Emily Smith

Do Gianfranco Zola, James Ward-Prowse or David Beckham make your top three Premier League set-piece takers of all time?Smashing in a 30-yard free-kick or hammering home a penalty into the top corner – highly satisfying. Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards will return in the spring with their latest series of the BBC Sounds…

Armando Broja has scored five Premier League goals this season – as many as Chelsea’s £97.5m signing Romelu LukakuChelsea’s signing of £97.5m striker Romelu Lukaku in the summer was supposed to be the final piece in the Blues’ title-winning jigsaw. But Lukaku has struggled to make the expected impact, scoring five goals in an injury-affected…

FC Volendam are top of the Dutch second tier having lost just one league game this seasonTotal football and resplendent orange are synonymous with Johan Cruyff but it may surprise some to find the iconic Dutchman’s legacy inspiring a promotion charge in the Netherlands’ second tier. When Wim Jonk returned to manage boyhood club Volendam…

Ali Ahamada started Comoros’ first group game against Gabon and then came off the bench against Ghana when Salim Ben Boina was injuredComoros goalkeeper Ali Ahamada will not be able to play their Africa Cup of Nations last-16 tie against Cameroon on Monday despite testing negative for Covid-19 on the morning of the game. A…

Watch Reading fight back from two goals down to beat WSL’s bottom side Birmingham City 3-2…

Chelsea-bound Dylan Williams, who turned 18 in December, has made nine first-team appearances for the RamsDerby County’s administrators Quantuma are set for talks with the English Football League on Tuesday following “positive developments” over the Championship club’s future. The wealthy US-based Binnie family, founders of investment company Carlisle Capital, submitted a bid of about £28m…

Do Didier Drogba, Mohamed Salah or Riyad Mahrez make your top three?The Match of the Day Top 10 podcast is back… nearly. Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards will return in the spring with their latest series of the BBC Sounds hit, ranking their top 10s from an assortment of topics across the Premier…

Watch highlights as Aston Villa end their winless run in the Women’s Super League with an injury-time winner against Leicester…

Hakim Ziyech scored for the second game in a row, after also finding the net in a 1-1 draw at Brighton on TuesdayTwo second-half goals, including a brilliant strike from Hakim Ziyech, helped Chelsea beat Tottenham for the third time in three weeks. After a goalless first half, Ziyech scored within two minutes of the…

Last updated on 23 January 202223 January 2022.From the section European Football La Liga leaders Real Madrid scored two goals in the final eight minutes to fight back from 2-0 down and snatch a draw at home to Elche. Lucas Boye and Pere Milla put the strugglers on course for a shock win. But Luka…