• The Canadian Press

    MLS commissioner says 2023 was undeniably the Year of Messi but season also had other high points

    The 2023 Major League Soccer season was undeniably the year of Lionel Messi. The World Cup champion and eight-time Ballon d'Or winner arrived at Inter Miami this summer and changed the league. Sales of pink No. 10 jerseys spiked, subscriptions to MLS games on Apple TV surged and ticket prices for his games reached unheard-of levels. “I think history will look back at 2023 as the year of Messi, but from my perspective, it was perhaps the most spectacular year in our history, for a variety of reas

  • BBC

    Fati could be out for 'three months'

    Ansu Fati could be out until February, according to Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi. The winger was forced off with an unspecified injury in the Seagulls' 3-2 win over Nottingham Forest at the end of November. The 21-year-old, who was a surprise deadline day loan signing from Barcelona, had been starting to show why he is such a promising talent in the matches leading up to his injury.

  • The Guardian

    Are Manchester City set for another off day at ‘the Kenny’?

    In today’s Football Daily: Manchester City’s poor run, Roy Hodgson booing himself and a hat-trick of gongs for Manchester United

  • BBC

    Premier League predictions: Chris Sutton v Vigil star Dougray Scott

    BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on Vigil star Dougray Scott for this weekend's Premier League predictions.