All news by author: Matthew Cooper

Liverpool are interested in Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso as they search for Jurgen Klopp's successor, while two of his star players are also on their radar, with club scouts having attended Saturday night's thrashing of Bayern Munich

South Korea were knocked out of the Asia Cup in the semi-finals by surprise package Jordan and several politicians have led calls for manager Jurgen Klinsmann to be sacked after the pre-tournament favourites' failure

Liverpool moved back to the top of the Premier League on Saturday after they beat Burnley 3-1, having briefly lost their lead to Manchester City when they beat Everton 2-0

Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso is one of the favourites to replace Jurgen Klopp when he leaves Liverpool at the end of the season, but Simon Rolfes has insisted the Spaniard will be going nowhere

Rasmus Hojlund was on the scoresheet once again as Manchester United beat Aston Villa 2-1, with the forward having now scored in his last five Premier League games

Arsenal put six goals past West Ham on Sunday as they enjoyed a dominant win at the London Stadium, but winger Bukayo Saka was disappointed he missed out on a hat trick

Erik ten Hag made just one change to his Manchester United starting line-up as they took on Aston Villa, with Lisandro Martinez out of action with a knee injury

Declan Rice scored and provided two assists as Arsenal beat West Ham 6-0, but the 25-year-old refused to celebrate against his former club despite being booed by some supporters

Real Madrid have announced that midfielder Jude Bellingham sprained his ankle in their 4-0 win over La Liga title rivals Girona on Saturday, with the England international set to miss their Champions League tie against RB Leipzig

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has revealed the Gunners will be without midfielder Emile Smith Rowe for their Premier League clash with West Ham after he picked up an injury

Nigeria and Ivory Coast are set to meet in the Africa Cup of Nations final, with the match the culmination of an almost month long tournament that has featured a number of football's best players

Manchester United are set to face high-flying Aston Villa later today in what could be a huge clash as both sides hope to finish in the top four and qualify for the Champions League

Former Stoke and Grimsby defender Peter Handyside, who was captained the Potters side that won promotion from Division Two in 2002, has passed away aged just 49

Liverpool are looking to get back to winning ways when they take on Burnley in the Premier League, having suffered just their second defeat of the season so far against Arsenal last weekend

Manchester United legend Norman Whiteside and his wife Denise are platinum season ticket holders at Old Trafford, but they have now been forced to relocate by the club

A Manchester United fan who won free tickets to Old Trafford after correctly guessing what puzzle Marcus Rashford was doing previously criticised the forward in a string of posts last month

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have donated £10,000 to a fundraiser for a four-year-old Wrexham fan named Louis Perrin, who was born with a rare genetic condition

Red Bull Racing's chief executive and team principal Christian Horner attended a meeting on Friday where he was quizzed on an allegation of inappropriate behaviour by a lawyer

Jurgen Klopp held talks with Sadio Mane about his Liverpool future back in 2017 after Mohamed Salah's move from Roma forced him to switch wings, with the Reds boss reassuring him he would have a pivotal role to play going forward

Thiago Silva's wife, Belle, caused controversy after appearing to call for Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino to be sacked and ex-Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy has reflected on the impact a similar incident had at Anfield

Frank Lampard and Jody Morris wanted to sign Declan Rice when they were at Chelsea and the player was keen on a return to Stamford Bridge, but the move never materialised and he joined Arsenal instead

Liverpool suffered a fresh injury blow last weekend after midfielder Thiago Alcantara picked up a muscle problem that could spell the end of his time at Anfield

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has been accused of inappropriate behaviour by a female employee and is currently being investigated, with a hearing due to take place on Friday

UEFA's multi-club ownership rules could have a significant impact on Manchester United once Sir Jim Ratcliffe's deal to buy 25 a per cent stake in the club is ratified

England are set to host Wales at Twickenham in the Six Nations this weekend and captain Jamie George and senior player Joe Marler have sent a warning about the emotions of the fixture