Gareth Southgate has questioned the benefits of England boycotting the World Cup finals in Qatar over the country's human rights record. Concerns over the treatment of migrant workers and members of the LGBTQ+ community have prompted Southgate and his players to consider taking some sort of action to highlight the issues. Southgate held a 30-minute meeting at St George's Park on Tuesday to dis...Full Story »

Rangers eye Kent extension through 2027 🔝 Glasgow Rangers will begin talks to extend Ryan Kent's contract until 2027. #RangersFC pic.twitter.com/7EcdwlsX7x— Ekrem KONUR (@Ekremkonur) March 25, 2022 Liverpool to ignore race for Rice Liverpool will not join the race for Declan Rice this summer despite Jurgen Klopp's love for the England international, says Football Insider. We...Full Story »

Arsenal and Tottenham are interested in 17-year-old midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu from French club Rennes. Since returning from injury in recent weeks, youngster Ugochukwu is now trying to break back into the Rennes team. The French midfielder has made 13 appearances for the senior team so far this season, despite his age. The emergence of Ugochukwu hasn’t escaped the eye of two North L...Full Story »

Ismaila Sarr is a reported target for Liverpool this summer Liverpool may return to their interest in Watford forward Ismaila Sarr this summer, according to reports. The Reds were strongly linked with Sarr before the start of the season and reports in Italy now suggest they are weighing up another approach as part of their summer squad overhaul. Liverpool are likely to be busy in the summer t...Full Story »

Italian Football Federation president Gabriele Gravina has said he wants Roberto Mancini to remain in charge of the national team despite the country's failure to reach the 2022 World Cup. Gravina said changes are needed following the Azzurri's 1-0 loss to North Macedonia in Thursday's playoff semifinal in Palermo but a coaching move is not one of them. "I hope Mancini will immediately dispose...Full Story »

Ian Baraclough admitted a 3-1 scoreline might have flattered Northern Ireland in Friday’s friendly victory over Luxembourg but praised his side’s character in fighting to the finish.Steven Davis and Gavin Whyte struck in the 83rd and 85th minutes to give Northern Ireland the victory after Josh Magennis’ early strike had been cancelled out by Marvin Martin, with Luxembourg looki...Full Story »

England Under-21s eased past Andorra to keep up the pressure in the race for Euro 2023.Folarin Balogun, Jacob Ramsey, Morgan Gibbs-White and Anthony Gordon sealed a 4-1 victory as the Young Lions made it 50 qualifying games unbeaten.Albert Rosas pulled a second-half goal back for Andorra in Bournemouth but they were second best throughout on Friday.A convincing #U21EURO qualifying win for our #Y...Full Story »

Timothee Dieng is touch-and-go for Exeter this weekend as they welcome Stevenage to St James Park for their Sky Bet League Two fixture.Dieng was forced off late on in last Saturday’s 2-0 win at Oldham because of a hamstring complaint, which sidelined him for the goalless draw at Port Vale in midweek, and he is once again a doubt.The Grecians are still reeling from the news fellow midfielde...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday will be without forwards Josh Windass and Saido Berahino for Saturday’s Sky Bet League One game with Cheltenham.Windass looked set to return against the Robins following almost two months on the sidelines but has suffered a recurrence of the hamstring issue which forced him off during the Owls’ 2-0 win over Morecambe on February 1.Berahino is unavailable as h...Full Story »

Oldham will have captain Carl Piergianni available for the visit of Mansfield in Sky Bet League Two on Saturday.Piergianni missed his side’s last two matches serving a two-match ban for accumulated bookings but is able to return at the weekend.Junior Luamba is expected to remain sidelined having not played since February 12 with a hamstring injury.Oldham are currently second bottom in Leag...Full Story »

Callum Guy will miss Carlisle’s clash with Bristol Rovers.The captain is ruled out potentially for the rest of the season with some damage to his medial ligament, sustained from a tackle in the Barrow game.Jamie Devitt is another long-term absentee for the Blues with a hamstring problem.Defender Kelvin Mellor has returned to training but Saturday’s game may come too soon for him.Joey...Full Story »

Midfielder Sam Matthews is available for Crawley’s visit of Rochdale after being recalled from his loan spell at Aldershot.Defenders Nicholas Tsaroulla and Tony Craig will miss out through injury and Jack Powell will be assessed after being forced off in the 3-1 win over Swindon.Isaac Hutchinson scored and impressed after coming off the bench and could deputise again.Midfielder Jake Hessen...Full Story »

Andry Yarmolenko has revealed he couldn't talk when his family arrived in Ukraine, a day before the Russian invasion of the country. The West Ham United forward's wife and child were in Ukraine for a doctor's appointment when Russian president Vladimir Putin launched the invasion in February. "When it all started, on February 24, I arrived at training and couldn't even talk," Yarmolenko told...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate’s 25-man England squad to face Switzerland and Ivory Coast is now down to 24, after Arsenal star Bukayo Saka was forced to withdraw. Saka, 20, has been forced to withdraw from the England set up after returning a positive result for Covid-19. The Arsenal winger would have likely been in line to start the game seeing as he is this England squad’s only natural rig...Full Story »

AC Milan could look to replace Franck Kessie with Chelsea midfielder Jorginho. Ivory Coast star Kessie is expected to sign with Barcelona once his contract expires at season's end. Jorginho's agent, Joao Santos, stated this week that his client still dreams of playing in Serie A and named Milan as a potential destination. Calciomercato has backed up those claims by stating Jorginho is being...Full Story »

Barcelona are preparing a long-term contract offer for Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski. Sport says reaching an agreement with Lewandowski should not be difficult because the player is keen for a change of scenery and his agent, Pini Zahavi, is close to Barça president Joan Laporta. Barca are prepared to hand Lewandowski a four-year contract until 2026 and give him the chance to...Full Story »

Italy manager Roberto Mancini was left with a loss for words following his side's shocking 1-0 defeat to North Macedonia that will leave the Azzurri out of the World Cup for the second straight time. With Italy frustrated for 90 minutes by a heroic North Macedonia defensive performance, Aleksandar Trajkovski struck the only goal of the game in the second minute of added time, inflicting Italy...Full Story »

Rudiger's contract with the Blues runs out in June and it seems highly unlikely he will renew amid the club's financial woes after Roman Abramovich was hit with sanctions. Chelsea star Antonio Rudiger has been linked with Manchester United Credit: Reuters According to Bild's Christian Falk, the centre-back won't make any decisions regarding his future before the Champions League quarter-final ...Full Story »

Portugal fought off a dogged Turkey side en route to a 3-1 win in their UEFA World Cup playoff semifinal to stay alive in their quest to reach the showpiece event in Qatar at the end of the year. With both teams facing a win-or-go-home scenario, Portugal took a crucial early lead through 27-year-old Porto attacker Otavio, who pounced on the rebound from Bernardo Silva's shot as it caromed off...Full Story »

Barca to fight Madrid for Mbappe (L'Equipe)PSG star now seen as more economical option than Haaland Barcelona are planning a sensational bid to poach Kylian Mbappe from under the nose of arch-rival Real Madrid, reports L'Equipe. The Paris Saint-Germain star has long been linked with a free transfer to Madrid, but Barca now see him as a more economical option than Borussia Dortmund's Erling H...Full Story »