Faye Carruthers, Barry Glendenning, Flo Lloyd-Hughes, Nick Ames and Sid Lowe discuss the resignation of Barcelona’s president and Tuesday night’s Champions League actionRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.Josep Maria Bartomeu finally bowed to …

Fast bowler has spent most of the year in biosecure bubbles but has been on top of his game in the Indian Premier LeagueJofra Archer is thinking of buying a calendar. “Just to cross them down and feel like the days are going faster,” he says. As he nears the end of his latest confinement, with the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League, the days …

FA chairman posed as the good English football man standing up to billionaires but that was not Project Big Picture’s realityWhen the Football Association chairman, Greg Clarke, manoeuvred into the space left by Richard Scudamore’s departure from the Premier League and started Project Big Picture, he told his small group of invited participants they …

Anthony Joshua has told Oleksandr Usyk that he may encounter a problem attempting to make heavyweights respect his punching power. The former undisputed cruiserweight champion has now moved up to boxing’s glamour division and is set to face Dereck Chisora in his first serious test in the weight class on Saturday night. Due to his […]

Cristiano Ronaldo’s unbelievable career keeps delivering more records even at the age of 35. The Juventus star has consistently proven over his career that he can perform on any stage, whether that be club, European or international level. Ronaldo shows no signs of slowing down despite approaching his 36th birthday. Last month, the five-time Ballon …

Black players could refuse to join clubs that fail to sign up for the FA’s new diversity code, Aston Villa defender Tyrone Mings has warned. Mings, the England international, played a key role in the creation of the code, which will ask clubs to hit specific targets in coaching positions as well as senior management […]

Two non-League football clubs are ready for action. The referee is present, but one thing is preventing the match going ahead – the pitch has no markings…

Burnley are on the verge of being taken over by a new owner.

Southend have paid their tax debt and a winding-up petition against them has been dismissed. The League Two club had been allowed more time to pay a debt of £493,991 to HM Revenue and Customs at an adjourned hearing in September. And a winding-up petition, which had been adjourned four times to give Southend the […]

Jofra Archer is counting down the days until he is "free again" following lengthy stints in bio-secure environments with England and in the Indian Premier League in recent months.

Jamie Carragher joked he had ‘half a chance’ of getting a call-up to the Liverpool team amid their injury crisis – but only if he makes up with Jurgen Klopp. The club legend irked the German by claiming Liverpool made a mistake not replacing Dejan Lovren over the summer when discussing their defensive crisis shortly […]

De Bruyne shone on his return to the starting line-up

Karim Benzema was caught on camera accusing Real Madrid teammate Vinicius Junior of ‘playing against us’ while talking to Ferland Mendy during the 2-2 draw with Borussia Monchengladbach. The former France international was caught out in the tunnel urging the 20-year-old ‘not to play’ with Vinicius after slipping to a 1-0 half time deficit in …

There are not enough words in the English language able to do Lionel Messi’s brilliance justice. The shy boy from Rosario, Argentina made the life changing move to Barcelona’s La Masia academy at the age of 13 and has become one of the game’s greatest ever players with more than 700 goals to his name. […]

Team news and stats ahead of Arsenal vs Dundalk in the Europa League group stage on Thursday; kick-off 8pm.

Ben Foster has warned Watford's young team they "need to grow up fast" if they are to achieve their aim of gaining promotion back to the Premier League.

Portuguese winger has settled in immediately under Jurgen Klopp after a £43m move to Anfield

Archer will head almost immediately to South Africa for England's white-ball tour if Rajasthan Royals win their last two group games and qualify for the IPL play-offs.

Juventus have made a stuttering start to life under Andrea Pirlo, who is yet to settle on a formation, while Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman needs to recover quickly from a 3-1 defeat by Real Madrid.

Steps are being put in place for the famous stadium to welcome back fans as soon as the green light is given by the Government, with United hopeful of having a well polished system in place.