IAN LADYMAN: Football has a bigger heart and much greater intelligence than many may think and during this tricky time we are beginning to see it but the game needs to do more to publicise it.

MATT LAWTON AT OLD TRAFFORD: A sixth successive league win that cements United in third place owes much to the revival of Ashley Young, Marouane Fellaini and Juan Mata.

Radamel Falcao has been having a tough time in recent months, but the struggling striker will have benefited from some much-needed perspective after hanging out with Jonas Gutierrez.

INSIDE TRACK - NEIL ASHTON: There are moments when Falcao sets off on those delayed runs in the bright red shirt and it all comes flooding back. This could have been just the start.

Manchester United are counting the cost of having Falcao on loan, with the striker having collected over £3m in wages since his last shot on target

MIKE KEEGAN: Edinson Cavani's slumbering Champions League performance against Barcelona may well have put to bed any chance of him making a switch to Manchester United.

Radamel Falcao may well be wondering why he isn't getting better with age after the misfiring Manchester United striker was spotted in a wine shop in Cheshire following their 3-0 defeat by Everton.

Chelsea were crowned champions at the end of another season of engrossing action that saw the Blues lift the Barclays Premier League title for the fourth time.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is considering signing Monaco striker Radamel Falcao this summer, but the Manchester United flop is just one of five forwards on his summer shortlist.

The Copa America in Chile, which kicks-off on Thursday night, will serve as the perfect shop window for players keen on a move this summer. Here's 10 of them

It has been a tumultuous week for Chelsea off the pitch with the row between Jose Mourinho and Eva Caneiro and Jon Fearn but the players seem to be unaffected.

The former Chelsea and Manchester United flop started for the principality side and equalised from close range after Emenike had given the Turkish outfit the lead in the third round qualifying tie.

The tricky subject of third party ownership (TPO) in world football has reared its ugly head once again after Sam Allardyce was filmed discussing workarounds as part of an investigation.

The Colombian striker has seen his recent career hampered by injury problems. Monaco boss Leonardo Jardim said Tuesday that he will make a late decision on whether to risk his star man.

The Ballon d’Or pays tribute to the best player of the past year and competition is fierce. Sportsmail takes a look at those nominated and how their performances have compared over the year.

No trophies are handed out in December but one of football's biggest personal accolades is about to go on the line in Paris. Here Sportsmail gives you a lowdown to the 2017 Ballon d'Or.

The retired actress, 47, sported a new shorter hairstyle as she stepped out for a spot of grocery shopping in Los Angeles, California on Sunday, just a month after welcoming daughter Raddix.

Spencer Shaw, who is now a Preaching Minister at a church in Oklahoma, posted a tweet of his prediction from Mahomes' high school year book, and it's gone viral with over 2,000 retweets.

She wowed audiences with a breathtaking Super Bowl halftime performance that included pole-dancing and political statements on Sunday evening.

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony's daughter Emme Maribel Muniz, 11, stole the Super Bowl halftime show after she joined the stage with her mom on Sunday in Miami.

Kanye West along with fellow rap music makers Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz decided to celebrate Super Bowl LIV in style at LIV nightclub located at Fountainebleau in Miami on Sunday evening.

G-Eazy - who's real name is Gerald Earl Gillum - took things one step further when he shared a shot of Megan's leggy ensemble to his own page with a slew of hearts to follow.

The 23-year-old defensive tackle will pay the adoption fees for every dog currently at KC Pet Project shelters in Kansas City, Missouri.

Padma Lakshmi shared a photo of herself wearing a Colin Kaepernick jersey on Instagram hours before the Super Bowl on Sunday, writing in the caption: 'Shout out to courage @kaepernick7.'

A California man was shot dead by a gang member during an argument at a Super Bowl party after the suspect mistook a San Francisco 49ers flag for a rival gang's colors. 

She stole the show during her Super Bowl half-time performance with Shakira on Sunday night in Miami. And the wins continued for Jennifer Lopez on Monday as she was seen in new images from Coach.

Don Jr., 42, and Kimberly, 50, watched the game from a private box on Sunday. During the halftime show, Don filmed Kimberly dancing to Hips Don't Lie by Shakira and a track by Jennifer Lopez.

And it was announced on Monday that Shakira, 43, will embark on a world tour come 2021.Ticketmaster revealed the news on their site,with an option to let fans pre-register for tickets.

Christian evangelist Franklin Graham (left) slammed Pepsi's Super Bowl halftime show and the NFL for 'showing young girls that sexual exploitation of women is okay'.

Outraged parents blasted Jennifer Lopez and Shakira's sexy moves during the Super Bowl halftime performance as 'disgusting,' 'vulgar' and too provocative for children.

They won rave reviews for their halftime show at the Super Bowl on Sunday, but not everyone was a fan of Jennifer Lopez and Shakira's performance.

The Hustlers star, who was flanked by fiance Alex Rodriguez, 44, clarified that the sentiment the performance was a smash was not coming from her directly, but had come from other people.

Abdul explained: '@NicoleScherzy I wanted to include this photo to commemorate this great football memory! Not to mistake you for Shakira.'

She didn't just perform at this year's Super Bowl, but appeared in one of the coveted advert slots too.  And new behind the scenes snap from the Michael Bay-helmed ad have been unveiled.

The 24-year-old blatantly wrote that she's 'not f***ing' the Bay Area-born lyricist even after he posted a video of what appeared to be the pair making out following a wild night of shots and dancing.

The Good As Hell hitmaker, 31, took to the social media platform to show off her dancing skills while wearing a tiny black thong swimsuit.

Just hours after watching the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV in Miami, Karlie Kloss was back home in New York City.

'Let's show the world what two little Latin girls can do,' exclaimed Jennifer Lopez to Shakira on her Instagram page before their Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday.

The song reached number one on the iTunes Top 100 songs chart this week, a position it was never able to reach even in its heyday.

The Olympian, 28, gave birth to her first child, Drew Hazel, in October. Johnson shared a video of herself at the beach in Miami, Florida, when she helped her three-month-old perform her first 'flip.'

Cardi B may be living it up at the Super Bowl and attending parties, but she's out here proving she's just from Bronx. The rapper took to her Instagram to share her head-to-toe purple evening look.

The NFL never pays the halftime show performers an appearance fee, though it covers the estimated $10 million in expenses to stage the massive performance, including union scale for crew.

The Jenny From The Block songstress, 50, was makeup-free and clad in a comfy red sweatsuit as she and fiance Alex Rodriguez strolled around. Her hair was tied into a messy top-knot.

Minnie Driver told the Radio 4 PM show why she's sick of 50 being branded the 'new 40'. The London-born star said that men find it 'terrifying' to see how powerful women become with age.

Wild videos making their rounds on social media show various strippers trying to discretely scoop money off of the floor at the Miami Dome on late Monday night into Tuesday morning.

Shakira has taken to YouTube to share a dance tutorial for the Champeta dance choreography she and a large group of backup dancers displayed during Sunday's performance.

After incredible performances at the Grammy Awards and Super Bowl, Demi Lovato announced she's going to host her own talk show and have frank conversations.

After stunning viewers with her transcendent Super Bowl show, Jennifer Lopez returned to the gym in Miami on Thursday for the first time since the 2020 halftime performance that wowed viewers worldwide.

The rapper, whose real name is Austin Richard Post, had just played a concert at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

She recently caused a bit of a social media stir when she accidentally tweeted out a picture of Nicole Scherzinger instead of Shakira ahead of the Super Bowl Halftime Show.