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.
The sides' semi-final takes place at Riyadh's Al-Awwal Park, with the Serie A champions facing off against this season's league leaders.
2025 kicks off with a bang in the Scottish Premiership as Rangers host Celtic in the Old Firm derby.
Regarded 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.
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.
Bryan Mbeumo put the hosts ahead, but Gabriel Jesus equalised with his sixth goal in four games.
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.
Only 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.
Arsenal head into Wednesday’s game in third, nine points behind Arne Slot’s men at the top of the Premier League.
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.
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.
The Brazil striker was charged with misconduct after he elbowed a member of the Ipswich staff before snatching his glasses off his face.
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.
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.
And not since Sir Matt Busby's days, in September 1962, have Manchester United lost five times in the league in a calendar month.
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.
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.
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.
“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.
Amorim was appointed as United manager in November after Ten Hag was sacked following a poor run of results.
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.
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.
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.
“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
Savinho and Erling Haaland gave the floundering defending champions just a second win in their last 10 Premier League games.
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.
The Premier League leaders round off 2024 away from home as they take on West Ham on Sunday evening.
The 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)
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.
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)
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.
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)
Tottenham close out a forgettable 2024 on home soil this weekend as Wolves make the trip to N17.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Leicester had lost five of their previous seven matches but stunned Anfield by taking the lead through Jordan Ayew's sharp sixth-minute finish.
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.
"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."
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.
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.
The first Premier League fixture after Christmas will see Everton make the short trip down the M62 to face champions Manchester City at the Etihad on Boxing Day.
Separated by two points and two places in the Premier League table, Newcastle United and Aston Villa will both aim to boost their top-four ambitions when they clash on Boxing Day.
Manchester United travel to the West Midlands on Boxing Day looking to avoid a third successive defeat in all competitions when they face Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.
Liverpool will host Leicester City at Anfield on Thursday night, looking to pull further clear at the top of the table.
City are currently in their 14th consecutive season in European football's most prestigious club competition.
The Liverpool head coach was unable to beat Van Nistelrooy’s PSV when guiding Feyenoord to the Eredivisie title in 2022-23, drawing 2-2 at home and losing 4-3 away.
The Everton manager accepts his team face a considerable task at the Etihad Stadium on Boxing Day against “one of the best-ever” managers in Pep Guardiola and a squad of world-class talent.
Valencia paid a release clause, believed to be between £3-4m, in the 41-year-old Spaniard's contract to allow him to leave Championship club Albion.