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Sir Jim Ratcliffe is reportedly lining up Dan Ashworth to rebuild the playing squad at Old Trafford once his takeover deal goes through, despite him only being at Newcastle since 2021

Harry Kane joined Bayern Munich from Tottenham in a £100million transfer in August - despite rumours linking the England captain with Erik ten Hag's Manchester United

Liverpool and Arsenal are leading the way in the race to win the Premier League, but Jamie Carragher believes the two sides can bolster their title hopes with a swap deal

Anthony Joshua faces Otto Wallin in Saudi Arabia on Saturday night but a win alone won’t do it - it’s about sending a message with a performance that puts him right back in the heavyweight picture

Alun Wyn Jones left Welsh rugby fans shocked this year when he announced his retirement from international rugby despite being named in the preliminary World Cup squad

Manchester City goalkeeper Khiara Keating has opened up on how she overcame her worst point of the season following their 2-1 defeat to Arsenal back in November

Kalvin Phillips is desperate to leave Manchester City in the January transfer window in the search for more game time, as he battles for his place in the England squad

Manchester United star Mason Greenwood appears to have little future at Old Trafford but could potentially end up sealing a move to Spanish giants Barcelona or Real Madrid

West Ham host Manchester United in the Premier League at Saturday lunchtime looking to bounce back from their heavy midweek defeat to Liverpool in the League Cup

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is expected to bring in a new sporting director when he finally completes his deal for a 25 percent stake in Manchester United, though his top target will not be easy to acquire

Fresh plans for the European Super League were released after their landmark court victory against FIFA and UEFA - and Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has now offered his view

Brighton finished sixth in the Premier League last season but are struggling to build on that achievement after raising around £200million by selling players in the summer

Conor Gallagher will enter the final 18 months of his contract at Chelsea in January - boosting Tottenham's hopes of completing a transfer for the England international

FIFA have taken the Club World Cup and, without consultation, decided to make it a gigantic summer tournament; FIFA chief Arsene Wenger is in favour, the same man who in a previous life loved to whinge about the stress placed on players

INEOS owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is closing in on a deal to buy 25 percent of Manchester United and looks set to be part of a controversial new board at Old Trafford following his arrival

"one of the fiercest debates to be had in any pub, club or drinking den from the Abel Heywood to the Zombie Shack is whether the 51-year-old has now usurped Sir Alex Ferguson."

Manchester City face Brazilian giants Fluminense in the final of the Club World Cup, as they look to win the tournament for the first time, after beating Urawa Red Diamonds in the semi-finals

Mercedes managed second place in 2023 despite building another underwhelming F1 car as Lewis Hamilton still scored well, though George Russell struggled to perform

Red Bull racer Max Verstappen won 19 of 22 F1 Grands Prix across the 2023 in the most dominant season any driver has ever put together in the long history of the sport

Mikel Arteta managed to escape a ban after his rant following Arsenal's loss at Newcastle with Jamie Carragher slamming the reasons given following an investigation

Liverpool signed Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch, and Wataru Endo during the summer - but could another midfielder be arriving in January?

The January transfer window is fast approaching and Arsenal could be set to dip into the market to strengthen their squad ahead of a possible Premier League title push

Manchester United have a number of tricky decisions to make ahead of the January transfer window with Erik ten Hag keen to add new faces to his squad during the winter ahead of the second half of the season

Wataru Endo's international commitments will see him leave Liverpool in the New Year for a month as he joins up with Japan to play in the Asia Cup, adding to Jurgen Klopp's woes

Wrexham's top striker Paul Mullin appears to be a big fan of global pop star Taylor Swift but is reluctant to approach club co-owner Ryan Reynolds about attending one of her concerts