Jermaine Jenas' wife Ellie Penfold has spoken out for the first time since her husband was sacked by the BBC for sending inappropriate messages to other women. Jenas, 41, was sacked by the BBC last month following an internal investigation into his workplace conduct. The former Tottenham and England footballer, who presented The One Show and regularly appeared on Match of the Day, was axed f...Full Story »

Sporting ready to sell Arsenal and Barca target Gyokeres in January Per Fichajes, Portuguese giants Sporting CP have agreed to sell their star forward Viktor Gyokeres in the upcoming January transfer window amid interest from European giants like Barcelona and Arsenal. Sporting CP have set the striker's price €100m at the moment. The Gunners were linked with a move for the player this ...Full Story »

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers hailed his side’s “absolutely sensational” second-half display after they opened their Champions League campaign with a 5-1 thrashing of Slovan Bratislava.Rodgers sensed a greater belief about his side as they built on their recent domestic form to record a bigger victory than they ever managed in the old group phase.A Liam Scales header had Celti...Full Story »

Manchester City failed to spark as they were forced to settle for a goalless draw in their Champions League opener against Inter Milan.There was none of the tension of the last time the teams met in the 2023 final as City struggled to break down an impressive Inter side who troubled them on numerous occasions at the Etihad Stadium.Phil Foden and Ilkay Gundogan went close late on but former Manch...Full Story »

Celtic started the new Champions League format with a 5-1 win over Slovan Bratislava which eclipsed their biggest victory in the group stage era.Brendan Rodgers declared before the game that his side were more ready than ever to make their mark on Europe’s elite competition and they vindicated his confidence as Liam Scales opened their campaign with a 17th-minute header.The Scottish champi...Full Story »

Carlos Baleba’s thunderous 30-yard strike set Brighton on course for a nervy 3-2 win over Premier League rivals Wolves in the Carabao Cup third round.Cameroon midfielder Baleba rifled home his maiden Seagulls goal in the 19th minute before Simon Adingra doubled the lead at the Amex Stadium with another eye-catching effort.Wolves vastly improved after Goncalo Guedes’ 44th-minute strik...Full Story »

In a bizarre move, Czech football team FK Viagem Ústí nad Labem have hired model Tana Bystronova to their media team to conduct post-match interviews. The blonde model, who routinely shares sizzling snaps of herself to her 107,000 Instagram followers, has been tasked with conducting post-match interviews with players and coaches. Dubbed the 'Czech Pamela Anderson' by some football ...Full Story »

Real Madrid and Brazil international Endrick, has a rather bizarre contract set up with his now-wife Gabriely Miranda. Endrick is tipped to become one of football's biggest names over the next few years, with Real Madrid agreeing a deal worth around €50m when he was just 16. Now aged 18, the Brazilian wonderkid has finally made the move to Bernabeu for the 24/25 season and marked his d...Full Story »

Real identify Chelsea's James as Carvajal's replacement Per HITC, Real Madrid have shown interest in signing Chelsea captain Reece James as they look to replace Dani Carvajal in their squad in the long-term. Los Blancos have remained long-time admirers of the English full-back, however, the player will have to prove his fitness if he wants to secure a move to the European Champions. Former ...Full Story »

Danny Rohl praised his Sheffield Wednesday side’s defensive organisation following their 1-0 win over League One side Blackpool.A first-half goal from defender Di’Shon Bernard booked Wednesday’s place in the Carabao Cup fourth round for the first time in nine years.Head coach Rohl, who changed his entire starting XI, said: “We dominated the game but we didn’t create...Full Story »

Oliver Glasner lauded Eberechi Eze after he scored and assisted for Crystal Palace on his Loftus Road return in a 2-1 victory over QPR in the third round of the Carabao Cup.The England international, who joined Palace from QPR in 2020, was welcomed with a shirt before kick-off as he set-up Eddie Nketiah for his first goal for the club.Eze starred in the second half and his 64th minute strike, af...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday reached the Carabao Cup fourth round for the first time since 2015 after a 1-0 win at Blackpool.The only goal of a scrappy contest packed full of industry but low on quality came in the 34th minute.Di’Shon Bernard claimed his first goal in Wednesday colours, firing home from close range after Michael Smith expertly headed Pol Valentin’s delivery back across the fa...Full Story »

Brentford survived an early scare against League One Leyton Orient before Fabio Carvalho’s stunning first goal for the club helped them ease into the Carabao Cup fourth round with a 3-1 win at the Gtech Community Stadium.Thomas Frank made eight changes to the team that had been beaten by Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday and the gamble looked at risk of backfiring when defe...Full Story »

Defender Jack Murray preserved Elgin City’s unbeaten start to the William Hill League Two campaign with the equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Spartans.Lyall Booth fired over the hosts with a 10th-minute attempt and Brian Cameron forced a save from Spartans keeper Blair Carswell before the break  at Borough Briggs.Danny Denholm had gone close for the visitors, and Blair Henderson shot just ...Full Story »

Agent Andy Bara, who, among other his clients, represents Olmo, has revealed Barcelona snubbed a massive offer last summer. "One thing I know is that Barca snubbed a big bid for Lamine Yamal from PSG," he told the podcast Incubator. "It was worth somewhere around €250m." The 17-year-old's contract with Barcelona runs until the summer of 2026.Full Story »

The couple first revealed they were dating last year and Woods said yes after Adam proposed at "the place they fell in love". Laura Woods has announced her engagement to Adam Collard Woods said yes to the proposal at the place the pair fell in love Adam got down on one knee on a beach in Cornwall, and Laura was delighted to say yes. She later took to social media to announce her engagement. ...Full Story »

Birmingham boss Chris Davies hailed two-goal Jay Stansfield after he helped the Blues come from behind to earn a 3-1 win over league leaders Wrexham.The pre-match build-up was centred on the clubs’ celebrity investors, with seven-time Super Bowl winner and Birmingham minority owner Tom Brady and Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney in the stands at St Andrew’s.Both teams were unbeaten com...Full Story »

Agent Andre Cury says Barcelona coach Hansi Flick wanted to keep Vitor Roque. Roque is currently on-loan with Real Betis, where he  is already amongst the goals. Cury told AS: "Having had some space under Xavi, he needed to try other systems. He was not happy in Barcelona under those conditions. Flick suggested he stay but Vitor decided he needed to play regularly. "He is very happy at...Full Story »

WHAT HAPPENED? The Argentina skipper bagged his first major international trophy in 2021 when he guided his team to the Copa America. The following year, Messi helped La Albiceleste to their third World Cup crown in Qatar as the legendary player completed football, admitting that he had achieved all of his goals in the game. THE BIGGER PICTURE In the summer of 2024, Messi and Co. successful...Full Story »

West Ham could sell Antonio and Ings in January West Ham signed Germany international forward Niclas Fullkrug from Dortmund this summer but the club are looking to add one more striker to their roster in January. However, if they want to sign a new player, they would first have to reduce their wage bill. Accordingly, the Hammers are reportedly looking to sell Michail Antonio and Danny Ings, ...Full Story »