The Manchester United forward, 36, was still in the midst of his decade-long battle to be the world’s greatest player when he picked up the prize for a fifth time. Lionel Messi met Cristiano Ronaldo's son at the 2017 Ballon d'Or awards Credit: Sport360 Cristiano Jr thought the Argentine legend was 'too small' to be real Credit: Sport360 Then at Real Madrid, Ronaldo took his boy Cristian...Full Story »

Alex Pattison could come back into contention for Harrogate’s League Two clash with Stevenage.The midfielder is hoping to be fit in time to feature on Saturday after a head injury.Sunderland loan winger Jack Diamond will be available again having served a one-match suspension.Lewis Page will miss out due to a hamstring problem.Ross Marshall should feature again as Stevenage bid to hit back...Full Story »

Scunthorpe will have defender Lewis Thompson back in contention for the Sky Bet League Two clash with Port Vale.Thompson missed last weekend’s 2-2 draw with Carlisle due to a dead leg.Captain Harry Davis (head) and forward Ryan Loft (facial) are edging closer to returns but may not be risked by Iron manager Neil Cox.Forward Harry Bunn (hamstring) and midfielder Alex Kenyon (thigh) remain o...Full Story »

St Johnstone boss Callum Davidson was thrilled his players booked another date at Hampden Park after beating Dundee 2-0 at Dens Park in the Premier Sports Cup quarter-final.The holders progressed thanks to second-half goals from Shaun Rooney and Ali Crawford.Davidson was delighted for the fans who had missed out last season as the club lifted the League Cup and Scottish Cup.He said: “It&rs...Full Story »

Lee Johnson insists his Sunderland side ‘haven’t peaked, nowhere near’ after seeing them book their place in the last 16 of the Carabao Cup with a 2-0 victory at Wigan.The clash pitted the top two in Sky Bet League One against each other, but a total of 17 changes – eight to Sunderland, nine to Wigan – showed where the contest lay on the respective list of prioritie...Full Story »

Stephen Robinson was delighted with his Morecambe players for executing a counter-attacking game plan to perfection in their 3-1 win at Crewe.The Shrimps soaked up home pressure but made it count when they ventured forward as they claimed their first win on their travels this term.The Lancashire side made the most of fine deliveries from the wings to catch Crewe cold in the first half.Adam Phill...Full Story »

Shaun Hutchinson could be in line to feature for Millwall in their Carabao Cup clash against Leicester. The defender has resumed training after sustaining a thigh injury last month and manager Gary Rowett said he “should be back for Wednesday”. Danny McNamara, Benik Afobe and George Evans may also be in contention having also returned to training after injuries but winger Sheyi O...Full Story »

Portsmouth captain Clark Robertson will miss Tuesday’s game against Plymouth with a hip injury.Robertson picked up the issue in training last Thursday and the central defender is still waiting to find out the extent of the problem.Connor Ogilvie has a quad injury and will again be absent after he sat out Saturday’s defeat to Cambridge.Pompey could also be without Jayden Reid (knee) a...Full Story »

Derby County may have railed to beat Stoke on Saturday despite the threat of a mammoth points deduction - but their bad news looks set to continue into next season after entering administration Derby County could be docked a mammoth 39 points across just two Football League seasons after being placed into administration by chairman Mel Morris on Friday evening. Wayne Rooney's side may have giv...Full Story »

Sunderland manager Lee Johnson slammed the referee’s decision to award Fleetwood a last-gasp penalty after they dropped two points in a 2-2 draw.Official Neil Hair pointed to the spot for a pull in the box which allowed Ged Garner to score Fleetwood’s 97th-minute equaliser after Callum Morton had halved the Black Cats’ two-goal advantage 10 minutes from time.And while he was an...Full Story »

Darrell Clarke was delighted to finally get a home win after Port Vale beat 10-man Harrogate 2-0.Fine strikes from David Worrall and James Wilson did the damage while Town’s Jack Diamond was sent off in first-half stoppage-time at Vale Park.Clarke will savour the victory with some well-deserved red wine, and said: “I was pleased to get the monkey off our backs.“It’s three...Full Story »

St Johnstone boss Callum Davidson was delighted to see his side earn their first win of the season, but admitted that the three points came from what had been their worst performance.Substitute Stevie May netted the only goal of the game, returning to haunt his former club with a low strike from the edge of the area that looked like it should have been saved by goalkeeper Joe Lewis.But Davidson ...Full Story »

Neil Critchley has saluted his Blackpool players for emerging from Middlesbrough with a second win inside eight days in the Sky Bet Championship.The Seasiders had to wait for their first three points following promotion but  confidence is clearly growing after a strong second half showing turned things around, giving them a 2-1 win on Teesside.Marvin Ekpiteta’s fine touch and turn fro...Full Story »

Darren Ferguson admitted it was “a proud moment” to eclipse Barry Fry’s record for most games as Peterborough boss as he marked the milestone by watching his side beat 10-man Birmingham 3-0 at home.Ferguson’s 492nd match in charge proved to be one of his happiest with a rousing second success of the campaign.He said: “It’s not an easy thing to do to manage tha...Full Story »

Wigan boss Leam Richardson insists it is too early to get carried away after Wigan went top of League One with a 4-1 win at Accrington.The visitors took the lead after only seven minutes when Jack Whatmough blasted the ball home following a James McClean corner and were two up in the 18th minute, Will Keane heading home Max Power’s cross.Michael Nottingham curled an effort into the top cor...Full Story »

Mansfield snapped a five-game losing streak after coming back to draw 1-1 with Rochdale.Substitute Danny Johnson scored less than three minutes after entering the pitch to cancel out Danny Cashman’s 50th-minute opener.The visitors had enjoyed the better of the limited first-half chances with Jake Beesley twice going close in the opening 25 minutes.At the other end, Rochdale goalkeeper Joel...Full Story »

Peterborough snapped their four-match losing streak in the Championship in stunning style by blowing away 10-man Birmingham 3-0 at home.On the day Darren Ferguson broke the record of most games managed by a Posh boss, his 492nd match at the helm was certainly among the happiest as it came complete with a 222nd win – and few of the previous 221 have been as emphatic or essential as this tri...Full Story »

Managerless Nottingham Forest claimed their first Championship victory of the season as they began life after Chris Hughton with an impressive 2-0 win at Huddersfield.Hughton was sacked on Thursday morning with Forest rooted to the foot of the Championship table and while they remain bottom, they managed to claim a morale-boosting victory at the John Smith’s Stadium under interim head coac...Full Story »

Macauley Bonne headed a controversial winner as Ipswich secured a 1-0 victory at Lincoln to ease the pressure on manager Paul Cook.The only goal arrived on the half-hour mark for the Tractor Boys, who went on to seal their first Sky Bet League One victory of the season.Following a cross from the left, the former Imps loanee appeared to shove TJ Eyoma as he powered the ball beyond Josh Griffiths,...Full Story »

Jack Payne’s first-half strike secured Crawley their first away win of the Sky Bet League Two season with a 1-0 triumph at Colchester.Crawley goalkeeper Glenn Morris denied Alan Judge at his near post in the fourth minute while Brendan Wiredu hooked wide from the edge of the six-yard box soon after, as Colchester started brightly.But Crawley took a 22nd-minute lead through Payne, who fired...Full Story »