Matty Cash: Atletico Madrid contact Aston Villa defender's representatives as interest intensifies

Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher thinks that had Michael Oliver given Everton a penalty before Jarrad Branthwaite received a red card against Brentford, VAR would have upheld the decision..

Dermot Gallagher dissects the big flashpoints from the weekend's action and discusses whether Everton should have been awarded another penalty against Brentford for a shirt pull on Richarlison?. Everton 2-3 Brentford. INCIDENT: Richarlison's shirt is pulled by Brentford defender Kristoffer Ajer in the penalty area directly before Jarrad Branthwaite is...

As St James' Park erupted in celebration, Arsenal's players sank to the turf. Their Champions League hopes are not mathematically over yet but the despondent reaction which greeted the final whistle on Monday night said it all. Arsenal know the chances of Tottenham slipping to defeat against relegated Norwich on...

Arsenal have been handed a major boost for their Monday Night Football clash at Newcastle with the news that Ben White and Gabriel are fit enough to start. There was concern that the Gunners would have to deal with an injury crisis in defence for their final two games of the season, which could have hampered their chances of finishing in the top four and securing Champions League football.

All the top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday's national newspapers... Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is set to leave the club this summer. Arsenal loanee William Saliba admits he 'doesn't know' whether he will be playing at the Emirates next season. Sol Campbell has emerged as a leading contender...

Sheffield United's Oli McBurnie has been accused of "stamping" on a Nottingham Forest fan during the Championship play-off semi-final on Tuesday night. Footage emerged on Wednesday of McBurnie appearing to tangle with a fan on the pitch as he lay on the floor, and a Nottingham Forest fan is heard saying "the Sheffield United player just stamped on him".

After the glitz and glamour of Formula 1's Miami debut last time out, the series returns to one of its more traditional venues with the Spanish Grand Prix. It is off to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the sixth round of the 2022 season as the battle at the top of the drivers' championship between Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen intensifies.

Mikel Arteta admitted Arsenal had "nothing in the game" as they slipped to a 2-0 defeat at Newcastle that could prove terminal for their chances of qualifying for the Champions League. The Gunners knew a win at St James' Park followed by victory at home to Everton on Sunday would...

Liverpool won the FA Cup on Saturday to extend their lead as England's most trophy-laden team. Jurgen Klopp's side completed a clean sweep of domestic cups with another penalty shoot-out win over Chelsea at Wembley, with Kostas Tsimikas scoring the winning spot-kick. The Merseysiders have now claimed 50 major honours...

Juventus are meeting Paul Pogba's representatives on Monday as they begin talks over a potential return to Turin. The 29-year-old is set to leave United when his contract ends next month and he cannot officially speak to any English club until then, making him increasingly likely to move abroad. Juventus...

Nottingham Forest beat Sheffield United 3-2 on penalties to seal their passage to Wembley for the Sky Bet Championship play-off final. Steve Cooper's side did it the hard way at the City Ground. Leading 2-1 from the first leg and then having extended that lead through Brennan Johnson, they allowed United back into the tie as goals from Morgan Gibbs-White and John Fleck took the game to extra-time and penalties.

The Spanish Grand Prix this weekend will be a crucially important event for Mercedes. The opportunity to compare the performance of the troubled current W13 with the original, quite different, car which tested here during the pre-season will be invaluable - and any lessons learned from that comparison may then have an impact not just on what Mercedes does for the remainder of this season, but also the concept of its 2023 car.

Jamie Carragher hailed the spirit that Jurgen Klopp has created after Liverpool made nine changes and still beat Southampton to keep the Premier League title race alive. Liverpool went one down at St Mary's but goals from Takumi Minamino and Joel Matip turned the game around and ensure that Manchester City still have work to do on the final day of the season.

Rangers will have Kemar Roofe available to lead the line as they look to make history in Seville and win the Europa League. Giovanni van Bronckhorst revealed the striker, who has not played since injuring his knee in Rangers Scottish Cup semi-final victory over Celtic last month, is ready for their biggest match in recent history.

In his latest column, Paul Merson explains why Liverpool have zero chance of winning the Premier League - and why Antonio Rudiger's exit from Chelsea is actually Frank Lampard's fault. Liverpool could win 55-0 against Southampton on Tuesday night, it wouldn't make a difference. They have no chance of winning...

Wayne Rooney has described how the then England manager Roy Hodgson asked him to speak with Jamie Vardy to ask his wife Rebekah to "calm down" during Euro 2016. Jamie Vardy's representatives later told the press outside of the hearing that Wayne Rooney was "talking nonsense" regarding the claim. Giving...

Rangers' European journey started under Steven Gerrard last August and will end with Giovanni van Bronckhorst leading the club in a showpiece final. The remarkable adventure will end at Sevilla's Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium and standing between the Ibrox side and Europa Leauge glory are Eintracht Frankfurt. It's the third...

Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville revealed their end-of-season awards in the final Monday Night Football of the campaign. The Sky Sports pundits each selected their player of the season, young player of the season, new player of the season, coaching performance of the season and goal of the season for the 2021/22 Premier League campaign.

It is most common in sport for the stars to be players or coaches, but every 50 years or so a person comes along who makes an indelible mark on their favourite game without ever having crossed the white line. They change the sport more than any player ever can,...

England and Lancashire seamer Saqib Mahmood has been ruled out for the rest of the season. After complaining of back pain in April, Mahmood was unavailable for Lancashire's last County Championship fixture against Yorkshire and scans have revealed he has a lumbar stress fracture and will miss the remainder of the 2022 English summer.