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Liverpool are expected to lead the race for the signature of Borussia Dortmund star Jude Bellingham at the end of the current season, according to .

There was much talk about the Merseysiders need for a new midfielder this summer, but the club insisted otherwise until a heavy injury crisis hit them at the start of the season. The situation forced their hand and they completed a loan deal for Arthur Melo of Juventus, but with the futures of James Milner, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain beyond 2022/23 increasingly uncertain, the club are expected to invest heavily in their midfield ranks soon.

Bellingham is greatly admired at Anfield, as well as elsewhere. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp recently said that the only problem with signing the 19-year-old this year was …

The Football Association wanted Nicolas Anelka s five-match ban for his quenelle gesture to be extended, it has been confirmed.

The West Brom striker performed the controversial salute after scoring in December s 3-3 draw at West Ham and was charged by the FA in January.

Anelka denied the charge and defended the gesture by saying that it was anti-system and a dedication to his friend and comedian Dieudonne M bala M bala as opposed to being anti-Semitic, but the FA took a dim view of the incident.

An independent tribunal subsequently handed the Frenchman a five-match ban and on Thursday published the reasons for its findings.

It revealed that the FA had been seeking a longer ban, based on the fact that Anelka denied the charge, is a prominent figure and his action…

Manchester City are on the brink of claiming back-to-back Premier League titles, but Pep Guardiola believes they can be even better next season.

City are on course to become the first Premier League side to retain the title since 2008-09, as they sit on 95 points, one clear of Liverpool heading into the final round of matches.

The defending champions travel to Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday, while Liverpool host Wolves, and victory for the EFL Cup winners will keep alive their hopes of a domestic treble – a feat never before achieved by an English side.

However, Guardiola is demanding even more from his squad in 2019-20.

The calm before the storm

— Manchester City (@ManCity)

Next season we will be stronger, I am sure. …

data-mm-id=”_a5bpwvu0u”>Draymond Green has been suspended indefinitely by the NBA after he hit Jusuf Nurkić with a spinning backfist during the Golden State Warriors' game against the Phoenix Suns. Green's latest incident occurred just six games after he returned from his last suspension for doing something violent on a basketball court. It also happened right before ESPN was set to publish a story by Ramona Shelburne about how Green wasn't going to hurt his team again. Updated to mention the newer, longer suspension, ESPN published the piece on Thursday and boy are there some great quotes in there from Green.Had Green not punched an opponent this week, Shelburne's piece would have been your standard image rehab story. Shelburne spoke with Green as he returned to t…

According to a report, Manchester City fear a substantial loss in their associated party transactions (APT) case against the Premier League.

are embroiled in a legal battle with the Premier League as they challenge the APT rules in place, claiming the current regulations are unlawful .

APT rules are designed to ensure any commercial deal or player transfer between a club and entities with links to that club’s ownership are conducted at fair market value, so that club revenues are not artificially inflated.

If an arbitration panel declares the APT rules invalid, then clubs would effectively be free to do any commercial deals they wished without any independent judgement being made on whether those deals were for fair market value.

The case began in …