The furious Clarets did not want to sell their Kiwi striker but were powerless after the Magpies triggered his release clause. Chris Wood is due on Tyneside for a medical TONIGHT Credit: Reuters Personal terms have already been agreed with Wood, 30, to become the second signing of the Saudi era following Kieran Trippier’s arrival. Newcastle’s interest in the New Zealand internat...Full Story »

Lincoln boss Michael Appleton was delighted to see Chris Maguire’s hat-trick earn his side their first back-to-back victories of the season.Having seen off Oxford at the weekend, Lincoln followed up with a 3-1 victory over Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.Maguire claimed a treble against his former employers, having left the Black Cats after his contract was not renewed in the summer.And...Full Story »

Chris Maguire celebrated a memorable return to the Stadium of Light as his hat-trick enabled Lincoln to beat 10-man Sunderland 3-1.Maguire swapped the Stadium of Light for Sincil Bank last summer, and his treble in his first game back on Wearside enabled Lincoln to record back-to-back victories in Sky Bet League One for the first time this season.Maguire made 135 senior appearances for Sunderlan...Full Story »

Chris Long is available for Crewe’s Sky Bet League One clash with Charlton on Wednesday night.The striker, who has scored three in his last three appearances, has missed the last six games having been a close contact to a positive Covid-19 case.A new, unnamed member of David Artell’s squad will miss the Addicks fixture for a similar reason while a combination of an ankle knock and il...Full Story »

Middlesbrough manager Chris Wilder was a relieved man as his side scraped into the FA Cup fourth round with a stoppage-time goal to win 3-2 after a terrific tie at League Two Mansfield.Championship side Boro were 2-0 up inside 14 minutes but Stags roared back to level after the break only for John-Joe O’Toole to put through his own goal in the fifth added minute.“I have to give an en...Full Story »

Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte has said "the door is always open" for Christian Eriksen to return to the club after his contract at Inter Milan was terminated on medical grounds. Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest while playing for Denmark at Euro 2020 and was later fitted with a heart-starting device, which Italian rules prohibit players competing with. "I didn't speak recently with Ch...Full Story »

Andreas Christensen could return after back trouble to ease Chelsea’s defensive issues in Saturday’s FA Cup third-round clash with non-league Chesterfield.Thiago Silva and N’Golo Kante will continue Covid isolation, while Trevoh Chalobah (thigh), Ben Chilwell (knee) and Reece James (hamstring) remain out of action.Cesar Azpilicueta avoided any injury in the midweek win ove...Full Story »

Christian Eriksen is targeting a return to play with Denmark at the 2022 World Cup. Photo by Lars Ronbog / FrontZoneSport via Getty Images Denmark international Christian Eriksen said on Tuesday that his goal was to play in this year's World Cup in Qatar, with reports in England suggesting he could also make a return to the Premier League amid interest from several teams. Eriksen, 29, hasn't p...Full Story »

Scott Parker backed Ryan Christie to find the net more regularly after the Scotland midfielder finally broke his Bournemouth duck in the Championship leaders’ 3-0 victory over 10-man Cardiff.Top-scorer Dominic Solanke celebrated his 18th goal of the season before an Alex Smithies own goal helped Parker’s men move four points clear at the top.Chritie’s deflected 25th-minute open...Full Story »

Morgan Gibbs-White is a fitness concern as Sheffield United prepare to welcome former boss Chris Wilder back to Bramall Lane.Midfielder Gibbs-White was forced off with a knee injury during the Blades’ last game, a 1-0 win at Fulham on December 20.Ben Davies missed the Craven Cottage victory due to personal reasons and could return for Middlesbrough’s Sky Bet Championship visit on New...Full Story »

Chris Wilder knows his Middlesbrough side have a target on their backs in the Sky Bet Championship but revelled in a last-gasp 2-1 win away to Blackpool.Duncan Watmore’s goal in the 93rd minute snatched all three points for Boro, with the home side having seemingly earned a point with an injury-time equaliser from Shayne Lavery.Andraz Sporar had given Boro the lead and, while his team were...Full Story »

Motherwell assistant manager Chris Lucketti praised Kevin Van Veen’s performance as the Fir Park side claimed a 2-1 win over Livingston.The Dutch striker scored a goal in each half, making Bruce Anderson’s late effort a consolation for the visitors.With speculation mounting over the future of Tony Watt, who was left on the bench, Lucketti was pleased with Van Veen’s contributio...Full Story »

Chris Wilder enjoyed an “electric afternoon” as his Middlesbrough side climbed into the Sky Bet Championship play-off places in front of a crowd of almost 30,000 at the Riverside.Boro rose to their highest position of the season so far as a first-half own goal from Ryan Yates and second-half strike from Andraz Sporar secured a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest that made it 13 points fro...Full Story »

Lionel Messi smooches his glamorous partner Antonela Roccuzzo as he celebrates Christmas on the dance floor. Footage of Messi enjoying the festive period alongside his long-term partner has been shared on social media, after disappearing back to Argentina for celebrations. Messi is seen singing along to the music before pulling Antonela in for a quick kiss. Earlier in the day, the pair had po...Full Story »

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St Johnstone could potentially have Chris Kane back for the visit of Celtic following a household-contact self-isolation period.Saints have experienced a number of similar problems with Eetu Vertainen, Zander Clark and Shaun Rooney missing in the midweek defeat by Ross County.Cammy MacPherson (groin) is sidelined until January, while David Wotherspoon (knee) is out for the season.Carl Starfelt r...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   Man City, PSG, Inter Milan, Bayern and Real Madrid are top of their leagues going into Christmas     On this day in 2012, Leo Messi scored his 91st and final goal of the calendar year. He did it in 69 games.An unbelievable record     Ramos is back.         Is it The End of Simeone at Atletico? &n...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder has no fresh selection problems ahead of the Boxing Day clash with Nottingham Forest.Full-back Neil Taylor emerged unscathed from his debut in Saturday’s 1-0 Sky Bet Championship win over Bournemouth and will hope to retain his place in the starting line-up for the busy festive programme.Midfielder Matt Crooks and striker Duncan Watmore were doubts for that ...Full Story »

Cinch Premiership bottom club St Johnstone will be without at least four players to self-isolation rules when they host Ross County.Chris Kane and Eetu Vertainen were already missing because of household contacts and two unnamed players were ruled out early in the week.Cammy MacPherson (groin) is sidelined until January, while David Wotherspoon (knee) is out for the season but Murray Davidson is...Full Story »

Tis the season to be jolly apparently, but one national team appear to have taken things a little too literally. Even in the digital age, the practice of sending Christmas cards survives, and arguably you can tell a lot about people by the type of cards they send. Be they humorous, serious, staid, religious or otherwise, it’s fairly clear from the correspondence what Christmas means to...Full Story »