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Ojo joined Fulham from Liverpool on a season-long loan deal in the summer and has made seven appearances for the Whites so far.

Stones has developed into a commanding figure for both club and country this season after a difficult debut campaign at the Etihad.

Denis Suarez has confirmed he won't leave Barcelona during the coming January transfer window following renewed speculation linking him with Napoli.

Arsene Wenger insists he does trust striker Alexandre Lacazette despite omitting him from the start in a number of Arsenal's key games this season.

Watford's stance over Silva makes the possibility of David Unsworth taking charge until the end of the season ever more likely.

Former middleweight champion Chris Weidman is confident that Georges St-Pierre will not continue fighting at 185 pounds.

Jose Mourinho promoted Scott McTominay to the first team this season and the midfielder has made four appearances across all competitions so far.

Roger Federer has revealed that getting surgery on his knee in 2016 made him think his career was ending once and for all.

Liverpool co-owner Mike Gordon has suggested the club's dealings in the January transfer window could be curbed given the difficulty of completing deals in the winter.

Jurgen Klopp is expected to be back in the coming days, with the check-up nothing more than a precautionary measure.

Grigor Dimitrov has credited world number one Rafael Nadal for helping turn his season around after the duo trained with each other in Mallorca.

Keinan Davis was rejected by Stevenage and was playing with non-league club Biggleswade Town. He moved to Aston Villa in 2015.

Willian believes Loftus-Cheek, 21, has the quality to play for the Chelsea first team after the midfielder impressed on England duty.

The Manchester United man limped off the pitch after aggravating his thigh problem and is unlikely to be available for the game against Newcastle United this weekend.

A potential title unification bout between Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker is not happening in 2018, according to promoter David Higgins.

Joe Gomez put in a man of the match performance for England against Brazil on Tuesday (14 November) which could end Smalling and Jones' careers, says Cundy.

Henderson withdrew from the England squad for matches against Germany and Brazil with a thigh problem suffered in training.

Jack Wilshere is in the final year of his Arsenal contract and is free to discuss a Bosman transfer with foreign clubs from January.

Italy showed Gian Piero Ventura the exit door after their 1-0 aggregate defeat to Sweden in the play-off. The Azzurri failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Pogba and Ibrahimovic have returned to training with the first-team and are pushing for a place in the match day squad for United's game against Newcastle.

IBTimes UK looks at all 32 of the sides to have qualified for next summer's Fifa World Cup in Russia after qualifying came to a conclusion.

Benfica CEO Domingos Oliveira told IBTimes UK explains how the club's policy of scouting young talent and selling at a high price keeps the club thriving.

Fellaini, 29, is reportedly seeking assurances of playing time and has a host of European clubs interested in his services.

West Brom are hopeful that James Morrison will return for the busy festive period after undergoing a procedure in Portugal during the international break.

Young Valencia midfielder Carlos Soler could be the headline arrival of a potentially lean January transfer window for Jose Mourinho and Manchester United.

Arsene Wenger denies that his position will be under review at the end of the season, although reiterates that he will sit down with the Arsenal board.

Liverpool say manager Jurgen Klopp attended hospital as a "precautionary" measure after feeling unwell and is expected to return home on Wednesday evening.

Moura has rarely featured for the Ligue 1 leaders this season but is reportedly courting interest from the Premier League champions.

Lennon was frozen out by former manager Ronald Koeman but has been restored to the first-team squad by interim boss David Unsworth.