Hello and welcome to The Athletic's live news blog. We will be bringing you all the latest news from across the Premier League and beyond as we also build-up to this evening's Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton. Elsewhere, Southampton are on the lookout for a new manager after sacking Nathan Jones on Sunday. Meanwhile, former Ajax boss Alfred Schreuder is in contention to become the new head coach of Leeds United. Premier League results and fixturesPremier League tableFantasy Premier League tips and advice(Photo: Getty Images)
Real Madrid lifted the Club World Cup for a record fifth time after beating Saudi side Al-Hilal 5-3 in the final.Federico Valverde and Vinicius Junior scored twice, along with a Karim Benzema goal, helping Carlo Ancelotti's side to the trophy in an eight-goal thriller against a spirited Al-Hilal.Real breezed to an early two-goal lead through Vinicius Jr and Valverde but the Saudi side managed to answer back almost immediately when Moussa Marega scored against the run of play.In the second half, Real threatened to run away with the final after another quickfire double. Benzema, who returned to the side after an injury, slotted home from a delightful Vinicius Jr delivery before a swashbuckling move between Dani Carvajal and Valverde was finished by the latter.Yet, Al-Hilal continued to respond as former Atletico Madrid forward Luciano Vietto dinked past Andriy Lunin to make it 4-2.Vinicius Jr then got his second of the night to restore the three-goal advantage after intricate footwo
Hello and welcome to The Athletic's live blog for transfer deadline day. The window shuts at 11pm GMT (6pm EST, 3pm PT) in England, the EFL and La Liga see all the key timings in our deadline day guide.Chelsea target Enzo Fernandez has been given permission by Benfica to undergo a medical, while Arsenal are set to confirm Jorginho's arrival and Manchester United are pursuing a loan move for Bayern Munich midfielder Marcel Sabitzer.Follow here for all the latest transfer deadline day news from across the globe and beyond. Every Premier League deal in the January transfer windowPremier League fixtures and full schedulePremier League tableExplore The Athletic's latest podcasts(Photo: Getty Images)
Hello and welcome to The Athletic's live coverage of the latest news from the 2022 Qatar World Cup.Today sees football back on our screens and back in our hearts Argentina face Croatia in the first semi-final of the competition later on.We will be building up to that match, as well as bringing you news ahead of tomorrow's contest between France and Morocco, and any other updates from around the globe. Background readingCan Morocco actually win this World Cup?Another World Cup semi-final, but are shot-shy Croatia actually any good?Spare a thought for France – the team everyone will want to see lose in the semi-finals(Photo: Getty Images)