The Football Daily Christmas Awards 2024

In today’s Football Daily: It’s the gongs show

Cooper Flagg: the 17-year-old ‘cold-ass white boy’ breaking the basketball discourse

Thought Caitlin Clark was a funhouse mirror for the zeitgeist? Meet Cooper Flagg, the Duke star tapped to be the first white American in 48 years to go No 1 in the NBA draft

Everton takeover by Friedkin Group completed as Moshiri era is ended

The Friedkin Group has completed its takeover of Everton and brought the turbulent era of Farhad Moshiri to an end

Alex Greenwood facing long layoff after knee surgery in blow to Manchester City

The Manchester City captain Alex Greenwood is set for a substantial spell on the sidelines after knee surgery

Beyond 2034: can the Saudi Arabia soccer dream truly be sustainable?

The Saudi Pro League could very well be too big and important to Mohammed bin Salman’s plans for his country to fail. But how long can the poorly attended party last?

Sam Darnold’s career season means the Minnesota Vikings face a tough decision

Brought to Minnesota to be a bridge to the next generation, Sam Darnold is now leading one of the hottest teams in the league and the potential No 1 seed in the NFC. Yes, really!

England’s Ellie Kildunne: ‘Losing the World Cup final fuelled a fire in me’

Pacy Harlequins back says the Red Roses reaching a home final next year would be ‘pinnacle of our Mount Everest’

‘Turn your pain to power’: Ademola Lookman’s rise to the best in Africa

Powerful acceptance speech for best male player at CAF awards matched a specially designed agbada for the occasion

Shockwaves felt at Melbourne Victory as Patrick Kisnorbo exit leaves club stunned

Former glories seem like an age ago and the coach’s departure shows how far the A-League Men club has fallen

New Zealand v Australia: first women’s one-day international washed out – as it didn’t happen

The ODI at Basin Reserve was abandoned without a ball being bowed as the match fell victim to the Wellington weather

Tonali blows away Brentford to send Newcastle into Carabao Cup semi-finals

A double from Sandro Tonali, plus a goal from Fabian Schär, gave Newcastle an emphatic 3-1 win against Brentford in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals

Christian Kist hits nine-darter at PDC world championship but loses match

Christian Kist earned himself £60,000 for throwing a nine-dart leg at Alexandra Palace, even though he went on to lose his first-round match

‘Speak with the manager’: Amorim responds to Rashford’s remarks on exit

Ruben Amorim has advised Marcus Rashford to speak to him directly, with the forward likely to miss Thursday’s Carabao Cup game at Tottenham

Ange Postecoglou claims Tottenham job is harder than being prime minister

Ange Postecoglou vented on the fickle state of management as he looked ahead to Tottenham’s meeting with Manchester United in the Carabao Cup