Newport boss Graham Coughlan will still be without Offrande Zanzala for Saturday’s visit of Stockport in Sky Bet League Two.Zanzala sustained a setback in his return from a hamstring injury earlier this month and the 26-year-old remains sidelined.Aaron Wildig has missed the last two games with a tight back, but he returned to training this week and could be an option off the bench on Satur...Full Story »

Frank Lampard admitted Everton’s fringe players had come up short after being sent crashing out of the Carabao Cup at Bournemouth.Lampard defended his decision to make eleven changes as the Toffees’ hopes of moving a step closer to winning their first trophy since 1995 were dashed with a 4-1 third round defeat in Dorset.Manager Lampard said: “We were poor. I made a lot of chang...Full Story »

Brentford boss Thomas Frank said his goalkeeping coach was injured after a pre-match altercation with a Nottingham Forest groundsman.Frank claimed Manu Sotelo has marks on him after an argument with a member of the groundstaff before kick-off of the 2-2 draw and accused Forest of disrupting their pre-match warm-up.The PA news agency understands Forest have conducted an early investigation and de...Full Story »

Watford will be without Francisco Sierralta and Hassane Kamara for their clash with Reading.The pair both picked up their fifth bookings of the season in the weekend defeat to Coventry and will serve one-match bans as a result.Kortney Hause is still nursing a knee injury as Hornets boss Slaven Bilic struggles for options at the back.Experienced Northern Ireland international Craig Cathcart could...Full Story »

Offrande Zanzala remains sidelined for Newport as they prepare for a second meeting with Colchester in quick succession, this time in the FA Cup.Zanzala returned from a hamstring injury in the EFL Trophy match against Southampton Under-21s on October 18 after almost three months out.But he suffered a setback which ruled him out of the Exiles’ match at Northampton last weekend and remains s...Full Story »

The sex-mad fiancee of Eintracht Frankfurt shot-stopper Kevin Trapp is "proud" of her other half for reaching the last-16 of the Champions League. Frankfurt reached the knockout stages of Europe's premier competition for the first time on Tuesday evening. The German side staged a second-half comeback to overcome Sporting Lisbon in a tense fixture - with the group still in the balance. Izabel G...Full Story »

France is set to defend their crown as top dogs on the international stage at the 2022 World Cup in just three weeks'time but will have to do it without mercurial star midfielder Paul Pogba. As confirmed by multiple outlets including ESPN's Julien Laurens, the player's agent made official the absence of the 28-year-old Juventus midfielder who has not yet fully recovered from an ongoing injury...Full Story »

France and Juventus star Paul Pogba has suffered a setback in his road to recovery from injury, according to reports. The season to date, of course, has proven nothing short of a nightmare for midfielder Pogba. This comes with the 29-year-old, since securing a return to Serie A with Juventus as a free agent, having failed to take to the pitch even once. Instead, a meniscus injury suffered dur...Full Story »

Frank Lampard believes Aleksandar Mitrovic should have been shown a red card for a first-half foul during Everton’s goalless draw at Fulham.Mitrovic was booked for his challenge on Idrissa Gueye and while VAR did review the incident, it did not alter the decision of referee John Brooks – something Lampard feels was a mistake.“I thought it was a red card,” the Everton mana...Full Story »

Everton manager Frank Lampard believes striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin will give himself a chance of making England’s World Cup squad if he can stay fit and in form.In the 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace the 25-year-old scored for the first time since the goal which kept the Toffees in the Premier League last May, coincidentally also against Palace and in front of the Gwladys Street end.It w...Full Story »

Paul Hurst says his Grimsby side must be “respectful” of the point they earned against Sky Bet League Two contenders Bradford.An exciting yet goalless 90 minutes at Blundell Park could have gone either way – although it was Grimsby who arguably carved out the better openings, with Bradford goalkeeper Harry Lewis producing two fantastic saves during the 0-0 draw.Grimsby manager ...Full Story »

Franck Ribery will remain at Salernitana as part of the coaching staff. Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Former Bayern Munich and France winger Franck Ribery announced his retirement on Friday following persistent knee problems. Ribery, 39, announced the decision in a video posted on social media in which the Salernitana player also thanked his family and fans. "The fact that I was a...Full Story »

The former Portugal midfielder, 37, is one of Europe’s most promising young bosses and has previously interested Chelsea and Manchester United. Aston Villa want talks with Ruben Amorim about becoming Steven Gerrard’s successor Credit: AFP But Villa may have to pay a huge £20million release clause to get Amorim — which was too high for Wolves earlier this month. Villa, w...Full Story »

Arsenal are planning a January move for Eintracht Frankfurt defender Evan Ndicka. Ndicka has emerged as a transfer option for Arsenal in their attempts to find a left-sided centre-back to provide competition for Gabriel Magalhaes, says the London Evening Standard. Arsenal targeted Lisandro Martinez last summer before he joined Manchester United and Mikel Arteta is still seeking to strengthen...Full Story »

New Newport boss Graham Coughlan is targeting an immediate change in fortunes when he takes charge of the side for the first time against fellow strugglers Colchester.The Exiles have lost their last three Sky Bet League Two matches, although they did receive a boost with the midweek EFL Trophy win over Southampton Under-21s.Offrande Zanzala returned off the bench for the first time in 10 weeks f...Full Story »

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has said defending champions France and Brazil are the favourites to win the World Cup in Qatar as they have a core group of players who have played together for a long time. Messi said Brazil, Germany, France, England and Spain are always labelled favourites to win, but the 35-year-old forward feels France and Brazil are the best two teams going into the N...Full Story »

France midfielder N'Golo Kante has been ruled out for three months following an injury setback and will miss the World Cup in Qatar, sources have told ESPN. The Chelsea midfielder is suffering from a serious hamstring injury, and the news is a significant blow for France manager Didier Deschamps given the role the 31-year-old played in his country's 2018 World Cup triumph. Kante's absence is...Full Story »

Antonio Conte said it would have been a “disaster” if Tottenham had thrown away a two-goal lead in their 3-2 win against 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League.Spurs looked set for a routine win as they were leading 3-1 with an extra man after Harry Kane’s penalty and Son Heung-min’s double had overturned Daichi Kamada’s opener for the Germans, who had T...Full Story »

A Son Heung-min brace and Harry Kane’s first Champions League goal in nearly three years helped Tottenham take control of Group D but only after a dramatic 3-2 comeback win at home to 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt.Spurs were left stunned when the visitors took a 14th-minute lead through Daichi Kamada but Son’s first-half brace – sandwiched between a Kane spot-kick – ensured ...Full Story »

Colchester secured their first League Two win under new boss Matt Bloomfield with a 2-1 victory over visitors Harrogate.The hosts went ahead in the eighth minute when Kwesi Appiah latched on to Tom Dallison’s long punt forward and touched the ball past goalkeeper Pete Jameson before tapping into the empty net.Frank Nouble came close to making it 2-0 in the 23rd minute when his far-post hea...Full Story »