All news by author: Kieran King

Manchester United came close to signing Ronaldinho in 2003, before he chose to join Barcelona instead - a transfer collapse that left Sir Alex Ferguson "devastated"

Jadon Sancho returned to Borussia Dortmund on loan earlier this month, but the Manchester United winger was tempted into a move by Marco Reus last summer after a pre-season game

Real Madrid moved to within a point of La Liga leaders Girona after coming from behind to beat Almeria in controversial circumstances - and it's safe to say Xavi was not pleased

After a disappointing 2022/23 campaign, Virgil van Dijk has been back to his best for Liverpool this season as Jurgen Klopp's side continue their Premier League title bid

Jordon Ibe spent four-and-a-half years at Liverpool before making the £15m switch to Bournemouth, but the winger is now down in the fifth-tier at Kent side Ebbsfleet

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 30 goals in 31 appearances for Al-Nassr this season and the Portugal forward, who turns 39 next month, has dropped a hint on his future

Sepp van den Berg has made four senior appearances for Liverpool, but the centre-back was sent out to Mainz on loan in the summer in the hope for regular first-team football

Nedum Onuoha and Joey Barton played together at QPR and Manchester City and the former has discussed Barton's infamous training ground incident with Ousmane Dabo among other heated flashpoints

Michael van Gerwen suffered a 8-5 defeat against Luke Littler in the Bahrain Masters final on Friday and the Dutchman has fired a menacing warning to the 16-year-old

16 days after losing the World Darts Championship final, Luke Littler claimed his first ever World Series title following a 8-5 victory over Michael van Gerwen in the Bahrain Masters

Cape Verde secured their place in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations as Bebe's sensational long-range free-kick helped them to a 3-0 win over Mozambique on Friday

Teenage sensation Luke Littler, 16, struck a sensational nine-darter to kick off his quarter-final match up against Nathan Aspinall in the Bahrain Masters on Friday

Seven-time World Snooker Championship winner Ronnie O'Sullivan is expected to be among the 10 players who will head out to Saudi Arabia for an invitational event in March

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah was substituted during the first-half of Egypt's African Cup of Nations clash against Ghana with a suspected hamstring injury

Altay Bayindir is yet to make his debut for Manchester United since his move from Fenerbahce on deadline day, but he could feature if Andre Onana misses any matches

Egypt boss Rui Vitoria was forced into a substitution before the half-time interval against Ghana at the African Cup of Nations, after Mohamed Salah went down injured

Troy Deeney has been axed by Forest Green after six games at the helm - a matter of hours after the ex-Watford forward was handed a four-match touchline ban by the FA

Luke Littler picked up where he left off on his World Darts Championship debut after staging a comeback victory over Hong Kong's Man Lok Leung at the Bahrain Masters

Troy Deeney is still searching for his first win in charge of Forest Green but the 35-year-old will not spend the next four games on the touchline after being hit with a ban

Chelsea are yet to make a first-team transfer in the January transfer window as incomings continue to be the main focus, with Armando Broja a target for three Premier League clubs

Ajax are closing in on completing the signing of Jordan Henderson as the England midfielder prepares to end his turbulent six-month stint at Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq

Barcelona currently sit fourth in the La Liga table and lost their second El Classico of the season following a 4-1 defeat against Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia on Sunday

Karen Khachanov booked his place in the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday after a 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Aleksander Kovacevic in a drama-filled affair

Matthijs de Ligt has struggled for regular minutes at Bayern Munich under Thomas Tuchel this season and could be set for a move away from the Allianz Arena this summer

BBC head of content for sport productions Philip Bernie has been appointed as their new Interim director of sport after Barbara Slater announced her retirement last year