Riyad Mahrez and Kevin De Bruyne were on target as Manchester City saw off Brentford to move 12 points clear at the Premier League summit. Mahrez rewarded City for a dominant first half with a 40th-minute penalty before De Bruyne sealed a comfortable 2-0 win at the Etihad Stadium after a Brentford error in the second half. City’s victory was their first in the competition for almost a ...Full Story »

Chelsea hope Romelu Lukaku’s lucky goal can spur the Belgium hitman into top form and drive the Blues to a maiden Club World Cup crown.Lukaku pounced on Yasir Alshahrani’s moment of misfortune to blast home and seal Chelsea’s 1-0 Club World Cup semi-final win over Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal.Chelsea’s £98million club-record signing Lukaku ended a five-game goal dr...Full Story »

Romelu Lukaku’s gift-wrapped goal proved enough for Chelsea to overcome a resolute Al Hilal 1-0 and reach the Club World Cup final.Belgium hitman Lukaku spurned a clutch of fine openings but could not miss when presented with Yasir Alshahrani’s unwitting deflection just yards from goal.The 28-year-old lashed into the net in Abu Dhabi, to end a five-match goal drought and book the Blu...Full Story »

Wolves head coach Bruno Lage will welcome Romain Saiss and Francisco Trincao back to the squad for Thursday night’s Premier League clash with Arsenal.Defender Saiss has returned to training following his trip to the Africa Cup of Nations with Morocco, while winger Trincao has recovered from Covid-19 and both are available.Lage will make late checks on wing-back Jonny (knee) as he closes in...Full Story »

AFCON winner Sadio Mane reportedly paid for a boy's life-saving treatment during his own hospital stay last month. The Liverpool star suffered concussion after being knocked out cold during Senegal's quarter-final win over Cape Verde. Sadio Mane paid for a boy's life-saving treatment while in hospital for concussionCredit: https://twitter.com/CAF_Online Mane was taken to hospital in Bafoussam...Full Story »

MANCHESTER CITY legend Sergio Aguero lifts up his top to show fans his microchip implant - and jokes it was inserted by his girlfriend to track his movements. The 33-year-old went on to liken himself to the American comic book superhero Iron Man and quipped: "At night I light up in colours" as he talked about the heart problems which sparked his early retirement from football last year. Aguero...Full Story »

Tottenham striker Harry Kane has been the centre of speculation all season, since being involved in a transfer saga that dominated the summer. The England captain was subject to a bid from champions Manchester City, who wanted to lure Kane to Eastlands for around £100m. Tottenham stood firm, wanting much more for their talisman, which they were never offered. After a patchy start to th...Full Story »

Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe has offered Liverpool a possible glimmer of hope over a summer transfer after insisting he hasn't yet agreed anything with Real Madrid or any other club. The France international has most recently been strongly linked with a summer move to Real Madrid when his PSG contract expires, but Liverpool have also been talked up as suitors for him in the pas...Full Story »

Liverpool FC have reportedly registered an interest in a transfer deal for Juventus forward Paulo Dybala as his future remains up in the air ahead of the summer. The Argentina international has had a fine career in Serie A, but it may be that he'll be heading to the Premier League this summer if recent transfer rumours are to be believed. Dybala's contract is set to expire at the end of the ...Full Story »

Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric has opened the door to playing into his 40s. The veteran remains one of the top midfield players in the world and has no plans to stop just yet, confident he still has plenty to offer, and who could argue based on his performances this season? Speaking at the launch of the 'Sportening' app, in which he is an investor, Modric spoke about his career and about...Full Story »

The winger says he will not return to the national team and is now solely focused on his club career Chelsea star Hakim Ziyech says he will not return to the Morocco national team amid an ongoing war of words with head coach Vahid Halilhodzic. Ziyech was excluded from Morocco's Afcon squad and, after their elimination, Halilhodzic said Ziyech would not be welcomed back into the team "even if...Full Story »

Mascherano begins Argentina U20 job Javier Mascherano as the new Argentina U20 coach at his first training session. pic.twitter.com/EaJg4NrxFK— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) February 8, 2022 Ajax want Dest back from Barcelona (Fichajes) Right-back could return to his former club this summer Ajax want Sergino Dest back from Barcelona and could execute a swap deal involving Nicolas T...Full Story »

Eddie Howe has warned Newcastle they have done nothing yet despite seeing them climb out of the Premier League relegation zone with victory over Everton.The 3-1 victory at St James’ Park – their second in succession – left Howe’s men just a point behind the Toffees and more pertinently, two clear of the drop zone, although still with much work to be done.However as he tur...Full Story »

Boss Paul Warne praised Joshua Kayode after the 21-year-old’s first League One goal for Rotherham was enough to seal all three points in a 1-0 win over AFC Wimbledon.The South Yorkshire team thought they had gone ahead 17 minutes after a strong start, although Will Grigg’s header was ruled offside.Despite their dominance they failed to register a shot on target in the first half, tho...Full Story »

West Ham boss David Moyes stood by his decision to pick Kurt Zouma for the win over Watford despite the public backlash over his cat-kicking shame.The France international was named in the starting line-up despite a police enquiry into a video showing him dropping, kicking and slapping his pet cat, and despite the club insisting that it “unreservedly condemns the actions of our player&rdqu...Full Story »

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna admits he is enjoying watching his side play as they continue to find their feet under his leadership.Town triumphed 1-0 over bottom-placed Doncaster courtesy of a Tyreeq Bakinson strike but were dominant throughout the game as they kept pace with the play-off chasing pack in League One.He said: “I enjoyed watching us play. I thought we had good control of the g...Full Story »

Bradford manager Derek Adams praised the work of his new signings in his side’s 1-0 win at Stevenage.The Bantams took the lead 10 minutes into the second half after loanee Jamie Walker got on the end of Andy Cook’s cross, and that was enough for all three points.And Adams was pleased with not just the points, but the overall team performance as his side sit in 11th place in the Leagu...Full Story »

Ralf Rangnick admitted his Manchester United side were not good enough after they slipped out of the Premier League’s top four with a 1-1 draw against relegation-battling Burnley.United dominated the first half at Turf Moor but, after two strikes were ruled out, had only Paul Pogba’s first league goal in over a year to show for it.And that proved costly as Burnley emerged from the tu...Full Story »

Queen’s Park claimed their first win of 2022 with a 2-1 victory over Dumbarton at The Energy Check Stadium.The hosts got the opener after six minutes when Luis Longstaff was on hand knock the rebound in at the back post after Bob McHugh’s shot rifled off the post.Dumbarton equalised through a Stuart Carswell penalty with 27 minutes gone after Gregg Wylde’s corner appeared to st...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher said he was confident Ryan Hardie would bounce back from his FA Cup penalty miss after the striker stuck Plymouth’s first hat-trick in seven years in a 4-1 win at Crewe.Hardie’s second-half treble helped Argyle come from behind at relegation-threatened Alexandra with Niall Ennis also on target in the second half.Chris Long put Crewe ahead in the first half and home ...Full Story »