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Abraham at top of his game

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  Tammy Abraham is a really interesting one. I think he's got a really strong chance of starting this match, which sounds extraordinary when you think Harry Kane has just reached 50 goals in an England shirt. Tammy Abraham is a really interesting one. I think he's got a really strong chance of starting this match, which sounds extraordinary when you think Harry Kane has just reached 50 goals in an England shirt. Abraham at top of his game Tammy Abraham is a really interesting one. I think he's got a really strong chance of starting this match, which sounds extraordinary when you think Harry Kane has just reached 50 goals in an England shirt. Kane has played both matches in this Nations League campaign so far though - against Hungary and Germany - while Abraham has not had any minutes yet. He's in cracking form, too. Seventeen goals for Roma in Serie A and 29 in all competitions, the highest-scoring Englishman in Italy since Gerry Hitchens in 1962. That's the form he...

England vs Italy notebook: Tammy Abraham to start at Molineux? Jack Grealish to continue super-sub role?

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Molineux hosts a repeat of the Euro 2020 final on Saturday evening as England face Italy in the Nations League behind closed doors; follow the match in our dedicated live blog across  Sky Sports'  digital  Image: Tammy Abraham could lead the line for England against Italy at Molineux

Simon Dobbin: Five men arrested on suspicion of murdering football fan Simon Dobbin, who died five years after attack in 2015

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Cambridge United fan Simon Dobbin was left with permanent brain damage after being set upon on his way home from game in Southend in March 2015 Image: Five men have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of the football fan Simon Dobbin  Five men have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of football fan Simon Dobbin, who died five years after he was attacked on his way home from a match. Cambridge United fan Mr Dobbin was left with permanent brain damage after being set upon on his way home from game in Southend on 21 March, 2015. He was left unable to walk or talk and required round-the-clock care. Mr Dobbin died at the age of 48 on 21 October, 2020 at home in Mildenhall, Suffolk. Medical tests showed a direct link between Mr Dobbin's death and the injuries he sustained, Essex Police said.

Eddie Nketiah on Arsenal's released list but 'talks ongoing' over new contract

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Eddie Nketiah has expressed a desire to play regular first-team football and Mikel Arteta wants to convince him his future lies at the Emirates Stadium; 23-year-old ended the season strongly with five goals in his last seven Premier League games Image: Eddie Nketiah has been offered a new contract

De Jong to Man Utd for £65m?

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Barcelona midfielder Frenkie De Jong has given the green light for his transfer to Manchester United from Barcelona, the  Daily Mail  report. De Jong is emerging as United’s No 1 summer transfer target as Ten Haag looks to rebuild a team that struggled last season. Barcelona reportedly want £65m in order for the transfer to take place. With De Jong happy to leave Catalonia for Old Trafford, all that is left now is for United to agree a fee with Barca, who need to sell this summer to help stabilise the club’s precarious finances.

Premier League

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Image: Mohamed Salah and Sam Kerr won the PFA Players' Player of the Year awards In total, six Liverpool players earned starting berths in the prestigious award, including  Alisson Becker ,  Trent Alexander-Arnold ,  Virgil van Dijk ,  Thiago ,  Sadio Mane  and  Mohamed Salah. Meanwhile,  Joao Cancelo ,  Bernardo Silva  and  Kevin De Bruyne  represented champions Manchester City, with only two other clubs featuring in the XI. Antonio Rudiger  earned a starting berth after his stellar campaign  Mohamed Salah and Sam Kerr won the PFA Players' Player of the Year awards In total, six Liverpool players earned starting berths in the prestigious award, including  Alisson Becker ,  Trent Alexander-Arnold ,  Virgil van Dijk ,  Thiago ,  Sadio Mane  and  Mohamed Salah. Meanwhile,  Joao Cancelo ,  Bernardo Silva  and  Kevin De Bruyne  represented champions Manchester Ci...

Cristiano Ronaldo in PFA Premier League team of the year but no Heung-Min Son | WSL and EFL XIs revealed

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Six Liverpool players - Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Thiago, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah - included; Joao Cancelo, Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne represent champions Manchester City; Antonio Rudiger and Cristiano Ronaldo complete the XI Image: Cristiano Ronaldo scored 18 goals in 27 starts to earn his place in the XI, while Vivianne Miedema scored 14 goals in 22 WSL games The PFA team of the year results have been unveiled for the Premier League, Championship, League One, League Two and the Women's Super League. The shortlists for selections were compiled by members of the players' trade union in January and then voted for by other players in the respective leagues.