Pitch Points: Xabi Alonso’s future; can Wrexham dream of Premier League?
The world of soccer throws up no shortage of questions. In today’s column, we endeavor to answer three of them
West Brom sack Ryan Mason as head coach after 10th straight away defeat
West Brom have sacked Ryan Mason as their head coach after a stoppage-time defeat at Leicester on Monday night left the club 18th in the Championship
Watford ‘did not agree to postponement’ of Hull match 18 minutes before kick-off
Watford have strongly criticised the decision to call off their Championship match at Hull City 18 minutes before kick-off on Sunday
Limbs at Fratton Park prove fan vlogs capture football’s most human moments
Yes, it is performative but videos from Portsmouth v Charlton showed joy, humiliation and existential doubt better than any highlight reel ever could
Charlton 1-1 Coventry, Derby 1-0 Middlesbrough, and more: Football League – as it happened
Ipswich climbed into the automatic promotion places in the Championship following a 2-1 victory. Niall McVeigh was watching
Coventry to back Lampard with transfer funds in January and keen to extend contract
Coventry’s owner, Doug King, is preparing to back Frank Lampard with a significant transfer budget next month as they chase a return to the Premier League
Jordan James completes double over Derby to lift sour mood at Leicester
Goals from Bobby De Cordova-Reid and Jordan James earned Leicester a 2-1 win over Derby amid fan unrest
Coventry v Swansea, Egypt v South Africa, and more: EFL, Afcon 2025 – as it happened
Football clockwatch: Mo Salah struck as Egypt beat South Africa, while Coventry City increased their lead at the top of the Championship table
Cautious Middlesbrough lose ground on leaders with goalless Blackburn draw
Middlesbrough fell eight points behind the leaders Coventry after drawing 0-0 with lowly Blackburn, with Boro’s Hayden Hackney lucky to avoid a red card
Premier League, EFL and Afcon buildup and John Robertson tributes – as it happened
Tributes continued to pour in for John Robertson ahead of a busy day of Boxing Day football
Manchester City 3-0 West Ham, Brighton 0-0 Sunderland, and more – as it happened
Erling Haaland scored twice as Manchester City cruised to a 3-0 win over West Ham. Meanwhile, Brighton and Sunderland were forced to settle for a goalless draw and Armando Broja snatched a late equaliser for Burnley against Bournemouth
Schmaltz, theatre and sharp teeth: Wrexham reveal the hard truth about football
With the arrival of US hedge funders at Wrexham, there is no pretence any more. This is just another project, as it always was
‘Headphones Norm’: Charlton turn up volume to remember fan who touched lives
Tributes were paid at the Valley to a familiar face who began watching games in 1968 and became an inspiration
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney sell Wrexham stake to US private equity group
Club gets boost for development of Racecourse Ground, but move comes months after it received £14m state aid
Charlton’s match against Portsmouth abandoned after supporter’s death
The Championship match between Charlton and Portsmouth was abandoned on Saturday after a fan died at the Valley