Image source, Getty Images Former Wycombe Wanderers and Luton Town boss Matt Bloomfield is in talks to become the new manager of Championship side Oxford United. The 41-year-old is the clear favourite to take over from Gary Rowett, who was sacked before Christmas, reports BBC Radio Oxford. Craig Short will remain in interim charge for the FA Cup third round tie at MK Dons on Friday evening (19:30 GMT).
Leicester City have reportedly blocked a potential January exit for defender Caleb Okoli, turning down a transfer approach from Italian Serie B side Cremonese. According to Sky Sports reported Gianluca Di Marzio, the Foxes have made it clear that the 24-year-old centre-back is not for sale during this window, despite the player's fluctuating minutes in the Championship this season.
A consistently good offense: The Heat were a bottom-third offense each of the last three seasons entering 2025-26. They started this year off on the right note with a new up-tempo, free-flowing offense. Miami was playing at a back-breaking pace, but was still the No. 13 unit through 20 games. They've now dropped ever-so-slightly to No. 17 despite being the fifth-highest scoring team while remaining atop the league in pace. I think they're closer to 17 than No. 5, too.
Four seasons ago, Max Crocombe was facing the likes of King's Lynn Town, Weymouth and Dover Athletic in the fifth tier of English football. But since moving to Millwall in the summer, the New Zealand international goalkeeper has established himself as Alex Neil's firm number one between the sticks. The 32-year-old is likely to make his 13th Championship appearance of the season against Blackburn Rovers on Saturday, and his 16th in all competitions since moving to The Den from Burton Albion.
Suffering a major second-half collapse away at Bristol City as they eventually had to settle for a frantic 2-2 stalemate at Ashton Gate, it has been suggested that Marti Cifuentes has some serious pressure on his shoulders. Signing off November with an action-packed 3-2 loss at home against Sheffield United, the former QPR boss finds his squad scrapping it out in the bottom-half of the Championship standings.
Three drivers came into the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a chance to win the championship, but it was Norris who did exactly what he needed to: a podium would guarantee a championship win, and a podium he achieved. He beat four-time champion Max Verstappen by two points and his teammate Oscar Piastri by 13, and put 15 years of Red Bull and Mercedes domination in the ground to help herald in a a new era of racing.
"I think that we've had a great start and now it is up to us to continue," said Eckert. "We go all in; there is no other way. I don't shy away from being ambitious to say that we want to play for promotion, whatever that is going to look like in the end. We will go for every single point there is to take."
Bayern Munich sold youngster Nestory Irankunda this summer to Watford, but nested in the deal was a favorable buy-back option for the Bavarians. That's according to a report from Sport Bild, as captured by @iMiaSanMia_GER: Bayern has a buy-back clause for Nestory Irankunda of 4.5-5 million €. He was sold to FC Watford in the summer for 3 million €. [Bayern-Insider, @cfbayern, @altobelli13]
Image source, Shutterstock Sheffield Wednesday have signed former Norwich and Southampton winger Nathan Redmond on a short-term deal until January. The 31-year-old had been without a club since leaving Burnley in May. He has been training with the Owls, who are bottom of the Championship, during his time as a free agent. Redmond's career has included 276 Premier League appearances, including 195 for Southampton between 2016 and 2023, during which time he gained one cap for England.
Portsmouth owner Michael Eisner says the English football pyramid is a "financial disaster" for clubs at Championship level - but says the introduction of an independent regulator offers hope "extraordinary losses" will be a thing of the past.
