Michael Walker: West Ham join Arsenal in gaining a stadium but losing part of club’s soul

Just like Arsenal’s move from Highbury, the Hammers left something behind at Upton Park

Manchester United draw Club Brugge in Europa League last-32

Scottish champions Celtic face FC Copenhagen while Arsenal take on Olympiacos

How all nine British teams have progressed in Europe

Is the Premier League back to its best? Seven teams have qualified for knockout stages

Arsenal lucky to escape with a draw against Standard Liège

Bukayo Saka to the rescue as Arsenal avail of slice of luck to top Europa League group

Several names in the hat to replace Niko Kovac as Bayern Munich manager

Poor performances under Kovac this season culminated in 5-1 defeat to Frankfurt

Arsenal manager Emery accepts fans’ criticism after defeat to Sheffield United

Pressure mounts on manager after side loses chance to climb to third in league

Özil omission from Frankfurt trip not due to hostility, says Emery

Arsenal playmaker spared a return to Germany after enduring ‘racism and disrespect’

Premier League team-by-team guide to the transfer window

The major ins and major outs for every club after the window shut on Thursday night

Transfer window so far: La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1

Who is in and who is out in Europe’s four big leagues outside of the Premier League

Real Madrid confirm €65m signing of Luka Jovic

He played a key role in Eintracht Frankfurt’s run to the Europa League semi-finals

Ribery and Robben bow out as Bayern seal Bundesliga title

Borussia Dortmund at one point this term led the table by nine points from any rival

Chelsea edge it on penalties to set up all-London final

Eintracht Frankfurt bring Chelsea to penalties at Stamford Bridge but fall short

Arsenal’s Cech relishing Chelsea reunion swansong

‘It would be a remarkable end to my career if I play a final against my former team’

Chelsea to appeal Fifa ban on signing new players to CAS

Kante ruled out for Europa Cup semi-final second leg clash with Eintracht Frankfurt

Manchester City set to sign €55m Sporting midfielder Fernandes

City to offer players in deal to reduce €100 million buyout clause

Solskjær says he will not drop De Gea for visit of Chelsea

Sarri will consider his first season at Chelsea a success whatever the outcome of the club’s pursuit of Champions League qualification

Champions League is overhyped says Chelsea boss Sarri

Blues still holding out for €115 million to sell Hazard to Real Madrid this summer

Chelsea live on their nerves in second half

Hosts into semi-finals where they will meet Eintracht Frankfurt after dramatic night

Napoli face Arsenal, outsiders Slavia meet Chelsea

Europa League draw keeps London clubs apart until a possible all-London final

Arsenal and Chelsea discover Europa League last-16 opponents

Friday’s draw was not protected by any seeding but both clubs avoided big guns

Europa League round of 32: Celtic draw Valencia

Arsenal to play BATE Borisov while Chelsea will take on Swedish club Malmo FF

Bayern Munich confirm Niko Kovac as new manager as of July

Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery are in talks over securing extended stays in Bavaria

Michael Walker: Big Sam is back in town at Everton

Allardyce is viewed as old school even if Ferguson calls him ‘ahead of his time’

Right-wing extremists may have bombed Dortmund bus

Bild newspaper cites investigator as saying right-wing extremists most likely to blame

English Premier League 2016/17: Club-by-club guide

The race for the title may well come down to the two Manchester clubs - City versus United

Euro 2016: Austria more than just dark horses

With a squad that looks nothing special on paper this Austria team can be dangerous

Draw sees other boys in green top table

Winning group for first time since 1958 is icing on cake for Northern Ireland

Police arrested 25 fans before Leeds’ pre-season friendly

‘In front of the stadium, runaway Leeds fans were again attacked by the Frankfurt fans’

Manchester United offer Toni Kroos over €300k per week

David Moyes hopeful massive wage will prise midfielder away from Bayern Munich

Hoeness welcomes ‘magnificent season’ for champions Bayern

Munich president lauds Heynckes nad players after record-breaking campaign for German giants

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