Inter swept through to the Supercoppa Italiana Final thanks to a Denzel Dumfries brace, while Atalanta saw their goal ruled offside and paid the price for unorthodox choices

Dumfries double decides Supercoppa semi-final

Ianis Hagi early on, then Robin Propper and Danilo after the break, produced the decisive moments as the hosts overwhelmed their opponents in front of a raucous home support.

Rangers reduced Celtic's Scottish Premiership lead to 11 points in stunning style as Philippe Clement claimed his first Old Firm derby victory at the seventh time of asking

Revitalised Rangers overwhelm leaders Celtic in stunning Old Firm win

Battling it out for a place in the Supercoppa Italiana final. Lombardy rivals Inter Milan and Atalanta BC will meet in the unfamiliar surrounds of Saudi Arabia on Thursday evening.\n\nThe sides' semi-final takes place at Riyadh's Al-Awwal Park, with the Serie A champions facing off against this season's league leaders.

Supercoppa Semifinal

2025 kicks off with a bang in the Scottish Premiership as Rangers host Celtic in the Old Firm derby.\n\nRegarded as one of the fiercest rivalries in world football, these two clubs have battled for decades at the summit of the Scottish game but the fixture has been distinctly one-sided in recent times.

Old Firm

Butland, 31, played in Rangers' recent 2-2 draw with Motherwell, external but was subsequently admitted to hospital for treatment, and has now been ruled out of the visit of Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic.

Rangers goalkeeper Jack Butland will miss Thursday's Old Firm derby after he suffered an internal bleed in his leg

Rangers' Butland misses Celtic visit with internal bleed

Bryan Mbeumo put the hosts ahead, but Gabriel Jesus equalised with his sixth goal in four games.

Arsenal came from behind to beat Brentford in the first Premier League fixture of 2025 and boost their title hopes

Arsenal go second with comeback win at Brentford

After the New Year's Eve celebrations have drawn to a close, fireworks should continue to fly at the Gtech Community Stadium, where London rivals Brentford and Arsenal play the first Premier League game of 2025 on January 1.\n\nOnly one of the capital outfits managed to take home three points in their final encounters of 2024, as the Gunners made hard work of Ipswich Town on December 27, the same evening that the Bees and Brighton & Hove Albion shook hands on a bore draw.

New year – same Premier League action

Arsenal head into Wednesday’s game in third, nine points behind Arne Slot’s men at the top of the Premier League.

Arsenal will bid to keep the pressure on Premier League leaders Liverpool when they take on Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on New Year’s Day

Preview: Brentford vs Arsenal

Arsenal began what will be a lengthy spell without the injured Saka on Friday when they beat Ipswich 1-0 at the Emirates. Saka has undergone hamstring surgery and as he faces up to a minimum of two months out, there was a focus on Arsenal’s right flank where Timber in the full-back position had Gabriel Martinelli ahead of him.

Jurriën Timber is confident Arsenal will rise to the challenge of playing without Bukayo Saka as he insisted there will be twists and turns to come in the Premier League title race

Timber puts faith in Martinelli to fill Saka role in ‘big challenge’ for Arsenal

Rooney was appointed by Plymouth in May on a three-year contract but has departed after ending the year with his side bottom and four points from the last safe spot at the halfway stage of the season after a winless run of nine games that included six defeats. 

Wayne Rooney’s time at Plymouth has come to an end after only seven months, with the Championship club announcing they have “mutually agreed to part ways with immediate effect” with the former Manchester United and England forward

Rooney leaves Plymouth by mutual consent after seven months

The Brazil striker was charged with misconduct after he elbowed a member of the Ipswich staff before snatching his glasses off his face.

Wolves forward Matheus Cunha has been banned for two games by the Football Association following his clash with Ipswich security earlier this month

Wolves striker Cunha banned for two games

The full list includes more than 1,200 people in politics, sport, the arts or community service to be awarded honours ranging from Member, Commander or Officer of the Order of the British Empire (MBE, CBE or OBE) up to knighthoods and damehoods.

Former England manager Gareth Southgate was among the hundreds named in King Charles's New Year honours list published on Monday

Former England boss Gareth Southgate lands knighthood in New Year honours list

It leaves United in 14th place on 22 points at the halfway stage of the Premier League season, seven above the drop zone. The defeat came after first-half goals from Alexander Isak and Joelinton and is United’s fourth consecutive loss in all competitions and the first time three consecutive home league matches have been lost since 1978-79.

