Getty/GoalPremier LeagueLiverpoolPremier League Team of the Season so farWith the top-flight campaign nearing its halfway point at the turn of the year, Goal assesses the star men of 2020-21 to this point
Getty/GoalTransfersArsenalAouar, Isco & Arsenal's January transfer targetsThe Gunners did not intend to sign any players during the winter window, but their desperate need for creativity might just have changed things
Getty ImagesTransfersChelseaWhy Werner & Havertz's woes could cost Lampard his jobThere are indications in how the Chelsea manager is deploying his star duo that he is not catering to their strengths having spent £120m to get them
Getty/GoalTransfersArsenalWhy Arsenal & Spurs should steer clear of CostaThe Spain international played a key role in two title triumphs during his time at Chelsea but at the age of 32 has struggled for form and fitness
Getty/GoalArsenalPremier LeagueSaka & Smith Rowe turn Arsenal into top-six hopefulsAlexandre Lacazette scored the only goal of the game in Tuesday's vital victory at Brighton but it was his younger team-mates who inspired the win
Getty/GoalNXGNClub BruggeCharles De Ketelaere: From tennis prodigy to €25m wonderkidThe 19-year-old is already a Belgium international and has been linked with AC Milan after playing a starring role for Club Brugge this season
ArsenalPremier LeagueWillian out, Smith Rowe in: Arteta's 2021 Arsenal blueprintThe Gunners take on Brighton on Tuesday looking to build on their impressive Boxing Day victory against Chelsea in the Premier League
Getty ImagesB. FernandesManchester UnitedAll hail Bruno: Fernandes the Premier League's player of 2020As Manchester United prepare to play their final fixture of the calendar year, the impact of their Portuguese playmaker cannot be understated
Getty ImagesParis Saint-GermainLigue 1Pochettino is no Ole or Arteta: PSG right to replace TuchelThere has been a recent surge in Europe's biggest clubs hiring former players as coaches, but the Argentine is no sentimental appointment
Getty/GoalArsenalM. ArtetaAn Xmas miracle: Young guns ride to Arteta's rescueThe Gunners beat Chelsea 3-1 on Boxing Day and picked up their first Premier League win since beating Manchester United 1-0 on November 1
Getty ImagesChelseaA. BabaChelsea's future to endless loans: The fall of Baba RahmanWhen the Ghana international signed for Chelsea in a hefty £23m move from Augsburg in 2015, he appeared to be spearheading a major revamp of the Blues
Getty/GoalBarcelonaL. Messi'It wasn't just me!' - Ashley Cole on how Chelsea stopped MessiIn picking his perfect player in terms of speed, skill and stamina, the ex-England full-back discusses superstars from Cristiano Ronaldo to Ronaldinho
Getty ImagesManchester UnitedPremier LeagueVan de Beek: The odd man out in Man Utd midfieldPaul Pogba's form has taken a turn for the better and Bruno Fernandes is the first name on the teamsheet, meaning no space for the Dutchman
Robert Carter / GoalChampions LeaguePremier LeagueDeath of football? Super League sets stage for UEFA vs FIFA warThe threat of a pan-European league has returned but will it really come to fruition or merely pave the way for an expanded Champions League?
Getty/GoalTransfersAtalantaHow Atalanta's Ronaldo is mirroring Messi at BarcaThe 32-year-old Argentine has played a pivotal role in the Bergamaschi's emergence as one of Europe's top teams, but he's heading for a January exit
Getty/GoalBarcelonaL. MessiMessi points to Pedri: History meets hope at BarcelonaThe Argentine broke one of Pele's records in a 3-0 win at Real Valladolid but his link-up play with a teenage team-mate was of greater significance
Getty/GoalNXGNLigue 1Nathanael Mbuku: France's latest Champagne footballerThe 18-year-old winger is already a regular starter in Ligue 1 after having shone for Les Bleus at the Under-17 World Cup just over a year ago
Getty/GoalTransfersBarcelonaForget Barca & Madrid: Salah's legacy will be made at LiverpoolThe Egypt international caused a stir with his comments in the Spanish media at the weekend, but Reds fans have no reason to be concerned
Getty ImagesA. MorganWSLHow will Alex Morgan's Tottenham spell be remembered?The two-time World Cup winner will return to the United States and the NWSL in the new year after playing just five games in England
Getty/GoalArsenalM. ArtetaArteta's Arsenal - one year on: High, lows & question marksThe Gunners boss has now been in charge for exactly 12 months and has had a start to his tenure that few could have predicted
GettyM. BielsaManchester United'We'd never seen anything like it' - When Bielsa stunned Man UtdThe Leeds manager returns to the Theatre of Dreams on Sunday for the first time since his Athletic Club side outplayed the Red Devils in 2012
Getty/GoalArsenalPremier LeagueNightmare before Xmas: Arteta facing axe after horror showThe Gunners slumped to yet another defeat, this time to Everton, with their manager now needing a festive miracle to avoid losing his job
Getty ImagesArsenalPremier LeagueHotel disappearances & military service: The fall of Park Chu-youngHanded the No.9 shirt upon his arrival in north London in 2011, the South Korea international will go down as one of the Gunners' biggest flops
Getty/GoalNXGNManchester United WomenIvana Fuso: Man Utd teen facing international tug-of-warThe 19-year-old is wanted by both Germany and Brazil while she waits to make her mark on the WSL after an injury-hit start to life in England
Getty/GoalArsenalM. ArtetaArteta facing Arsenal abyss if run of red cards continuesAfter Gabriel Magalhaes received his marching orders against Southampton, the Gunners have now been down to 10 men in three of their last five matches
Tim McDonagh / GoalWomen's Champions LeagueL. Bronze'City can beat them all' - Inside Bronze's road to UCL gloryThe England international won the UWCL three times in three years with Lyon. Now, after returning to England in the summer, she has a new ambition
Getty/GoalArsenalN. PepeArsenal's £72m X-Factor? Mercurial Pepe primed to rescue ArtetaThe Gunners' club record signing will return from suspension on Wednesday when the north London outfit side host Southampton in the Premier League
Getty/GoalNXGNIcelandIsak Bergmann Johannesson: Liverpool, Juve & Madrid fighting over teen starThe 17-year-old has been watched by scouts from Liverpool, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Juventus after impressing in the Swedish top flight
Getty ImagesLiverpoolPremier League'Like a second father' - Houllier's 'incredible' Liverpool legacyThe French coach, who died on Monday at the age of 73, was as successful on the pitch at Anfield as he was genuine and kind away from it
Getty/GoalManchester United WomenWSLMan Utd lead the WSL’s most exciting title race in six yearsThe Red Devils are the surprise leaders as the Christmas break looms, though there are plenty of twists and turns to come yet