Ben Garner saluted the character of his Colchester side after they won 1-0 at promotion-chasing Salford City to lift themselves further away from League Two danger.Noah Chilvers’ 22nd-minute winner sealed the U’s victory at the Peninsula Stadium, leaving them six points above the relegation zone with four to play.Chilvers, who had hit a post with a shot a short time earlier, fired ho...Full Story »

George Broadbent hit the only goal of the game as Boreham Wood beat Wealdstone to keep their Vanarama National League play-off hopes on track.The midfielder hit a fine half-volley in off the woodwork as Wood secured a 1-0 victory to stay sixth.Mid-table Wealdstone threatened on occasion, Sam Habergham’s header brilliantly turned around the post by Nathan Ashmore.Femi Ilesanmi’s heade...Full Story »

Chelsea have held talks with Sporting CP coach Ruben Amorim. With Frank Lampard in caretaker charge to the end of the season, Chelsea are continuing their search for a long-term successor to former manager Graham Potter. The Daily Mail says Amorim, 38, has been contacted as Chelsea register their interest in the highly-rated Portuguese. Amorim has stated publicly he is happy at Sporting and...Full Story »

Chelsea had Ben Chilwell sent off as they fell to a 2-0 defeat to holders Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.The visitors were already a goal down in the Bernabeu when Chilwell was red carded for a foul on Real forward Rodrygo just before the hour, after Karim Benzema had scored his 89th goal in the competition to give his team a half-time lead.At that stage, Ch...Full Story »

Ismael Bennacer’s first-half goal helped AC Milan win 1-0 against 10-man Napoli in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.Although the visitors had plenty of chances in the opening stages, Bennacer put Milan in front just before the break and a frustrating night for Napoli – who were without injured striker Victor Osimhen – was capped when Andre-Frank Zambo Angui...Full Story »

Substitute Romelu Lukaku converted a late penalty as Inter Milan took a stranglehold on their Champions League quarter-final against Benfica with a first victory in seven games.Under-fire Simone Inzaghi’s men went ahead through Nicolo Barella and grabbed a potentially decisive second from the spot as they won 2-0 and inflicted a first defeat in 10 games in the competition on the Primeira L...Full Story »

Ben Garner hailed his “dominant” Colchester side after they thrashed Crewe 4-0 to boost their League Two survival hopes.The U’s took a 24th-minute lead when John Akinde converted Samson Tovide’s pass from close range and he celebrated his brace to extend Colchester’s advantage four minutes later from close range.The hosts made it 3-0 in the 40th minute through Noah ...Full Story »

Wrexham struck a potentially decisive blow in the Vanarama National League title race with a 3-2 victory over rivals Notts County as former England goalkeeper Ben Foster saved a stoppage-time penalty.Second-half goals from Paul Mullin, Jacob Mendy and Elliot Lee saw Wrexham win a fifth-tier classic before their Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, who were awarded the freedom of th...Full Story »

Kilmarnock youngster Ben Brannan is looking to join Tottenham's development squad. Per football.london, the 16-year-old is presently training with Spurs' youth team as he looks to earn a permanent spot. He is serving a three-week trial at present, with the teenager having impressed with Kilmarnock's under-17s and under-18s. The right-back has also featured for his nation, taking part in under...Full Story »

Lincoln boss Mark Kennedy hailed Ben House as one of the “top strikers” in League One after his double did for Cheltenham.House struck in each half to end the Imps’ five-game winless run with a comfortable victory at Sincil Bank.“I am really pleased for Ben, who I think is one of the top strikers in the league,” Kennedy said.“His goals-to-games ratio is really...Full Story »

A Ben House brace earned Lincoln a 2-0 win at home to Cheltenham to end their five-match winless run.The striker forced the ball over the line in the 42nd minute for his opener after two efforts from Ted Bishop had been blocked in the box.And House added his second in the 79th minute to seal the points for Mark Kennedy’s men against an in-form Cheltenham side.The Robins arrived at Sincil B...Full Story »

Boss Ben Garner wants Colchester to turn draws into wins after they were held to a 0-0 stalemate at home to Newport.The U’s are now only three points above the League Two relegation zone after a third successive draw.Colchester had their chances to grab a second-half winner, with Samson Tovide firing into the side-netting after going past Newport goalkeeper Joe Day, who also denied substit...Full Story »

Swansea claimed a heart-stopping 3-2 south Wales derby win with an added-time strike by centre-back Ben Cabango.The Wales defender struck from close range in the ninth minute of stoppage time in the Welsh capital.Jay Fulton put a late free-kick into the Cardiff wall and then struck a post with a shot on the rebound. The ball ricocheted to Cabango, who slid home the winner in front of disbelievin...Full Story »

Manchester United are exploring the prospect of signing Benfica star Goncalo Ramos. Ramos is understood to be disappointed that club chiefs have not yet rewarded him for his efforts with a new and improved contract. Last summer, the Portuguese giants' president Rui Costa promised the striker a salary increase which has yet to materialise. The Portugal international still has over three year...Full Story »

Benjamin Pavard’s sweet strike edged World Cup finalists France to a narrow Euro 2024 qualifying victory in Dublin as the Republic of Ireland were made to pay for one fatal error.Pavard’s 50th-minute contribution, which came after he had picked off Josh Cullen’s ill-advised pass across the edge of his own box, secured a 1-0 Group B victory to go with Friday’s 4-0 rout of ...Full Story »

Ben Garner was pleased with the spirit his Colchester side showed after they battled back to claim a point in their 1-1 League Two draw with Tranmere.Rovers had led from the 13th minute through Harvey Saunders, who pounced on Josh Hawkes’ through ball and went past goalkeeper Kieran O’Hara, before tapping into the vacant net.But Colchester salvaged a point through Noah Chilvers after...Full Story »

A big summer awaits in the transfer market for Liverpool and after such a disappointing 2022/23 the Reds have to get their business just right. To that end, journalist Ben Jacobs has noted one player that the club are still keeping tabs on. Writing exclusively for CaughtOffside, Jacobs suggested that, despite all of the big names that could potentially be available this summer, just £50m...Full Story »

BEN CHILWELL's model girlfriend wowed fans with her latest social media upload. The Chelsea football star and Australian model Cartia Mallan went public with their relationship on Valentine's Day. Model and YouTuber Cartia, 24, took to Instagram on Sunday showing off a racy corset. She shared a selection of snaps to her 528,000 followers. And Cartia's followers were left stunned by her pos...Full Story »

Ben Garner heaped praise on Colchester after his side produced a stunning late comeback to snatch a 2-2 draw at League Two leaders Leyton Orient.George Moncur’s penalty and Ruel Sotiriou’s strike put the O’s in a seemingly commanding position.But Colchester netted twice in three minutes at the death through Connor Hall and Noah Chilvers to salvage a point that boosted their sur...Full Story »

Rochdale manager Jim Bentley paid tribute to Swindon striker Charlie Austin, whose four goals in the 4-4 draw at Spotland denied his side a much-needed win.Relegation-threatened Dale remain rooted to the bottom of Sky Bet League Two, six points adrift of safety.And while Austin did nothing to help their push for survival, Bentley tipped his hat to the frontman, saying he was the difference betwe...Full Story »