Former Roma boss Jose Mourinho could return to Serie A soon as he is all set to meet Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis later this week. WHAT HAPPENED?According to The Times, the Portuguese manager, who was sacked by AS Roma on Tuesday, is in line to return to Serie A and replace Walter Mazzarri as Napoli manager. Mourinho is "expecting" to meet with Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis...Full Story »

Ivory Coast coach Jean-Louis Gasset is confident having “destiny in our hands” will help his side secure qualification for the knockout stages of the Africa Cup of Nations.Defeat to Nigeria last time out has left the hosts third in Group A and while that could be good enough to secure their progress as the four third-best finishes also get through, Gasset wants to make sure against E...Full Story »

Leeds head coach Daniel Farke described his side’s last-gasp 2-1 Sky Bet Championship win against Preston at Elland Road as “season-defining”.Substitute Joel Piroe converted a stoppage-time penalty to clinch Leeds three vital points in the race for automatic promotion after Dan James had cancelled out Will Keane’s early opener for Preston.Leeds closed the gap on the top t...Full Story »

West Ham manager David Moyes claims teams are accepting poor refereeing as the norm after his side conceded the latest ever Premier League goal in their 2-2 draw at Sheffield United.The Hammers were on course for a win when James Ward-Prowse’s 79th-minute penalty put them 2-1 up, after Ben Brereton Diaz’s debut goal for the hosts had cancelled out Maxwell Cornet’s opener.But in...Full Story »

South Africa cruised to a 4-0 win over Namibia to get their Africa Cup of Nations campaign back on track.After going down 2-0 to Mali in their opener, Bafana Bafana got off the mark at the second attempt as Themba Zwane hit a brace after Percy Tau’s early penalty, with Thapelo Maseko adding a fourth in the second half.Namibia started brightly but Prins Tijueza shot straight at goalkeeper R...Full Story »

Al-Nassr superstar Ronaldo and Markovic linked up during a sponsorship shoot that saw them switching to their gear in a small pitch. Cristiano Ronaldo met with Ana Maria MarkovicRonaldo and Markovic exchanged a few high-fives After completing their media duties the five-time Ballon d'Or winner and the Grasshoppers ace exchanged a few high-fives. Then the football pair performed the Manchester...Full Story »

The Man City star is alleged to have accidentally called Lauryn by his wife Annie Kilner's name in bed on the night they conceived a baby. The affair has broken up Kyle's marriage to Anne Kilner, who he shares three sons withWalker allegedly called Lauryn his wife's name during a romp Walker had travelled to London to undergo a groin operation as he faced a race for fitness in a bid to make Ga...Full Story »

Manchester City management have made a decision on Savio. The young attacker is starring at Girona on-loan from Troyes this season. Both clubs are owned by City's umbrella company, City Football Group. The Mirror says City plan to sign Savio outright at the end of the season and bring him to England. The player's form has attracted interest from Barcelona this season.Full Story »

SHEFFIELD UNITED want a stunning £20million for centre-half Anel Ahmedhodzic with Italians Napoli and Atalanta interested. The Blades could let him go in this window to give boss Chris Wilder cash to spend. Anel Ahmedhodzic is wanted by Napoli and Atalanta Credit: Getty Mason Holgate could be loaned to Sheffield United this month Credit: Getty Ahmedhodzic, 24, fancies Serie A and is hop...Full Story »

Man City set to offer new deal to De Bruyne amid Saudi interest Manchester City are all set to offer a new deal to their star midfielder Kevin De Bruyne amid interest from Saudi Pro League clubs, according to the Mirror. De Bruyne reportedly could earn more than £1million-a-week if he joins a Saudi club next season but the Cityzens are reportedly planning to offer him a new contract tha...Full Story »

QPR boss Marti Cifuentes is preparing for a vital match against fellow strugglers Huddersfield after his side ended their winless run by beating Millwall.A 2-0 success at Loftus Road was Rangers’ first victory in eight Sky Bet Championship matches and lifted them up a place, to third from bottom.And it means they will climb out of the relegation zone if they beat Huddersfield – the t...Full Story »

Coventry and their manager Mark Robins condemned alleged racist abuse aimed at midfielder Kasey Palmer in the closing stages of the Sky Blues’ 2-1 win at Sheffield Wednesday.After an incident that left Palmer saying “it feels like things will never change”, owner Doug King said the club will support the player, while Robins urged the perpetrators to “grow up”.King s...Full Story »

Liam Manning was not in the least surprised by an impressive debut from on-loan midfielder Scott Twine as his first-half goal earned Bristol City a point from a 1-1 Championship draw with Watford.But the head coach did admit astonishment at the manner of the 25th-minute equaliser. Twine climbed above a defender to head into an unguarded net after goalkeeper Ben Hamer had blocked Tommy Conway&rsq...Full Story »

Huddersfield manager Darren Moore was “frustrated” after his side were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw at Blackburn.The Terriers fell behind early on after Adam Wharton intercepted Jonathan Hogg’s pass before slotting home from 10 yards.Huddersfield responded impressively and their talismanic defender Michal Helik brilliantly directed his near-post header into the far corner to...Full Story »

Tony Mowbray praised Birmingham after they “found a way” to edge a lively 2-1 win at Stoke.The new boss stretched his unbeaten start to three games in all competitions as Blues rose to eight points above the relegation zone.“I’m really pleased for the supporters behind the goal,” said Mowbray.“It’s my first experience of the away support from Birmingham ...Full Story »

Newport manager Graham Coughlan praised his players for keeping their cool in a red-hot atmosphere as the Exiles warmed up for taking on Manchester United with a 1-0 victory over 10-man Wrexham.A temporary stand has been erected at Rodney Parade to boost the capacity for the visit of Erik ten Hag’s men in the FA Cup next Sunday and it meant that 9,537 fans packed out the ground for the all...Full Story »

Player-manager Rhys McCabe felt his Airdrieonians side were worthy of their Scottish Cup win over St Johnstone.Craig Levein’s men were on the end of an upset thanks to Nikolay Todorov’s goal nine minutes into the second half, with the Championship side knocking out their top-tier opponents 1-0.“I think we deserved the win,” McCabe said. “Before, the message was come...Full Story »

Michael Carrick could not understand why the officials made the two “massive” offside decisions they did as Middlesbrough came from behind to claim a point from a 1-1 draw with Rotherham.The Millers had taken a 59th-minute lead when Cafu finished brilliantly after he was played in behind the defence by former Boro striker Jordan Hugill – despite Carrick’s claims the strik...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt gave an honest assessment following his side’s 1-0 defeat to Leyton Orient in Sky Bet League One.Promotion hopefuls Bolton, who started the match two points off the top of the table and with two matches in hand, should have taken the lead in the first half when leading scorer Dion Charles headed against a post.However, the visitors paid the price when Dan Agyei netted...Full Story »

Derby boss Paul Warne was left counting his lucky stars after his side’s 0-0 draw at Lincoln.The promotion-chasing Rams dropped points for only the third time since the end of October at Sincil Bank.But it could have been worse if it was not for inspired goalkeeper Josh Vickers, who produced a string of fine saves to frustrate the win-shy hosts, whose winless league run stretched to eight ...Full Story »