A LAD'S dream to see his hero Cristiano Ronaldo play has been thwarted three times — and cost his desperate dad £3,250. The determined pair endured a hat-trick of heartache in their bid. In March Chris, pictured with his son, spent £1,500 on hospitality and hotels for the Manchester derby which Ronaldo, 37, missed through injuryCredit: Not known, clear with picture desk Ronald...Full Story »

West Brom manager Steve Bruce labelled his side’s performance as unacceptable after they fell to a 1-0 defeat to rivals Birmingham at St Andrew’s.Lyle Taylor’s fourth goal since arriving at the club was the difference in the 67th minute after Conor Townsend was penalised for handball.Albion failed to register a shot on target all game and now face a large task of reaching the p...Full Story »

Greenwood has been spotted in public for the first time in months Mason Greenwood has been pictured wearing a balaclava in the first images of the Manchester United player since his arrest in January. The 20-year-old forward was arrested on suspicion of rape and assault on January 30, before being further arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and making threats to kill two days later on Feb...Full Story »

Leyton Orient boss Richie Wellens admitted he is already looking forward to next season after his side virtually ensured Football League safety with a 2-0 win at Walsall.Otis Khan, who left Walsall for the O’s in January, came back to haunt his former club by setting up Harry Smith to steer home an early opener and adding a deflected second soon after.A 15-game winless run had dragged the ...Full Story »

Stephen Robinson warned his St Mirren side were in a relegation battle following their “woeful” defending in a 4-2 defeat at Motherwell.Robinson claimed some of his players’ minds were on summer moves after he endured a painful return to Fir Park.Saints took an early lead through Eamonn Brophy but were behind seven minutes later with Motherwell netting simple goals through Sean...Full Story »

Ravel Morrison’s late goal boosted Derby’s Sky Bet Championship survival bid as they beat Preston 1-0 at Pride Park.Both sides were reduced to 10 men and the game looked to be heading towards stalemate when Morrison smashed home a loose ball 10 minutes from time.Preston played for more than an hour a man down after Liam Lindsay was sent off for bringing down Tom Lawrence, but Derby h...Full Story »

Cambridge severely dented Ipswich’s bid to progress towards a top-six place after they came away from Portman Road with an unexpected 1-0 League One victory.Dominic Thompson’s own goal was enough to claim victory for the visitors and it was Town’s first defeat in 12 games, keeping them six points off a play-off spot.United had the ball in the net through Joe Ironside but the go...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper praised Brennan Johnson’s attitude after his double helped them to a stunning 4-1 win over Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.Johnson’s brace – the second of which came after a dreadful goalkeeping error from Dan Grimshaw – and efforts from Philip Zinckernagel and Sam Surridge handed the visitors the points.And Cooper praised the Welshman&...Full Story »

Jon Dadi Bodvarsson headed an 83rd-minute equaliser to hand Bolton a point from a 1-1 draw at Sky Bet League One promotion-chasers Wigan.The home side had been utterly dominant in the opening half, with James McClean putting them ahead inside seven minutes.But Will Keane – who had already seen a ‘goal’ disallowed – Callum Lang and McClean were unable to make the most of f...Full Story »

Brennan Johnson scored twice as Nottingham Forest continued their play-off charge with a stunning 4-1 win against Blackpool at Bloomfield Road.A double from Johnson – the second of which came after a dreadful goalkeeping error from Dan Grimshaw – a Philip Zinckernagel effort and a Sam Surridge strike handed the visitors the points.Blackpool threw everything forward in the second half...Full Story »

Fabio Carvalho celebrates a goal for Fulham Liverpool have reportedly seen off competition for the transfer of Fulham wonderkid Fabio Carvalho for next season. Chelsea and Real Madrid had also been targeting the Portuguese born England youth international, but it looks like he is now heading for Anfield, after a deal was almost agreed in January. Carvalho has shone in his time in the Champion...Full Story »

Raul Moro in action for Lazio during a Serie A clash with Bologna. Lazio winger Raul Moro was beaten and had his car stolen by a group of men posing as police officers, the Serie A club confirmed to ESPN. On Thursday at around 11 p.m. CET (5 p.m. ET), four men blocked the Mercedes Class A Moro was driving, with his father also present in car. After beating Moro and his father, the four men dr...Full Story »

Cammy MacPherson returns to the St Johnstone squad for the visit of Livingston in the cinch Premiership.The midfielder missed the win over Motherwell before the international break through injury.Defender James Brown will be assessed after returning from international duty with Malta while Craig Bryson, Chris Kane and David Wotherspoon remain on the sidelines.Livi boss David Martindale has no fr...Full Story »

Callum Hudson-Odoi will miss Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Brentford on Saturday.The Blues winger continues to battle an Achilles issue and has also suffered lower-back pain.Reece James can return after hamstring issues to boost the Blues, with Christian Pulisic likely to be involved despite a hectic international schedule with the United States.Brentford remain without Josh Dasilva ...Full Story »

Harrogate will check on the fitness of Alex Pattison ahead of Saturday’s visit of Colchester in Sky Bet League Two.Pattison was forced off late on during last weekend’s win over Scunthorpe and boss Simon Weaver will make a late call on his fitness.Captain Josh Falkingham (foot), Brahima Diarra (ankle), Lewis Page (foot) and Lewis Richards (groin) all remain sidelined.Sunderland loane...Full Story »

Birmingham will assess strikers Lyle Taylor and Troy Deeney ahead of hosting local rivals West Brom in the Sky Bet Championship.Taylor, on loan from Nottingham Forest, has missed Blues’ last two games but could return following a calf injury, while Deeney has been absent for almost three months with a similar issue.City defender Kristian Pedersen is available following a one-match ban.But ...Full Story »

Edinson Cavani will miss Manchester United’s home match against Leicester on Saturday after picking up a fresh injury problem while on international duty.Ralf Rangnick said he expected the 35-year-old, who has played only three times since January, to miss a further two weeks after the setback.Luke Shaw, who was missing with Covid-19 prior to the international break, is expected to be fit ...Full Story »

Barrow defender Joe Grayson is set to return to the squad for the first time in over three months for the visit of Port Vale.The 23-year-old has been out since December 29 with an Achilles injury but has had almost two weeks’ training and played in an inter-club game on Tuesday.Fellow defender Kgosi Ntlhe, who has featured just once since a knee injury in August, is a couple of weeks away ...Full Story »

Lewis Gibson could be fit again for Sheffield Wednesday’s League One clash with AFC Wimbledon.The Everton loan defender has been nursing a muscle problem but could yet be available this weekend.Liam Palmer is another to have been out of action with a muscle complaint, but he could be sidelined for several more weeks yet.Josh Windass suffered a recent setback in training so is not ready to ...Full Story »

Newport boss James Rowberry could have Courtney Baker-Richardson available again for the visit of fellow League Two promotion hopefuls Exeter.The forward has been sidelined since mid-February due to a hamstring injury but is closing in on a return to action.On-loan Coventry defender Josh Pask, who has been absent for a similar spell with his own hamstring problem, is also nearing a comeback...Full Story »