Rafael Benitez failed with £9m bid for right-back in the summerEverton close to signing £18m left-back Vitaliy MykolenkoEverton are expected to renew efforts to sign Nathan Patterson from Rangers in January when Rafael Benítez hopes to strengthen both …
Antonio Conte hits back at Uefa over Tottenham’s Europa Conference League sanction
• Spurs could appeal to court of arbitration for sport• ‘We deserved to play the qualification on the pitch’Antonio Conte has laid bare the depth of his anger towards Uefa over the decision to throw Tottenham out of the Europa Conference League, descri…
Humblebrag? Twitter users mock Michael Owen’s congratulations to Emma Raducanu
Owen’s tweet congratulating 19-year-old tennis champion on SPOTY Award included image of himself in 1998She has achieved an incredible amount at the age of 19, capping off a fantastic year with a BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.Emma Raducanu i…
Tottenham 2-2 Liverpool: Premier League – live!
Live updates from the 4.30pm GMT kick-offCovid chaos leads Klopp to demand action to tackle anti-vaxx playersFeel free to email Rob with your thoughtsI doubt we’ve heard the last of that Chelsea result. They were angry about the game being played even …
BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2021 – live updates!
Emma Raducanu is big favourite on six-person shortlistAnti-Spoty awards 2021: Murphy, Erasmus and moreGet in touch: email Simon or tweet @Simon_BurntonWe kid, obviously. There are other contenders for the Emma Raducanu of the Year award, and they are: …
Jack Grealish targets Manchester City treble but admits he must improve
Forward hopeful City can emulate United side of 1999‘Hopefully I will have a few medals around my neck’Jack Grealish believes Manchester City can win the treble this season but the forward says he needs to improve his personal goal and assist tally giv…
Covid chaos leads Klopp to demand action to tackle anti-vaxx players | Richard Jolly
Liverpool’s manager says he would not sign anyone who is unjabbed and that those players are ‘a constant threat for all of us’It is the time of the year when conversations tend to revolve around one topic and for football managers that is the January t…
Police make arrest over alleged racist abuse of Arsenal substitutes at Leeds
Players on bench allegedly targeted during 4-1 win Leeds pledge life-time ban: ‘Racism will not be tolerated’West Yorkshire police have made one arrest following allegations that racist abuse was directed at Arsenal’s substitutes from among the home cr…
Newcastle v Manchester City underlines the problem inherent in football | Jonathan Wilson
The game’s great dilemma is squaring the need for rich backers – no matter how unpalatable – with our longing for a football fix It has been another week of soul-searching for football. What is the game, what is it for and who does it belong to? With …
Champions League 2021-22 last-16 draw – live updates!
The draw in Nyon, Switzerland, is due to start at 11am (GMT)Liverpool, United and City seeded but Chelsea are notEuropa League and Conference League draws from 12pm (GMT)Drop Daniel an email | Tweet @unitedrewindAnd here’s another. Feel free to send in…