Liverpool fans boo Trent Alexander-Arnold on Real Madrid return

Inter signed Ronaldo and Vieri for world-record fees in the late 1990s, when Serie A was the envy of world football, blessed with the game’s most talented stars. AC Milan then beat Juventus to win the Champions League in 2003, losing to Liverpool on penalties in the final two years later, before defeating the Reds…

O’Neill was left to lament some soft defending as a defensive mix-up allowed Amiri to pounce for Germany’s second, whilst he also questioned the awarding of the free-kick which Wirtz superbly dispatched. “For 60 or 65 minutes we were well in the game. The second goal is a bit of a freak goal, we could…

With Farrell rolling the dice in his selection – dropping James Lowe as well as giving Cian Prendergast a rare start – there were interesting subplots aplenty as the game neared. Such was the nature of the Paris performance, however, that few such themes could be given fair scrutiny. Ireland had picked a team to…

Dean Henderson – Two important saves from Arber Hoxha to keep Albania at bay in the second half. Will be back-up to Jordan Pickford next summer. 6 Jarell Quansah – Can be happy with this England debut in an unfamiliar position at right-back. He doesn’t have a long-term future in the position but did a…

Not exactly. Reigning champions Arsenal had to kick off their campaign against record eight-time winners Lyon, who they beat in the semi-finals last season. This time they lost and they were also beaten by Bayern Munich in the league phase, meaning they had work to do to qualify. It was a nervy few months but…

City’s goalscoring burden has fallen mostly on the broad shoulders of star striker Erling Haaland this season, with the Norway international netting 39 goals in 34 games for club and country. But the prolific frontman has hit a sticky patch of late, scoring just once in his past six games and last scoring from open…