Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has a fully-fit squad to choose from for Sunday’s Premier League north London derby clash with Tottenham. Granit Xhaka is available having served a three-match ban following his red card at Manchester City before the international break. Fellow midfielder Mohamed Elneny (hamstring) is fit with Arteta likely to recall his big hitters having made 10 changes for ...Full Story »

Stevenage will be without Terence Vancooten for the visit of Forest Green after he was sent off during their defeat to Sutton.Vancooten handled the ball in the box to concede a penalty which Sutton scored as they claimed their first ever win in the Football League.Stevenage could include on-loan Lincoln left-back Max Melbourne in their squad after he did not make it for the draw with Swindon or ...Full Story »

Chelsea and AC Milan midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko was the subject of a vile racist chant from the Lazio ultras today in sad news, according to Milan News. Ultras reportedly aimed a disgusting ‘this banana is for Bakayoko’ chant at the Frenchman as he made his return to the San Siro, with this being the midfielder’s second loan spell with the Rossoneri. The ace made his retur...Full Story »

Carlo Ancelotti has hit out at UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin over his criticism of Real Madrid's Florentino Perez and the club's continued involvement in the Super League project. Ceferin -- in an interview published by the Barcelona's Joan Laporta and Juventus' Andrea Agnelli as "incompetent leaders" who "tried to kill football" with their bid to launch a breakaway league. "It seems a bit...Full Story »

James Husband is set to return to the Blackpool team for Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship match against Fulham.The versatile defender, who has been operating at centre-half, sat out the Seasiders’ last fixture at Millwall due to a calf problem but manager Neil Critchley says he has benefited from the week off and come through a full week’s training.Critchley, whose Tangerines ar...Full Story »

Some fans think it is down to superstition, but it has come to light that Karim Benzema straps up his right hand before every game due to an injury sustained against Real Betis in January 2019 that still hasn't been fixed. The injury occurred following a clash with Betis defender Marc Bartra, leaving Benzema with a fractured finger. At the time he was told that surgery would leave him on the ...Full Story »

Shrewsbury captain Ethan Ebanks-Landell is in contention to start their Carabao Cup tie against Rochdale.The 28-year-old defender was unavailable after testing positive for Covid-19 but may return after being an unused substitute in Saturday’s 3-0 loss at home to Plymouth.Khanya Leshabela came off the bench to make his debut at the weekend and is in contention to make his first start for t...Full Story »

Raith have apologised after their cinch Championship match at home to Dunfermline was abandoned due to a power cut.The match at Stark’s Park, which was goalless, was called off after just 15 minutes.Raith said in a statement: “The club would like to apologise to everyone impacted by the abandonment of tonight’s fixture.“This was due to an electrical issue which, as of yet...Full Story »

Shrewsbury captain Ethan Ebanks-Landell could return to action in Saturday’s Sky Bet League One clash with Plymouth at Montgomery Waters Meadow.The defender, who was unavailable after testing positive for coronavirus, is now back in training.The Shrews will make late assessments of Ryan Bowman (hamstring) and David Davis, Shaun Whalley (hand) was set to see a doctor on Friday, and boss Ste...Full Story »

Tranmere have Chris Merrie back from suspension for the visit of Newport in League Two.Midfielder Merrie has completed a three-match ban after he was sent off on the opening day against Walsall.Callum MacDonald and Scott Davies are set to miss out again through injury.But Elliott Nevitt recovered from an ankle problem to come on as a late substitute in the 0-0 midweek draw with Swindon.Newport c...Full Story »

Bournemouth can welcome back David Brooks from suspension for the visit of Blackpool.Jefferson Lerma is still banned and Lewis Cook is not quite ready to return from injury while Steve Cook, Adam Smith and Jack Stacey will be assessed.Winger Arnaut Danjuma has completed a move to Spanish side Villareal for an undisclosed fee.The Cherries have been heavily linked with former Chelsea and Crystal P...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday boss Darren Moore hailed skipper Barry Bannan after his exquisite 72nd-minute strike spurred the hosts on to a 2-0 win over South Yorkshire neighbours Doncaster.An even contest looked like it could go either way before the 31-year-old midfielder curled a 25-yard effort beyond the outstretched left arm of Rovers goalkeeper Pontus Dahlberg.The goal then calmed Wednesday’s...Full Story »

Shrewsbury are sweating on the fitness of Ollie Norburn and Ethan Ebanks-Landell for the League One opener against Burton.Norburn, who spent much of the summer on international duty with Grenada at the Gold Cup, has a chest infection and Ebanks-Landell has been nursing a hip injury, with both men missing the friendly against Exeter.Aaron Pierre has also been away with Grenada and will be assesse...Full Story »

Although it’s been a few weeks since England lost to Italy in the final of Euro 2020, it was inevitable that UEFA would launch an investigation into the behaviour of their fans at some point. The scenes at both Leicester Square and outside Wembley Stadium were an absolute disgrace but, unfortunately, have become all too common when following the national team. It’s unclear at thi...Full Story »

WAYNE Rooney banished two party girls from a room in their apartment to stop them filming him during his drunken night out. New video footage shows the women — stuck on a bed — laughing into camera as they tell how the England legend banned them from entering the room with their phones. Rooney banished two party girls from a room in their apartment to stop them filming him during h...Full Story »

New arrival Beni Baningime could start for Hearts in their cinch Premiership opener against Celtic.The midfielder trained with Hearts on Thursday and Friday and will be in the squad for Saturday’s game.John Souttar is set to feature after missing the cup win over Inverness as a precaution.Swedish defender Carl Starfelt is in the Celtic squad after completing his quarantine period.Fellow ne...Full Story »

A MUM pranked her husband by replacing him with Jack Grealish in their wedding photos. Mairead Stevens, 37, is happily married to hubby Lee, 42. Jack Grealish found his way into Mairead's wedding photos But after watching Euro 2020, the mum-of-two developed a 'small crush' on Aston Villa and England star Grealish. To entertain fellow TikTok users, Mairead decided to print out some pictures o...Full Story »

Maya Yoshida has called for Tokyo 2020 organisers to reconsider its ban on spectators. Japan men's captain Maya Yoshida has questioned the decision to hold the Olympic Games behind closed doors, calling on authorities to reconsider the spectator ban before the football tournaments begin on Wednesday. Yoshida led Japan to a 1-1 draw with Spain on Saturday in their final warm-up ahead of their o...Full Story »

Paris Saint-Germain are prepared to offer Kylian Mbappe a monster contract – but it might not be enough to fend off Real Madrid, according to Marca. Marca are a Madrid-based newspaper covering Spanish football, so it’s often wise to take their reports with a pinch of salt when they’re favourable towards Real Madrid. However, in this instance, the information they’ve p...Full Story »

The Everton man set the mark in the first half against Denmark – before quickly conceding the opener from a free kickJordan Pickford has set an all-time England record for most consecutive scoreless minutes posted by a goalkeeper. The England shot-stopper set the mark of 721 minutes midway through the first half Wednesday's Euro 2020 semi-final against Denmark, passing a record previous...Full Story »