It was early January at the start of the new millennium and normally Manchester United would have been training in sub-zero temperatures while preparing for an FA Cup third-round tie. Instead, they were in Brazil at the height of summer for the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup,

Isaac Price's reputation has continued to rise since he arrived at West Brom back in January. He featured heavily for Albion after his arrival from Standard Liege for £2.5m in January.

ARSENAL FA CUP hero Santi Cazorla helped bring his boyhood club back to the brink of a La Liga return after scoring a stunning free-kick to send Real Oviedo into the promotion play-off final. The Spaniard,

FIFA's inaugural expanded Club World Cup in the United States has one billion dollars of prize money on the line but will be missing some of the game's star names.AFP Sport highlights five players who will not be lighting up stadiums across the United States once it gets underway this weekend: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) Liverpool finished as English champions,

EFL forced to update Carabao Cup format after nine Premier League teams qualify for Europe - A record number of Premier League sides will compete on the continent next season

Fans around the world will be miss out on a Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi face-off at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 after Al Nassr failed to qualify for the global event. The 40-year-old Portuguese striker and a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, Ronaldo recently lifted the UEFA Nations League with Portugal last weekend.

The first edition of the expanded Club World Cup will want to offer unpredictability as 32 teams from six different continents face each other. Palmeiras of Brazil, Portugal’s Porto, Al Ahly from Egypt and Major League Soccer side Inter Miami make up Group A of this year’s tournament,

FA Cup winners Crystal Palace face anxious wait to discover Europa League fate - A decision from UEFA’s club financial control body (CFCB) is not expected for a matter of weeks.