Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Thanks for signing up to the Football email Manchester United are expected to pay further tribute to Sir Bobby Charlton ahead of Tuesday’s night’s Champions League match at Old Trafford. The United Trinity statue outside the ground was awash with tributes to Charlton on Sunday as

Newcastle United fans were special during PSG victory | Football Digest Newcastle might be tempted to sign a new midfielder in the January transfer window, with Sandro Tonali facing a one-year ban for breaching rules around betting on matches. The 23-year-old is expected to face a lengthy suspension and it has been reported that Newcastle’s owners are ready to splash out on a replacement just a few months after bringing

Jim Ratcliffe’s potential Man Utd investment assessed | Football Digest Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund has showcased glimpses of early promise after his £72million transfer from Atalanta in the summer. But United have been desperately short of goals during a poor start to the season, and he is yet to find the net in the Premier League. That said, aiming the blame at the 20-year-old would be severely misplaced. Regardless

Jim Ratcliffe’s potential Man Utd investment assessed | Football Digest Paul Mitchell is reportedly at the top of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s shortlist to become Manchester United’s new sporting director once INEOS complete their £1.4billion deal for 25 per cent of the club. The 42-year-old is available after leaving AS Monaco earlier this year and looks primed to become a key member of a revamped football department at Old Trafford. Mitchell,

Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal – Review Chelsea is not the easiest club for players to resurrect their careers as patience usually wears thin, but Mauricio Pochettino’s management of Marc Cucurella proves Stamford Bridge is quickly becoming a place for redemption. Once jeered by the fans as the club languished in the bottom half of the table, the defender embodied everything about Pochettino’s ‘new Chelsea’ in the 2-2 draw against Arsenal on

Mauricio Pochettino jokes he would be ‘KILLED’ if he didn’t start £222m stars Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo in Chelsea’s draw with Arsenal Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo were not fresh for Chelsea’s Arsenal clash The £222m midfield pair were late returners from international duty Mauricio Pochettino might have preferred to ease them back into action  Mauricio Pochettino joked he would be killed if he did not field Enzo Fernandez

The Detroit Lions were living up to the preseason hype. They were roaring right along. Then they slammed right into a butt-kicking on Sunday. “Those guys, they played well. They kicked our ass,” Lions head coach Dan Campbell said of the Baltimore Ravens after their 38-6 throttling of Detroit. “It’s a credit to them.” Winners of four straight and 3-0 on the road heading into Sunday, Detroit was stopped cold

Lewis Hamilton facing possible expulsion from the US Grand Prix for running a potentially illegal floor during second placed finish Lewis Hamilton finished second in the US Grand Prix on Sunday  The Brit came very close to catching race winner Max Verstappen   Lewis Hamilton faces possible expulsion from the US Grand Prix for running a potentially illegal floor. The seven-time world champion, who finished second on Sunday behind Red Bull’s

Lewis Hamilton commits to Mercedes until 2025 Red Bull star Max Verstappen mocked Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes by claiming that they would have beaten him to win the US Grand Prix on Sunday if they had “a better strategy”. The Brit ran Verstappen close and many will have thought that if the race was a few laps longer then the Silver Arrows would have been celebrating, but the three-time champion

Courtney Lawes calls time on incredible Test rugby career to spend more time with his young family… after 105 England caps and four World Cup appearances Courtney Lawes broke into the England team in 2009 as a hard-hitting lock  Lawes has adapted his game since to become an all-purpose blindside flanker The 34-year-old aims to spend more time with his young family in retirement  Courtney Lawes revealed in the aftermath