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Midfielder Lucy Staniforth was allowed to leave United to join mid-table Aston Villa this week. The midlands outfit also pulled off a major coup by signing Jordan Nobbs from Arsenal .

Phil Mulryne donned the likes of Manchester United, Norwich and Cardiff in his professional career before he left the game to become a priest in his native Northern Ireland

Darwin Nunez is into double figures for the season since his transfer to Liverpool but it has been a bumpy road in his Anfield career thus far, though Alan Shearer sees plenty of positives

Former two-weight UFC champion McGregor is known for his bizarre posts online and fans were quick to spot him liking a X-rated pornographic video on Twitter

Chelsea are currently stuck in a rut under Graham Potter having lost six out of their last nine matches in all competitions and the former Brighton schemer has a lot of problems to work through should he hope to get the Blues back on track

Arsenal chief Edu has already hinted that the Gunners would be open to exploring a deal for Barcelona winger Raphinha, who has been linked with a surprise exit from the Nou Camp

Australia have opted to withdraw from their series against Afghanistan, set to be held in the UAE, over the Talibans restrictions on women and girls

Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign Wout Weghorst on a loan deal for the remainder of the season and hope to register him in time for Saturday's Manchester derby

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has praised Facundo Pellistri on social media after the youngster impressed on his senior debut in the win over Charlton

Nottingham Forest and Wolves were involved in a mass brawl at the end of their Carabao Cup quarter-final tie as Steve Cooper's side scraped through to last four on penalties

The Mercedes star is director of the Grand Prix Drivers Association and there is one rule that he expects to be changed ahead of the new season beginning in March

Manchester United have admitted they paid too much money to sign Brazilian forward Antony from Ajax last summer but insist they had valid reasoning for doing so

Manchester City fell at the quarter-final stage of the Carabao Cup to Southampton with one star in particular being on the end of scathing criticism from Jamie Redknapp following defeat on the South Coast

Macclesfield FC have released a statement confirming striker Tom Clare will be departing to head to the Love Island villa - but they expect him to return

Tributes have flooded in after Salford Red Devils rugby league player, Logan Holgate, who had been dubbed a 'star of the future', has tragically passed away at the tender age of 18

Declan Rice could be set to leave West Ham in the near future with a number of Premier League clubs tracking his services but he has been tipped to join Arsenal

Dean Henderson will miss out on selection for Nottingham Forest's EFL Cup semi-final clash against Manchester United due to a stipulation in his loan deal from the club

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been urged to quit Old Trafford by Danny Murphy - who believes he would be the perfect signing for high-flying Newcastle United

City failed to register a shot on target during their 2-0 Carabao Cup quarter-final defeat at Southampton, and their manager will not have been enamoured with their display

Lionel Messi continued his superb form in his first match back after the World Cup for Paris Saint-Germain as he equalled a goal record held by Cristiano Ronaldo

The draw for the Australian Open has been finalised, with Djokovic on a revenge mission after the chaos following his visa debacle last time out which saw him deported on the eve of the tournament

Chelsea will be looking to reignite their campaign with a win at local rivals Fulham, who themselves are hoping to retain the west London bragging rights with another positive result

Saints coach Paul Wellens, 42, and captain James Roby, 37, were Lions team-mates on famous night in Sydney and now they're hoping to make more history on their return with Super League champions

Arsenal have regularly turned to the transfer market in January to bolster their squad but some winter signings have ended up being disastrous write-offs for the Gunners in the past

Ross Barkley, Nicolas Pepe and Aaron Ramsey are all attempting to rebuild their careers in France - and the trio all caught the eye during OGC Nice's 6-1 win over Montpellier on Wednesday