All news by author: John Cross

NORTH MACEDONIA 1-1 ENGLAND: Gareth Southgate's side picked up a point in Skopje on Monday after Jani Atanasov's own goal cancelled out Enis Bardhi's first-half strike

Premier League clubs will meet on Tuesday to discuss who pays for the 900million EFL deal with the majority of clubs calling on the Big Six to pay a chunk of the costs

Chelsea captain Reece James insists the last six weeks have shown what the new-look Chelsea team is about and that they are finally making progress under new manager Mauricio Pochettino

England are already through to Euro 2024 and will go into the tournament as one of the favourites while Gareth Southgate has fostered a burgeoning fanbase who are once again fully behind the national team

Manchester United had the joint highest number of injuries throughout the 2022/23 campaign which included the Qatar World Cup taking place for a month mid-season - while the tournament hit Chelsea financially

England could jump into the top three of the FIFA world rankings before 2023 is out and Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate wants to see his side leapfrog France and Argentina to claim top spot next year

Arsenal shelled out a club record fee of £105million to sign Declan Rice from West Ham in the summer after the England midfielder had led the Hammers to the Europa Conference League trophy

Manchester City star Rico Lewis has earned his first call-up to the senior England squad and now has his sights firmly on breaking into the squad for next summer's European Championships

Gareth Southgate takes his side to North Macedonia on Monday night and a recently relaid pitch at the National Arena Todor Proeski Stadium which could carry significant risk of injuries

England put North Macedonia to the sword when the teams met in June, and have a chance to complete the double in their final European Championships qualifier in Skopje

Everton have been deducted 10 points after being found guilty of breaching Premier League finance rules, a decision that has led to Toffees supporters planning protests

Aitor Karanka believes that Carlo Ancelotti is also the perfect manager for Bellingham and no-one should write off Real Madrid’s chances of being European champions again this season

Karanka, 50, who led Middlesbrough to promotion to the Premier League, says that his manager-owner relationship with chairman Steve Gibson is unique and gave him the perfect platform to succeed

England produced an underwhelming performance against Malta at Wembley, though their quality showed in the end as Gareth Southgate's side ran out 2-0 winners

The World Cup winner passed away on October 21 at the age of 86, and England boss Gareth Southgate was among those who attended his funeral at Manchester Cathedral on Monday

PLUS: FA chiefs have already been looking to figure out where the Three Lions will stay in Germany next summer - having begun making plans BEFORE last year's World Cup

Gary Southgate is one of England's most successful managers after reaching the final of Euro 2020 in July 2021 but still faces criticism from some Three Lions supporters

Anthony Gordon shone for England's triumphant Under-21 team at the European Championships last summer and has been excellent for Newcastle this term, but was missing from the current Three Lions squad

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp both have important first-team superstars representing Brazil during this month's international break

Marc Guehi has shone since leaving Chelsea for Crystal Palace and is aiming to copy one of the best defender's in the sport's history in his battle to seal a starting place for England at next summer's Euros

Arsenal star Gabriel Jesus could yet feature for Brazil in their World Cup qualifiers this week - even though the striker has not fully recovered from a hamstring injury

THE STERLING DEBATE: Gareth Southgate continues to overlook the Chelsea winger despite calls for him to return to the fold, so is the England boss making the right decision

Conor Gallagher has been a vital performer for Mauricio Pochettino's Chelsea side this season and his form has been good enough to see him force his way into Gareth Southgate's thinking ahead of next summer's Euros

Arsenal and Mikel Arteta are ready to go again in the transfer market come the New Year with Aston Villa's Douglas Luiz top of the Spaniard's midfield wishlist

Manchester City remain top of the Premier League following their draw with Chelsea despite Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham all having strong starts to the season