Set your watches, Wearside. Two teams who badly need a kick-start collide at the Stadium of Light, with Sunderland licking wounds from a 2-0 setback at Old Trafford and Wolves... read more

Turn of the century. A fresh millennium. And Sepp Blatter, then the most powerful man in football, was asked to peer into the future and tell us what 2025 might... read more

Paul Scholes rarely bites his tongue, and he hasn’t started now. With Manchester United returning from the October break to face Liverpool, the Old Trafford great has issued a stark... read more

The right-back used to be the lad who tidied up, tucked in, and let the stars strut. Not anymore. Today, it’s a launchpad for playmaking, a sprint lane for wingers,... read more

Tottenham are casting admiring glances at Bournemouth livewire Antoine Semenyo — and who can blame them? The Ghana international is tearing it up on the south coast, but according to... read more

Tell you what, this one’s got January drama written all over it. Manchester United’s Joshua Zirkzee, a 24-year-old forward some have even dubbed “elite”, is agitating for a move and... read more

Make no mistake, this is the sort of news that steadies a dressing room before a seismic Sunday at Anfield. Arne Slot, steering the reigning Premier League champions through a... read more