leaders submitted "registration of a charge" form on December 23, with the potential borrowings from Barclays guaranteed against TV money, as fresh talks with Shakhtar Donetsk over Ukraine winger take place

The 37-year-old is set to be officially unveiled by the Saudi Arabia club after signing a deal worth an unprecedented £173m a year - and the club have already benefitted from his transfer

Manchester United need to bolster their attacking options but Erik ten Hag has delivered mixed messages that underline the financial predicament the club faces with the Glazers eyeing a sale and an absence of Champions League football

The reigning champions Manchester City dominate the XI but stars from Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal, who close the calendar year on top of the table, also feature

The Netherlands forward is a quality player but not of the calibre reigning Premier League champions are targeting and that points worryingly to the widening gap in wealth