‘The virus spreads through the team, you can’t escape it’: As Arsenal wobble, those who’ve bottled title races relive the horror of the wheels coming off – and reveal what you should and definitely SHOULDN’T do to get over the line

Kevin Keegan described it as a virus sweeping through his Newcastle dressing room. At Manchester City,…

From snapping up the next Mohamed Salah to nailing the Anfield leadership group, to making the right call on Arne Slot and overseeing an Alexis Mac Allister reboot – these are the five things Liverpool MUST achieve over the summer

Arne Slot is full of optimism at Liverpool despite a bleak season. Another summer of flux…

How Ipswich are bidding to stick their Premier League landing – and the harsh lessons they learned last time: £100m spend if they go up with Liam Delap return eyed up, a new data model for signings, Kieran McKenna’s future and a more pragmatic approach

Mark Ashton, Ipswich Town chairman and CEO, once described running the club as trying to build…

Arsenal’s tactics have stopped working and the goals have dried up for toothless attack – but still Mikel Arteta sticks with them. Here are four ways he can shake things up to outsmart Pep Guardiola and Manchester City in title decider

For weeks now, the Gunners have looked cagey, nervy and full of fear as opponents stop…

How David Moyes brought back ‘Everton DNA’ to lead their European charge: His transformation since first spell, scouting missions to find hidden gems, his demand to club chiefs and the five signings he wants this summer to join the elite

When David Moyes returned to Everton last January, he walked into a building full of gloomy…

Record losses but 80% pay rises for the bigwigs, terrible results, fan protests and whingeing players locked into long deals. This is how BlueCo’s ‘revolutionary’ Chelsea project fell apart, writes IAN HERBERT

This week's financial results at Chelsea, on the back of Saturday's thumping by Manchester City, point…

How Chelsea are trying to polish ‘misunderstood’ Alejandro Garnacho’s image: the staged interview, the Prison Break tattoos explained and the REAL reasons for his faltering form

Liam Rosenior's answer as to why Alejandro Garnacho is booed wherever he goes was a little…

How a 16-year-old Brazilian who has never played a senior game became the hottest prospect in world football with a £43m price tag – as Man City and Newcastle battle Barcelona and PSG to sign him

JOSUE SEIXAS: How can a player who has never appeared in a senior match be worth…

Newcastle Confidential: Revealed – Toon look at SECOND site for new stadium, bats take over Leazes Park plot, Saudis to jet in for Matfen Hall summit, how LIV demise will affect club, Bruno Guimaraes injury twist and truth about Anthony Gordon’s future

Feasibility work continues around Leazes Park, the club's preferred choice, but senior staff are now considering…

How Leeds United are winning the battle to beat relegation: Insiders reveal Ethan Ampadu’s vital role, the surprise player-bonus plan, The Flying Pizza visits, the new best-in-class training facilities and the ‘no d***heads’ policy

In recent years, April in Leeds has been a time of tension and impending doom. But the…

ELLIS GENGE: Scrapping PREM relegation was wrong – I’ve been in those battles… it was f***ing class! When we stayed up it was like we’d won the league

The PREM has officially scrapped relegation as part of its franchising model. New investment is coming…

PREM Rugby transfers:

The sorry decline of Moana Pasifika has put European clubs on red alert, after the New…

Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Xavi Simons gone, the rivals ready to poach their young stars, a £250m black hole and why promotion will be an uphill battle: This is what will happen if Tottenham get relegated

None of Spurs' players want to play second-tier football. They will think they are elite players…

LAWRENCE BOOTH: Ben Stokes insists he can get England back on track alongside Brendon McCullum – but here’s why England fans should be sceptical

It was obvious to anyone who reported on that trip that English cricket's two central figures…

LAWRENCE BOOTH: Ben Stokes insists he can get England back on track alongside Brendon McCullum – but here’s why England fans should be sceptical

It was obvious to anyone who reported on that trip that English cricket's two central figures…

The calls Arne Slot simply must get right against PSG to save Liverpool’s season – and why Reds fans shouldn’t write off the prospect of another famous Anfield night, writes LEWIS STEELE

LEWIS STEELE: When the sun sets over L4 on Tuesday night, the only thing that matters…

The calls Arne Slot simply must get right against PSG to save Liverpool’s season – and why Reds fans shouldn’t write off the prospect of another famous Anfield night, writes LEWIS STEELE

LEWIS STEELE: When the sun sets over L4 on Tuesday night, the only thing that matters…

What Roberto De Zerbi changed in his first 10 days at Tottenham: The new way of playing, why he’s brought in longer training sessions and the six Spurs stars he’s ‘purring’ over

Compared to the frenzy of his last game on the touchline, a 5-0 thrashing with Marseille…

Always fit, never late, and the player of Pep’s ‘dreams’: How Bernardo Silva became Guardiola’s ‘favourite’, the stories of Manchester City’s unsung leader and the fateful decision that kept him from leaving

Silva has taken on the captaincy with vigour and pride, using what he learned from Fernandinho…

‘He’s the one that connects everybody – no one else can do that’: The pressure is on – Arsenal need the real Martin Odegaard to step up as he fights for his place

Martin Odegaard finds himself at a crossroads. Scratching for form, trying to reach full fitness and…

How do you stop a 21st powerhouse prop? Northampton’s plans to take down Bath battering ram Thomas du Toit – using iso-drills, dominoes and two Springbok scrum geniuses of their own

How do you stop a scrummaging force like Thomas du Toit? That is the question Northampton…

Chelsea Confidential: Enzo Maresca’s cryptic dig at the Blues, former star slams Liam Rosenior’s ‘egotistical power play’ over Enzo Fernandez and double injury boost for Reece James and Levi Colwill

On Friday, the same day that Liam Rosenior announced Enzo Fernandez's two-game ban, a source told…