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England head coach Thomas Tuchel has begun contacting players ahead of naming his first squad since taking charge of the national team. The German was appointed to replace Gareth Southgate in October before officially starting his role at the beginning of this month. And the 51-year-old former Chelsea and Bayern Munich head coach has wasted little time in attempting to get to know his prospective players, including both recent call-ups and those who would be considered more on the fringes of selection. Tuchel’s personal approach in calls has been well…

FIFA has suspended president of the Panama Football Federation (FEPAFUT) Manuel Arias after he called national team player Marta Cox “fat” and “out of shape”. Arias has been banned from all football-related activity for six months and fined CHF 10,000 ($10,932, £8,981) after FIFA’s ethics committee found him to be in breach of the governing body’s code of ethics for his remarks in March 2024. Arias called his comments “very unfortunate language” and “a very serious mistake”, and said he accepted the sanction. Midfielder Cox, 27, had…

BBC Sport looks at Ipswich striker Liam Delap’s rise as he prepares to face former club Manchester City on Sunday.

Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy accepts criticism aimed at him from the home crowd after the loss to Fulham, but how bad have things got for the Dutchman?

Justin Kluivert’s hat-trick in a superb 4-1 win at Newcastle has Cherries supporters dreaming of European football next season.

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Barcelona’s return to their Camp Nou stadium has been further delayed until May at the earliest. Work to refurbish the Camp Nou and increase its capacity to 105,000 — the largest in European football — began in June 2023. The Catalan club’s original plan was to return to playing at their home stadium before the end of 2024, with Barca president Joan Laporta outlining their aim to re-open at a reduced capacity to mark the club’s 125th anniversary on November 29. In October however, the club said the return would…

Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Jakub Moder is set to join Dutch club Feyenoord. The 25-year-old has been used sparingly by Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler this season, with just four substitute appearances in the Premier League totalling 71 minutes. He is now in the process of finalising his move to Feyenoord, where he will sign a three-and-a-half year contract through to the summer of 2028. The Rotterdam-based club are currently fourth in the Eredivisie and 11 points off league leaders PSV Eindhoven. Moder has scored two goals in 60…

As Manchester City striker Erling Haaland signs a new contract until 2034, BBC Sport looks at whether he could beat Alan Shearer’s Premier League goalscoring record and also get Shearer’s thoughts.

Bayern Munich are close to an agreement with Alphonso Davies over a new contract. The Canada (CANMNT) captain’s existing terms with the Bundesliga club are set to expire at the end of the season leaving him free to speak to overseas clubs. But after months of talks only a small gap remains between Bayern and the 24-year-old left-back’s expectations on a proposed four-year deal. Real Madrid and Premier League clubs are still waiting in the wings but a compromise is now likely to be struck that will see him stay…