Ruben Amorim admitted Manchester United need a “shock” and are being dragged into a relegation fight after their 2-0 defeat by Newcastle at Old Trafford on Monday night

United face ‘really clear’ threat of relegation, admits Amorim

And not since Sir Matt Busby's days, in September 1962, have Manchester United lost five times in the league in a calendar month.

Newcastle beat Manchester United in a league game at Old Trafford for only the second time since 1972 - and condemned their hosts to a third straight home loss for the first time in 45 years

Newcastle condemn Man Utd to 62-year low with dominant win

The draw extended Brighton's seven-match winless run, despite the Seagulls scoring first in the 12th minute through Simon Adingra's curling effort on the break.

Ollie Watkins celebrated his 29th birthday with a goal and an assist but his Aston Villa side were held by Brighton in a hard-fought Premier League encounter

Watkins shines on birthday but Villa held by Brighton

Liam Delap did the damage, winning a penalty he clattered home, then laying up Omari Hutchinson for the second, a barnstorming performance. If Ipswich won hope in their battle against relegation, then Enzo Maresca’s targets for Chelsea are being redrawn to remaining in the top four.

Ipswich’s wait is over. Portman Road would not be denied its first Premier League win since April 2002

Ipswich earn historic home win as Hutchinson haunts fading Chelsea

Chelsea finish 2024 by making their first trip to Portman Road to face Ipswich Town since 2002 in the Premier League on Monday.

Aston Villa are looking to put their Boxing Day nightmare behind them when they face Brighton in their final game of 2024.

Ruben Amorim could do with stopping the rot when Manchester United face Newcastle in the Premier League on Monday night.

Premier League action to wrap up the year

“AC Milan announces that Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro da Conceição has been appointed as the Head Coach of the men’s First Team until 30 June 2026,” the Rossoneri said in a statement.

Milan confirm the appointment of Sergio Conceiçao as their new head coach, saying that the Portuguese has signed a contract until June 2026

Official: Milan hire Conceicao as new coach to replace Fonseca

Amorim was appointed as United manager in November after Ten Hag was sacked following a poor run of results.

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has said Ruben Amorim's style is the "total opposite" to former boss Erik Ten Hag's

Amorim 'total opposite' to Ten Hag - Harry Maguire

The coach had been forced to speak to DAZN and sit at a press conference answering questions about his imminent dismissal, insisting that he had not been informed of anything regarding his future. All the while, multiple media sources all knew for hours that Sergio Conceicao had been lined up to replace him.

Paulo Fonseca confirmed to reporters as he left San Siro on Sunday night that he has been fired by Milan. ‘It is true. My conscience is clear, I did all that I could’

Fonseca confirms Milan have sacked him

A steamrollering 5-0 win at West Ham put Liverpool eight points clear at the top of the Premier League table, the same day that reports surfaced in Spain suggesting Trent Alexander-Arnold is now close to formalising a much-discussed move to Real Madrid when his contract expires in the summer.

Arne Slot has said the January transfer window will not become a distraction from Liverpool’s fine run of form or cause a loss of control in his relationship with his players, even though Mohamed Salah admitted a conclusion to his own contract situation remains “far away”

Slot brushes off Liverpool transfer talk but Salah says contract solution ‘far away’

In the process Alexander-Arnold did at least provide a moment of cartoon drama, performing a slightly embarrassed silencing-the-chatter celebration, one hand raised to his ear.

With 54 minutes gone at London Stadium, Trent Alexander-Arnold took a pass from Ryan Gravenberch with time to wait and look up, the lack of pressure from the West Ham players almost a public snub, before spanking a deflected shot past Alphonse Areola to make it 4-0 to Liverpool and kill off once again a game that was already long since dead

Salah stars as Liverpool rout West Ham to move leaders eight points clear

“We always tried to attack to score the third goal. We had to score the third to kill off the game, but we left them the chance to remain in the game,” he told Sky Sport Italia

Thiago Motta insists Juventus had to be more clinical and score the third goal against Fiorentina: ‘I don’t believe in bad luck’

Thiago Motta identifies what Juventus lacked in 2-2 draw against Fiorentina

Savinho and Erling Haaland gave the floundering defending champions just a second win in their last 10 Premier League games.

Pep Guardiola celebrated 500 games in charge of Manchester City with a nervy win over Leicester

Guardiola celebrates milestone as Man City win at Leicester

Wolves took an early lead when the unmarked Hwang Hee-chan swept the ball low into the corner from the edge of the box after the Spurs defence had switched off at a free-kick.

