The Portuguese has long been a volatile personality but he seems to be courting controversy at an ever-quickening pace in recent years

Rangnick's arrival at Old Trafford has caused a stir over Ronaldo's role in the team but he proved a point to his new manager against Arsenal

The Portuguese has excelled since his £45 million move from Wolves last year, turning the Reds' Three Amigos into a new Fab Four

The 19-year-old is already a veteran of almost 40 first-team appearances and earned a first Argentina call-up in November

Led by controversial show-stealer David Ochoa, Real Salt Lake will take on Portland Timbers in this weekend's Western Conference final

The legendary Brazilian striker is now the president of the Spanish club, but options were explored in the US prior to settling in Europe

GOAL takes a look at the biggest transfer news and rumours from the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and around the world

The midfielder has featured just 11 times this season at Old Trafford after shining on loan in London last season

The Reds boss oversaw the Polish star at Borussia Dortmund and says his defender's development has been "unbelievable"

GOAL's guide aims to assist your selections over the course of the 2021-22 campaign

The Serie A heavyweights find themselves back under the microscope once more and part of another sporting storm in Italy

Goal brings you all the matches that are being shown live on television so you can plan your next few days of viewing pleasure

The club president at Camp Nou admits the Spain international is one of “many” targets for the January window

The Red Devils' new interim manager has been discussing the Portuguese star's role in his team

Barcelona will have to play against Bayern Munich in their last group game as they look to seal qualification

Red Devils fans will have to wait to see their new custodian strut his stuff on the sidelines, but when will he be there?

With Socios.com providing an app for fans to have their say, GOAL looks back at five major decisions that formed one of Europe’s elite

A serious discussion point on five-a-side pitches and barstools across the world, the issue of which player is the greatest of all time persists

The Argentine wizard - as predicted by GOAL - won his seventh Golden Ball on November 29, beating the Bayern Munich star into second place

Welcome to GOAL's coverage of the 2021 Ballon d'Or, where Lionel Messi beat out the likes of Robert Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo for an astonishing record seventh trophy

Here's how the winner of this year's highest individual honour was determined

Here's everything you need to know about the upcoming Champions League last-16 draw

The Qatar-backed club have assembled one of the most star-studded forward lines in history but not one of them works hard enough for the team

The Denmark international is being prevented from competing in Italian football after suffering cardiac arrest at Euro 2020

GOAL takes a look at the biggest transfer news and rumours from the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and around the world

GOAL takes a look at the biggest transfer news and rumours from the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and around the world

The Blaugrana are keen to bring the 21-year-old back to Spain, and the player is open to the deal too, but that does not make it a foregone conclusion

Real Madrid and Manchester City are leading the race for the Norway international, but will the Bundesliga outfit allow him to leave this winter?

The Blues boss says he has no good news yet when it comes to the defender's contract talks

The 55-year-old is to combine his Anfield duties with his role with the Brazilian national team

The England international ended up in Manchester when joining Premier League champions City, but he could have moved to Old Trafford in 2020

The Germany defender is not interested in extending his stay at the Premier League side and is wanted by several top European clubs

From Robert Lewandowski to Erling Haaland and Karim Benzema, GOAL rounds up Europe's top scorers in the 2021-22 season

The 18-year-old has already caught the eye of Blancos president Florentino Perez after impressing in his first appearances for Real Madrid Castilla

The German midfielder has questioned the decision to hand the Argentine his seventh Golden Ball and feels Karim Benzema was more deserving

There were doubts over both men before the season began, but the Italian is, among other things, finally bringing the very best out of the Brazilian

The 17-year-old was handed his debut in Xavi's first game in charge against Espanyol, after years of impressing onlookers at La Masia

Lionel Messi was crowned the best player of the year for the seventh time, but how does he compare to the previous winners?

New trophies were given out to the best goalscorer of the year in world football and to the 'best club'

The winger belted his side into the lead in the 87th minute on Sunday with a strike from outside the box

Only three teams will make it through to Qatar from the 12 European teams remaining and there are some big matchups in store

The final stage of the qualification process for UEFA teams, featuring the likes of Portugal and Italy, explained

The draw for the European play-offs takes place on Friday as 12 teams battle it out for a place at the Qatar showpiece next year

The veteran steps down as one of football's most admired coaches after 17 years at the helm of the Celeste, whom he led to Copa America glory in 2011

The Swedish forward made no apologies for his incident with his Spanish opponent last week

The manager who oversaw the run to the Euro 2020 final will continue in his role after next year's World Cup in Qatar

Here's what you need to know about how the Premier League calendar could be altered with the Qatar World Cup taking place in the winter

The international prize is the only major one missing from the striker's glittering CV, but will his country even make it to Qatar?

The U.S. took four out of a possible six points, setting themselves up fairly nicely for 2022