West Ham United are interested in signing Slavia Prague goalkeeper Ondrej Kolar in the January transfer window, according to . It has been reported that the Hammers are looking at the 26-year-old as a potential heir to Lukasz Fabianski.

Fabianski has been on the books of West Ham since 2018 and has established himself as the first-choice goalkeeper for the London club. The Poland international, though, is 35 years of age, and the Hammers do need to start thinking about finding someone to succeed him in the long run. Kolar has been at Prague since 2018 and has experience of playing in the Champions League.

West Ham are 10th in the Premier League table at the moment with 23 points from 16 matches. David Moyes’s side will return to action on Friday evening when they take…

Antoine Griezmann s €120million switch from Atletico Madrid is every inch the modern Barcelona blockbuster transfer – something that does the player and the club no credit at all.

A week ago, like clockwork, Atleti s statement arrived, expressing the strongest disapproval of the behaviour of both [parties], especially FC Barcelona as they accused LaLiga s champions of reaching terms with their most-prized forward in March.

The next part of the dance followed last Sunday, when Griezmann somewhat inevitably failed to turn up for training with Atletico. His no-show was very much in keeping with that of fellow France international Ousmane Dembele, who was suspended for going AWOL at Borussia Dortmund before joining Barca for €105m in August 2017.

During the sa…

Barcelona emerged victorious from a very exciting contest against Villarreal at El Madrigal on Sunday. After Gavi and Frenkie de Jong gave the Catalans a two goal lead, the home side bounced back and turned the game completely around. With 50 minutes gone, Villarreal were 3-2 up, courtesy of Juan Foyth, Alexander Sorloth and Alex Baena.

Nonetheless, Xavi s men didn t give up, and after Ferran Torres made it 3-3 in the 68th minute, Robert Lewandowski put the final touch just three minutes later.

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Football League newcomers Newport County travel to Brighton on Tuesday for their first League Cup tie in over 25 years.

Justin Edinburgh s side secured promotion to League Two with a play-off win over Wrexham and began the new season in style with a 4-1 victory over Accrington Stanley on Saturday.

County s last League Cup fixture saw them beaten by Crystal Palace in 1987, the Welsh side losing 4-0 in the second round.

A tricky first-round tie now awaits away at Championship side Brighton, who under new manager Oscar Garcia lost their opening-day game with Leeds United.

Fellow League Two new-boys Mansfield Town are on the road at Tranmere Rovers for their first taste of League Cup action since their relegation in 2008.

Rovers manager Ronnie Moore will be kee…

Arsene Wenger is still looking to strengthen his Arsenal squad, although he is coy on whether Mathieu Flamini could be among the additions.

The London club have been linked with moves for Wayne Rooney, Gonzalo Higuain and Luis Suarez during the close-season but Wenger has only made one signing so far 20-year-old Yaya Sanogo, who arrived on a free transfer from Auxerre.

Arsenal s bids for Suarez have been flatly rejected by Liverpool, while Higuain chose to move to Napoli instead of the Emirates Stadium and Rooney appears to be heading for Chelsea.

That has led to criticism from sections of the club s supporters over a lack of transfer activity, with an opening-day defeat to Aston Villa only raising those frustrations.

However, at his pre-match press conference ah…

Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio is confident his inexperienced squad will give a good account of themselves when they take on Senegal in Wednesday s international friendly.

Osorio will have to make do without star names such as Javier Hernandez, Carlos Vela, Andres Guardado and Hector Moreno because the match does not take place during a FIFA window, with the Mexico boss calling up a group consisting entirely of players from Liga MX.

Promising youngsters Erick Gutierrez, Hirving Lozano and Candido Ramirez could all make their senior debut, while the likes of Henry Martin, Jurgen Damm, Rodolfo Pizarro and Carlos Salcedo are all relatively inexperienced.

Osorio is not too worried about his side s youthful look, though, and believes he has plenty of quality opt…

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger denied the Premier League title hopefuls are serial chokers, insisting tap-ups hurt the club s previous challenges.

Wenger and Co. have earned an unwanted reputation of notoriously faltering at pivotal stages of the season as they look to win their first Premier League crown since 2004.

Arsenal are in another promising position this term, five points adrift of leaders Leicester City, with a game in hand against Manchester United on Sunday.

And Wenger feels the Londoners are in a much better place to end their Premier League drought.

We have lost once or twice the championship but you could say that about Manchester United as well, and any team, Wenger said.

We usually finish strongly in the second part of the season…

Mamadou Sakho has rejoined Crystal Palace on a permanent transfer from Liverpool, signing a four-year contract at Selhurst Park.

France defender Sakho, who spent the back half of 2016-17 on loan at Palace and played a key part in their Premier League survival, sealed his return to south London in a deal worth a reported £26million.

The 27-year-old made 80 appearances for Liverpool after joining from Paris Saint-Germain in September 2013, and became Frank de Boer s fourth signing of the transfer window.

I am really happy to be here because I have some friends here, Sakho said.

I loved the challenge last year; it was difficult but beautiful and it s why this summer I thought that Palace was the best choice.

I am really excited about playing for …

After their typically stirring 1-1 draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday, the travelling Leicester City fans struck up their familiar refrain.

And now you re gonna believe us, we re gonna win the league.

Claudio Ranieri and his unlikely heroes eased to the title at a relative canter, giving the wider football world ample time to get used to the label of Leicester City Premier League champions .

As Tottenham lost their lead and their heads at Chelsea on Monday, that would-be status became reality. Still, it doesn t feel entirely easy to believe them.

Footage of Jamie Vardy, eyes bulging and veins popping in record-breaking celebration, and Riyad Mahrez bamboozling a parade of unfortunate full-backs will now sit alongside iconic clips of t…