Jorgen Strand Larsen's late equaliser continued Vitor Pereira's impressive start as Wolves boss after a chaotic Premier League draw with Tottenham

Strand Larsen equaliser earns Wolves a point at Spurs

The Premier League leaders round off 2024 away from home as they take on West Ham on Sunday evening. \n\nThe Reds continue to boast a healthy buffer at the summit and they can extend their advantage over second-place Arsenal to nine points if they win in east London. (Source: 90min.com)

Reds will end the calendar year at the top of the Premier League table

Liverpool fans couldn’t have hoped for more this Christmas after moving seven points clear at the top of the Premier League, but they’ll now be looking to end 2024 on a high against West Ham.

The Reds are unbeaten in their last 10 Premier League away games

West Ham vs. Liverpool: Preview

Canberra United and Newcastle Jets played out a 0-0 draw in their Ninja A-League showdown.

With the result, Canberra’s winless run extended to six matches

Ninja A-League: Canberra, Jets share spoils 

The Adobe Women’s FA Cup brings the first competitive action of the new calendar year when 16 fourth round ties are staged over the weekend of 11/12 January 2025.

WSL Full-Time have reviewed the 16 fourth round ties and here are three games that simply cannot be missed

Three unmissable Women's FA Cup 4th round ties

Emma Hayes admits she wasn't prepared for how tough leaving Chelsea would be but is enjoying a "new lease of life" since becoming USA head coach.

Emma Hayes, now the US Women's National Team coach opens up about the pressure of her final few months at Chelsea

Hayes: I will always love Chelsea but time was right to leave

After securing their fourth consecutive league title in May, Pep Guardiola's all-conquering Cityzens looked set for a run at five after making an excellent start to the 2024/25 season. However, the perennial champions have since slumped to a level Guardiola has never overseen in his managerial career. (Source: 90min.com)

City's woeful run has extended to one win in 13 games

Manchester City‘s troubles continued over the festive period, but Pep Guardiola will be eyeing a positive finish to the year when they travel to Leicester City on Sunday.

City have only lost their final league game in one of the last 23 calendar years

Leicester City vs. Man City: Preview

The first task for Emma Hayes as head coach of the United States women’s national team was to transition from the golden generation of legends like Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe and Becky Sauerbrunn into a new one that’s brimming with potential.

What qualities make Smith such an obvious target of comparison to Morgan, and how and why can she be even more influential than Morgan to the USWNT?

ANALYSIS | How do Sophia Smith and Alex Morgan compare?

Widely recognised as one of the best centre-backs in the world and recently included in the Fifa Best XI, Girma is entering the final year of her contract and speculation has been mounting that she could move away from San Diego.

With the winter transfer window about to open we look at some key players who may switch clubs next month

From Chloe Kelly to Naomi Girma: 10 players who could move in January

Ange Postecoglou was once heralded as the man capable of rekindling the highs of the Mauricio Pochettino era in north London, but many are starting to question whether the Australian is capable of spearheading a sustainable Premier League project. (Source: 90min.com)

Pressure is beginning to mount on Ange Postecoglou with fanbase divided

Tottenham close out a forgettable 2024 on home soil this weekend as Wolves make the trip to N17.

Tottenham close out 2024 at home to Wolves on Sunday afternoon

Tottenham vs. Wolves: Preview

Fisayo Dele-Bashiru's first-half goal for the hosts looked to have Lazio on course for victory before Brescianini scored in the 88th minute.

A late equaliser from Marco Brescianini kept Atalanta top of Serie A with a point at Lazio

Atalanta stay top of Serie A with late equaliser at Lazio

Finishing off their 2024 schedule with a battle at the bottom, Serie A survival rivals Parma and Monza will meet at Stadio Tardini on Saturday.

Both beaten by Serie A title contenders just before Christmas, Empoli and Genoa will meet for their final fixture of 2024 on Saturday afternoon.

Inter Milan will hope to keep up their good run of form when they take on Cagliari on Saturday night.

Aiming to end 2024 on top of Serie A, league leaders Atalanta BC will tackle close challengers Lazio at Stadio Olimpico on Saturday evening.

Saturday's Serie A action

The 27-year-old is destined to leave Old Trafford in January or in the summer, and according to the Turin-based paper, the Red Devils are looking for a €50m sale.

Tuttosport newspaper reports that Manchester United offered Marcus Rashford to Juventus, but Thiago Motta still prefers the Englishman’s teammate Joshua Zirkzee

Rashford offered to Juventus amid Tottenham and Bayern Munich interest

The Colombian was given a straight red card by the referee, Anthony Taylor, after being adjudged to have intentionally stamped on the Newcastle defender Fabian Schär when the pair collided in the first half of Villa’s Boxing Day defeat.

