Melissa Reddy

A civil war has been raging in the country since 2017, something infinitely more important than European clubs losing African players for a month, writes Melissa Reddy

Arsenal 1-2 Manchester City: A wild few minutes early in the second half saw Arsenal concede a penalty, miss an open goal and pick up a red card as they relinquished their control far too easily

Liam Boylan posted a message on LinkedIn which failed to reference the chaotic scenes which engulfed the Euro 2020 final at Wembley

Villa 2-1 Leicester: Konsa scored twice for the hosts, who had a third goal controversially ruled out

Everton 0-0 Tottenham: No shots on target told the story for Spurs as they toiled and were ultimately lucky to escape Goodison Park with a point

Leicester 0-2 Arsenal: The Gunners continue their unbeaten run with goals from Gabriel and Smith Rowe

Two of European football’s traditional powers will have front-row seats during Champions League action to some of the talent their scouts have been surveying

United do not control matches, they are not steely in defensive transitions, but the outcome at West Ham will perpetuate a positive feeling around the club for now

Liverpool 3-0 Crystal Palace: Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Naby Keita scored as Jurgen Klopp’s side ultimately navigated an onerous hurdle in style

Two goals on his Old Trafford comeback but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has work to do elsewhere

The Chelsea boss has created a winning machine while also wearing the responsibilities of the job better to emerge as the biggest threat to Klopp and Pep Guardiola

An eventful and emotional opening weekend in the Premier League

The reaction to the midfielder opening up about the impact of social media abuse shows we still have a major lesson to learn

The English Football Association’s put a long-term plan in place to improve the national team and help reach major finals like Sunday’s Euro 2020 showdown with Italy at Wembley

The Bayern Munich forward raced clear but incredibly spurned a chance for Die Mannschaft to equalise as the Three Lions ran out 2-0 winners

Much has been expected of the third most expensive signing in Reds history but he has largely failed to deliver. Can he rediscover his confidence and best form?

A former Premier League match official tells The Independent referees dislike VAR as much as players and fans, following another weekend of confusion and controversy

It is hoped the move would improve the understanding of decisions and enhance accountability

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: The England international opens up about vile abuse, frustrations at Liverpool, how she grew at Manchester United, the different level at Lyon and Manchester City’s title ambitions

Exclusive: Scrutiny on the UKFPU is intensifying as the desire to force change in the way football is policed in the country grows