Sam Dean

United must pay this to allow negotiations to be finalised, with Sporting legally unable to retain their coach if the clause is met

Aaron Connolly, now at Sunderland, says his drinking was ‘killing’ him and that two-goal breakthrough against Spurs sent him off the rails

With the Gunners captain a doubt and the England star suspended, how can Mikel Arteta solve his north London derby selection dilemma?

Fifpro report expresses concern for physical and mental toll placed on overworked players amid increasing number of matches being scheduled

Arsenal man shown second yellow for nudging ball away despite being kicked by Joel Veltman – a decision branded ‘nonsense’ by Keith Hackett

Archie Gray joins the likes of Micky van de Ven and Brennan Johnson in a Spurs squad bursting with youth and potential

The new season has seemingly marked the start of a campaign against concessionary pricing for senior, junior and disabled fans

Club said a total of 21 of their supporters were banned for in-stadium offences, with further three found to have committed online offences

Possessing nitrous oxide with the intent to inhale it for psychoactive effect is now a criminal offence

Spaniard has been keeping his players alert by having their valuables stolen and subjecting them to other psychological mind games

FA Cup-winning full-back is a target for Julen Lopetegui but the signing from Crystal Palace may prefer to leave as a free agent next year

Tracking technology used in Germany for the first time showed that the right kneecap of Stones had played the Spain attacker onside

Players with holey socks have been a prominent feature at Euro 2024 and there is good medical evidence to back up the practice

Images from Germany showed supporters brawling inside Berlin’s Olympiastadion following Spain’s winner in Euro 2024 final

Palhinha’s £60 million move to Bayern Munich fell through on transfer deadline day last summer

As a team at Euro 2024, Scotland were considerably less than the sum of their parts, the lack of intensity in stark contrast to their fans

Stuart Armstrong fell under a challenge from Willi Orban in the second half but Scotland were not awarded a penalty

If the deal goes through, Palace stand to make a profit in excess of £50m

Use of a detailed database which searched entire globe for players with Albanian heritage has given a huge boost to national team

Only Albania have as few proven goalscorers in their squad, but Harry Kane says inexperience will not be a problem