Ziyech starred on his full debut for the Blues

Mercedes are yet to reach an agreement with the reigning world champion for 2021 despite a seventh title looking a formality this season

Dean Smith revealed that one of the first things he talked about with new Aston Villa signing Ollie Watkins was his England ambitions. Villa signed the 24-year-old forward from Brentford over the summer for a club-record £28million fee. Watkins wasted no time in making a name for himself at Villa Park by hitting a brilliant […]

Perry Groves believes Dundalk showed ‘too much respect’ to Arsenal in their 3-0 defeat on Thursday evening. The Irish outfit remarkably became the the first team in Europa League history not to commit a single foul in a match, where goals from Eddie Nketiah, Joe Willock and Nicolas Pepe secured a comfortable victory for the […]

Ireland fans will have to wait until the Autumn Nations Cup to see a new style of play from Andy Farrell's side, says former international wing Andrew Trimble.

Logic would identify England and France as the two strongest contenders, but the ball is in Ireland’s court if there is to be an alternative outcomePrecious little about this year’s Six Nations championship has unfolded as anticipated in January. Here we are at Halloween with the title still undecided, no supporters allowed in the stadiums and no visibly …

The Manchester City manager was vocal with his displeasure when the league reverted from five changes, implemented during Project Restart, back to three.

The Frenchman did not travel to Belgium as he was struggling with fatigue, but he is expected to return to the fold when Brighton travel to north London on Sunday.

The City boss is in the final year of his contract at the Etihad Stadium and speculation over his future is likely to increase. Font has expressed a desire to take him back to the Nou Camp.

The Blues boss could make Timo Werner his new spot-kick taker after the £53million summer signing rifled in his effort from 12 yards in their 4-0 win against Krasnodar in the Champions League.

The controversial proposals put forward predominantly by Liverpool and Manchester United, endorsed by Parry, were previously shot down in a meeting with all the Premier League clubs.

David Haye has told talkSPORT that Dereck Chisora has been offering his sparring partners an extra £1000 if they can knock him down in training and that he has enjoyed the best preparations of his career. The Brit will take on former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in his first real test at heavyweight on […]

Derek Chisora "won't fear" Olesksandr Usyk but he must cope with "mental pressure", says David Coldwell, who attempted to plot the Ukrainian star's downfall.

Imagining football without Diego Armando Maradona is near-enough impossible. Not only is the Argentine maverick one of just a handful of footballers who have truly transcended the beautiful game, he is also indisputably one of the most talented players to ever set foot on a pitch. Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Muhammad Ali and Lionel Messi […]

James Rodriguez will miss Everton's Premier League trip to Newcastle on Sunday, Carlo Ancelotti has revealed.

Jamie Redknapp believes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s time as Manchester United boss has raised ‘more questions than answers’ and insisted the club are ‘nowhere near where they should be’. United kick-off November with a home clash against Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal on Sunday, when Solskjaer will reach a century of matches in charge. …

Surfer tackles huge swell off Co Sligo – after checking lockdown rules allowed itIt’s been compared to the monstrous big waves of the Pacific. But for Conor Maguire, an Irish surfer, who has claimed what may be his country’s largest ever swell, it was almost on his doorstep at Mullaghmore in County Sligo.The biggest question for Maguire was not whether …

Fulham will be desperate to pick up their first win of the Premier League season when they host fellow newcomers West Brom tonight.

Zinedine Zidane is pleased that the hatchet has been buried between Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior and accepted that these incidents can happen in the heat of the moment.

Team news, stats and prediction ahead of Sheffield United vs Man City in the Premier League on Saturday; Kick-off 12.30pm.