• West Ham suspend transfer director after he claims African players ’cause mayhem’
• Theo Walcott sees a great partnership ahead with Seamus Coleman at Everton
• Riyad Mahrez in a ‘very difficult situation’ with Leicester teammates after trying to force transfer
• Leigh Griffiths hits winner for Celtic against Partick Thistle
• Antonio Conte: This is already a good season
• Football rumours: More moves at Arsenal and changes expected in Manchester
• Alexis Sanchez’s move to Man United to be confirmed imminently
• ‘Embarrassment’ in Scotland over failed pursuit of Michael O’Neill
• Bottom-side Swansea stun high-flying Liverpool
• Tottenham lose ground in race for top-four place

Soccer

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  How Real Madrid will line up against Sporting

  Cristiano Ronaldo starts against his former club, while Zinedine Zidane must decide between Karim Benzema and Alvaro Morata in the striker position Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is set to field...

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  ‘You can never switch off for a second’

  The Scottish champions stunned their Spanish counterparts at Celtic Park back in 2012 and will now look to repeat their success in this season’s Champions League There is no tougher question...

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  ‘Joining Liverpool was the biggest mistake of my life!’

  The colourful striker says he is delighted to have left Anfield and feels he still has a chance of winning the Ballon d’Or if he works hard and stays serious at...

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  Gazza, Greaves, Blissett – can Joe Hart buck the trend of Englishmen flopping in Italy?

  “I can pinpoint the day, the hour, the minute, the second that I doomed myself to life as an alcoholic,” Jimmy Greaves wrote in his autobiography. “It was the moment I...

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  Manchester derby: Wayne Rooney left out of your combined Manchester XI

  There was no place for England and Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney in a combined Manchester XI chosen by BBC Sport readers. More than 100,000 people chose their teams this week,...

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  David Silva v Wayne Rooney – only one winner, right?

   

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  Emery : I wanted to sign Griezmann

  The Atletico Madrid attacker has been linked with joining up with the coach at Paris Saint-Germain, and he has admitted he wanted to work with him five years ago Paris Saint-Germain...

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  Argentina just can’t do it without Messi !

  The injured star was missed in Merida as the Albiceleste suffered a terrible start before recovering late on, and it is not the first time they have struggled without their skipper...

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  ‘I owe him so much’ – Immobile praises new Italy boss Ventura

  The 26-year-old hailed the impact of the Azzurri coach after scoring the decisive goal in a 3-1 win in Israel on Monday Giampiero Ventura predicted Ciro Immobile would score for Italy...

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  Barca looking to extend Ter Stegen contract !

  The Camp Nou side have added the goalkeeper to the list of players who deserve an immediate contract extension Barcelona have their eyes set firmly on the future, with president Josep...