Italy legend Giorgio Chiellini 'expected to confirm his retirement'

Italy legend Giorgio Chiellini – who captained his country to Euro 2020 glory and won a host of honours with Juventus – is ‘expected to confirm his retirement’ after losing MLS Cup final with Los Angeles FC Chiellini played as LAFC were beaten 2-1 in Saturday’s final by Columbus Crew

Liverpool and Spurs suffer transfer blow as ‘club-record deal being offered’

Premier League: Liverpool replace Arsenal at top of table Liverpool and Tottenham target Lloyd Kelly is reportedly set to be offered a new club record-breaking contract by AFC Bournemouth to fend off transfer interest. Europe’s biggest clubs have been circling Kelly, whose current deal expires at the end of the

Man Utd and Chelsea plot two deals each as Liverpool get £60m boost

The January transfer window is rapidly approaching, with many Premier League clubs expected to try and use the winter market to their advantage. The likes of Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool will be out to improve their squads when the bidding opens next month as they ramp up their preparations

Imagine where Man United would be right now if they had signed Kane

Harry Kane and Manchester United could have been a marriage made in heaven… imagine where they would be right now if the England captain was leading their line instead of Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane and Man United wanted each other in the summer but it wasn’t to be  Now United

Zlatan Ibrahimovic joins AC Milan owners RedBird as a senior advisor

Zlatan Ibrahimovic joins AC Milan owners RedBird as a senior advisor to the Italian club… with former striker taking on a wide-ranging role including player development Zlatan Ibrahimovic has joined RedBird Capital Partners as an operating partner His mandate includes player development and advancing Milan’s global brand On a packed

Meet the daughters of former footballers living it up on Instagram

Hollie Shearer is enjoying life in Paris with a rugby star, while Michael Owen and Dennis Wise have seen their girls gain Love Island fame and 2MILLION followers… with many more ex-footballer’s daughters flaunting their glamorous lifestyles on Instagram From modelling to singing and sport, footballing daughters get up to

Turkish ref who was punched seen for the first time since the incident

Battered and bruised in a neck brace in hospital, Turkish ref who was punched by team’s president and kicked on the floor is seen for the first time since the incident which fractured his eye socket Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca punched referee Halil Umut Meler on Monday The referee has now been

Jamie Carragher slams Chelsea fans for 'feed the Scousers' chant

Jamie Carragher admits he was ‘delighted’ to see Everton score in victory over Chelsea after travelling supporters sung ‘nonsense’ Feed the Scousers chant Everton beat Chelsea 2-0 in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon Chelsea’s away fans sung a chant that is deemed to be highly offensive Mauricio Pochettino has

Tottenham star plays without club crest on his shirt in kit quirk vs Newcastle

Bookmark For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter We have more newsletters Tottenham returned to winning ways by dismantling Newcastle United 4-1 – although it was Brennan Johnson's shirt that captured the attention

Erik ten Hag jumps to defence of struggling striker Anthony Martial

Erik ten Hag jumps to the defence of struggling striker Anthony Martial after the Frenchman is booed off by the Old Trafford faithful during shock loss to Bournemouth Anthony Martial managed just one shot and had the lowest amount of touches  Manchester United were soundly beaten 3-0 by Andoni Iraola’s