Former England manager Terry Venables (Tim Ockenden/PA). Having shown promise as a footballer, he joined Chelsea as an apprentice in 1958 before signing professional terms two years later, and then winning a League Cup winner’s medal in 1965 following a 3-2 victory over Leicester. He had earned his two England caps the previous year in fixtures against Belgium and Holland, having represented his country at schoolboy, youth, amateur and under-23

Novak Djokovic has already named the three players he expects to take the reins from himself and Rafael Nadal to dominate tennis for the coming years after clinching his seventh ATP Finals title in Turin. The Serbian has been hugely complimentary about Jannik Sinner, who stunned Djokovic earlier in the tournament before succumbing to a loss in front of his home crowd. But with the ‘Big Three’ supposedly already decided,

Cristiano Ronaldo changes retirement plan as he refuses to let go of Lionel Messi rivalry Cristiano Ronaldo is managing to outshine the sea of star-studded names to have landed in the Saudi Pro League this season. The veteran forward has put together a mesmerising run of form for Al-Nassr, reminiscent of his goal-laden spells with Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus. It looked as though Ronaldo’s career was winding down

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was once moved to tears during a phone call with Kevin Prince-Boateng. The German coach had to tell the former Tottenham player that he couldn't sign him permanently due to Borussia Dortmund's financial situation. Prince-Boateng, who had a successful loan spell at Dortmund in 2009, revealed this emotional moment on Rio Ferdinand's FIVE podcast. He said: "It didn't work out. He called me personally and said

The appearance of a sex toy in Manchester United's dugout after a win against West Ham left fans baffled. A Paul Pogba double curtailed the home side's 2-1 win over the Hammers in April 2019, but the Frenchman's brace wasn't the story of the day. Instead it was the discovery of a sex toy in front of Man United's bench following their victory. The object was left at Old Trafford,

Ten Hag believes Man Utd are on the up ahead of Everton trip The Marcus Rashford nightclub saga has come and gone. Erik ten Hag labelled his star forward’s behaviour “unacceptable” and confirmed it had been dealt with internally at the start of the month. Yet it has rubbed one of Manchester United’s former players the wrong way and highlighted a glaring issue in Ten Hag’s squad. Rashford made headlines

Sergio Perez has proved Formula One fans right by beating Lewis Hamilton to P2 in the World Drivers’ Championship standings. The Red Bull star will finish 2023 behind triumphant team-mate Max Verstappen in the overall leaderboard after securing the runner-up position at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. It comes after Express Sport readers voted to say that Hamilton will overtake Perez and finish second to Verstappen. A huge 61 per

Four players who may look to leave Liverpool in January Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has revealed that his ‘dream teammate’ is Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were also mentioned as candidates by the winger, but his Premier League rival ultimately took the crown. Salah has enjoyed a sensational start to the season, scoring 10 goals and assisting five in 13 Premier League appearances. The

It took less than 60 seconds for Trent Alexander-Arnold's torment to start. And dishing out the pain and suffering was Jeremy Doku. The Liverpool defender hadn't touched the ball, but he was in the game whether he liked it or not. That's because it was at the dazzling feet of Doku. For a long time a Belgian has ruled the roost at the Etihad, to help inspire Manchester City's domination

Piers Morgan fumed that VAR is “wrecking football” after Arsenal’s goal was disallowed at Brentford. The Gunners thought they had broken the deadlock late in the first half when Leandro Trossard headed the ball home. Star man Bukayo Saka had whipped in the ball into the Brentford penalty box, finding Gabriel Jesus only for the Brazilian to nod it straight at Mark Flekken in goal. Flekken parried the ball, but