Former Real Madrid and Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has announced his retirement from professional football at age 34. Ozil, who was part of Germany's World Cup-winning squad in 2014, has spent the past three seasons in the Turkish Super Lig and retires after making four league appearances for Basaksehir, who he joined as a free agent last year. He retired from international duty in 2018 am...Full Story »

Man Utd to pip Chelsea to Watford's Amass Manchester United are reportedly set to pip Chelsea to the signing of highly-rated Watford left-back Harry Amass, according to the Evening Standard. The report states that the Manchester club are in advanced talks with the 16-year-old and recently celebrated a breakthrough in negotiations. Amass is thought to want a chance in a top academy to furthe...Full Story »

Republic of Ireland boss Stephen Kenny is refusing to take anything for granted after seeing 18-year-old striker Evan Ferguson launch his senior international career in earnest.The Brighton teenager announced himself in style with a first goal for his country in Wednesday night’s 3-2 friendly victory over Latvia in Dublin.Ferguson, starting for the first time, and debutant Will Smallbone t...Full Story »

Managers Nigel Clough and Paul Hurst both felt a draw was a fair result as their respective Mansfield and Grimsby sides battled out a goalless League Two stalemate on Wednesday night.The result leaves Mansfield two points off the play-off places in eighth spot, while Grimsby remain 15th as they returned to league action following their FA Cup defeat at Brighton on Sunday.And Hurst said he was pl...Full Story »

Evan Ferguson marked his first senior international start with his first goal as the Republic of Ireland warmed up for their Euro 2024 qualifier against France with a 3-2 friendly victory over Latvia.The 18 year-old frontman, who has scored six goals in his last 13 games for Brighton, needed just 17 minutes to open his account on an incident-packed night in Dublin.It is the misfortune of every p...Full Story »

Mansfield and Grimsby could not be separated on Wednesday night as they played out a goalless League Two draw at One Call Stadium.The first half produced most of the game’s best moments, particularly for Grimsby who started very strongly with John McAtee and captain Luke Waterfall both forcing fine saves out of Mansfield goalkeeper Christy Pym.McAtee came close again when he hit the inside...Full Story »

Chelsea took a significant step to reaching the semi-finals of the Women’s Champions League after Guro Reiten fired her side to a 1-0 first-leg win at Lyon.Reiten broke the quarter-final deadlock at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais when she curled in a fine effort after 28 minutes.The French side, who have won the Champions League in six of the past seven seasons, hit the woodwork in the second...Full Story »

HARRY KANE is reportedly one of TWO strikers on Real Madrid's shortlist as they seek to secure a temporary replacement for Karim Benzema. The European champions' long-term plan is to secure Erling Haaland or Kylian Mbappe. Harry Kane is being linked with a summer move away from boyhood club Tottenham However, they are aware neither of them are set to become available until at least 2024. As ...Full Story »

Barcelona are in talks with Bayer Leverkusen attacker Florian Wirtz. The 19-year-old Bayer Leverkusen star is one of the biggest talents on the continent and according to Sky Sport Germany, the first contact has already been made. There has already been a call from Barca to the player's father to find out about his situation. With a contract until 2027, the club will have to negotiate an exi...Full Story »

ARSENAL ace Takehiro Tomiyasu has been ruled out for the rest of the season. Tomiyasu hobbled off the pitch on Thursday with a knee injury against Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League Last 16 at the Emirates. Arsenal ace Takehiro Tomiyasu has been ruled out for the rest of the season The full-back underwent knee surgery in London earlier today and doctors deemed he will have to miss the rest ...Full Story »