Mark Bullingham, the chief executive of the FA, asked for more technology to be considered by officiating teams after a number of recent high profile mistakes.

Talks will finish on Friday to determine the festive fixture schedule. It would be just the second match to be played on December 24 in the Premier League era after Leeds vs Man United in 1995.

Three-time world champion Max Verstappen rubbished talk that Red Bull team principal Christian Horner and Helmut Marko had fallen out amid fears one of the pair could leave the team.

He told French outlet RMC that he would in fact not retract his allegations unless the 35-year-old would speak out on the death of Dominique Bernard, murdered by a Chechen terrorist.

Bellingham is England's most exciting player since Rooney made his international debut as a 17-year-old, with the Real Madrid star enhancing his reputation with a stellar performance against Italy.

Pep Guardiola is likely to let him leave on loan in January but will wait to see whether Newcastle are title rivals before making a decision when the transfer window opens, according to the Sun .

The winger's exile from the first team is extreme as he is not is not even allowed to mix or eat with other senior players. Sancho fell out with Erik ten Hag last month when he effectively accused him of lying.

Two big derby games headline the top flight’s return while Manchester City seek an end to their losing streakKostas Tsimikas has started 18 Premier League games since joining Liverpool for £11.75m from Olympiakos in 2020; never threatening to take Andy Robertson’s place at left-back but proving himself a dependable stand-in, with a decisive shootout …

The United States Grand Prix gets underway this weekend with the F1 season drawing to a close.

Anthony Joshua hasn't fought on an undercard since 2015.

Sergio Perez says he has been "laughing" at rumours suggesting he could announce his retirement from Formula 1 at next weekend's Mexican Grand Prix, and insists he is "100 per cent" sure of remaining with Red Bull next season.

With the NFL trade deadline looming, Giants star running back Saquon Barkley went on record as saying he wants to remain in New York.

As Sir Jim Ratcliffe enters talks with Joel Glazer over being part of a three-man football committee at Manchester United, Jonathan Liew from the Guardian and Sam Wallace from The Telegraph discuss it all on Back Pages Tonight.

Max Verstappen insists Christian Horner and Helmut Marko "must stay" at Red Bull after speculation about a feud between the leading figures at the team.

Cameron Norrie, Dan Evans and Katie Boulter will all be part of the Great Britain team for the 2024 United Cup.

Jose Mourinho to return to Real Madrid, Jadon Sancho to leave Manchester United and Barcelona linked with Lionel Messi, plus more.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY MATT BARLOW: Brian Horton was still coming to terms with his diagnosis when Ilkay Gundogan scored the goals to win the FA Cup last season.