Aston Villa Captain, Jack Grealish has been banned from driving for nine months and taxed a total of £82,499 fine after crashing his Range Rover during UK's March 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. The 25-year-old England footballer was sentenced at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, after previously pleading guilty to two charges, including one linked to the incident in which his 4x4 hit two parked vehicles in Dickens Heath, Solihull, West Midlands.

The embattled manager received the vote of confidence as his team struggle to score goals and pick up points under-fire Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta has been given the full backing of the club's technical director Edu but relief won't be felt in the form of big-money signings during the January transfer window.

Bayern Munich forwards Robert Lewandowski alongside former world best players Lionel Messi and Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo have been nominated for FIFA Player of the Year for 2020. Kevin De Bruyne, Sadio Mane, Kylian Mbappe, Neymar, Sergio Ramos, Mohamed Salah, Thiago Alcantara and Virgil van Dijk were all shortlisted for the award. The 11 of them have dropped out of the running leaving the magnificent duo and an in form Lewy.

The Spain goalkeeper has Dean Henderson breathing down his neck for a start for the Red Devils. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has offered his backing to David De Gea, saying the Spain international goalkeeper is a player Manchester United can rely on.