Aston Villa are shocked and disappointed after the Football Association rejected their appeal against Jhon Durán’s red card, meaning the striker will serve a three-match ban

Villa in shock after the FA rejects Jhon Durán’s red card appeal

The winger, 23, went off in the first half of Arsenal's 5-1 Premier League win at Crystal Palace on 21 December and left the stadium on crutches.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says Bukayo Saka is likely to be out for "more than two months" after having surgery on his injured hamstring

Saka faces 'more than two months out' after surgery

Yet after another disappointing performance from his side that made it six matches without a victory and allowed Brentford to pick up only their second away point of the season, the 31-year-old is being forced to confront reality.

When Brighton produced a stirring comeback to defeat Manchester City here back at the start of November and move into the top four, Fabian Hürzeler could have been forgiven for thinking that being a Premier League manager is a pretty straightforward business

João Pedro escapes red as Brighton’s winless run continues against Brentford

It was scrappy for long spells, Ipswich digging deep, determined to show a response to the 4-0 home drubbing against Newcastle from last Saturday – the only time they have taken a real hammering this season.

The Premier League season has not reached its halfway point and yet Arsenal knew this was a game they had to win. Liverpool’s stunning form at the top of the table had seen to that

Havertz guides Arsenal past Ipswich to show there is life without Saka

"Who is the spare player? Where’s the space? Yes, yes, let’s go!” is the shout, as Manchester City’s under-16s girls’ squad are put through their paces at the City Football Academy and the net ripples at the end of another slick move.

Houghton and Miedema are among 17 current or former WSL players signed up to A Licence course aimed at creating more female coaches

‘This has opened my mind’: inside the FA’s first elite all-female coaching course

Wales women's head coach Rhian Wilkinson hopes that qualifying for a first major tournament can adjust the football landscape in the country as it is currently "culturally behind".

The 42-year-old wanted to see the Football Association of Wales' (FAW) slogan of 'Together Stronger' "mean something"

Wales 'culturally behind' with women's football - Wilkinson

The first of two Friday night Premier League fixtures arrives at the Amex as Brighton face Brentford down on the south coast.

Arsenal start life without Bukayo Saka when they play Ipswich at Emirates Stadium. Saka could be out until March after tearing his hamstring at Crystal Palace last weekend and the Gunners will have to find a way to cope without their talisman.

Friday Night Football

Liverpool coach Arne Slot is in his first season in charge at Anfield, but he could equal the feat of Jürgen Klopp by delivering a league title to the club after moving seven points ahead with a 3-1 win over Leicester City on Thursday.

Mohamed Salah has said he is hopeful that Liverpool can lift the Premier League title this season, saying this campaign "feels different"

Salah on Liverpool's title bid: "This year feels different"

Leicester had lost five of their previous seven matches but stunned Anfield by taking the lead through Jordan Ayew's sharp sixth-minute finish.

Leaders Liverpool strengthened their grip at the top of the Premier League after coming from behind to defeat struggling Leicester City and move seven points clear

Liverpool come from behind to beat Leicester & move seven points clear

Certainly Pedro Neto spent a long time prostrate clutching his jaw in performative agony after being caught by Alex Iwobi’s shoulder as the Fulham man skated past a little too easily. Neto might be better served trying to tackle with his feet in future.

Perhaps there will be some debate around Fulham’s equaliser after 82 minutes of this 2-1 derby win for Marco Silva’s team at Stamford Bridge

Fulham halt Chelsea’s title push after Muniz seals last-gasp comeback win

"It was not Vitor v Ruben, it was Wolves v Manchester United," said Pereira after his side's 2-0 win at Molineux. "Ruben is a top coach in my opinion and with time he will show his level."

Victorious Wolves boss Vitor Pereira was anxious to play down comparisons between his immediate impact at Wolves and the tortuous bedding-in process fellow countryman Ruben Amorim is enduring at Manchester United

Pereira outshines Amorim in battle of new Portuguese bosses

Add to the above a dismal 53rd-minute Erling Haaland penalty miss – greeted with a mischievous wink by Jordan Pickford after his save – and times are ever more trying for Pep Guardiola’s men.

Manchester City’s plight is their individual kind of deja vu nightmare. Featuring early dominance, taking the lead, creating numerous chances, the spurning of these, and then their pesky foes taking one of their very few to thwart those in light blue

City held by Everton after Erling Haaland’s penalty miss

The hosts went ahead after only 80 seconds through Anthony Gordon's excellent, curled finish from just inside the penalty area after Joelinton had led a charge forwards following team-mate Sandro Tonali's interception inside his own half.

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