All news by author: Tom Victor

Former Arsenal star Paul Merson has continued to play down his old club's title hopes despite Mikel Arteta's side opening up a healthy lead at the top of the Premier League table

Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez won the golden glove at the World Cup in Qatar, but attracted controversy for his actions as the Albiceleste beat France in the final

Arsenal have moved one step closer to getting a deal over the line for Mykhaylo Mudryk, and Mikel Arteta's team have a number of big Premier League games up ahead

Brazilian international forward Rodrygo joined Real Madrid in 2019, one year after Cristiano Ronaldo ended his trophy-laden stint with the club, and he was one of the players who had a chance to meet the Portugal star in Saudi Arabia

Portugal dismissed manager Fernando Santos after their World Cup elimination, and former Porto boss Jose Mourinho was among the names touted before they appointed Roberto Martinez

After seeing their rivals Al-Nassr bring Cristiano Ronaldo to Saudi Arabia, Al-Hilal have reportedly been keen to make efforts to sign Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi

Top talents from across Europe's biggest leagues could still find themselves on the move in January, with the CIES Football Observatory outlining the best potential value-for-money deals

With Jack Butland already making a January loan move to Old Trafford, potential January business remains possible while summer spending from Man Utd looks likely

Portugal forward Joao Felix is poised to join Chelsea on loan from Atletico Madrid, with Manchester United potentially missing out on another target as a knock-on effect

Uruguay were denied a penalty in their World Cup group game against Ghana, and were eliminated from the competition on goals scored despite ending the match with a 2-0 victory

Cristiano Ronaldo was finally unveiled by new club Al-Nassr in January, more than a month after leaving Manchester United, after another European move failed to materialise

Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d'Or five times, but one of the Portugal international's awards was sold to Israel's richest man via a charity auction in 2017

Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder Jude Bellingham has been linked with a summer move away from the Bundesliga side, and Liverpool remain very much in the mix

A forward appears to be the order of the day as Manchester United set about their January transfer business, with manager Erik ten Hag linked with moves for two of his compatriots

Manchester United have been linked with a move for Netherlands international Wout Weghorst, who joined Besiktas on loan from Burnley in the summer transfer window

Former Chelsea, Sampdoria and Italy striker Gianluca Vialli passed away at the age of 58, following a battle with pancreatic cancer, and his widow Cathryn has paid tribute

World Cup winner Julian Alvarez scored from the penalty spot as Manchester City knocked Chelsea out of the FA Cup, despite Kepa Arrizabalaga's efforts to distract the forward

Fisayo Adarabioyo, who spent time in Manchester City's academy and played professionally in several different countries, has been sentenced to a 12-month community order

Veteran forward Lukas Podolski, who spent several years in England with Arsenal, recieved his marching orders while playing for Gornik Zabrze at the Schauinsland Reisen Cup

Ivorian international midfielder Jean Michael Seri was close to joining Barcelona from Nice in 2017, but has instead spent time in the Championship during a mixed spell in England

Manchester United hero Nani was a neighbour of manager Sir Alex Ferguson during his time at Old Trafford - and this made for an awkward journey home after a game in 2010

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes was asked to give his verdict on the Premier League's best players in 2021, and one of the nine named has already left the competition

Leicester have seven players out of contract at the end of the season, including star midfielder Youri Tielemans, and manager Brendan Rodgers has taken a hard line

There have already been a number of match postponements across the English and Scottish football pyramids, and adverse weather conditions could affect a busy schedule even further

Ukraine star Mykhaylo Mudryk has been targeted by Premier League leaders Arsenal, but Chelsea have also joined the race for the highly-rated Shakhtar Donetsk starlet