The public lobbying to be chosen as a preferred bidder for Chelsea stepped up on Monday as increased offers were being considered by bankers tasked with selling the Premier League club for sanctioned owner Roman Abramovich. British property tycoon Nick Candy revealed he "significantly" increased the amount offered, having already submitted a bid of more than £2 billion ($2.6bn) for the c...Full Story »

Nigel Clough feels his side claimed a “vital” win after they moved to within two points of the League Two play-offs with a 1-0 win over Rochdale at the Crown Oil Arena.The visitors could have had the opener on a number of occasions but Dale keeper Jay Lynch was on hand to deal with Rhys Oates four times before Jamie Murphy’s one-on-one attempt went narrowly wide of the target.T...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher was as happy with a sixth straight clean sheet as he was a sixth consecutive victory as promotion-chasing Plymouth eased to a 2-0 win over Cheltenham.Striker Niall Ennis arrowed the ball home from a tight angle to put Argyle 1-0 up before playmaker Danny Mayor scored a sublime volley after 42 minutes as the Greens consolidated their play-off place.Schumacher said: “That&r...Full Story »

Stockport extended their lead at the top of the National League to 10 points by beating 10-man King’s Lynn 3-0.Elliot Newby, Liam Hogan and Paddy Madden all scored to secure the Hatters a ninth consecutive win, while the Linnets remained second bottom in the table.The visitors found the opener in the 18th minute when Mark Kitching’s effort fell to Newby, who smashed home his first go...Full Story »

Sean Fagan netted late on as Albion Rovers won 1-0 at Stirling after both sides had been reduced to 10 men.Stirling were a man down from first-half stoppage time, when Dylan Mackin was sent off following a foul on Callum Wilson.The numbers were then levelled up in the 82nd minute by Kyle Doherty getting his marching orders for a challenge on Adam Cummins.Rovers then secured a first victory in se...Full Story »

Paul McCallum’s first-half strike was enough for Dagenham to secure a 1-0 win against Eastleigh in the National League.The result sees Dagenham return to winning ways after losing to Notts County at the weekend, but the Spitfires drop to 19th in the table.The Daggers took the lead in the 33rd minute after Eastleigh were unable to clear their lines and Paul McCallum stabbed the ball home.Da...Full Story »

BARCELONA ace Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has revealed the true meaning behind his Dragon Ball celebration in the 4-0 demolition of rivals Real Madrid. The January transfer arrival is known for his extravagant goal celebrations; from wearing a Batman mask to a black panther one. After scoring his second of the game, Aubameyang picked up an orange ball and put two fingers on his headCredit: GETTY...Full Story »

Harrogate pair Josh Falkingham and Brahima Diarra will miss the home game against Leyton Orient having been ruled out for the rest of the season.Scans on both players confirmed the club’s worst fears, with captain Falkingham sustaining two stress fractures to his right foot in last month’s win at Bradford.Fellow midfielder Diarra, on loan from Huddersfield, will require ankle surgery...Full Story »

Paul Downing could be named in Rochdale’s squad for their clash with Mansfield on Tuesday.The centre-back has been out of action since the middle of February but has recently returned to training and could be available in midweek.Max Taylor and Josh Andrews will both remain sidelined.Dale boss Robbie Stockdale could ring the changes as his side look to snap out of a winless run of five gam...Full Story »

Oldham will be without captain Carl Piergianni for Tuesday’s visit of Sutton.The defender will serve the second game of his two-match ban for accumulated bookings.Forward Junior Luamba is still expected to be sidelined for the relegation-battling Latics with a hamstring injury.Oldham are currently second-bottom of League Two and have lost their last four league games.Sutton were handed a b...Full Story »

IVAN TONEY appears to have disrespected Brentford again in a viral TikTok video that has sparked outrage. The striker, 26, took part in a viral series hosted by TikTok star @callmetoksy, who finds people driving expensive cars and asks them their occupation - former Arsenal star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has previously featured in a video. Toney and the TikTokker begin by talking about crypt...Full Story »

Carlo Ancelotti has recognised that he made mistakes that ended up costing Real Madrid in their 4-0 loss against Barcelona in El Clasico on Sunday night. Real Madrid remain 12 points ahead of their arch-rivals after the defeat, but the Italian was understandably frustrated with the performance his side put in. "We were not recognisable, everything went wrong. I told the players that [the def...Full Story »

Juventus are interested in bringing Manchester United’s Paul Pogba back to Juventus, if Paulo Dybala leaves the club this summer. Dybala’s contract expires in June, meaning he is free to leave the club, if Juventus don’t agree a new deal with the Argentine. This is according to transfer insider Dean Jones, speaking to GiveMeSport. ““In terms of Dybala, it’...Full Story »

Xavi Hernandez is refusing to rule out a late run for the title and Gerard Pique proclaimed Barcelona are back after they hammered Real Madrid 4-0 in Sunday's Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu. A Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang double and further goals from Ronald Araujo and Ferran Torres ended Barca's six-game winless run against Madrid, dating back to 2019, and cut the gap on Carlo Ancelotti's side ...Full Story »

Son Heung-min’s double saw Tottenham register a huge win in the race for Champions League qualification as they beat West Ham 3-1.The South Korean scored twice, having also been involved in Kurt Zouma’s own goal, as Spurs made it four Premier League victories from five to close the gap on fourth-placed Arsenal.They are now three points behind the Gunners, who have a game in hand but ...Full Story »

Peterborough climbed off the bottom of the Sky Bet Championship table with a stunning 3-1 victory at play-off chasing QPR.Jonson Clarke-Harris scored two of their goals – one of them from the penalty spot – and Jack Marriott’s stunning strike sealed Posh’s first win since Grant McCann’s recent appointment as manager, after Luke Amos had given the hosts the lead.Amos...Full Story »

Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino has said he and his staff have what it takes to help the club win their first Champions League title one day, despite their recent collapse against Real Madrid. PSG won the first leg of their round-of-16 tie 1-0 at home before losing 3-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu in the return leg, another remarkable failure following past meltdowns against Barcelo...Full Story »

St Johnstone assistant manager Steven MacLean hailed Callum Hendry after the striker claimed a spectacular stoppage-time winner against Motherwell.Hendry let a long ball bounce before firing into the top corner from the corner of box to earn a 2-1 victory which moved Saints four points clear of cinch Premiership bottom club Dundee.The striker had earlier cancelled out Kevin van Veen’s solo...Full Story »

Notts County moved into the Vanarama National League play-off positions with an impressive 2-1 victory at promotion rivals Dagenham.The two sides were outside the top seven at the start of the day and in need of points to raise hopes of an unlikely Football League return.Daggers’ run of three league wins in a row looked set to continue when Junior Morais put the home side in front after on...Full Story »

Charlton moved 13 points clear of the League One relegation zone as Conor Washington and Corey Blackett-Taylor struck in a 2-0 win over Burton.Burton right-back Tom Hamer was lucky to only be booked by referee Rebecca Welch for a two-footed challenge on George Dobson in the ninth minute.Charlton’s opening goal on 12 minutes was classic route one. Goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray claimed Hamer...Full Story »