All news by author: John Cross

The Gunners made it two wins from two to open up their Premier League title bid this term, with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park

CRYSTAL PALACE 0-1 ARSENAL: Mikel Arteta's Arsenal were made to work hard to keep their 100 per cent record intact at Selhurst Park on Monday night

Manchester United have announced they are releasing Mason Greenwood from his contract by mutual agreement after completing an internal investigation following his arrest last year

Chelsea fell to a disappointing 3-1 defeat at West Ham on Sunday but Raheem Sterling was a bright spark for the Blues as he looks to rediscover his best form under Mauricio Pochettino

Arsenal were edged out of last season's title race by Manchester City despite leading the table for much of the campaign - and Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is keen not to experience a repeat

Chelsea have forked out close to one billion on new signings over the past three transfer windows but were humbled by West Ham as two of their most expensive acquisitions proved to be the fall guys

Chelsea have forked out £380million on transfers so far this summer and are close to topping £1billion since the current owners took over the club just last year

Arsenal make the trip to Crystal Palace on Monday night and manager Mikel Arteta has been handed some welcome team news, while the Gunners boss also ponders a number of transfer exits

The Lionesses face Spain in the World Cup final on Sunday and have a shot at sporting immortality by becoming the first England senior team to win a football World Cup since 1966

JOHN CROSS COLUMN: Football agents target youngsters through social media from as young as 11 while parents are offered big cash incentives and even flash cars to sign up

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal have signed Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber, Declan Rice and David Raya this summer - as they look to end a 20-year wait for a Premier League title

Chelsea had already beaten Liverpool to the signing of Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo, and Romeo Lavia could be about to become the second man to opt for the Blues

Gary O’Neil, who was booked in the melee afterwards, claimed PGMOL referees’ officer Jon Moss even apologised after the game because the officials got it wrong in the Manchester United loss

MANCHESTER UNITED 1-0 WOLVES: In the end, it was an all too familiar story of United somehow getting over the line with Raphael Varane’s late winner after being second best to Wolves for so long

Moises Caicedo - who broke through with junior club Independiente del Valle in Ecuador - only joined Brighton for £4m two years ago but has now sealed a £115m move to Chelsea

The Gunners are aware of the interest but it remains to be seen whether they would be open to selling, having previously rebuffed interest in the Brazil centre-half

Liverpool could now move for Fluminese midfielder Andre if they miss out on Romeo Lavia, who is closing in on a move to Chelsea to join new signing Moises Caicedo

West Ham have completed the £30million signing of James Ward-Prowse, but David Moyes isn't done targeting British players like Harry Maguire before the summer transfer window closes

At the age of 30, the England captain and Tottenham's all-time record goalscorer has left Spurs and the Premier League, hungry to finally win major trophies with German giants Bayern Munich

Chelsea and Liverpool played out a 1-1 draw on the opening weekend at Stamford Bridge but both managers will have left with more questions than answers

Ex-Arsenal star Henry has opened up on his admiration for athletics and the Olympics with one year to go until the Games begin in Paris in his native France

MLS commissioner Don Garber thinks the arrival of "greatest of all time" Lionel Messi will help change the way Major League Soccer is looked at by the rest of the world

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is set to line up his options after leaving Liverpool last month - with three clubs interested in signing the England international this summer

Lionel Messi made the whole world sit up and take notice as he scored a dramatic last-minute free-kick on his debut for Inter Miami to earn his side victory against Cruz Azul

Apple TV is set to broadcast Lionel Messi's MLS debut later this month, but the company have already decided they won't be attempting to pinch TV rights for the Premier League