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The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday's newspapers...

Sunderland began the year with a statement 2-1 victory against promotion rivals Sheffield United at the Stadium of Light, ending a 20-year run without a league victory against the Blades.

Manchester City have no chance of defending their Premier League title, according to Bernardo Silva, who says his side are “completely out of the race”. Pep Guardiola’s four-in-a-row champions are 14 points behind ...

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Napoli have an opportunity to open a lead at the top of Serie A, while their title rivals are away at the Italian Super Cup in Riyadh. Inter, Atalanta, Juventus and AC Milan will all be at the competition, meaning their ...

Sam Dalby scored an 88th-minute winner as Dundee United produced a second-half turnaround to win 2-1 at rivals Dundee.

Thiago Motta did not promise Francisco Conceicao a place in Juventus’ XI for Friday’s clash with AC Milan, but is confident the attacker will deliver if he is called upon. Conceicao joined Juve from Porto in the summ...

Brendan Rodgers says Celtic’s significant advantage over Rangers in the Scottish Premiership could have played a role in Thursday’s heavy Old Firm derby defeat. Celtic were outclassed in a 3-0 loss at Ibrox as Ianis ...

Rangers were depleted but it was a victory they deserved against a Celtic side who, until kick-off, looked unbeatable in the Scottish Premiership.

Rangers claimed a morale-boosting 3-0 victory over rivals Celtic in Thursday’s Old Firm derby. Celtic were looking to extend their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership to 17 points, but they were well beaten by ...

Rangers inflicted Celtic's first defeat of the season with a 3-0 win as Philippe Clement's Old Firm hoodoo ended to ease some pressure on the struggling Rangers manager.

Sergio Conceicao assured AC Milan fans that he would not get misty-eyed when taking on his son Francisco, who plays for Juventus. Conceicao was appointed as Milan’s new coach on Monday, after the Serie A giants parted ...

Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti has said that he does not believe that there will be a runaway winner of LaLiga like last season when his club won the league by 10 points. Barcelona had been leading the pack since...

Jarrod Bowen faces around six weeks on the sidelines with the fractured foot he sustained against Liverpool, Sky Sports News understands.

Real Madrid have been pushing to sign Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool for almost a year now, with credible reports of their interest in his services dating back to March 2024. Liverpool can do very little about it,...

Gary Neville says he fears for Manchester United ahead of their Super Sunday visit to Premier League leaders Liverpool - so should head coach Ruben Amorim stay true to his principles or change his formation at Anfield?

Chelsea have failed to win any of their last three Premier League games, drawing against Everton, before losing at home to Fulham and away to Ipswich Town. Enzo Maresca after Chelsea’s winless run extended to three gam...

Ethan Nwaneri made his senior Arsenal debut against Brentford back in 2022, at the age of just 15, and on Wednesday, the first day of 2025, he was named to start a Premier League game for the first time, against the same...

The future of Frenkie de Jong has been uncertain for a long time now, and while earlier reports created the impression that Barcelona were giving him a nudge towards the exit door and he insisted on staying put, it seems...

Former England international and current Rangers goalkeeper Jack Butland will miss Thursday’s Old Firm derby after a ‘significant’ internal bleed. The 31-year-old was discharged from hospital on Wednesday morning, ...

Real Madrid are interested in signing William Saliba from Arsenal in the summer of 2025, according to Sport. The report in the Spanish news outlet has claimed that Madrid are ready to pay big for the France international...

With the January transfer window open, Paul Merson gives his take on whether Arsenal need a striker, Trent Alexander-Arnold's Liverpool future and why Manchester City need a Rodri replacement.