Premier League clubs yesterday paid tributes to Christian Atsu whose body was found under rubble in Turkey following the massive earthquake which struck Turkey and northern Syria. Newcastle United held a minute’s silence at St James’ Park for the Ghanaian international ahead of the match against Liverpool.

Greater Manchester Police has revealed that criminal proceedings against Mason Greenwood a 21 years old Manchester United footballer over charges of attempted rape, controlling and coercive behavior, and assault have been dropped on 2nd February 2023, following the withdrawal of key witnesses. In a statement today, Chief Superintendent Michaela Kerr, GMP’s Head of Public Protection, said: "Given the significant media coverage of this case, it is only fair that we share the news that the 21-year-old man, who had been arrested and charged in connection with an investigation opened in January 2022, no longer faces criminal proceedings in relation to this.