Among the former footballers to have been knighted are 1966 World Cup winners Geoff Hurst and Bobby Charlton, former Manchester United managers Alex Ferguson and Matt Busby and former England bosses ...

As Gareth Southgate becomes Sir Gareth, BBC Sport looks at the short list of managerial greats he joins in receiving the ...

Simon Donnelly is a familiar name amongst the Celtic supporters for his contributions in the Hoops in the mid-nineties, with ...

As Lionel Messi's boyhood club Newell's Old Boys announce a stand will bear his name, here are other greats who've been ...

SPORT.com has all the latest news, updates, views and reaction from around the footballing world. Marc Guehi is prepared to ...

DAVID BECKHAM has joined an exclusive club after becoming the latest British football star to receive a knighthood. Golden Balls will officially arise as Sir Becks after SunSport exclusively ...

SPORT.com has all the latest news, views and reaction from the world of football. Tottenham have officially announced that Thomas Frank has succeeded Ange Postecoglou as their new manager. But ...

Rovers had secured promotion under Kenny Dalglish and Shearer was earmarked as the ideal signing. In four seasons at Ewood Park he scored 130 goals in 171 games, delivering the Premier League title.

THE recent notable success of Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour with Napoli in Serie A – not to mention Lewis Ferguson at Bologna – has called to mind the memory of Denis Law, a trailblazer for ...

SPORT.com has all the latest news, views and reaction from the world of football. Chelsea won their opening Club World Cup game against LAFC 2-0 thanks to goals from Pedro Neto and Enzo ...

7) Riyad Mahrez Perhaps the most ludicrously underappreciated Premier League player ever, Mahrez was the first signing Manchester City made as champions under Pep Guardiola. The Algerian figured they ...

While many of his contemporaries have long since hung up their boots, more than four months on from his 40th birthday Ronaldo ...