Emily Smith

Spurs face two key fixtures this weekTottenham’s preparations for their pre-Christmas fixtures have been disrupted by a coronavirus outbreak at the club. It is understood a number of players and club staff have returned positive Covid-19 tests. More PCR testing is due to take place over the next 24 hours. Spurs are due to face…

Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah, Edouard Mendy, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Maxwel Cornet and more will be gone for several weeksThe Africa Cup of Nations begins next month, with over 30 Premier League players set to miss several weeks of the season as they head to Cameroon. Arsenal, Leicester City and Watford are each set to lose a…

Elsewhere on the BBC Ricky Gervais discusses what acclaim means to him and why he’s thinking more about his fans Jamie Dornan stars in a mind-bending thriller of memory loss, dark comedy and high-stakes action The FA Cup Watch everything wild, weird and wonderful from the third round of the FA Cup in BBC Sport’s…

Philippe Coutinho remains Barcelona’s record signing after joining the club for an initial £106m from Liverpool in 2018When Barcelona travel to Bayern Munich on Wednesday, it’s unclear whether their record signing will take part. It’s a must-win game for Xavi’s team. Otherwise, a home victory for Benfica over already eliminated Dynamo Kyiv would see Barca…

Bayern Munich beat Barcelona 3-0 at the Nou Camp in September. If Barca fail to win the rematch in Germany on Wednesday then they are likely to drop down to the Europa LeagueAll four English clubs are through to the knockout stage of the Champions League with a game to spare, with the group phase…

Image source, PA Media Image caption, Joey Barton, who at the time was managing Fleetwood Town, had denied assault occasioning actual bodily harm Football manager Joey Barton has been found not guilty of attacking a rival after a match. Mr Barton, 39, had denied pushing over the then Barnsley manager Daniel Stendel in the tunnel…

New co-owner Amanda Staveley said she would seek to take down the signs as soon as possible after taking over the club in OctoberNewcastle have begun to remove the Sports Direct signs from around the club’s St James’ Park stadium, much to the delight of fans. The signs are seen as a hangover from previous…

Fulham fan Rhys Porter, who has cerebral palsy and received online abuse after posting videos of his goalkeeping saves on social media, goes behind the scenes at Football Focus, Match of the Day and BBC Breakfast. The teenager, who was made an honorary member of Fulham’s first-team squad in September, says his “passion is to…

In his leaving statement, Brands pointed to differences with the boardEverton say they will continue to give manager Rafael Benitez their “full support” following the departure of director of football Marcel Brands. The 59-year-old Dutchman joined from PSV Eindhoven in 2018 but owner Farhad Moshiri has moved to try to tackle the crisis surrounding the…

Watch everything wild, weird and wonderful from the second round of the FA Cup…