Chelsea legend Didier Drogba has put the stunning six-bedroom Surrey mansion he lived in during his second spell with the club up for sale for a staggering £6.25million Didier Drogba has listed his £6.25million mansion for sale (Image: mediadrumimages/FineandCountry) Didier Drogba's stunning mansion in Surry has been put on the market with a £6.25million valuation. The Chelsea ...Full Story »

Manager Paul Heckingbottom was adamant Oli McBurnie would always come good after his goal helped Sheffield United to the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a 2-0 win at Hull.McBurnie had gone 43 games without scoring until he found the back of the net at Luton last month.The Scotland international has since been rejuvenated and claimed a third goal on the spin to put the Blades on their way to...Full Story »

Reading manager Paul Ince hailed his side as “incredible in every department” during the second half of their 2-1 Championship victory over Stoke.Lucas Joao, on his 29th birthday, gave the Royals a second-minute lead when he took advantage of sloppy defensive play from the visitors.Stoke equalised five minutes before the break through a close-range Ben Wilmot effort but Reading regai...Full Story »

New Stoke manager Alex Neil is still awaiting his first win following a 2-1 Championship defeat at Reading.Reading went ahead in only the second minute, when Lucas Joao – on his 29th birthday – took advantage of poor Stoke defending.But the visitors drew level in the 40th minute through Ben Wilmot and went in 1-1 at the break.Joao struck again, from a penalty in the 57th minute, but ...Full Story »

Hooters have been banned from sponsoring a kids football team in Nottingham Hooters have been banned from sponsoring an under-10s football team in Nottingham just days after sending a host of glamorous waitresses to pose with the children. A deal between Burton Joyce FC and Hooters was announced earlier this week, sparking outcry on social media. Some football fans said the link-up was "creepy...Full Story »

Steven Gerrard’s pride at the way Aston Villa fought back for a point against Manchester City was tinged with frustration after officials admitted they were too hasty to call offside before Philippe Coutinho hit a potential winner.Four defeats from their opening five Premier League games has led pressure to mount on the Liverpool great’s position at the Villa Park helm.Gerrard’...Full Story »

Eddie Howe is confident there is more to come from record signing Alexander Isak after seeing him waste the opportunity to fire Newcastle to Premier League victory over Crystal Palace.The £58million striker, who opened his account on debut at Liverpool on Wednesday evening, was denied by Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita after going through on goal in the first half of Saturday’s 0-0 ...Full Story »

Edinburgh City stunned 10-man Airdrieonians 6-0 at Excelsior Stadium as Dunfermline took advantage to move clear at the top of cinch Scottish League One.Airdrieonians had been looking to keep themselves ahead of the chasing pack and extend their unbeaten start to the new league season.The Diamonds were on the back foot after defender Cammy Ballantyne was shown a straight red card in the 16th min...Full Story »

Preston manager Ryan Lowe criticised the officials after his side’s unbeaten run in the Championship came to an end with a 1-0 defeat at home against Birmingham.Troy Parrott felt he had a strong case for a penalty after half-time when he was pulled down but the referee was not convinced.The striker then found the back of the net seven minutes later but referee James Bell’s whistle ha...Full Story »

Watford head coach Rob Edwards was frustrated his team could not find a decisive goal in their 1-1 draw at Rotherham but gave ‘full credit’ to the hosts.It was an open and even match but Watford would have been disappointed not to convert late pressure into a winner.Rotherham raced ahead after only two minutes with Richard Wood notching his fourth of the season already and scoring in...Full Story »

Gillingham boss Neil Harris said his side’s goalless draw with Swindon felt like a win after they were forced to play most of the Sky Bet League Two clash with 10 men.The result, which came after Gills debutant Haji Mnoga was dismissed for picking up two yellow cards inside the opening 10 minutes, extended their winless – and scoreless – run to five league matches.Nevertheless,...Full Story »

Dipo Akinyemi scored for the fifth successive game as unbeaten cinch Championship leaders Ayr won 2-1 at Morton.The summer signing from Welling took his tally to seven goals during that hot streak, firing into the bottom corner from the edge of the box 11 minutes before half-time.Jack Baird went close to an equaliser when his header from a corner was cleared off the line.However, Akinyemi then t...Full Story »

Burton boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was furious with his side’s sluggish start to the second half as they fell to a 2-1 defeat at Oxford – their sixth loss in seven games.Albion players were slow to react when Kyle Joseph’s shot came back off the bar in the 48th minute and Cameron Brannagan shot home his sixth goal of the season to fire the home side in front.Joseph added a sec...Full Story »

Steven Hammell admitted there was an “overriding feeling of disappointment” as Motherwell left were to rue missed chances in their stalemate against Dundee United at Fir Park.Kevin van Veen missed a penalty as the Steelmen were forced to settle for a point.“I don’t think there was a lot between that and Inverness in midweek, which we won comfortably so I’m just disa...Full Story »

Scott Allardice’s penalty and Billy Mckay’s late clincher earned Inverness Caledonian Thistle a 2-0 win at Raith Rovers in the cinch Championship.Caley Thistle had early penalty appeals waved away and then saw Steven Boyd’s effort blocked before Daniel MacKay put the rebound wide.Raith’s Jamie Gullan went close to a spectacular goal and Dylan Easton sent one effort just o...Full Story »

Ten-man Gillingham produced a spirited performance to secure a point from a goalless draw with Swindon at Priestfield.The home side were a man down for over 80 minutes after Haji Mnoga received two quickfire yellow cards to mark a nightmare debut following his deadline-day arrival on loan from Portsmouth.Scott Kashket struck the frame of the goal for the Gills with a low drive before Frazer Blak...Full Story »

Giovanni van Bronckhorst was stunned after sluggish Rangers made another slow start at Celtic Park before losing 4-0 to their Old Firm rivals.Rangers had been blitzed 3-0 in the first half of the cinch Premiership game against the Hoops at Parkhead in February, though they kept the score the same for the 90 minutes.In the first Old Firm game of this season, Israel winger Liel Abada opened the sc...Full Story »

ANTONY has completed an incredible journey from Sao Paulo to Manchester — via Amsterdam. The Brazilian winger, 22, is now preparing for his Manchester United debut after arriving from Ajax in a stunning £85.5million deal. Brazilian winger Antony came through the ranks at Sao Paulo before joining Ajax Antony scored six goals in 52 games in all competitions for Sao Paulo While sti...Full Story »

Antonio Conte has claimed that he will need another two or three transfer window to ensure Tottenham can compete with Europe's top clubs. Transfer window rectified problems Third in PL after five games But top clubs still much better, says Conte WHAT HAPPENED? It was a very productive transfer window for Spurs. They were able to address the vast majority of the issues within their squad ...Full Story »

Reading defender Naby Sarr could miss the visit of Stoke in the Sky Bet Championship on Sunday.The 29-year-old was substituted at half-time during the club’s 4-0 defeat at Sheffield United on Tuesday with a calf issue.Scott Dann will not have a chance of featuring for Reading after injuring his hamstring while working towards being fully fit.Yakou Meite and Ovie Ejaria remain on the long-t...Full Story »