ALEC STEWART: Graham and I used to drive around a lot together and I especially remember the car journey north to Nottingham in 1993.

Confirmed by the Vatican, the first-ever Latin American pontiff died at the age of 88 - with all football matches scheduled for Monday postponed as a mark of respect.

Why Chelsea’s comeback win over Fulham could have decided Jadon Sancho’s future

Guardiola’s goal this term is to earn a place back at European football’s top table.

Rogers has thrived for Aston Villa and could come back to haunt his former club in a crucial Premier League clash

The 28-year-old from Xian made the most of his 20-month ban for his involvement in a betting scandal by having laser surgery on his eyes.

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Football clubs have been warned over security companies attempting to cash in ahead of an incoming law aimed at reducing the threat of terror attacks.

Arne Slot's men maintained their 13-point lead over the Gunners at the top of the table with a 1-0 win over Leicester on Sunday - and could seal the title in midweek.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says the game against Aston Villa is like a final, with Champions League qualification on the line.

Captain Virgil van Dijk says defender Trent Alexander-Arnold will "always be remembered" at Liverpool even if he decides to leave this summer.

Man United are expected to be able to offer the striker something Chelsea and Newcastle cannot

Chelsea trail WCL holders 4-1 after first leg of semi-final Sonia Bompastor: ‘We need to believe it’s possible’Lucy Bronze delivered a rousing post-match speech on the pitch at the Estadi Johan Cruyff, urging her Chelsea teammates to believe they can overturn a 4-1 Champions League semi-final deficit against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.The …

Few expected this Köpenick clash to deliver many thrills, but the two clubs served up eight first-half goalsIt was not the game, at the start of the weekend, that leapt from the fixtures page as a history maker. Even afterwards, if you looked at the numbers below the top line it hardly seemed a game to make you leap from your seat.Yet few first halves have …

Chelsea change under the spotlight, twins have Manchester City seeing double and Holland shines for LiverpoolWere Chelsea wrong to make a substitution while preparing to defend a corner? The former England midfielder Fara Williams criticised Chelsea for doing so in the 81st minute, when Nathalie Björn was replaced by Naomi Girma seconds before Barcelona …

AADAM PATEL: Virgil van Dijk says it is beyond his 'wildest dreams' that Liverpool are 13 points clear and that even he has no idea whether Alexander-Arnold will be at the club next season.