ARSENAL star Gabriel fought off a baseball bat-wielding robber who attempted to steal his car from his garage. The £27m centre-back and a friend were followed home by a pair of thieves who demanded the footballer's car keys, mobile phone and watch as he got out of his car. A pair of thieves demanded Gabriel handover his watch, phone and keysCredit: Metropolitan Police The centre-back man...Full Story »

LEICESTER midfielder James Maddison was left fuming after his girlfriend pranked him by putting salt in his tea. The 25-year-old Foxes star asked his partner Kennedy Alexa to make him a drink because he was playing a game of pool. Kennedy Alexa said James Maddison had asked for a cup of tea while he played poolCredit: https://www.tiktok.com/@kennedyalexa She then showed how she had pranked hi...Full Story »

CRISTIANO Ronaldo's bodyguards are under investigation for working illegally in Portugal, it was reported. Sergio and Jorge Ramalheiro, two former soldiers who served in Afghanistan with an elite special forces unit, were recently revealed as the Manchester United star's minders. Cristiano Ronaldo and his bodyguards, who are former special forces soldiersCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke The pa...Full Story »

Vinicius Junior wants to make history with Real Madrid. The 21-year-old has been in excellent form this season, having scored 11 goals and provided eight assists in 20 matches in all competitions. "It was always my dream [to join Real Madrid]," Vinicius said in an interview with DjMaRiiO on Post United. "Every kid in Brazil dreams of playing here, because there were many Brazilians who succ...Full Story »

Liverpool have appointed Brazilian legend Claudio Taffarel as the club's new senior goalkeeping coach. The 55-year-old, a World Cup winner with Brazil in 1994, will move to Anfield after finalising a work permit this week. Taffarel will combine his Liverpool duties with his role with the Selecao. He will work alongside the Reds' current goalkeeping coaches, John Achterberg and Jack Robinson...Full Story »

Chelsea fans will be growing increasingly more concerned by the apparent contract impasse between the Blues and star defender Antonio Rudiger. Rudiger, 28, is out of contract at Stamford Bridge at the end of the season and there has been very little encouragement that the centre-back will renew his deal. The 28-year-old has been at Chelsea since he joined in 2017 following a modest £31....Full Story »

The Brazilian could be out for up to eight weeks with an ankle injury, but it could be a positive for both the player and his club Neymar's nightmare season took another malevolent twist on Sunday as the Paris Saint-Germain forward suffered an ankle injury amid the snow flurries in Saint-Etienne. There were only a couple of minutes of the Ligue 1 encounter remaining when the Brazil star was ...Full Story »

Tuchel: Christensen has to walk the talk and sign new contract Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says it is on Andreas Christensen to "walk the talk" and commit his future to the club with a new contract. Sporting KC let go of seven players Thank you to Amadou Dia, Wilson Harris, Luis Martins, Roberto Puncec, Ilie, Graham Smith and Brooks Thompson for your contributions to the Club and communi...Full Story »

Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa said “we can breathe again” after Raphinha’s stoppage-time penalty clinched his side a much-needed 1-0 win against Crystal Palace.Raphinha converted his spot-kick in the third minute of added time after Leeds skipper Liam Cooper’s header had struck Palace defender Marc Guehi on the hand in the area.It was a dramatic finale to what looked like bei...Full Story »

Motherwell boss Graham Alexander praised match-winner Tony Watt and the Fir Park ground staff after their game against Dundee United survived a torrential downpour.Watt produced a sublime finish in the 12th minute, lofting a first-time strike over Benjamin Siegrist from the corner of the box to seal a thoroughly-deserved 1-0 win.United rarely threatened but there were some nervy moments after Ba...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor joked he used his substitutes correctly this time after his side staged a second-half fightback to clinch a 2-1 FA Cup first-round replay win over Bradford.The tie was being played for the third time after the first replay was declared void due to Exeter inadvertently using six subs.And, fittingly, it was a second-half replacement, George Ray, who settled the contest.B...Full Story »

Tony Watt’s sublime finish earned Motherwell a 1-0 victory over Dundee United at a sodden Fir Park.Watt curled over the head of United goalkeeper Benjamin Siegrist from the corner of the box in the 12th minute to consolidate his side’s position in the top six of the cinch Premiership.Motherwell were by far the more dangerous side throughout and they held on to move a point behind the...Full Story »

Exeter staged a rousing second-half comeback to book an FA Cup second-round trip to Cambridge on Saturday with a 2-1 win over Bradford in their replayed replay.The match had to played for a third time when it emerged the Grecians had used six substitutes in the original replay.Bradford dominated the first half and went in front after 11 minutes. Oscar Threlkeld delivered a cross to the back post...Full Story »

Ellen White broke England Women’s all-time scoring record as the team recorded their biggest ever competitive victory by crushing Latvia 20-0 at Doncaster’s Keepmoat Stadium.White scored twice early on in the World Cup qualifier to take her level with and then past Kelly Smith’s mark of 46 goals, before completing her hat-trick shortly after the break.She was one of four hat-tr...Full Story »

Hibernian welcome back top scorer Martin Boyle for the clash with Rangers after he missed the win over St Johnstone through suspension.Christian Doidge remains absent as he serves the second part of a two-match ban.Kyle Magennis is still out with a groin problem, while Sean Mackie, Daniel MacKay and Melker Hallberg are short of match fitness after their respective injury lay-offs.Rangers will as...Full Story »

Captain Scott Brown should be fit for Aberdeen’s cinch Premiership clash with Livingston at Pittodrie after cramping up against Celtic at the weekend.Fellow midfielder Dylan McGeouch will miss out with a calf injury, although Funso Ojo returns from suspension.Calvin Ramsay, Declan Gallagher and Matty Kennedy are set to remain on the sidelines along with long-term absentees Mikey Devlin and...Full Story »

Dundee will be without defender Lee Ashcroft for their cinch Premiership meeting with St Johnstone.The centre-back is waiting for a scan after suffering a hamstring injury against Motherwell.Alex Jakubiak (shoulder) and Shaun Byrne (knee) are progressing well while Jordan McGhee is expected back to face Ross County on December 11 following minor knee surgery.St Johnstone midfielder Craig Bryson ...Full Story »

St Mirren centre-back Joe Shaughnessy is suspended for Wednesday’s cinch Premiership encounter with Ross County.The defender was sent off in the closing stages of Saturday’s 2-0 defeat by Hearts.The skipper joins fellow central defender Conor McCarthy (ankle) on the sidelines.Harry Clarke is suspended for County’s trip to Paisley.The Staggies defender picked up two yellow cards...Full Story »

Aston Villa are again without Danny Ings as they host Manchester City in the Premier League.England striker Ings has had a minor setback on an unspecified injury which kept him out of Saturday’s 2-1 win at Crystal Palace, and Villa boss Steven Gerrard says his recovery has been put on hold “for a few days”.Trezeguet (knee) and Bertrand Traore (thigh) remain out, with the former...Full Story »

Ruben Neves is suspended for Wolves’ clash with Burnley.The midfielder has collected five yellow cards and serves a one-game ban, while Yerson Mosquera (hamstring), Jonny (knee) and Pedro Neto (knee) are out until next year.Willy Boly’s muscle injury will continue to rule him out for another two weeks and Daniel Podence (coronavirus) is also sidelined.Burnley will be without suspende...Full Story »