In an exclusive interview that will be published this Saturday, Alvaro Arbeloa will explain the reasons why he is retiring from professional football. The defender, who last season played for West Ham after saying goodbye to the club of his life, Real Madrid, decided to hang up his boots after a lot of thought. And he chose MARCA to announce it officially. The full interview will be found ...Full Story »

Benoit Assou-Ekotto has responded to Harry Redknapp's claims that he intends to become a pornstar. Redknapp spoke to the Spurs Show podcast on Friday and revealed that he wanted to sign former Tottenham defender Benoit-Assou Ekotto for current side Birmingham. Initially things sounded pretty normal - after all Redknapp signing his former players is nothing new. However, the 70-year old went...Full Story »

Paul Scholes has raised a few eyebrows in his pre-match comments before Manchester United's Europa League tie with Anderlecht. United produced arguably their best performance since Sir Alex Ferguson left the club three years ago in the weekend win over Premier League leaders Chelsea. With Zlatan Ibrahimovic rested in the midst of a busy domestic and European schedule, Marcus Rashford shone u...Full Story »

Fleetwood kept their automatic promotion hopes alive in Sky Bet League One by swooping for a 2-1 victory at Peterborough. A first-ever success at the ABAX Stadium moved Uwe Rosler's men to within four points of second-placed Bolton in the race for a rise into the Championship. Fleetwood took command in a first half they dominated, former Peterborough man David Ball laying on a simple 24th-minu...Full Story »

Huddersfield will be without Izzy Brown and Kasey Palmer again for their home game against Preston. Brown has missed the last three games due a knee injury and fellow Chelsea loanee Palmer has been sidelined since early February with a hamstring problem. Winger Sean Scannell and Harry Bunn both featured for the under-23s this week as they recover from injury, but it remains to be seen if eithe...Full Story »

Paul Scholes has declared that he doesn't see Anthony Martial as a striker but believes the Frenchman can get 25 goals a season from the left-wing position. Martial was frequently used as a centre-forward in the first few weeks and months following his move to United from Monaco in the summer of 2015. The 21-year-old, who earns £90,000-a-week (via Star), impressed with 11 league goals i...Full Story »

Joe Ledley makes a change One of the most iconic beards in the Premier League has now gone. Crystal Palace and Welsh midfielder Joe Ledley has revealed a brand new look on social media on Tuesday while celebrating Valentine's Day. Ledley showed off his new clean shaven look in a picture with his wife Ruby May Ridgeway. Will his new look help Palace in their relegation battle? Probably not,...Full Story »

Rotherham will have Richard Wood and Izzy Brown available for the Boxing Day clash with Wigan. Wood has won his appeal against a red card in last weekend's defeat to Sheffield Wednesday so will not have to serve a ban while Brown is back after a hamstring injury kept him out at Hillsborough. Kirk Broadfoot could make his long-awaited return to the squad after back surgery which has sidelined h...Full Story »

Sitting three points behind leaders Chelsea, Arsenal are in a very strong position to challenge for the Premier League this season. The Gunners are shaping up as one of the genuine contenders having spent considerably less on summer transfers than the likes of the Manchester clubs and Chelsea. However, while their season is on track for the time being, the north London club could do with a c...Full Story »

A first-half goal from Ruben Castro proved decisive as Real Betis secured a 1-0 win at home to Athletic Bilbao on Sunday evening. Ernesto Valverde's men arrived in Andalusia having only lost one in five in LaLiga, with their opponents having won just one in five. But the home side emerged victorious to take them six points clear of the bottom three. The only goal came in the 18th minute as An...Full Story »