All news by author: Samuel Meade

ON THIS DAY IN 1998: Romania decided to turn to the hair dye after winning two games at the World Cup in 1998 but their coach didn't see the funny side as the nation were later knocked out

Jermaine Pennant was once poised for a shock switch to Real Madrid before Juande Ramos was left fuming with the deal and called it off, leaving the winger to head to Portsmouth

Robbie Keane has taken his first step in management by joining Israel giants Maccabi Tel Aviv after spending time as an assistant at the likes of Leeds and Middlesbrough

Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has arrived for his trial at Chester Crown Court as he faces two charges

Ronnie Foden, the son of Manchester City star Phil, has taken Instagram by storm after the four-year-old bagged himself over a million followers within 24 hours of creating his account

Wrexham co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have joined forces again to form part of an investment group that will pump £171m into Formula One team Alpine

Liverpool are preparing for a season in the Europa League after missing out on the top four, which will take some getting used to after Anfield became accustomed to hosting Champions League football

Roberto Firmino is eyeing his next club after leaving Liverpool and the forward, who has been linked with several European sides, is the subject of interest from Saudi Arabia

Chelsea are ready to rival Manchester United for Porto's in-demand goalkeeper Diogo Costa as the Red Devils juggle their options with Andre Onana also on their radar

Liverpool's midfield recruitment drive continues with Alexis Mac Allister already being added and now Inter Milan's playmaker Nicolo Barella is being eyed by Jurgen Klopp

Mikel Arteta entrusted Martin Odegaard with the armband at Arsenal and the skipper hasn't let him down with the Spaniard opening up to the different sides of his playmaker

Kai Havertz has been the subject of interest from Arsenal, who have had a £65m bid accepted by Chelsea, with the German playmaker posting a cryptic photo on Twitter

Elton John, who has taken centre stage at Glastonbury, took time out earlier this month to pay tribute to Gordon McQueen, which left its mark on his daughter, Hayley

Barcelona have left the Nou Camp and will play their games next season elsewhere with their iconic 99,354-seater stadium being heavily renovated as builders get settled in

The ATP Tour's chairman has held talks with Saudi Arabia as their Public Investment Fund looks to invest in tennis with the sport's leading lights stating they must honour their traditions

The Premier League is seeing its players tempted by the millions on offer in Saudi Arabia but there will be no embargo placed on moves to the Middle East despite mounting concerns

Manchester City star Erling Haaland took a photo with a young Manchester United fan but made sure he covered the badge before telling him to get a different shirt

Pre-season favourites Leicester begin their Championship season with a game against Coventry as Sheffield Wednesday kicks-off the season on Friday night against Southampton

BBC commentator Roddy Forsyth has been in his role for more than four decades, seeing Scotland through several major tournaments, but has decided to step down having been diagnosed with Parkinson's

Ricardo played just a handful of times for Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson but a new look means its hard to notice the man who once played at Old Trafford

Day Two at Royal Ascot will feature several big hitters as Aidan O'Brien looks to build on his historic success and Frankie Dettori eyes his first winner of the meeting

Fabio Fognini could yet be banned before Wimbledon after the Italian missed a doping test due to being at the Champions League final, supporting his beloved Inter Milan

Jurgen Klopp wasted no time in overhauling his Liverpool squad when he got the chance in 2016, moving on the likes of Christian Benteke and Mario Balotelli with Sadio Mane arriving

Frankie Dettori was hit with a nine-day ban on the first day of Royal Ascot but will continue to feature in the meeting with his ban not coming into play until July

Arsenal are preparing to pay tribute to the Invincibles 20 years on from their historic achievement but a unique shirt has been the subject of an Adidas blunder