Football

At the midway stage of the season the lead is changing hands on a regular basis 

A look at how the two superstar footballers compare

Reports claim the Blues could appoint a German speaker as their next head coach

Concerns grow over player goal celebrations, fixture changes and effects of long-Covid

After the Pogba saga and Champions League exit, it’s the Manchester derby up next for Solskjaer’s side

Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth leads the praise for supporters

Wolves striker Raul Jiménez suffered a fractured skull after clash with Arsenal’s David Luiz

Your guide to the best columns and commentary on Thursday 26 November

World mourns the death of the Argentine football icon

Milan striker and Spurs star Gareth Bale call for an investigation

Even with 4,000 supporters all 20 top-flight teams would lose vast sums of money

England World Cup hero reflects on ‘unbelievably brutal’ year after deaths of Nobby Stiles and Jack Charlton

Player welfare concerns England head coach after a number of injuries

Sports star arrested over alleged attack at his home

£14.95 charge for additional games expected to be dropped after fan backlash

After his petition to end child food poverty hits one million signatures the Man Utd star scores first senior treble

German playmaker questions the club’s loyalty after omission from the Premier League squad

Liverpool and Man Utd are reportedly in talks to join new Fifa-backed tournament

West Brom boss Slaven Bilic airs his concerns and Newcastle fans launch ‘Charity Not PPV’ campaign

Dutch defender requires knee surgery and faces many months on the sidelines

Southgate and Kane back the England defender after his red card against Denmark

Culture secretary Oliver Dowden says behind-closed-doors events are ‘positively hateful’ but unavoidable

Liverpool and Man Utd drive ‘biggest shake-up in a generation’ but critics accuse big clubs of a ‘power grab’

Aston Villa hammer champions Liverpool and Spurs humiliate Man Utd

Liverpool, Man City, Chelsea and Man Utd find out their group opponents

Centre-half arrives just days after City lost 5-2 at home against Leicester

Managers and the media slam decision-making by officials and VAR

Hollywood actors are in talks to invest in the Welsh football club

How the English leagues and clubs reacted to the government’s announcement

In a letter via the Justin Fashanu Foundation the player says football has ‘not moved on’

Scott is being ‘lined up’ to replace Sue Barker as host of the BBC’s sports quiz show

Gunners fans and club legends celebrate the skipper’s new three-year deal

There’s a familiar face at No.1, but who else is on the Forbes football rich list?

A look at what the football media has to say ahead of the new season