Jamie Hopcutt, Ousseynou Cisse and Sam Hart will be pushing for a start when Oldham host Port Vale on Saturday.All three players have been long-term absentees for Latics but have been named among the substitutes in recent matches.Hopcutt has made a pair of appearances from the bench in Oldham’s last two matches, while Hart came on for his first outing since August in Tuesday’s 2-1 FA...Full Story »

Mansfield boss Nigel Clough is monitoring the fitness of George Maris, George Lapslie and Rhys Oates ahead of Saturday’s visit of Scunthorpe.All three players were forced off during last weekend’s win at Stevenage, with Maris having suffered knee damage, fellow midfielder Lapslie a shoulder problem and forward Oates a groin injury.Of the trio, Clough says Maris’ injury is the l...Full Story »

The ex-Man U, 43, defender has told how players including Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard were crying and praying for their lives as their plane hit severe turbulence. The Three Lions squad jet off to World Cup 2006 in Germany Credit: PA:Press Association The drama followed our elimination from the 2006 World Cup in Germany and has never before been revealed. Opening up for the first time, ...Full Story »

Xavi Hernandez is back at Barcelona as head coach and is looking to overhaul his playing squad in an attempt to turn the club's fortunes around on the pitch. The January transfer window is set to be a busy one for the Azulgrana and Xavi is reportedly looking at a potential raid of Premier League side Chelsea. The Barcelona legend is looking to secure some loan deals and has identified three ...Full Story »

Walsall are expected to be without Zak Mills, Liam Kinsella and Rory Holden again for the home game against Harrogate.Defender Mills and midfielder Kinsella have been edging closer to match fitness following injury, while forward Rory Holden is a long-term absentee.Saddlers boss Matty Taylor, who made four changes for the midweek Papa John’s Trophy defeat to Forest Green, could hand m...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.       After the first international break of the season, Arsenal got serious     Hurry up and renew the contract         Premier League would just get better!     "Trophy" is not success, progress is the most important     The biggist highlights will be whether Ronaldo se...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said that Roberto Firmino has suffered a "serious" hamstring injury and is unlikely to return after the international break next week. Firmino limped off as a substitute during the 2-0 Champions League victory over Atletico Madrid at Anfield on Wednesday. The club released a statement confirming the injury news on Friday and Klopp added that Firmino might be unav...Full Story »

Michael O’Neill hailed the instant impact of Mario Vrancic after the midfielder helped set up Stoke’s winner at Blackpool with his first touch.Vrancic was introduced after a goalless first 78 minutes and immediately caused chaos in the hosts’ penalty area with a dangerous free-kick which was volleyed against the post by Harry Souttar and eventually turned home by Steven Fletche...Full Story »

Sunderland’s League One automatic-promotion bid suffered another blow as Sheffield Wednesday condemned them to a third consecutive defeat with a 3-0 win at Hillsborough.Having lost 1-0 at home to Charlton and 5-1 at Rotherham, the Black Cats went down to goals from Theo Corbeanu, Florian Kamberi and Lee Gregory.Corbeanu opened the scoring in the 13th minute, curling a low shot beyond Thorb...Full Story »

Charlton secured their second consecutive win by hammering Doncaster 4-0 at The Valley on Saturday.The hosts had the better of the opening exchanges and were rewarded for their bright start in the 22nd minute, Elliot Lee’s inswinging free-kick bypassing everyone in the box en route to goal.The Addicks made it 2-0 in the 35th minute, Conor Washington scoring from the spot after Alex Gilbey ...Full Story »

QPR boss Mark Warburton was left stunned by the offside call which cost his side a place in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup.Charlie Austin was penalised despite seeming to be a good yard onside when he tucked away what looked like the winner against Sunderland with nine minutes remaining.Albert Adomah’s shot was deflected into the path of Austin with defender Dennis Cirkin playing bo...Full Story »

Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman said his side is not inferior to Real Madrid despite losing a fourth straight Clasico at Camp Nou on Sunday. Goals from David Alaba and Lucas Vazquez earned the three points for Madrid in a 2-1 victory, with Sergio Aguero's first goal for Barca proving nothing more than a consolation. Koeman is yet to beat Madrid in three games since taking over as Barca coach l...Full Story »

Darren Moore rued Sheffield Wednesday’s lack of concentration after they threw away a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at AFC Wimbledon.Lee Gregory’s double had seemingly put the Owls on course for an easy three points but Nesta Guinness-Walker halved the deficit midway through the second half.Wednesday had chances to kill the game off but AFC Wimbledon struck late, with Jack Rudoni tapping...Full Story »

Newcastle head coach Steve Bruce will have Jamaal Lascelles, Jonjo Shelvey and Callum Wilson available for his 1,000th game as a manager when Tottenham head for St James’ Park on Sunday.After a turbulent week during which his own future has been the subject of intense speculation, Bruce will be able to call upon skipper Lascelles, who has missed the last two games, and striker Wilson, who ...Full Story »

Lionel Messi has admitted he had "other offers" from "various clubs" after leaving Barcelona last summer before opting to join Paris Saint-Germain. Messi, 34, was available on a free transfer when his Barcelona contract expired on June 30, after the LaLiga club's precarious financial situation meant they were unable to register a new deal. Weeks of uncertainty followed before PSG announced Mes...Full Story »

CHELSEA forward Timo Werner has been pranked by team-mates Mason Mount and Jorginho in a hilarious video released by the Blues. The 25-year-old German was made to think he was taking part in a promotional ad for the Blues' sponsors Yokohama. Timo Werner was hilariously pranked by Chelsea team-mates Mason Mount and JorginhoCredit: YouTube: Chelsea Football Club He was made to look foolish but ...Full Story »

Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has named his new Premier League title favourite, and it's no longer Chelsea. The title race is on course to be an absolute cracker with no team managing to put distance between themselves and the rest after seven games. Chelsea currently lead the pack after taking advantage of results elsewhere over the weekend with a win over Southampton. But the cha...Full Story »

FOOTBALL fans are certain Gary Lineker is part of Maurizio Sarri's BACKROOM STAFF after a photo emerged on social media. A Lazio coach is the spitting image of the Match of the Day host - who's even hilariously confirmed he doesn't work with the ex-Chelsea boss. Football fans believe one of Sarri's Lazio assistants is Gary Lineker Italian Football TV shared a photo on Sunday evening of Sarri ...Full Story »

Dario Zanatta got the only goal as Raith won 1-0 at Morton to climb up to fifth in the cinch Championship table.Morton’s Tom Allan was just wide of the post with a free-kick after 15 minutes before firing off target seven minutes later.Darren Hynes shot over as Morton continued to dominate but they paid for wasting their chances as Raith went ahead just after the half hour as Zanatta put t...Full Story »

Manchester United chiefs are agreed in making West Ham midfielder Declan Rice their top transfer target for 2022. The Independent says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sees the 22-year-old as the missing piece in his team after the summer signings of Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane. Rice has the chance to show them what they are missing on Sunday when West Ham host Manchester United. ...Full Story »