Women’s World Cup draw Watch on BBC Two and on the BBC Sport website from 17:00 GMT on Saturday, 8 December England and Scotland will find out their 2019 Women’s World Cup opponents when the draw takes place in Paris on Saturday. Both nations finished top of their groups in qualifying and will join 22
“To win a second MLS Cup and put myself in the same company as David Beckham is extra motivation – if that’s the only way to get in his bracket then I will be absolutely buzzing.” You may not associate former Aston Villa, Birmingham City and West Brom defender Liam Ridgewell with ex-England captain Beckham,
Jay Rodriguez bundled in a controversial injury-time equaliser with his hand as West Brom twice came from behind to draw a dramatic derby with Aston Villa. Two Anwar El Ghazi goals – one wickedly defected off Ahmed Hegazi, the second a stunner – had looked set to lift Dean Smith’s Villa into the Championship top
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he has been assured by senior figures at the club that they will not be banned from European competition for Financial Fair Play irregularities. A series of allegations were made in Der Spiegel last month after what City said were “leaks” and an “organised attempt” to smear the club
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he will not pick summer signing Fred until his side are “defensively stronger”. The Brazil midfielder became the club’s fourth most expensive signing of all time when he completed a £47m move to Old Trafford this summer. The 25-year-old was not included in Mourinho’s injury-hit squad for United’s midweek
Arsenal and England midfielder Jordan Nobbs will miss the 2019 Women’s World Cup after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee. England vice-captain Nobbs, 25, suffered the injury during Arsenal’s 4-0 win at Everton on 18 November. Nobbs, who had surgery on Monday, will miss the rest of the season with the World
Arsenal players will be “spoken to” by club chiefs after images emerged allegedly showing four members of the first team inhaling nitrous oxide. In CCTV footage obtained by the Sun, the players, at a party in London in August, appear to be inhaling the substance from balloons. Nitrous oxide is also known as laughing gas
Media playback is not supported on this device Celtic midfielder Ryan Christie believes it is “too early to say” whether current leaders Kilmarnock could go on to win the Scottish Premiership. Steve Clarke’s side leapfrogged Rangers on Wednesday to become the fourth different table-toppers this season after their 2-0 win over Livingston. It is the
Media playback is not supported on this device Playing the second leg of the Copa Libertadores final in Madrid is “embarrassing for the people”, says Boca Juniors forward Carlos Tevez. The Buenos Aires derby between Boca and River Plate was postponed in November following an attack on the Boca team bus by River Plate fans.
Leaders Manchester City might have been knocked off the top of the table by the time they play Chelsea at tea-time on Saturday in the pick of the weekend fixtures. But BBC Sport’s football expert Mark Lawrenson thinks they will get a win at Stamford Bridge that will put them back on the Premier League