All news by author: Alan Smith

Journeyman striker Gozie Ugwu moved to Jeddah as a free agent last summer and, despite concerns around the country's human rights record, has found himself enjoying the adventure

The England midfielder has one year left on his contract at West Ham, who value him at more than £100m, leading to an expectation he will join a Champions League club in the summer

The Roma boss tipped Xabi Alonso, whom he coached at Real Madrid, to be a success in the dugout four years ago - and now the ex-midfielder waits in the Europa League semi-final as he aims to shake off his club's 'Neverkusen' tag

AC MILAN VS INTER MILAN: The all-Milan semi-final sees a veteran deemed past his best at Stamford Bridge several years ago face a striker who has failed in two spells in West London but could end up back for a third come the start of next season

The revamped competition from 2024, which will see 36 clubs involved, is expected to generate just under €5bn in broadcast and sponsorship revenue

The Brazil footballer, who turned 40 last weekend, has been detained since his arrest in January following an alleged sexual assault that took place in a nightclub

The expansion to Anfield Road end is expected to be open in time for the start of next season as senior staff member behind redevelopment admitting construction has been "challenging"

The Champions League semi-finals could be shaped by traditional No9s at the focal point of all four contenders' attacks - but is it a clear sign that big centre forwards are back in fashion or an outlier in the era of prolific wide forwards?

Rumours of Erling Haaland ending up in Madrid at the end of his Manchester City contract have been around since last summer but Steve McManaman feels the speculation is unrealistic

Steve McManaman says that his view of Pep Guardiola's team will not change if Real Madrid win their semi-final this week - with the football played by the Premier League leaders what matters most

Kevin Schade was linked with Jurgen Klopp's side before joining Brentford in a £22m deal in January and the German subsequently said a switch to Anfield would not have been a good fit

After a season in which the England international’s defending at right back has been severely criticised, there is a growing belief he could end up in a midfield role permanently

At a time when their rivals are wilting, Man City have put together a relentless winning run - but suggesting their squad is deeper than the rest does not stack up

The West Ham boss is confident that his team will not find themselves in relegation danger next season because several of their high-profile signings from last summer will have become acclimated to the Premier League

The City Football Group completed a deal to buy Brazil side Bahia on Thursday but A=a club in same league as their Belgian side Lommel have confirmed they are heading to the courts

Brentford hammered Liverpool in reverse fixture but Thomas Frank expects entirely different prospect at Anfield tomorrow as he heaps praise on "remarkable" Jurgen Klopp

Leeds are expected to be taken over by NFL franchise San Francisco 49ers, who already have a 44% stake in the club, later this year but Premier League survival could see a deal fall apart

In a week where the Premier League refused to say if Newcastle's owners are being investigated, there were more warnings against Manchester United's potential takeover from a Qatari group

Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp and Chelsea boss Graham Potter feature in top four but Premier League's highest earners remain long way off Atletico Madrid's Diego Simeone

Qatari group have explicitly said that they want to own 100% of Man Utd and the fact the club is listed on the New York Stock Exchange rather than London's FTSE makes it a far easier objective to achieve

The announcement comes at a time when US merchant bank Raine Group are evaluating a number of takeover offers for the club, with INEOS founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim the frontrunners

Spurs managing director of football's 30-month suspension imposed by the Italian FA is now applied worldwide, FIFA said in a statement

Spurs have had to make severance payments to five of the six managers to have departed in just over nine years and that period included Mauricio Pochettino being in situ for about half that time

Richard Masters refused to answer questions from MPs over league's stance on alleged links between Newcastle and Saudi state amid concerns from rival clubs

The Match of the Day host was wrongly accused of underpaying £4.9m in income tax relating to his work for BBC and BT Sport