Barcelona forward Robert Lewandowski has been linked with a move to MLS in 2024. WHAT HAPPENED? Per TUDNUSA, the 35-year-old Polish striker is among the wishlist of 'many' MLS sides who are in need of a Designated Player striker this offseason. THE BIGGER PICTURE: Lewandowski, despite his age, would warrant a DP contract from any MLS side, immediately making him one of the highest earners in...Full Story »

Inter set price for Chelsea and Man Utd target Dumfries Inter are set to demand €50 million for their star player Denze Dumfries who is wanted by Premier League Chelsea and Manchester United, according to La Gazzetta via Fichajes. The versatile Dutch full-back's current contract expires in 2024 and it remains to be seen if the Serie A giants will consider offering him a new deal. Man ...Full Story »

A hat-trick from Nicolas Jackson helped Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino enjoy a successful return to Tottenham, but only after a pulsating contest with two red cards and five disallowed goals.Chelsea’s 4-1 victory ended Spurs’ unbeaten start to the Premier League season and earned Pochettino the first statement result of his reign – but it only told half the story.Dejan Kul...Full Story »

United paid an eye-watering £85 million to sign the Brazilian winger from Ajax last summer, and the fee remains the biggest the club have paid out under Ten Hag. But Antony has failed to live up to his price tag thus far, and hasn't scored a goal or provided an assist in 11 appearances this term. United legend Gary Neville claimed on Monday that Ajax 'couldn't believe' how much the Manc...Full Story »

Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho has been linked with a move to Tottenham but transfer insider Dean Jones believes there are various factors that makes the transfer unlikely. The English winger, who has struggled to find his best form at Old Trafford, currently has a strained relationship with United manger Erik ten Hag. The rift deepened after Ten Hag publicly stated that Sancho's poor...Full Story »

Laura Woods adhered to a strange request made at the FA Cup first round game between Sheppey United and Walsall on Friday night. The Kent outfit, four divisions below their opponents, went 1-0 up at the Tiger Stadium but lost 4-1 after goals from Douglas James-Taylor, Thomas Andrew Knowles, Ross Tierney and Isaac Hutchinson. The clash was shown live on ITV, with Woods hosting the coverage a ...Full Story »

Paul Warne was relieved Derby remain in the FA Cup after a last-gasp comeback earned them a 2-2 first-round draw at Crewe.Two goals in five minutes from Nathan Mendez-Laing and Conor Hourihane rescued the Rams as they looked down and out at Gresty Road.Courtney Baker-Richardson’s far-post finish before the interval and an Elliott Nevitt strike early in the second half appeared to have set ...Full Story »

League One Derby left it late to avoid an upset at Crewe as last-gasp goals from Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and Conor Hourihane secured a 2-2 draw at Gresty Road.Goals from Courtney Baker-Richardson and Elliott Nevitt in either half had swept the League Two front-runners into a two-goal lead and the Rams fell away after dominating the first period.Crewe goalkeeper Harvey Davies saved Conor Washingto...Full Story »

Skipper James Tavernier scored a second-half double as Rangers swept into the Viaplay Cup final with a hard-fought 3-1 win over Hearts at Hampden Park.The Gers right-back opened the scoring with a penalty five minutes after the interval before substitute Scott Wright fired in a second five minutes later.Tavernier’s superb 20-yard free-kick in the 64th minute effectively clinched a place in...Full Story »

A tale of two headers decided Sunday’s FA Cup contest between Kidderminster and Fleetwood in the Cod Army’s favour, as their 2-1 victory set up a trip to divisional rivals Cambridge in the second round.After a cagey opening to affairs, visiting skipper Josh Vela provided the first moment of note when flashing a header narrowly past Christian Dibble’s far post, while Promise Omo...Full Story »

Danny Webb believes Chesterfield deserve their place in the FA Cup second round after Tom Naylor’s first-half header knocked out League One leaders Portsmouth at the SMH Group Stadium.Former Pompey midfielder Naylor headed the National League pacesetters into a round-two tie with mid-table League One side Leyton Orient, and Spireites assistant manager Webb thinks they were value for the 1-...Full Story »

Norwich’s slump continued as they fell to a painful 3-1 defeat at the hands of 10-man Blackburn at Carrow Road.The Canaries have now lost eight times in 10 games in all competitions, slipping to 17th in the Championship, and there were calls for head coach David Wagner to go during another below-par showing.Blackburn scored twice in the opening 15 minutes through Tyrhys Dolan and Sammie Sz...Full Story »

James Forrest is determined to continue chipping in with goals for Celtic after scoring in the Scottish top flight for a 15th consecutive season.The 32-year-old winger first netted on his Hoops debut against Motherwell near the end of the 2009/10 campaign, shortly after Neil Lennon had taken over from Tony Mowbray.Having kept up his run of scoring through each campaign under Lennon, Ronny Deila,...Full Story »

Christian Pulisic's injury proved to be a big problem for AC Milan, who fell at home to Udinese on Saturday. Pulisic was ruled out for Saturday's match due to injury, and Milan's attack fell totally flat without him in a 1-0 loss at San Siro. It was a lifeless performance from the Serie A giants, who struggled to do much of anything against an Udinese team that looks destined for a relegation f...Full Story »

AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli admits he'd like to see Zlatan Ibrahimovic return to the club. The Swede is in talks about a management role with Milan. "I don't know," said Pioli. "At Milanello I work with a lot of people, I often speak with Moncada and Furlani and the club is structured to support us. "If the club and Zlatan decide to create other situations… "You know how much respec...Full Story »

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta branded the VAR decision not to rule out Anthony Gordon’s goal in his side’s 1-0 defeat at Newcastle “an absolute disgrace”.Gordon turned home the winner in a scrappy game of few chances from close range midway through the second half to end Arsenal’s 10-game unbeaten Premier League start.After referee Stuart Attwell awarded the goal, jubil...Full Story »

Barry Robson praised his Aberdeen side’s “spirit and determination” amid a busy fixture list after progressing through to the Viaplay Cup final with a 1-0 win over Hibernian.After a dour first half at Hampden Park, the Easter Road side were denied an opener in the 49th minute when VAR ruled attacker Martin Boyle was offside before he had the ball in the Dons net.It looked like ...Full Story »

Blackpool were too good for National League high-fliers Bromley as they secured a 2-0 FA Cup first round victory at Hayes Lane.Neil Critchley’s Seasiders made sure of their place in the draw thanks to clinical first-half strikes from Shane Lavery and Karamoko Dembele.Bromley made the worst possible start when they conceded after just five minutes as Lavery charged on to Kylian Kouassi&rsqu...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Neil Critchley warned his players they need to perform much better in the second half after securing a 2-0 FA Cup first round victory at Bromley.The League One promotion-chasers saw off the National League high fliers thanks to clinical first-half strikes from Shane Lavery and Karamoko Dembele.However, Critchley was not quite as impressed with his team’s display after the in...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher praised the “outstanding” character of his Plymouth side as they fought back to draw 3-3 with Middlesbrough at Home Park.Goals from Bali Mumba, Finn Azaz and Morgan Whittaker cancelled out efforts from Boro striker Josh Coburn (2) and Sam Greenwood.The Argyle boss said: “If we play as well as we do then we’ve got to get points, so I’m pleased that ...Full Story »