Opinion

According to media reports, West Ham have seen a bid of around £6million for Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe. However, the Hammers are reportedly keen to re-sign their former star and boss Slaven Bilic has made the 34-year-old his priority signing in January.

Hull City have enjoyed a roller coaster of a season. The Tigers started the campaign in superb fashion, but have been going through a horrible run of form of late. The side from Humberside have been putting in decent performances.

With the festivities coming to an end across much of Europe, the top football leagues are emerging from their hibernation and getting ready for action.  In the Italian Serie A, all eyes are at the top of the table as teams look to catch Juventus, who entered the winter break with a 4-point lead and a game in hand at the top of the table.

Borussia Dortmund have a rich history in German football. However, they had slipped away from the top of the Bundesliga table when Jurgen Klopp took the reins in May 2008. Although, it didn’t take long for the German maestro to turn the club’s fortunes around, guiding them to the Bundesliga title within three seasons, and claimed it again a year later.

Throughout the first half of the season, the battle between OGC Nice and Paris Saint-Germain has dominated the headlines in Ligue 1 - will Nice keep up their incredible form and steal the title against all odds, or will PSG overcome their slump and secure their fifth consecutive French title?

Ever since his arrival and first televised interview in the Premier League, Bob Bradley appeared to be under pressure. Many people were happy to speak out about his use of American terminology to describe specific situations or aspects of a football match and this did not help the former USA international manager to settle into his job at Swansea.

Crystal Palace have a fantastic chance to move away from the relegation zone on Tuesday night, as the Eagles host rock-bottom Swansea at Selhurst Park.

Ronald Koeman arrived at Everton in the summer with big expectations. The Dutch boss arrived from Southampton with the promise of a big wage packet and big transfer budget.

At half-time of their Boxing Day encounter with Manchester City, Hull City were holding their own against a team tipped to win the Premier League title. Things were looking good for Mike Phelan’s men as they restricted the visitors free-flowing style of football in the first half and played well in patches, including a header cleared off the line in the second half.

Adam Lallana has had a strange career at Liverpool so far. The England midfielder arrived on Merseyside from Southampton for a fee of around £25million in the summer of 2014.

Chelsea recorded their 12th straight Premier League victory on Monday, as the Blues recorded a 3-0 win over Bournemouth with Eden Hazard and Pedro getting on the scoresheet.

On Thursday Premier League Crystal Palace decided to sack boss Alan Pardew. It now seems that Pardew’s replacement at Selhurst Park will be former England boss Sam Allardyce.

With just weeks gone since Seattle Sounders were crowned as champions of the 2016 MLS Cup, the fixture list for the 2017 season has been finalised and released.

For football fans Christmas is an exciting time of year, with plenty of Premier League action to enjoy.  However, for those involved it can be a very testing time and there are managers who are looking over their shoulder as the festive period begins, none more so, then Bob Bradley.

It has been an agonising 17 year wait since Feyenoord last lifted the Eredivisie trophy. They have since had to settle for second, third and fourth place finishes ever since, while domestic rivals PSV Eindhoven and Ajax set about dominating Dutch football.

Crystal Palace suffered a 1-0 home defeat against league leaders Chelsea on Saturday lunchtime. The result came as little surprise to most observers considering the two teams contrasting fortunes of late in the top-flight.

When Chelsea moved nine points clear at the top of the Premier League table with a 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday, as goalscorer Diego Costa was labelled the hero. However, the victory was secured with yet another fantastic defensive display by the Blues.

Marseille suffered a torrid start to the season under interim manager Franck Passi, winning just one of their opening six matches, which left them in 15th place heading into October.

Seattle Sounders have won their first ever MLS Cup after pulling off a 5-4 penalty shootout victory over favourites Toronto FC, watched by a record TV audience of 3.5 million.

Everton’s 2-1 victory over Arsenal at Goodison Park on Tuesday night was the Gunners first away defeat in 16 games in all competitions.