Arsenal outcast Mesut Ozil ‘is closer than ever to Fenerbahce’ reveals Emre

Mesut Ozil ‘is closer than ever to Fenerbahce’ reveals Turkish giants’ sporting director Emre Belozoglu as Arsenal outcast edges nearer to exit By Luke Augustus for MailOnline Published: 08:22 GMT, 15 January 2021 | Updated: 08:22 GMT, 15 January 2021 Arsenal outcast Mesut Ozil may get the chance to play first-team football this season as … Read more

Robbie Fowler admits showdown with Manchester United is ‘bigger for Liverpool’

Robbie Fowler admits showdown with Manchester United is ‘bigger for Liverpool’ with pressure cranked up on Reds but club legend believes his old side will be ‘quietly confident’ Liverpool could go six points behind leaders Manchester United if they lose  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side are flying high in contrast to Reds’ slump in form Robbie … Read more

Fiery Napoli boss Gennaro Gattuso slams Premier League’s handling of Covid crisis

Napoli boss Gennaro Gattuso slams Premier League’s handling of Covid for ‘having far worse problems than Italy’ and accuses English top flight of ‘constantly criticising us despite being behind the curve’ A number of Premier League games have had to be postponed due to Covid-19 Outbreaks of illness in multiple squads has caused massive fixture … Read more

Families of football and rugby players set up dementia charity to fund research and offer support

Families of football and rugby players set up dementia charity to fund scientific research into the disease and offer support Head For Change has enlisted the family of Nobby Stiles to be ambassadors  Three women who have watched relatives live with the illness are behind charity  Fundamental aim is to deliver support to families through … Read more

Sportsmail’s experts on whether they could STOP celebrating goals

It is one of the most fundamental joys of football, or even sport more broadly. And yet in the last 24 hours it has become the latest stick with which the government is beating Premier League players in the Covid-19 era. Celebrating goals has been thrown into the limelight after MP Julian Knight, chairman of … Read more

FRANCIS BENALI: Ralph Hasenhuttl’s secret formula has sparked Southampton’s surge to the top

FRANCIS BENALI: Ralph Hasenhuttl’s secret formula has sparked Southampton’s surge to the top… his plan is obsessive and intense but the Austrian is now reaping the rewards Ralph Hasenhuttl has transformed Southampton since losing 9-0 to Leicester His ‘playbook’ is borderline obsessive but the players have bought into it all Players are maturing and their … Read more

Rodgers says players should not be ‘crucified’ for ‘honest’ mistakes like celebrating goals

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers insists Premier League season should carry on for the nation’s mental health during the pandemic but says players should not be ‘crucified’ for breaking Covid rules with ‘honest’ mistakes Brendan Rodgers says Leicester will stick to tough new coronavirus guidelines  The Premier League wants players to show restraint during goal celebrations  … Read more

Danny Ings likely to miss Southampton’s trip to Leicester after testing positive for coronavirus

Round 1: Aug 31-Sep 6 – 1,605 tested, with three testing positive. Round 2: Sep 7-13 – 2,131 tested, with four testing positive. Round 3: Sep 14-20- 1,574 tested, with three testing positive. Round 4: Sep 21-27 – 1,595 tested, with 10 testing positive. Round 5: Sep 28-Oct 4 – 1,587 tested, with nine testing … Read more

Jamie Redknapp says Arsenal ‘can’t get too carried away’ with recent form after Crystal Palace draw

Jamie Redknapp blasts ‘flat’ Arsenal performance in goalless draw with Crystal Palace and says Mikel Arteta’s side ‘can’t get too carried away’ after their recent resurgent form Arsenal’s run of good form ended with a goalless draw against Crystal Palace The Gunners produced a ‘flat’ display as they struggled to create many chances Jamie Redknapp … Read more

THE SECRET SCOUT: Plymouth goalkeeper Michael Cooper is strong under pressure and can use his feet

THE SECRET SCOUT: Plymouth goalkeeper Michael Cooper is strong under pressure and can use his feet but needs to fill out a bit more The 21-year-old first caught the eye during a loan spell at non-league Truro  The Secret Scout watched him in a league game and he had all the requisites Manager Ryan Lowe kept … Read more

Marcus Rashford reveals ex-Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho showed him how to win penalties

Jose showed us how to win penalties! Marcus Rashford reveals Mourinho is behind Manchester United’s spot-kick fortunes… and insists there is ‘no bigger game’ than playing Liverpool ahead of Anfield showdown Marcus Rashford has revealed that Jose Mourinho taught him to win penalties The striker said Mourinho told him to be ‘savvy’ when he was … Read more

Robin Goodfellow’s Racing Tips: Best bets for Friday, January 15

Robin Goodfellow’s Racing Tips: Best bets for Friday, January 15 By Sam Turner For The Daily Mail Published: 22:47 GMT, 14 January 2021 | Updated: 22:47 GMT, 14 January 2021 Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Friday’s meetings at Southwell and Newcastle. Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips … Read more

Olympic medallist and Commonwealth champion Nile Wilson announces retirement

Olympic medallist and Commonwealth champion Nile Wilson announces retirement after failing to recovery from neck surgery The 24-year-old had been hoping to compete in Tokyo this summer But Wilson has admitted defeat in his battle against a series of injuries He became Great Britain’s first Olympic medallist on the high bar in 2016  By David … Read more